It is not the critic who counts

“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.” – Theodore Roosevelt

Indochina Adventure (Final Part)– Poisoned in Phu Quoc

Beach in beautiful Phu Quoc

This peaceful tropical paradise, floats in the warm turquoise waters in the Gulf of Thailand, 50kms from the Vietnamese mainland and a 50 minute flight from Ho Chi Minh City. Continue reading “Indochina Adventure (Final Part)– Poisoned in Phu Quoc”

Foto Friday – Old man at the Qutab Minar Tower

Old Indian man at Qutab Minar, Delhi, India

In the grounds of The Qutab Minar in Delhi I found this old and dignified man and asked him if I could take his photograph, he agreed and stood very proudly and still for me to take the shot, he neither asked for nor expected any money in return for granting me this.

After taking the shot I noticed that he still had the price tag for his new glasses stuck in the top left hand corner of the frames.

Adventure Racing – GUTS N’ GLORY update

A few posts ago I mentioned that I would be shortly running in my first Adventure Style Race the brilliantly named GUTS N’ GLORY!

Well the race has been run and I’m very happy to have posted a finishing time well within the top Continue reading “Adventure Racing – GUTS N’ GLORY update”