Hiking

Florac is a cute little town and as promised dinner in Florac was great. I had an amazing pizza once again, right on time at 7pm. The next (and final) days of my Robert Louis Stevenson Hike are exiting and stunning. Hiking through the Cevennes…

The Robert Louis Stevenson Trail GR-70 goes through different areas of southern France. The Velay (my previous blog), the Gévaudan, a historical part in the Mont Lozère area and the  (part 3). This hike goes through the Gévaudan and the Mont Lozère area and I…

It all started in a little village in southern France called Le Puy en Velay. As the official start for my Robert Louis Stevenson Hike, I drove across Germany and France to get here. Stopping in beautiful Strasbourg and Dijon, I was ready for my…

The family and wedding time is over. So, after all the eating and vodka drinking (yes, there is always lots of it, especially with some of my cousins), it was time to be active again. Hiking in Poland is very popular amongst the locals, and…

When planning my trips I like to keep it versatile between visiting cities and adding a few challenging and easy hikes in between. (I hiked Mount Olympus only a few months ago and it was amazing). I have to keep active after all and I…

My last hiking day on this trip was two weeks ago in Bulgaria so it was time to plan another one to keep the legs fit. The German and Austrian Alps are filled with walking trails but I set my sights on hiking to Kehlsteinhaus…

It was time to do more hiking. Luckily Bulgaria has some amazing mountains with lots of different hiking trails to walk, and I was ready for it. Bansko mountains are beautiful and just behind the Rila Monastery is the Rila National Park with some short, but…

So there I was, standing on the summit after climbing Mount Olympus. I did it! Sitting at 2918m it is the highest mountain in Greece and home to Zeus, the sky and thunder god in the Ancient Greek religion. And I was there, on top.…

Plitvice Lakes (Plitvicka Jezek), National Park After visiting Zagreb, the capital of Croatia it was time to get back to nature again. And so, the next few days in Croatia were rather fun and adventurous. Hiking at Plitvice Lake (or Plitvicka Jezek) National Park was…