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 …

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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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. …
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? …
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, …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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. …
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, …
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 …
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 …
“I’m on my way to Slovenia. Hitch-hiking the last bit, it’s raining cats and dogs.” Jep, I’m cheating. Either I had to walk 80 km …
It’s one of these days. Sentimental, melancholic. Tired. Six weeks in Croatia. I talk about The Netherlands. I don’t know what I feel. I’m in …
My mind is somewhere else, I’m daydreaming, not thinking of anything at all. An easy hike on a forest road and then suddenly there is …
Velika Kapela. This part is something special. You’re just a little ride away from the coast and even closer to the mountains. In between there …
Avoiding the bad parts of the trail sounded like an easy way out. Cheating maybe. Skip the “not ready to hike yet” sections and continue …
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 …
“What is Ivine Vodice like?” “Well, it is not as beautiful as this place”, the guy said while pointing at planinarsko sklonište Struge. “Let’s say …
I’m almost back in track. After a week not hiking, just hitch-hiking, I looked forward to going up into the mountains again. “But it will …
Happy again The lights are much brighter there You can forget all your troubles, forget all your cares – Petula Clark
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 …
I’m in Velebit in a sweet little shelter on a fantastic spot with white rocks pointing out of the forest all around me. Wooden wildlife …
“I’m free, I think. I shut my eyes and think hard and deep about how free I am, but I can’t really understand what it …
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 …
I was dreaming of an adventure. A big adventure. A biking adventure. A bike across Europe to the Black Sea biking adventure. The months before …