The holiday month of August was in full swing, Polish holidaymakers were heading to the beaches to enjoy the hot summer and we were on our way to the Baltic coast. It became much more difficult to find accommodation and close to the coastal towns, it was impossible to walk at the beach, as it… Continue Reading
When we were still in Kolka, we received a message from Aldis in Rīga that made us very happy: His friends, who have a summer cottage South of Kolka – on the side of the Baltic Sea – would receive us to spend Midsummer with them! This holiday in the Baltics is as important, if… Continue Reading
With all of the Latvian coast ahead of us, what did we do? Choose the Via Baltica for our hike. Well, it wasn’t too bad in the end, as a bycicle path was going along it, leading through quiet villages. We were looking around us, spotting the differences to Estonia. More stone than wooden houses,… Continue Reading
The long way to… could be the title of many of our posts. As we try to stay as close to the coastline and as far away from the main roads as possible, we often walk a much longer distance from A to B than the direct way. This was true for the week in… Continue Reading
On day 8, we started hiking on a very pleasant path in the middle of the forest. After a while, the vegetation lining the path on the left and right changed from pine trees to birch trees to shrubs. The ground alongside and on the path became increasingly wet – we were in the middle… Continue Reading
12 crossed countries
319 hiking days
89 resting days
Updated on 11/06/2016 – ARRIVED IN LISBON!