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Outdoor

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!

cyclist on the Danube cycling trail
Austria, Cycling

Rolling along the banks of the Blue Danube: the cycling trail

by Westwards / 28 July 200818 August 2024

„Oh yes, the church up there on the hill above the Danube: We have just been there, it’s so beautiful!” …

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Old Town of Innsbruck with footballs
Austria, Other adventures

Visiting Tyrol, with the magic of football or without

by Westwards / 3 July 200822 September 2023

“Ochen sladka, very sweet,” says the Russian girl opposite us merrily and takes another swig from her bottle of peach-passion …

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Pink sunrise on Torres del Paine
Chile, Hiking

From O to W – trekking the Torres del Paine Circuit

by Westwards / 11 March 200810 April 2021

High above Lago Paine, the Patagonian wind hits: A particularly strong gust sweeps us off our feet and into the …

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Stone marker at Patio Bolas on the El Cocuy hiking trail
Colombia, Hiking

Taking the milk bus to the mountains: Cocuy hiking

by Westwards / 15 February 200822 February 2024

“Si Señora, and a pound of cheese.” The shop assistant takes one of the big round pieces of soft local …

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Trail through the cloud forest in the Sierra Norte
Hiking, Mexico

Hiking with Zapotecs in the cloud forests of the Sierra Norte

by Westwards / 31 October 200722 February 2024

“Seat numbers 19 and 20, departure time 8:30,” the friendly clerk at the Flecha de Zempoaltepetl bus company tells us. …

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Hiker crossing a snow field on the way to Mont Buet
France, Hiking

Hiking in Chamonix – In the French Far East

by Westwards / 18 August 200711 December 2023

“After reaching a little pass, you will have to cross several small snow fields,” our French hiking guidebook about Chamonix …

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Rafters on the river Isar
Cycling, Germany

Cherubs and Garden Gnomes along the Isar cycle path

by Westwards / 18 June 200710 April 2021

“1500 meters altitude.” The two sun-tanned boys with stubbly faces and sinewy cyclists’ calves in the seats opposite are bent …

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Two bedouins baking bread
Egypt, Hiking

Egypt without visiting any Pharaonic sites

by Westwards / 18 March 200711 April 2021

From the corner of our eyes we have noticed them staring at us, whispering and giggling, for the last five …

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Water buffaloes in the Li River, with karst mountains
China, Other adventures

Karst climbing in Yangshuo

by Westwards / 29 June 200624 December 2022

We took a few days off from our sightseeing route along the Silk Road in China and headed south to …

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Hiking sign for the Shikoku 88 pilgrimage
Hiking, Japan

88 Pages of Shikoku

by Westwards / 25 May 20062 May 2021

“We are now at Temple Nr. 45 of the 88-temple pilgrimage, the Iwayaji-Temple. The main hall is up here, the …

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