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Last March, I hiked the first five sections of the Fishermen’s Trail in Portugal. This now-wildly popular trail seemed like good preparation for my work as a hiking tour guide in the summer and I was also looking forward to escaping the cold for a while. Despite this, I did have some bad luck with the weather here and there. In this article, I share all my tips for the Fisher...

A few weeks ago I made a three-day trek along the Westweg, one of the Top Trails of Germany. The Westweg stretches through the entire Black Forest and measures approximately 285 kilometers from north to south. During my previous visit to the Black Forest, when I hiked the Albsteig Schwarzwald, I already truly enjoyed the seemingly impenetrable forests in the southwestern corn...

Norway or Sweden – which destination should you choose for your trip to Scandinavia? In this article, I will tell you in detail about the differences between the two countries. Over the past ten years, I have visited both countries (almost) every year, from north to...

Welcome to my list of the best Lofoten hikes! Hiking in Lofoten in Norway is not for the faint of heart. In fact, most routes are quite challenging if you are not used to mountain walking. Since the mountains on the Lofoten sometimes appear to rise almost vertically from the sea, most routes are steep and sometimes even righteout dangerous. In this article I share three easy ...

Welcome to this article about hiking to Reykjadalur Hot Springs in Iceland. I just came back from my fourth visit and even though it has gotten quite busy, I also truly still love this hike. I wrote the first edition of this article in 2014 after my first visit. Then I wrote the following: “Quite a lot of people who go to Iceland, immediately rush over to the Golden Circle an...