I just couldn’t breathe. Four steps, five steps, time to breathe. Four steps. Breathe. An urge to lie…
26 October
14 March
The Routeburn Track is one of New Zealand’s so-called Great Walks, those iconic, magical, and famously beautiful hikes…
16 July
2023
“Europe’s last true wilderness”, as BBC called it in an article. The Peaks of the Balkans trail in…
18 November
2021
I guess there was only one fitting way for this solo hike attempt to end: in the hospital.…
17 November
2021
When talking about my experiences on the Jordan Trail first in 2018 and later on in 2021, I…
01 November
2020
Good, could be great. My wife Marieke and I spent two nights (date weekend in October 2020) at…
29 May
2020
So you want to be a Dual Pilgrim? If you finish both the Japanese Kumano Kodo and the…
29 May
2020
Proud. Kid-like proud. Proud-that-you-as-a-five-year-old-where-able-to-write-your-own-name-and-the-teacher-would-recognise-it-proud. The moment the super friendly lady at the Kumano Hongu Heritage Center had checked…