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…
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…
Berlin hikes: the Müggelberge
A short walk from the Müggelsee to the Langer See in Berlin The last time I visited the Müggelsee lake was about a year ago. I took my bike for a ride to the Seebad Friedrichshagen for a swim in the lake. This time I spent the afternoon walking from…
Hikes of Berlin: Wannsee to Potsdam
I had such a great idea. Let’s go hiking on the hottest day of the week! I think the thermometer got to about 36 degrees and yet it felt perfect when I started my walk in the morning at the Wannsee S-bahn station. I’d picked a 15 km walk with…
Going Dutch: mudflat walking on the Wadden sea
Since I heard about “wadlopen” as a kid, I’ve wanted to give it a try. I think it’s a pretty Dutch activity and I struggle to explain it. In the north of the Netherlands you can cross the seabed of the Wadden sea on low tide. We call it “wadlopen”,…
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.