Hiking

After an amazing hike around the Matterhorn Mountain (read here) it was time to explore another high summit in at the alps. Mont Blanc is in the french alps and the peak tops out at 4808m. And so, heading towards Chamonix-Mont-Blanc and the resort town…

I have made my way to the Swiss Alps, to Zermatt actually, and hiking was on my to do list. The weather was supposed to be perfect, and after cycling around Lake Geneva, I was ready to walk some hills again. But which is the…

Remember the time when I drove 10 hours across Norway to hike the Trolltunga on the only sunny day, to then just drive 10 hours back to Oslo? Well, it felt like I did it again, but this time with the Austrian Alps. After a…

It was time to give my bike (or maybe my bum) a rest from cycling, so I headed towards the Saxony Switzerland National Park, which sits (don’t get confused by the name) next to Dresden saddling the German and Czech Republic Border. It is called…

The year 2020 it turns out is the year of the Coronavirus! I am now, more or less, stuck in my apartment and in Altea. But given the mountains and National Parks around me, as well as the sunny days, I guess, there are worse…

The Scottish Highlands are located in the north western part of the country and are renowned for their picturesque beauty and rugged landscapes. The home of the Highlander (and Harry Potter sites), it is best known for the amazing Loch Ness. And we all heard…

It was a 50:50 draw between going to Ireland and Scotland after Wales and at the end, the weather decided for me. Scotland it was. So my plan was to go from Loch Lomond, over the Highlands to Stirling and Edinburgh. But are these Scotland‘s…

Wales – were the english language is not really english (at least I had trouble understanding it) and the grass is greener than green. Not to mention the stunning coastline and the beautiful landscape. How did I get here? I had a few sunny days…

Hiking Jebel Shams Mountain After all the rain and clouds in Vietnam I was finally able to go back outdoors again. So hiking Jebel Shams in Oman was on my to do list and I was not disappointed. The mountain sits in the Al Hajar…