Often I get people questioning my sanity when it comes to adventures; why do you travel to all these crazy places, why do you enjoy cave diving with no visible escape route, why do you ride motorcycles, why do you like to drift your (rally) car sideways at 50 mph on a dirt road, why would anyone ever race mountain bikes through a rogue Arizona snowstorm, why attempt to summit Kilimanjaro? Well, I guess that’s just the sense of adventure and adrenaline combo that seems to work for me. Some people get a thrill out of gambling or drugs or bungee jumping. We are all different.
What I believe to be the most important would be that we all live a satisfying and healthy life. I want to look back at my life and cherish the experiences I’ve had. I want to look forward to the many more exciting adventures that awaits in the future. I want to share these experiences with the amazing people I have met through all my experiences.
I truly do belive that traveling somewhere new and meeting people in these places and understanding each other, and our cultural differences, could make for a much more peaceful world. So far I have been fortunate to meet amazing people from all over the world, of all colors and religions and backgrounds, while also getting a chance to explore the world a bit.
Here’s to Africa, and many more exciting adventures.
Go out, enjoy the nature and the new, and old, people in your life. Watch a beautiful sunrise.
Sunrise over Saudi Arabia, Sep. 17, 2014
Lasse… Have a fantastic time and enjoy everything. As I can clearly see; you are the most interesting man in the world which reminds me of a very relevant statement about you; “He was on a recent archaeological dig and came across prehistoric foot prints that lead out of Africa into all parts of the world. On close inspection, it turned out that the prints were his! As you hike up Kilimanjaro, remember this… your feet won’t get blisters, your shoes will!
Haha Bruce. That joke made me laugh. For what it is worth, I managed with just a tiny blister on the very last day due to the steep downhill section.