Tag Archives: mountains
In the Lithuanian Alps
Zur deutschen Fassung dieses Artikels. Boyan Stoyanov is a mountaineer from Bulgaria who is on a mission to climb the highest mountain in each European country. This includes tough nuts like Mont Blanc, Triglav or Elbrus. Luckily, Boyan visited me when I lived in Lithuania. The … Continue reading
Mountains in the Clouds
My last glimpse of the mountains of Montenegro, after departing from Tivat.
Video: Tara Canyon in Montenegro
One of my daredevil hikes in the Durmitor mountains in Montenegro led me to the summit of Mount Ćurevac (1,625 m = 5,331 ft), from where you can look down into Tara Canyon, the deepest canyon in Europe. Or rather could, if the clouds hadn’t gotten in … Continue reading
Video Blog: Mountain Adventure
When I was in Montenegro, I wanted to go to the mountains. That’s quite easy, because Montenegro is mountains. There is no place in the country (except somebody’s basement, of course) from where you don’t at least see the mountains. … Continue reading
This is Sicily: Mountains
People associate Sicily with the sun, the sea, beaches, old cities, oranges, pistachios, some smaller islands, ancient temples, granita and quaint villages. To me, the most amazing aspect – among many other amazing things – about Sicily were the mountains. Maybe … Continue reading
The Happy Hermit 