The Redbull Airforce wingsuit team recently visited the Drakensberg mountain range in Lesothu, South Africa. The video is a documentary style, taking you on the epic journey of their time in SA.
We embarked Royal Caribbean's Symphony of the Seas in Rome and set-off on a 7 day cruise in the Mediterranean. We traveled to Italy, Spain and France - visiting: Naples and the island of Capri, Barcelona, Palma de Mallorca, Marseille and finally Florence.
This is not only the biggest cruise ship in the world at present, but also has the highest diving platform and dry slide at sea. She is new, having had her maiden voyage on the 7th of April 2018. The ship is divided into seven neighborhoods, one being Central Park which has over 20 000 live plants and trees. It takes 2200 crew members in addition to it's 5518 passengers (up to 6680 passengers at double occupancy). It cost $1.35 billion to build, has 18 decks and is 72.5m high.
A funny Netflix ad featuring local comedian Jason Goliath as an installation technician, takes the piss out of DSTV's laborious process for connection. The ad launched shortly after MultiChoice announced their disapproval of Netflix not being regulated like other TV stations in South Africa.
An incredible piece of long-form branded content from Mercedez-Benz - telling the remarkable story of Christopher White's return to Chapman's Peak after his crash in 1988. They rewrite it to introduce the Mercedes Benz S-Class with autonomous driving. Five minutes entertained, high five!
A beautifully crafted video that includes some local scenery in Cape Town. Incredibly skilled paragliding pilot, Jean-Baptiste Chandelier shows low flying maneuvers and amazing scenery.
The new, superbike benchmark setting Ducati Panigale V4 is here! It comes in the V4, V4 S and V4 Speciale. Looking at the Ducati website, it seems the only difference between them is 1kg, a few KWs/HP, colours and price - ranging from R280k, right up to R650k!
Its 1103 cm3 displacement produces a whopping 214 Horse Power (Speciale 226 HP) and is set to be the boss of super sports bikes. Ducati says, "It marks a new and important chapter in Ducati's history, a "symphony"of performance and emotions that's 100% Italian."
Enjoy it's first lap around Mugello in the video above and here are some pics from these guys:
On the 11th of March 2017, we adopted Shilo from the SPCA at a guestimated 6 months old. Shilo being roughly 6 months old when we met him had spent half his life at the SPCA animal shelter. He was labeled a wirehair terrier cross. Some vets think he's mixed with a white shepherd and I'd say his temperament matches. Shilo was renamed Andy and is now an integral part of our family.
This video is to document his growth from adoption to the even more adored 1 year old Andy.
We really respect all the hard work the SPCA, and all other dog rescue non-profits do for beautiful dogs and animals without a home. Welcome to our lives Andy, part 2 in the making...
We boarded a cruise from Shanghai, China. Sailed the next 6 days on a remarkable experience around the south west coast of Japan to Sakaiminato, Fakoaka and Kumamoto on Royal Caribbean's Quantum of the Seas. A technologically unique cruise ship with the world's highest view point at sea, skydiving and robotic barmen. After the cruise we spent one night in central Shanghai.
The Crystal Pools hike up the Steenbras River Gorge is an extremely enjoyable hiking trail, suitable for all fitness levels. The mountain pools and cliff jumps along the hike make for an awesome resting or picnic spot and the scenic views are amazing. Crystal pools hiking trail entrance is situated about 6 kms past Gordons Bay along the R44, here is a map of the starting point: https://goo.gl/maps/ttXqT6GyXgN2
Permits are required to enter the trails and they are checked at the entrance gate. The trails are closed from May to the end of October due to winter flooding. You can arrange permits by emailing: steenbras.naturereserve@capetown.gov.za
I was extremely fortunate to be invited to snow ski in France in January 2017. I stayed at Chalet Hotel La Foret in Peisey Vallandry with my father and friends at a ski-in, ski-out resort (right on a slop), which was awesome as there was no need to travel to and from the hotel to ski lifts each day. Paradiski has over 425 km's of slopes between Les Arcs, Peisey Vallandry and La Plagne and an extensive network of ski lifts and gondolas which makes getting between valleys a breeze.
The trip was absolutely amazing, sub zero degree temperatures and all. We had good snowfall just before we arrived so the pistes were perfect. I took the GoPro with and managed to rack up over 70 gigs of footage, which was a lot to sift through, so I ended up creating two videos, a summary video (above) and a slightly longer one (below) which has more skiing action on the slopes.
