Hiking Tolsti Vrh and Kriska Gora in Slovenia

In the spring I was in Slovenia and of course I wanted to go hiking. The weather was unfortunately quite bad during my stay and thus I really struggled to find a day suitable for hiking at higher altitudes. Nevertheless, there was an opening in the middle of…

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Tolsti Vrh - Kriska Gora Trail: View just before the village of Gozd

Exploring and Hiking Cinque Terre in Italy

We spent the last week of December 2022 at the Tyrrhenian coast of Italy, and decided to explore the incredible picturesque villages and landscapes which make up the Cinque Terre National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site. The five villages are Riomaggiore, Manarola, Corniglia, Vernazza and Monterossa al Mare,…

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Exploring and Hiking Cinque Terre - there is more parking options for boats than cars at this UNESCO site

Mount Etna Hiking Trail – Hiking in Sicily

In October 2022 we went on our honeymoon to Sicily, Italy’s largest island, which is home to the notoriously active volcano Mount Etna. Already in Catania airport you will be flooded with commercials and options for guided trips to the mountain, but these are quite pricey, and we wanted to be able to walk at our own pace, with…

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Mount Etna Hiking Trail - walking more or less along the dirt road up towards Belvedere

Logar Valley – Rinka Waterfall Hiking Trail – Hiking the Alps

The Logar Valley (Logarska Dolina) is a picturesque Slovenian alpine valley surrounded by the Kamnik-Savinja Alps. It offers a relatively flat and easy trail called Pot po Logarski Dolini, which runs southwest through the nine kilometers long valley and ends at the Rinka waterfall at the end of the valley, while offering spectacular views on the towering peaks surrounding…

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Logar Valley Hiking Trail - heading back downhill

Råbjerg Mile Hiking Trail – Hiking Denmark

In the beginning of June we went on this summer’s first proper camping trip, and stayed at the camping site called First Camp Råbjerg Mile near to the tip of Jutland and Skagen. As the weather was beautiful, we decided to do a hike to the nearby migrating coastal dune called Råbjerg Mile (Mile = dune). It is the…

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Råbjerg Mile Hiking Trail- the view towards the sea called Skagerrak

Valley of Butterflies Hiking Trail on Rhodos Island, Greece

The Valley of Butterflies on the Greek island of Rhodes is one of the island’s most popular destinations during the warm months from end of May to end of September, where especially the Jersey tiger moth (Euplagia quadripunctaria) gather by the thousands in the shaded canyon, which hosts the only natural forest of the Oriental Sweetgum tree (Liquidambar…

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Valley of Butterflies Rhodes Hiking Trail - small stream next to the path

Filerimos Monastery – Ialysos Hiking Trail on Rhodos Island in Greece

Greece is known for its beautiful coastline and its rich cultural heritage. However, hiking is becoming more and more popular among those who want to see more of Greece than just the popular sights and the sea. We spent Easter on the Greek island Rhodes, which is the fourth largest island of Greece and particularly known for its UNESCO World…

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Filerimos Monastery - Ialysos Hiking Trail - view from the terrace beneath the huge Filerimos cross

Matajur Hiking Trail

During a holiday in Slovenia in late November, we decided to take advantage of the good weather and went for a hiking trip to the Matajur mountain, which is located on the border between Italy and Slovenia. The starting point is, however, in Italy, at the mountain hut called Rifugio Pelizzo. Matajur is a quite popular destination for hikers from…

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Matajur Hiking Trail - the small church Chiesetta di Cristo Redentore on top

Tunø Hiking Trail – Hiking Denmark

Tunø is a small island located between the Danish peninsula and the larger island Samsø, where we also hiked recently. Due to the small size of the island, the longest hiking trail goes along its coastline and is just about nine kilometers long. Nevertheless, the landscape offers quite some variety as the southwestern shore features steep and dramatic coastal cliffs…

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Tunø Hiking Trail - path runs close to the beach at times

Endelave Mini-Kanino Hiking Trail – Hiking Denmark

Like many other countries, Denmark has been hit by hiking fever the last years, which has caused many local communities to mark and map out hiking routes – with various imaginative names. On the small island Endelave, which is known for its numerous rabbits, they have made a hiking route around the entire island called the Kanino (“kanin” meaning…

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Endelave Mini-Kanino Trail - trail runs close to tip of the island