66 Seen Weg: crossing the Spreewald
Day 13: from Leibsch to Halbe I was the only one left in the bus when it arrived in Leibsch. I said goodbye to the storks and started my walk to Halbe. It started with a very pretty road of concrete slabs on the side of the Spree-Dahme canal. On…
66 Seen Weg: the long weekend
Day 10: from Hangelsberg to Bad Saarow It’s ascension day, the weather is perfect and everyone has a day off. The means lots of people are out and about. Some put up whole camps along the canal for an afternoon of fishing. Others are out for a walk or a…
66 Seen Weg: through Brandenburg’s villages
Day 8 on the 66 Seen Weg around Berlin goes from Strausberg to Rüdersdorf. On this stretch you see more villages, several lakes and a river.
66 Seen Weg: the Gamengrund
Day 6 and 7 of the 66 Seen Weg, from Melchow to Strausberg via the Gamengrund. This landscape was formed by a glacier and is now a tranquil area for walkers and bikers.
66 Seen Weg: walking through a fairytale
Day 4 of the 66 Seen Weg around Berlin. Today I’m walking from Hennigsdorf to Wensickendorf, entering a fairy tale landscape in the gorgeous Briesetal.
66 Seen weg: through forest and fields to Hennigsdorf
Day 3 of the 66 Seen walk around Berlin takes you from Brieseland to Hennigsdorf. You’ll see the Havel Canal and nice mixed forests.
66 Seen Weg: starting the walk
The first two days of the long distance walk 66 Seen Weg that loops around Berlin take you from Potsdam to Brieselang via Marquardt. It’s starts with the beautiful Potsdamer gardens and then follows the Havel Canal North East.
Banja Luka’s best
Banja Luka is Bosnia and Herzegovina’s second biggest city. It’s located in the North of the country, close to the border with Croatia. I had never thought to go to Banja Luka and it’s certainly not on the tourist radar where I am from, but I wanted to explore a…
A little gem called Lukomir
It was August. It was hot. It may not have been the best time to go hiking. But I’d heard about this day hike. I’d seen photos of this day hike. I’d been looking forward to this day hike. I was going to do this day hike! So I set…
All the way to the throne
In the North-Eastern corner of Germany you can find the beautiful Jasmund national park. This ancient natural area still has forest that have stood her since the ice age and has dramatic cliffs diving into the sea. It’s the perfect area for nice long walk in the shade of the…