For a long time I haven’t posted anything on my blog and there’s reasons for that. I won’t get into the way too personal details, …
Life & Adventure Journal
Leaving the Balkans: A cold winter ride from Zagreb to back to The Netherlands
Zagreb – Krško I’m leaving Zagreb, leaving Croatia. Not the brightest day of the year, but it is time. It’s been a few turbulent weeks, …
Biking from Skopje to Mostar via Durmitor National Park
After almost three months in North Macedonia it was time to leave the country. Literary, because my tourist visa would expire after ninety days. I …
Work Away at Ski Hut Gorica, how I spent my time
The 5th of May I arrived in Mavrovi Anovi, at Ski Hut Gorica to be precise. This mountain lodge has been my home base for …
Biking from Sarajevo to Mavrovo, cruising canyons
Left Sarajevo in the rain, woke up in snow. It’s May, but in the mountains it feels like Spring is still asleep. Alright, then I …
Biking from Zagreb to Sarajevo, I choose rivers
Hey there, it’s adventure time. I’m biking from Zagreb to Sarajevo and further on to Macedonia, Skihut Gorica in Mavrovi Anovi to be precise. This …
Moj najbolji vikend
In class we had to write an “essay” about our favourite, or best, weekend. Although it’s not even 150 words, it is my first story …
Life in Zagreb, two months in Croatia’s capital city
At the end of the month I’d like to look back on what I’ve done, on how I felt and what was on my mind. …
Back to School
Dobro došli. Welcome. Doći, argh a ći-verb. Došla sam? Išla, mogla, željela, mislila, gledala – the lala’s and sams dance around the class room. My …
Hello Zagreb
When I open my eyes it’s dark, but I know we arrived in Zagreb. Hello Zagreb! The bus waits for a traffic light, when I …
Crazy early spring & a microadventure
At the end of the month I like to look back on where I’ve been and what I’ve done. On how I felt and what …
UP and DOWN ~ Trebević Tales #4
Here I am again, back on my blog and I got another (by the time I post it) old update for you. Here’s the fourth …
Snowed in ~ Trebević Tales #3
It has been over a month since my last update, but before I move on to new stories, I’d like to write the third part …
Mountain Life ~ Trebević Tales #2
The first week on Trebević felt like one big weekend. There were people coming up for tea or coffee, for a warm meal, for a …
The Wild One & Me ~ Trebević Tales #1
“What are you doing for Christmas? Where will you be at New Year’s Eve? Do you have plans for your birthday?” Same questions every year. …
Island of Pag and Rab & Učka Nature Park
Bura, Jugo, Bura, Jugo, Bura and there’s the Jugo again. Jugo brings clouds and rain from Italy, Bura blows it with a good dose of …
Kozjak mountain, Krka National Park & the coast
One more mountain to go. One more mountain before the trail would turn flat and take me to Krka National Park, Vransko jezero and eventually …
Mostar, Omiška Dinara & Mosor mountain
On Biokovo it suddenly got cold. Cold, but still sunny. “Little Bura is coming” someone said. Bura, wind from the North can be tricky so …
Baćinska jezera, beaches & Biokovo
There are moments I feel proud and thankful at the same time. Proud of where I am. Thankful that I can be where I am. …
The area of Dubrovnik, island Mljet and Pelješac peninsula
It’s all about the mindset, but how to set your mind when you’re hiking the last leg of a trail which is still 900 kilometres? …
Gut feeling, being lucky and the sea
When I camp in front of a church I usually feel comfortable. It can go two ways. The positive scenario is that being around people, …
Staring at the Sea
From Vrbanj I went down to the sea. To Herceg Novi. With pain in my heart I skipped Subra’s amphitheatre. Too much wind. A warm …
EAT SLEEP HIKE REPEAT
I’m not much of a mile-maker, but last few weeks I’ve been walking in circles, exploring, climbing, bouldering, jeep touring and most of all: I’ve …
DAY 123: About making miles and killing kilometers
Lately I’ve been reading trail reports of some of this years Via Dinarica hikers. Megan and Brittanie for example. I love to read about their …
On my own again
The last night of our boulder trip we camped near Treskavec monastery, a brilliant place. Actually it was my last night, the rest of the …
Walking around lake Ohrid
Now I’m in Ohrid I of course want to do some sightseeing. I want to, but at the same time I don’t. I find it …
The Macedonian Traverse, a mountain pathway
The Macedonian Traverse is a hiking trail through the mountains of Western Macedonia. It runs from mountain hut Ljuboten to Crvena Voda or Ohrid if …
Exploring Sharr Mountain
Sharr mountain (Shara, Šar, Shar, Sharri) has been on my list for years. Ever since I first read about the First Macedonian Transversal (Transferzala), a …
Pretty Prizren
First time I was in Prizren I wrote this: Prizren is definitely worth a visit. It’s a beautiful, old, vivacious town with mountains all around. …
Beyond the Dinarides: Via Dinarica Extension in Kosovo
The journey goes on. I’m trying to find a scenic route to North Macedonia to connect the Via Dinarica with Shar mountain. So far it …
Via Dinarica in Kosovo
The Via Dinarica in Kosovo is an extension of the Via Dinarica White Trail that ends in Valbona, Albania. When I hiked the White Trail …
Bears on the road
Close to, or right underneath Rusolia mountain my eye caught two fluffy creatures. I held my breath. Oh my! Bears. I almost bumped into two …
Via Dinarica Green Trail in Serbia
The Via Dinarica Green Trail in Serbia goes through the lower mountains north of the White Trail. Those lower mountains often look like hills, peaks …
Crossborder hike from Višegrad to Tara National Park
Nobody said it would be easy, but I’m not looking for easy. I wanted to hike from Višegrad to Tara National Park, to the Serbian …
Worst night ever
I’m in my tent. Camping at a wonderful place next to a church in the middle of a forest. There are picnic tables, there’s water …
Hiking the Jahorina Trail Run Track from Sarajevo to Višegrad
In an optimistic summer-holiday-mood I got off the bus in Sarajevo. Okay, there were some thunderstorms on the road and okay, the weather forecast showed …
Wet socks and a good book
Enough words I catch. I can not make logical sentences of it alone, let alone give an answer. Yes, my socks are wet. No, I …
How a simple bus ride from Zagreb to Knin turned into a scandal
Although it’s very efficient to send your packages by bus instead of using the regular post service, travelling by bus can be challenging in Croatia. …
Caught in a dream
“I’ll let you part of my dream, if I can be part of yours” Bob Dylan said that “I’ll let you part of my dream, …
What it’s all about, let me explain
“Eva, what is your website about?” Isn’t that obvious? I would say. Apparently it isn’t. The more I think of it, the more I realize …
a Bikeride from Sarajevo to the Croatian Coast
At the end of the month I like to look back on what I’ve done and where I’ve been. On how I felt and what …
In the middle of a thought
It’s a way of living. I choose to do so. I live on the road. I choose the Dinarides to do so. I’m on my …
From Amsterdam to Sarajevo ON FOOT
The 24th of March I left Amsterdam to hike for a while. “Walking back to the Balkans”. Why? Because I can, because I like hiking. …
ORANGE trail it is, searching for a route in Bosnia and Herzegovina
“Up and down, hiking in BiH, it’s a rollercoaster of impressions and emotions, I can hardly keep up with them. But when the ride is …
Hiking in Una National Park
Visit When I was hiking in Una National Park (September 2017), the Via Dinarica Green Trail in Bosnia and Herzegovina did not really exist yet. I …
GREEN trail it is, crossing Croatia
Super super green hiking trail through Croatia. From the Slovenian border to the Bosnian border. Most well known National Park on the trail is Plitvice, …
Via Alpina meets Via Dinarica: a new begin in Slovenia
This hike across Slovenia is a combination of the Via Alpina Red Trail, Slovenska Planinska Pot, Via Dinarica White Trail, E7, Great Kočevje Alpine trail …
Why I hike
“And why? Why do you hike?” That’s what people ask me after they heard me out about where I started, where I’m heading to, how …
RED trail it is, hiking the Via Alpina in Italy
In August 2017 I hiked the Via Alpina in Italy as part of my thru hike from Amsterdam to Sarajevo. On the Via Alpina I …
Traversing the Austrian Alps on the Via Alpina
For some reason I had the idea to pick up the Via Alpina in Feldkirch. Probably because I thought I would be hiking on the …