Hiking & biking weekend in Horta de Sant Joan (Terra Alta) [map] in the South West of Catalonia at the border to Aragón. Biking down an old railroad track of the Spanish civil war and two hikes in a gorgeous landscape. One at dusk with a beautiful sunset, the other one during the day with a crowd of hungry vultures circling above our heads. Great wines, a lot of Vermouth and plenty of delicious local food.
All 45 photos are in my Picasa Gallery (courtesy of Elena Panizza)
Tags: Catalunya, Horta de Sant Joan, Spain, Terra Alta
Hiking Montserrat [map] with a very fun group of people and catching a glimpse of the Black Virgin in the Monestir de Montserrat.
More photos are available here. Courtesy of Tatiana Rybak.
Tags: Hiking, Montserrat, Spain
Another session of mushroom hunting in the Collsacabra mountains of Catalunya [map] with my friends Pascual from Argentina and Jordi and his family. We also visited Anigami, an outdoor- and adventure company owned by some of their friends and had quite some fun there. All in all another great weekend in España, or better Catalunya – not to upset anyone 
All 38 photos are in my Picasa Gallery.
Tags: Catalunya, Collsacabra, Mushroom, Spain
I just stumbled upon one of my all-time favorite TED talks again and wanted to share it with the world.
Not that we don’t know all these “secrets” already, but sometimes it’s just good to get reminded again and receive a new push. We all have many great ideas, but the reason we fail to succeed is mostly due to a lack of execution and self-organization, the ability to focus and the effort to put in the “hard work”. My friend Jem Moore, a character who had quite some success himself, pointed me to this quote by Thomas Edison, which summarizes it all in one sentence:
“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.”