16 July 2023 MMontenegro Solo hiking Peaks of the Balkans through Albania, Kosovo, and Montenegro byPolleNo comments21 minute read “Europe’s last true wilderness”, as BBC called it in an article. The Peaks of the Balkans trail in…
10 November 2019 HHiking trail reviews Kumano Kodo Nakahechi route byPolle 75 shares 0 0 75 4 comments6 minute read Five steps. Ok, maybe ten. The number of steps I need to leave everything behind and fully immerse…
04 November 2019 JJapan My Japan trip to Osaka, Kumano Kodo and Koyasan byPolleNo comments5 minute read I love the Kumano Kodo in Japan. There, I said it. From all the trails I ever did,…
04 November 2019 HHiking Kilimanjaro Lemosho trail – my story byPolle4 comments13 minute read It is 05h30 in the morning on a Monday and I am crying, patting a wooden sign. The…
24 October 2019 SSafety It’s all fun and games until somebody dies byPolle2 comments4 minute read Earlier this week, I reached the summit of Uhuru Peak of Mount Kilimanjaro. A beautiful moment and certainly…
22 January 2019 SStories Karu tuleb, karu läheb byPolleOne comment1 minute read Last night, I ended up in a bar in Athens after speaking at a conference with a Swede,…
13 January 2019 NNetherlands A chance encounter on a bridge byPolleNo comments2 minute read My wife Marieke and I were spending New Year’s Eve in Maastricht, a beautiful city in the Southern…
06 January 2019 FFavorites My all-time favorite stories byPolle3 comments2 minute read Life isn’t about the stuff you buy and gather, it is about the memories you make (and remember).…