Hiking

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 – Hiking Mt. Olympus – and it was amazing). I have to keep…

My last hiking day on this trip was two weeks ago in Bulgaria – Hiking the mountains of 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…

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 hiking 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 – My thoughts on 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…

Hiking the Konig Ludwig Weg! I have been back to Germany for over three months now and as spring started, so did my keenness for an outdoor activity. After many years in Australia I wasn’t used to sitting inside so much. Hiking in Bavaria is…