Hiking
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Wild Norway: hiking on Varanger peninsula
In July 2024 I was lucky enough to get 4 weeks of holiday approved. With a friend from the Netherlands and a rented camper, we roamed around Northern Finland and Norway. Adamant to…
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Hiking in 3 days around Lake Thun
It is the Easter weekend 2024 and in Switzerland that means a long weekend off! As Easter falls early this year, it is this weird point in the hiking season; either you go…
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Hiking in the Caldera de Taburiente – LP13
After tackling the GR131 on La Palma, where I followed the crater rim, I had one day left on this beautiful island. And I’ve been up the crater, but really wanted to see…
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Hiking the GR131 on La Palma
It’s March 2024, and slowly I am getting fed up with the dreary weather in Switzerland. So, why not fly to an island in the Atlantic ocean and hike and camp under the…
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1 week on the Grande Traversata delle Alpi
We hiked for one week (8 days) at the beginning of August 2023 on the little know GTA, or Grande Traversata delle Alpi, starting just outside of Domodossola. From San Lorenzo to Piedicavallo,…
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Hiking in Switzerland; what you need to know
Hiking is THE number 1 hobby in Switzerland. Not suprising; this county has it all. Mountains, lakes, meadows, rivers, waterfalls and the best hiking infrastructure in the world. Here we show you all…
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Alpine tour: Arpelistock to Geltenhorn
It’s July 2023 and with two more experienced friends we planned this alpine tour. As we only have done 2 mountaineering courses with the Swiss Alpine Club, we opted for something easy. This…
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Hiking across Madeira
It’s March 2023, and we have both found a week we could take off work, so we did a quick Google search and landed on Madeira. This Portuguese island off the coast of…
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Jungfrau, Mönch and Eiger; the better way
Every day, tons of tourists pay a good amount of money to take the train up to the Jungfrau, self proclaimed “Top of Europe”. By no means the highest mountain top in Europe,…
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Winterhiking in Switzerland
Switzerland is well-known for its hiking infrastructure, and not only in summer! Also in winter there are plenty of marked hiking trails. While most Swiss opt for skiing, even in the busiest resorts…
