Fishermen’s wharf of Manama: amazing coexistence of species within colorful makeshifts
It was the end of a long day on the road when we finally had reached our last destination, the shacks of the fishermen which are facing the fancy skyline of Manama,...
Gas & Oil or the fractured desert – a video essay
Bahrain, December 2015 Bahrain is a small island country (55k long; 18k wide). Even though it has to give lots of room to oil and gas refineries and US military bases. There...
Exploring Manama, City of contrasts
Bahrain, Dezember 2015 A few years ago Bahrain had been on the news in Europe, an incident that rarely happens to a place that small and in the pocket of Saudia Arabia....
Embracing the desert winds
Bahrain, December 2015 It was on the race day of the 70.3 IRONMAN, a stormy day. The swim had to be cancelled due to unpredictable currents. After the race we ventured out...
While athletes struggle with the wind, cups dance nimbly with it …
70.3 IRONMAN Bahrain, 2015 Honestly, I have to admit that I have never been at a race until the very end of the run. Usually following the pros gives our personal race...
Bikes in town, how weird…
70.3 IRONMAN Bahrain 2015 As you might know from my previous Bahrain blog post, we missed the swim start and didn’t miss it. We had been up too long the night before...
Building Endurance
Endurance City Dubai, 2015 We love to refer back to evolution. It makes things so true, so real, so indisputable. Men being a being made for walking or even for running, a...
Hot spot Pier: place of contrasts (2/2)
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 2015 The Pier in Kailua is a very special place for the triathletes who are racing the world championships there. It’s where you go every morning for your swim training...







