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On Thursday, we mounted the horse from behind. Instead of an obligatory city tour, we started with an excursion into Lisbon's obscure history, into the 19th century.The fairy tale...

Wednesday marked the end of our pilgrimage for the time being. Our last challenge was the departure; after all, Rubiäes was in the middle of nowhere, and the nearest bus stop was...

Tuesday began routinely, morning hygiene, then packing and shouldering things. After the exertions of the past few days, it was clear that we wanted to go through the finish line...

With each passing day, the number of fellow hikers sharing the journey northwards grew. While the coastal trail was mainly frequented by Germans, the community in the inland areas...

With the return to the original pilgrimage path, a realistic stage arrangement should also follow. Daily distances of about 20 km were common. Depending on the terrain and the...

Orientation is part of hiking, just like coffee and beer in the afternoon. Because without a map, without searching for signs and orientation points, a hike would only remain a...

Free walking, just like this time. As soon as I landed in Porto, I took the tram to the city center once more, to finally switch to walking. Hiking,...

Had I chosen the right one? Helsingborg, with more than 100,000 inhabitants, was the largest of the three cities and had a long-distance bus connection, a train station and a...

Oslo was a compressed city, Oslo was a young capital, Oslo was an unfinished city. A brief ride through the city's history: Viking settlement, under Danish rule, the city fire...

Some time ago, I came across a collection of posts on the topic of 'island', which mentioned the so-called island research. Island research encompasses many fields: cultural...

Skogafoss

Iceland's national mascot is undoubtedly the puffin! These adorable birds are everywhere, and souvenir shops are stuffed with plush toys and more. Unfortunately, the puffin season...

The everlasting ice was to be followed by the desert, according to the dramaturgy of the Ring Road and thus our travel planning. Iceland had the largest ice cap beyond the poles....

When asking AI for a meaningful English translation of the term 'Road Trip', the results are sparse. The German title of Jack Kerouac's novel 'On the Road' is simply titled 'On...

The north of Iceland lies just a few kilometers south of the Arctic Circle. Day and night were significantly shifted here. Polar day and polar night could be sensed, especially...

Planning and improvisation go hand in hand, just like theory and practice. Thursday morning went exactly as planned; I boarded in the harbor of Seyðisfjörður. Seyðisfjörður is a...

A setting, limited and clearly defined, made for a story or a film. The ferry Norrøna was to take me to Iceland, 48 hours across the North Atlantic. With excitement and respect, I...

The start of a long journey, how does one begin a report? Here, a packing list could be presented or a travel plan discussed. Ultimately, it began with the struggles of Berlin's...

On Monday, I made my way to Duino at a leisurely pace, where there was a hiking trail dedicated to Rainer Maria Rilke. He spent some time at the castle as a guest of the local...

Trieste has charm. At the border of Italy, the city combines Slavic and Austrian culture with Italian Dolce Vita. For many centuries, Trieste was the Mediterranean port of the...

Bilbao, 100% Rain, and this is how my mobile phone prepared me for the last day of vacation. I woke up at 6 AM with the rhythm of hiking and was the first at the breakfast...

With Bilbao, I reached the destination of this journey. Nevertheless, the last stretch had its challenges. After a bit of nature, the path ran for kilometers alongside a fast...

Visiting the town of Gernika was undoubtedly one of the highlights of this journey, unfortunately, the pilgrim hostel there was closed. Nevertheless, I had the opportunity to...

The best part of the journey are the breaks, as Roy Black and Anita sang. However, I had to complete the last stage without any significant pauses, as there were simply no towns...

For over a week, not a day went by without a view of the ocean. Vacation beaches, dunes, marinas, container ports, fishing villages, spa towns, as well as bays and river mouths...

The pilgrim's day begins early; in my hostel, there was commotion from 6 AM. A mobile alarm, whispers, the rustling of bags, and then a flashlight erratically flickering around...

'San Sebastian, heaven on earth from the first impression,' I sent this message to a friend shortly after my arrival, and three days later I have nothing to add to this...

My first night in a pilgrim hostel with 20 beds per dorm, I slept like a baby. Well, I woke up every two hours, coughed a bit, and sipped on my water bottle. After the lights...

Aquitaine was behind me, and with Bayonne began my journey into the Basque Country, on both sides of the French-Spanish border. The architecture was unique, featuring colorful...

Travel day and once again the feeling that there's enough time to sort my things, closely followed by the realization that I’m already behind schedule and won't make it to the...