The original way and my way The West Highland Way (WHW) is stretching 96 miles (154 kilometers) from the outskirts of Glasgow (Milngavie) to the foot of Ben Nevis in Fort William. It is Scotland’s …
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Author: Beata
Velebit – Hiking Premužićeva trail
Hiking the trail with friends in two days The Premužićeva trail is a famous trail starting at Zavižan in the Northern Velebit and stretching for 57 km along the ridge of Northern and Central Velebit, …
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Hiking Velebit: A Short Visit to Croatia’s Wild Mountain Range Velebit is the largest mountain range in Croatia, stretching about 145 km along the Adriatic coast. What makes it so unique is the diversity of …
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Gran Canaria After visiting the Azores in 2024, Olga and I decided to choose another trail running event with spectacular views—ideally on an island again. We settled on the popular Transgrancanaria on Gran Canaria, the …
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The idea was… The initial plan was to paddle from the most northern point of Croatia, Savudrija on the western part of the Istrian Peninsula, to the south. I had 10 days for this undertaking …
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The Blue Island Trail How it began… The idea to visit the Azores popped into my head when I saw there was a trail running event happening on one of the islands—Faial—in early May. I …
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Huaraz I arrived in Huaraz at 5 am on Monday, 25 November 2024, by a night bus from Trujillo on the Pacific Ocean. It was cold and raining, such a contrast to Huanchaco and the …
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Our first Middle East experience I travelled to Oman with my daughter Ana, after a short stay for a legal conference in Dubai. When I learned about the opportunity to travel for business to Dubai, …
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My kind of “School of Life” Rafting on the Marañón River in Peru offers an exhilarating and unforgettable adventure that combines the thrill of navigating dynamic rapids with the allure of exploring a remote and …
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