Tag Archives: hitchhiking

In the King’s Footsteps (Day 4) The Longest Day

Posted on 2020-09-26 by

On the fourth day of the hike through Bavaria, I discover the secret 5G factory, climb the highest mountain and spend the night in a cemetery.
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In the King’s Footsteps (Day 2) Andechs Abbey

Posted on 2020-09-12 by

I swear, I just wanted to walk through the Bavarian countryside. No idea why I almost ended up in prison.
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Hitchhiking against the Skeptics

Posted on 2020-08-23 by

“Nobody will give you a ride during a pandemic”, people said. Well, I had to find out for myself. Continue reading →

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Not quite a Thousand Kilometers, but a Good Start

Posted on 2020-04-13 by

For the moment, hitchhiking is pretty much suspended. But this story of a trip across central Europe, from Belgium to Bavaria, offers interesting encounters, practical tips and grounds for dreaming about the time hereafter. Den deutschsprachigen Lesern empfehle ich die … Continue reading →

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Pico without Pico, but with Corona

Posted on 2020-04-05 by

Diesen Artikel gibt es natürlich auch auf Deutsch. Einfach hier klicken. Everyone coming to the island of Pico wants to climb Mount Pico. Of course. It’s the highest mountain on the island. The highest peak of the Azores, even. Oh, … Continue reading →

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Hitchhiking in the Time of Corona

Posted on 2020-03-20 by

Last week, when the Corona crisis really hit, I was on the island of Pico, part of the Azores, in the middle of the Atlantic. There are only two bus routes, each going twice a day, which was not enough. … Continue reading →

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Day of the Open Road

Posted on 2019-10-02 by

Deutschsprachigen Lesern empfehle ich die ebenfalls deutschsprachige Originalfassung dieses Artikels. Sunday, 8 September. Day of the Open Monument. Today they are open, the castles and cloisters, buildings and bunkers that are usually hidden from the people. You’ve got to use … Continue reading →

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Why travelling with little money is the best

Posted on 2017-10-26 by

Dan Kieran writes in The Idle Traveller: If you have to rely on other people, you are forced to be open and engage with them, which quickly spreads the notion of friendship and community. One person leads you to another … Continue reading →

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How to do Adventure – a Guide in 24 Steps

Posted on 2017-03-09 by

From my current base in La Paz in Bolivia, I wanted to climb Chacaltaya. It seemed like a relatively easy mountain above 5000 m, and thus a good opportunity to set a new altitude record without falling into crevasses and battling with yetis. In … Continue reading →

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While researching the story of a great Romanian adventurer, I found a great Romanian adventurer. But a different one.

Posted on 2016-05-13 by

When I moved to Romania, I knew that it had produced one of the greatest adventurer of all times. This is the story of how I was both wrong and right at the same time. (Scroll down to the 5th … Continue reading →

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