Hiking

When people think of Cappadocia, they usually picture hundreds of colourful hot air balloons floating above the fairy chimneys. I, however, came for something completely different. Hiking in Cappadocia. Cappadocia in Turkey is certainly unique. Even though it is a very popular tourist destination with…

As the days get shorter and cooler and the neighbour starts putting out the pumpkins, I knew it was time to book my ticket back to Phuket and Thailand. My summer in Germany and the Schwarzwald comes to an end! As mentioned previously, this summer…

I have been writing about my travels for a few years now, but, as you can tell from my previous blog posts, this summer has been definitely more about outdoor activities, than travelling and visiting places. But at least there are no covid rules for…

There are many reasons to visit the Schwarzwald in Germany, but one stands above the rest: it is really, really stunning! I grew up on the other side of Germany, in Upper Franconia, close to the Czech border. Now, I have settled in western Germany—just 9 km from…

After all my previous hiking adventures in the French and Swiss Alps, I thought it was once again time to hike the German Alps. After all, I hadn’t hiked there since my Kehlsteinhaus adventure almost two years earlier. You can read about it here: Hiking to Kehlsteinhaus…

After an incredible hike around the Matterhorn (read: The most scenic Matterhorn hike), it was time to set my sights on another iconic alpine peak. Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in the French Alps, stands tall at 4,808 meters. So, with Chamonix-Mont-Blanc and the resort town…

I made my way to the Swiss Alps, Zermatt, to be precise, with hiking high on my to-do list. The forecast promised perfect weather, and after cycling around Lake Geneva, I was eager to tackle some hills again. But with so many options, the big…

Remember the time when I drove 10 hours across Norway to hike Trolltunga on the only sunny day of the week? I drove another 10 hours back to Oslo afterwards. Well, it felt like I was doing it all over again. This time, however, it…

I decided it was time to give my bike (or maybe my bum) a break from cycling and made my way to Saxony Switzerland National Park. Despite the name, this breathtaking park sits near Dresden, straddling the border between Germany and the Czech Republic. Known…