We love to travel, and we also enjoy many outdoor activities. Read here about our outdoor adventures, from hiking and cycling to kayaking or diving!
Prague is the starting point for the Elbe Cycle Route to Cuxhaven. Strictly speaking the river Elbe does not flow …
Continue reading “The Elbe Cycle Route (part 1) – A rough ride along the rivers Moldau and Elbe”
We knew that we wanted to go hiking in the Sangay National Park in Ecuador, but could find only very …
Continue reading “Hiking in the Sangay National Park – Through black mud towards the Yellow Lagoon”
The bus winds its way up through the valleys to 3800 m of altitude towards the Laguna Quilotoa. In contrast …
Hiking the Via Algarviana means not only geographically reaching the end of Europe. In the low-developed backcountry of the Algarve, …
Continue reading “Westwards to Europe’s edge – Hiking the Via Algarviana”
The path is winding moderately upwards through dry grasslands. The landscape in which we are trekking, the Simien Mountains looks …
In November, there are more sheep than tourists on Mallorca, the sun island. The beaches may be disappointing at this …
Continue reading “GR 221 on Mallorca, or: Where are the tourists?”
„Take warm sweaters. It’s always cold in Wales“, Helen had advised us. Hiking on the Pembrokeshire coastal path with a …
Continue reading “Lovely days on the Pembrokeshire coastal path”
Hiking up to the top of the Zugspitze from the German side and back down to the Austrian side took …
Continue reading “Hiking the Zugspitze, Germany’s highest mountain”
Until the 19th century, only Shinto pilgrims visited the inhospitable mountains of central Japan. The British missionary Walter Weston was …
During the Edo Period, the Nakasendo (“the way through the mountains”) was one of the main roads connecting Tokyo – …
