14 days on the Rota Vicentina and Fishermen’s trail
Everything you need to know for a great walk During my last holiday I discovered Portugal is the perfect country for hiking. I came to hike all the way down the coast from Santiago do Cacém to the most South-Westerly point of Europe, Cape Saint Vincent. The scenery here is…
The seven hanging valleys of the Algarve
The Algarve in Portugal is known for its sunshine and stunning beaches. But lazing in the sun isn’t the only thing the region’s got to offer. The spectacular coast line creates a great place for hiking and even in late October you can still find pleasant temperatures that invite for…
The unexpected turns of my walks in Portugal
For the last 6 weeks I was in Portugal. I decided to go for a month, but when that was over I just wasn’t done yet. To be honest, I’m still not done, but the last week and a half was such a roller coaster that I decided to come…
Once upon a time in the Wuppertal
Once upon a time Andrea found herself looking for a hike around Düsseldorf. Via the Komoot App she found a 17 km loop not too far from the city. As she looked into it more, she found out the walk passed a medieval castle. “Oooo”, Andrea thought. And that’s where…
Into the Märkische Schweiz
I get the feeling that whenever there is a hilly area in Germany, they compare it to Switzerland by calling it “something Schweiz”. About 60 km east of Berlin you can find one of these hilly areas, called the Märkische Schweiz. I joined a meetup group for a hike through…
Nature with a pinch of art
The international art walk on the hoher Fläming. September in Berlin is a month of contrasts and surprises. We’ve just had some really cold days. I took my winter shoes out, wrapped myself in a blanket and made sure to always carry an umbrella. Luckily summer wasn’t quite done yet…
A loop around Burg
The Spreewald, episode 2: Burg’s red walking route My parents were in town and since we spent time in the city the last few times there were in Berlin, I decided to take them out to the Spreewald. Well… I asked my dad to drive us there. Last summer I…
Rethymno’s millers’ gorge
Into the nature of the small Myli gorge Rethymno has it’s very own gorge to explore, although it’s not nearly as big as the famous Samaria gorge. Rethymno’s Myli gorge is well worth a visit though if you’re staying in the area. I stayed at Elizabeth campground and walked out…
The Salzweg: a circle near Storkow
Storkow is a small town in Brandenburg at the edge of the Naturpark Dahme-Heideseen, about an hour away from Berlin. There is a train station and you can get there with a transfer in Königs Wusterhausen. The second train is a very small one, on weekends mostly used by cyclists…
A walk to the monastery of Chorin
The train passed familiar places like Biesenthal and Melchow, places I had visited on my 66 lakes walk around Berlin. But today I went a little bit further into the state of Brandenburg to explore the Schorfheide nature area. At Britz I started my walk and I discovered another surprising…