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 …
Trail notes
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? …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …