Our first blog post in 2006, was about a more than 1000 km pilgrimage on foot in Japan. Whereever we go, we try to fit in some hiking. From long-distance paths to particularly scenic walks and spectacular mountains, take your pick!
The Principality of Liechtenstein is a tiny independent country in the European Alps. So independent that it doesn’t even belong …
Continue reading “Hiking in Liechtenstein – trails of sisters and princes”
The Alta Via 1 in the Aosta Valley is a 6 to 10-day high-altitude long-distance hike on the sunny southern …
Continue reading “The Alta Via 1 in the Aosta Valley – hiking from Paquier to Courmayeur”
The “Romantic Road” sounds familiar in German, but few Germans know what and where it is. And certainly those down-to-earth …
Continue reading “This is Germany! – Four days of hiking on the Romantic Road”
Luxembourg is such a small country that you are tempted to think it consists only of the City of Luxembourg. …
Continue reading “Hiking the Mullerthal Trail in Luxembourg during Corona times”
Vatersay, the southernmost island of the Outer Hebrides or “Western Isles” is Scotland, is the starting point for hiking the …
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We were not sure what to expect of hiking the Tongariro Northern circuit. But we were prepared to meet many …
El Hierro, the smallest, newest and westernmost of the Canary Islands is far off from Europe and yet a part …
Continue reading “An almost perfect hiking week on El Hierro”
„Hello pilgrims! For the pilgrims’ stamp, you will have to go to the church office,“ shouts a middle-aged man when …
Continue reading “Hiking the King Ludwig path – a pilgrimage through Bavaria”
„Oh yes, that is very blue!“ – „Oh, look – how blue it is!,“ shout the Japanese tourists, looking in …
Continue reading “The Shirakami Sanchi beech forest in Northern Japan”
At 5 am, several alarms beep and jingle and shafts of light tremble through the room, until finally someone turns …
Continue reading “Hiking Mount Teide for sunrise – on Spain’s highest mountain”
