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Gadgets for our motorbike trip

Written by Marie Lamping

It is truly wild what GADGETS we think we need for our travels these days 🙂

We’re actually getting worried that we won’t manage to fit them all into our panniers on our motorbike.

And the above pic is still missing some other gadgets that weren’t available for the picture…

So here’s a list of the gadgets we have collected (we think we really need) for our trip so far:

  1. Two laptops  ⇒⇒⇒Surface Pro3 for me, Marie, and Macbook Air 13inch for Stefan
  2. Two Bluetooth mouse ⇒⇒⇒it’s really hard to just use the track pads on our laptops to blog, video and photo edit etc. We have a Logitech Ultrathin Touch and the Microsoft Designer.
  3. Two phones ⇒⇒⇒Iphone6+ for Stefan, Huawei P9 for me, which has an amazing Leica camera.
  4. Mavic Pro ⇒⇒⇒yup, we absolutely need all those cool drone shots for all the beautiful places we’re going to visit. We’re really excited to get this baby on Auto tracking..it’s supposed to be able to follow us around. I am seriously obsessed with this baby! Maybe even more than Stefan…LOL 😛 It’s a bit more complicated than expected and we are in the process of getting some much needed accessories. We’ll make a dedicated post for this gadget as soon as we complete our set.
  5. Volcano Power Bank ⇒⇒⇒This bad boy can jump-start a car! We have used it to jump-start our motorbike several times and we can charge our laptops, phones, GoPro camping lamps, flashlights etc. The only thing we haven’t found a cable for is our Mavic, but it has enough juice to charge that too!
  6. GoPro Hero 5 ⇒⇒⇒We absolutely needed a waterproof camera as we love snorkeling and when on a motorbike almost everything has to be waterproof. So far the GoPro has proven it’s worth on our many adventures. We considered getting another action cam, due to the GoPro’s higher price, but we felt that we needed something we were sure would take good footage and is hardy enough to withstand whatever may cross our paths. This baby is only a week old!
  7. Slime Power Sport Inflator ⇒⇒⇒flat tires are just part of life when on a motorbike, and because we are expecting to bring all this stuff–we also will be bringing camping and cooking gear–we need a good, yet compact, compressor to boost our tires up regularly.
  8. Garmin Zumo 340LM ⇒⇒⇒came with the map for Europe which is good as our trip will start in Den Haag, Netherlands
  9. Misc. USB powered gadgets ⇒⇒⇒camping lamps, head-strapped lights, mini fans, diving flashlights the list goes on…

So that’s our list for now…

It’s exciting, but also rather surreal that we “think” we need all these gadgets.

Here’s to hoping that we can become affiliates for these gadgets so we can make our precious $$$ back 😛

 

 

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Songkran–blessings and the biggest water fight ever

Written by Marie Lamping

Sabai Dee Bpee Mai!! Or Happy New Year–again 🙂

Last week was the Thai New Year holiday, and yup, I guess it’s always “New Years” for someone, somewhere on our exciting planet.

Of all the New Year celebrations we’ve had the privilege to experience, we think the Thai New Year takes the cake. They do it all–parties, parades, fire works, drinking, dancing until the wee hours of the morning and then add a nationwide 3 day water fight on top!

Traditionally, Songkran was a 4 day ceremony dedicated to prayers for the new year, a visit to the temples, merit making and paying respects to the elderly.

There were traditional parades and festivals with water being thrown, but it certainly wasn’t what we associate Songkran with nowadays.

When I was younger, my parents, encouraged my siblings and I to respect Thai traditions. Though we weren’t Buddhists, we would visit the old folk’s home and ask for their blessing and we would give them much needed gifts like blankets or a treat like a movie with our projector and desserts.

The traditional way to ask for a blessing and show respects to the elders is to kneel beside them (it is important for the younger one’s head to be below the elder as a show of respect) and pour a small amount of scented water over their hands. They would then give a small blessing by splashing a small amount of of scented water over your head or shoulders.

But the water blessing has taken over and morphed into a fun and crazy holiday! Now Songkran is synonymous with raucous and extravagant water fights–which I must admit is really good fun. 😀

This is our last Songkran in Thailand for awhile and while we spent most of time staying at home and packing for our upcoming motorbike trip around the world, we did get out and join the biggest water fight/music festival organized by Pepsi called #PepsiS2O

Our good friend and client, Bassim, gave us some VIP tickets so we thought why not enjoy our last Songkran and party it out with a BANG!

Fun Fact: these wrist bands were chipped. We topped them up with credit and we could buy our food and drinks with just a scan of our wrist bands. We were quite impressed

Here are some pics and a video showing the fabulous stage they set up for the festival.

 

Little Shameless plug for Pepsi 😀

Stefan ordered a Bacardi and Pepsi…he was expecting a glass NOT a bucket…LOL!

Sorry for the mad filming…I guess we have some ways to learn 😛

While we were still dry…

Happy and Wet!! As VIPs we could have stayed in the “dry zone” but getting wet just seemed to look like so much fun!

For those of you reading this in Thailand…we hope you had a wonderful Songkran too! 😉

 

 

 

 

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Peanut Butter + Chocolate Blast bars

Written by Marie Lamping

Due to popular demand, I am sharing one of my favorite peanut butter and chocolate protein bar recipes. Enjoy 😀

Makes 10 bars

Ingredients

  • 10 tbsp chocolate Protein Powder
  • 1 cup Oatmeal
  • 1/2 cup Natural Peanut Butter
  • 1/4 cup Low Fat Milk
  • 4 Tbsp Honey
  • 3 Tbsp Pure Cocoa Powder
  • 3 Tbsp crushed Almonds

Directions

  1. Mix together the protein powder, oatmeal, peanut butter, honey, milk and cocoa

powder.

  1. Form into 10 bars and then roll in the crushed almonds to finish.
  2. Place in the fridge for about 30 minutes

Nutritional Facts

(Per Serving)

  • Calories: 253
  • Protein: 25g
  • Carbohydrates: 18g
  • Fat: 9g

 

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Water Bottle Workout for Songkran

Written by Marie Lamping

Happy Songkran! For those who have lived or visited Thailand during this time of year you’ll know that the Songkran Water Festival is a HUUUUGE deal!

If you want to join a real massive and crazy water fight then schedule your holiday to come to Thailand from the 13- 15 of April! In some provinces the Songkran holiday extends almost 2 weeks…I guess it is the Thai New Year holiday…

So in honor of our time in Thailand and due to it being our last Songkran here. We’re posting some exercises you can do with a large water bottle.

We’re also re-posting a workout we did a few years back in co-op with www.destinationthailand.tv 

ENJOY!! 😀

WATER BOTTLE ROMANIAN DEADLIFTS


HAMSTRING BRIDGES WITH A WATER BOTTLE


WATER BOTTLE SQUAT & LUNGE COMBO


 

SONGKRAN WATER BOTTLE WORK OUT/GAME YOU CAN DO WITH YOUR FAMILY 😀


 

 

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1000 Reps to Ripped

Written by Marie Lamping

Challenge yourself with this workout at least 1-2x a month and you will see results. As you can see, the first time we introduced this workout was for the Thai Mother’s Day, since then, it sort of went viral (on FB) and we realized that folks like challenges like these…

Time yourself and see how long it takes to complete your 1000reps…the next time you do it try to finish it in less time!

The average time we’ve had folks do it with us is around 45-60 mins, so do allot a bit more time for this workout.

Good news, minimal equipment is needed 🙂

Watch the video, pause and write down the exercises on a piece of paper when we zoom in on the whiteboard. Then watch the video through so you know how to do each exercise.

READY, GET SET, GO!!!

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Full Body Workout #2

Written by Marie Lamping

Do this circuit as many times as you can for 20-30 minutes. Maximum 1 minute rest between circuit.

Check out the clips below to find out how the exercises are done.

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Blogging Blues…quitting is NEVER a solution…

Written by Marie Lamping

We promised a fitness motivation post every Monday…

Monday came and went and we totally forgot…

I guess I was having one of those days where I was lazy, I knew I was supposed to post but I kept procrastinating…until I forgot.

Why? Because I had the Blogging Blues. Does that happen to you? I’m pretty sure every beginner blogger has one of those days.

I just felt “blah”…

I felt that probably no one was reading my blog…so why bother blogging???

I subconsciously wanted to QUIT..

But I kicked myself in b*tt and told myself, “Who cares if no one else is reading!”

This blog is for ME and for those of you who find it (perhaps stumble upon it) you will  find something helpful.

It’s also an online journal of sorts.

Who knows, maybe this blog will blow up one day and I’ll become an uber successful blogger. And then I’ll read this post and remember from whence I came 😛

So apologies in advance for this late post. I suppose it’s better “Late than Never” and in posting a day late, I’m proving to myself that I can commit to this blog…and that I’m NOT QUITTING!!

So here’s the post (quote) that was supposed to be for yesterday. I guess I didn’t really have anything specific to share yesterday, but today I did, and this quote is exactly what I needed to come across.

I hope it helps you like it did me.

The best part of the words above is that it can be applied to so many aspects of our lives.

Stop and think about it…

Do you agree?

Monday Motivation

Black Bean Chili

Written by Marie Lamping

Ok, so today we just got our grocery box from www.paleorobbie.com and we’re excited to try out this healthy Chili recipe with the minced beef we ordered..

If you get to try it out before we do, comment below and let us know how you like it… 😀

Makes 9 Cups (Chili is a great tasting dish even if you dig into it the next day. It also freezes well so if you make too much for 1 meal, don’t worry 😀 )

Ingredients

  • 1.5 lbs of Ground Buffalo (Bison) or Extra Lean Ground Beef
  • 1 diced Onion
  • 1 diced Green Pepper
  • Garlic (3 cloves, minced)
  • 1 tbsp of Chili Powder
  • 1 teaspoon of Turmeric
  • 1 teaspoon of Oregano
  • 2 Cans (15oz/can) of Black Beans
  • 2 Cans (15oz/can) of Diced Tomatoes (with juice)
  • 1 Can (14oz) of Low Sodium Beef Broth
  • 1/4 teaspoon of salt / 1 teaspoon of Pepper

Directions

  1. In a pan, Cook the Buffalo, Green Pepper, Onion, Garlic for 5-6 minutes, until it is almost cooked
  1. Transfer everything in a big casserole. Add Chili powder,

Turmeric, Oregano, Beans, Tomatoes, Broth, salt and pepper

  1. Make it boil
  2. Reduce intensity and stir for 20 minutes until it reaches wanted thickness

Nutritional Facts

(Per Serving – 1 Cup)

  • Calories: 260
  • Protein: 30g
  • Carbohydrates: 26g
  • Fat: 4g

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Fudge Chocolate Protein Bars

Written by Marie Lamping

Fudge chocolate bars

Ingredients

  • 8 scoops chocolate Protein Powder
  • 1 cup Oatmeal
  • 1/3 cup Natural Peanut Butter
  • 3 Tbsp Honey
  • 1/2 cup 1% Milk
  • 3 tbsp crushed Peanuts

Directions

  1. Mix together the protein powder, oatmeal, peanut butter, honey and milk.
  2. Form into 10 bars and then roll in the crushed peanuts to finish.
  3. Place in the fridge for about 30 minutes

Nutritional Facts

(Per Serving)

  • Calories: 244
  • Protein: 25g
  • Carbohydrates: 18g
  • Fat: 8g

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