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 …
Dinaric Alps
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 …
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? …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Hiking Via Dinarica, crossing the Balkans on foot
Last summer I walked a new long distance trail through the Balkans, the Via Dinarica White Trail. A route that finds its way along countless …
Slovenia’s Secrets
After I hiked more than 1200K through 4 different countries and added another 300K in Slovenia. The original Via Dinarica White Trail follows the Javorniki …
Incredible Croatian Karst
The Via Dinarica is a trail that is still in progress, only in Bosnia and Herzegovina the White Trail is officially open. In the other …
Velebitski Planinarski Put
Now I’m finished with the Croatian part of the Via Dinarica White Trail and looking back on the (almost) two months I spend in this …
Dugi Otok detour
Happy again The lights are much brighter there You can forget all your troubles, forget all your cares – Petula Clark
4 Days Hiking in Paklenica National Park
Jeej, I got company! No, she is not really a hiker or outdoorsy type, but she is my oldest friend. Why is everybody asking? When …
Dinara
I had a plan, I had maps, descriptions from other hikers and of course my GPS. It didn’t seem difficult to go to the top …
Beautifully WILD Bosnia and Herzegovina
Although nature does not know borders, borders are often formed by nature. Mountains, rivers and seas are natural borders between different regions, countries or continents. …
Planet Prenj
Prenj is absolutely one of my favourites along the Via Dinarica White Trail. Not just because of its ridiculously beautiful vistas and views, mostly because …
Magnificent Mountains of Montenegro
Montenegro or Crna Gora in Serbian. I have to confess that I didn’t know where the name comes from, I only know that it means …
Bobotov Kuk
Žablak is a base-camp for hikers and bikers who are planning to visit Durmitor NP. Several trips and tours to Bobotov Kuk are offered by …
Amazing Albanian Alps
The Via Dinarica White Trail officially ends in Albania, in the highest part of the Dinaric mountains, but I decided to start there. Surrounded by …
Maja Jezercë
The Via Dinarica White Trail finds its way through the mountains of the Dinaric Alps. It crosses the highest peaks of every country and Maja …
An inspired trail through the Dinaric Alps
To this day the Balkans and especially Bosnia and Herzegovina is unknown territory for many outdoor people. It remains a blind spot within Europe and …
Mini Balkan Road Trip
August 2015, One week with two friends in the Balkans. After being on the bike for almost seven weeks, I managed to meet two friends …