Running in “the Jewel of the Caribbean”: Cartagena de Indias
We struggled in the Caribbean heat but we were rewarded at the end, when we could run on top of the walls of a old colonial fort and reached the centre of "The Jewel of the Caribbean": Cartagena de Indias.
Running in La Cinta Costera in front of the Casco Viejo in Panama
Panama’s Cinta Costera 3 is meant for running: a scenic, wide and well conditioned 3.5 kilometer course above Pacific Ocean’s waters which offers views of the Casco Viejo and the tall, new skyscrappers. And to finish the run, nothing better than run in the narrow cobbled streets of the old city.
Running with the locals and climbing 300 steps in Dili, Timor Leste
In the remote and legendary country of Timor Leste, we mingled with the local runners, who were many and were fast, from the urban center along sandy beaches, to end up climbing 500 steps to the foot of the Cristo Rei statue in Cap Fatucama.
When you are part of paradise: running on Koh Samui’s beaches
While running in the golden sand beaches of Koh Samui, the ones that inspired “The beach”, I recalled its famous quote: “Paradise is how you feel for a moment in your life when you are a part of something… and if you find that moment… it lasts forever”.
Where roaring waves protect the “temple of the land in the sea”: Tanah Lot in Bali
In Bali, we ran at dawn along the dark and impressive rocky cliffs home to Pura Tanah Lot, “the temple of the land in the sea”, while the sun turned the sky pale pink, and our footsteps were echoed by the roaring of the waves.
All colours of nature: trail running in Howth Head, Ireland
In May, running along the impressive cliffs of Howth Cape allows you to enjoy every shade of green in its luscious nature, the limpid blue of the Dublin Bay sea, the fierce yellow of the gorse, and the violets of its heathers.