Category: Country

  • The end of the fishermen’s trail

    The end of the fishermen’s trail

    Day 11 – Aljezur to Odeceixe (23.2km) – Saturday 30.03.2024 I got up at 7 a.m. and had breakfast in my room. Actually, I wanted to leave this morning. But since it was just raining quite a bit, I preferred to wait a little longer until the rain became less.…

  • Departure towards the north

    Departure towards the north

    Day 8 – Sagres to Villa de Bispo (26.1 km) – Wednesday 27.03.24 After a hearty breakfast, I set off in very windy weather. My first destination today is the lighthouse at Cabo de Sant Vicente, which is the most south-eastern point of mainland Europe. After leaving the city, I…

  • Change to the Fishermen’s Trail

    Change to the Fishermen’s Trail

    Day 5 – Armacao de Pera to Portimao (24 km) – Sunday April 24, 2024 I hadn’t really slept that well. Dogs were constantly being heard somewhere and there seemed to be a road not too far away. Nevertheless, my alarm went off at 6 a.m. so that I could…

  • Ecovia

    Ecovia

    Day 1 – Santo Antonio to Tavira (31.9 km) – Wednesday March 20, 2024 After a hearty breakfast, I packed my things and set off around 9am. I took another short detour to the harbor and then passed the lighthouse. A few minutes later I turned left and the path…

  • Departure for Portugal

    Departure for Portugal

    Arrival in Faro – Monday 18.03.2024 Today it’s finally that time again. In the morning I put on my hiking boots, take my backpack and leave my apartment. My mother is kind enough to take me to the airport. We get there shortly before 1 p.m., have a coffee in…

  • Further plans

    Further plans

    Now that I’ve been home again for a few weeks, have mostly finished my videos about Patagonia and have been able to think a few things about my future, I would like to tell you about my future plans. As some of you may have already noticed, I would like…

  • Back to home

    Back to home

    After I had climbed my first 5000m peak with Cerro Vallecitos in the last few days and was able to celebrate another small highlight on my trip, it was now time for me to pack my things again and start my journey home to Germany after more than 3 months…

  • Cerro Vallecitos – My first 5000m

    Cerro Vallecitos – My first 5000m

    Start of the hike – Sunday 11.02.2024 I woke up at the hostel in Las Vegas around 8 a.m. and packed up all my things. I had a quick coffee and then set off straight away. My destination today was one of the lower camps in the Cordon del Plata…

  • Culture instead of hiking

    Culture instead of hiking

    Wine tour – Friday 09.02.2024 In order to find out a little more about wine growing in the region, I booked a half-day wine tour for today. Since this wasn’t supposed to start until 2 p.m., I still had half a day to relax. So I treated myself to a…

  • Travel to Cerro Aconcagua

    Travel to Cerro Aconcagua

    Too dump to take the bus – Thuesday 06.02.2024 So the visitor to Aconcagua Park was scheduled for today. Just before 5 my alarm went off. I got up, got ready and then left my room to walk to the bus station. After a few minutes I reached the building…