by Gadi Barak | Sep 30, 2020 | Activities, Uncategorized
wow….what a view I have been living in Denmark for almost 22 years, yet never trekked Bald Head. Heard about it a few times, but for some reason, it wasn’t on my radar. One of the girl who cleans for us is a keen walker, and a few weeks ago, when we...
by Gadi Barak | Aug 10, 2020 | Activities
walking on Ocean Beach, Aug 10th 2020 It is a Winter day in Early August 2020 in Denmark. Typically, this time of the year, we will be lying on the beach somewhere warm; Greece, Bali, Port Douglas, to escape the winter. This year, Mr. And Mrs. COVID had different...
by Gadi Barak | Aug 4, 2020 | Activities
I never knew there were so many beautiful winter days in Denmark. I was always eager to escape the cold and the rain and travel somewhere warm for the winter months. This pandemic episode has been so good for us in so many ways. After living in the southwest for 21...
by Gadi Barak | Jul 23, 2020 | Activities
I was mistaken, thinking that Boogie boarding, also called Body-boarding was an easy water sport. Up to two weeks ago, I treated it as something which kids and unfit adults might do at the beach on a-one meter wave. I never used fins before, and I never dared to ride...
by Gadi Barak | Jul 4, 2020 | Activities
A friend of mine from Switzerland sent me a blog about Zwift, a virtual cycling game. At first, I felt puzzled, then elated. The blog was describing Eric, a young man who logged into Zwift, which he regularly used to prepare himself for the real-world racing. The blog...
by Gadi Barak | Jun 29, 2020 | Local Characters
I switched to drinking decaffeinated coffee a long time ago. Unfortunately, most coffee outlets around the world use Decaf, which is prepared by using Ethyl acetate (found in ripening fruit and alcohol) or Methylene chloride solvents, which, when applied directly or...
by Gadi Barak | Jun 28, 2020 | Restaurants and Wineries
If anyone calls from Perth to come down to Denmark for a few days, I ask them a few simple questions; “Did you take a look at our website? Which villa would you like to stay in? What dates do you have in mind? How many people in your party?” Once they...
by Gadi Barak | Jun 18, 2020 | Health and Wellness
Sometime towards the middle of the ‘Covid shutdown’, I realised that the gluten-free bread I was buying regularly at the local health food store was not made from organic ingredients plus the local baker added sugar, which I didn’t approve of. I made a point to meet...
