Yesterday evening I arrived in Warsaw, Poland. The weather was quite bad in Berlin but it is very nice here! I’ll be staying here for a number of nights.
Review: Jetpak ecolodge, Berlin
If you want a party hostel in Berlin, this is not the right hostel for you. It’s located at the edge of the city centre, in the Grunewald forrest. It will take you about an hour to get to Kreuzberg. When you want to do more then only partying, this could be the right hostel…
The first 4 days in Berlin
The weather has been quite good the first 3 days, but yesterday, saturday all hell came down! After a morning run on wednesday I was going out to try to rent a mountainbike. After visiting 3 different companys who are renting bikes, I couldn’t find a mountainbike. I was already in the city centre so…
Swimming at a lake in the Grunewald forrest
The weather was perfect in the evening and we stayed there until the sun went behind the trees.
Getting younger and younger by the minute!
Having a drink at the michelberger bar. It is some sort of coconut water š
A weird Michael Jackson memorial in the Tiergarten park, Berlin
Walking around in the Tiergarten park, I came across this Michael Jackson memorial. Other people were really emotional about it.
Enjoying some wine in the evening
After traveling all day, just a glass of red wine to enjoy the nice evening š
On the road, again! Arrived in Berlin
After 2 weeks being back it’s good to be on the road again! The first train left this morning at 10. At 3:30 I arrived at the central station in Berlin and it was a good ride. No delays and quiet train ride. From the train station it is too far to walk to the…
Recovering and my new plan, Berlin!
More then a week ago I got back to The Netherlands again. I wasn’t planning on that when I went on my trip, but looking back, it was the right decision to go back. My feet are still bothering me quite a lot so if I stayed, I had to take quite a lot of…
Day 19, 20 and 21 – Kiruna, Stockholm and Copenhagen
After I decided I was coming back, I figured out a route back to The Netherlands. First I had to get a bus to Kiruna trainstation. After waking up and going to the main lobby I connected again with the 3 men I hiked with a couple of days and they were also going to…
Day 17 & 18 – photo recap!
Day 17 and 18 were the last 2 days of my hike. The weather was getting better, especially the last day. Day 17 Day 18
Day 18 – third day and deciding coming backĀ
I slept reasonable and I set my alarm at 7:30 to wake up. After a couple of times snoozing I stood up, got some breakfast and went out. My feet were hurting but I decided to push on. The trail was quite allright, sometimes it got wet but I was getting used to that. It…
Day 17 – second day on the trailĀ
Yesterday day I arrived very tired at the cabins after hiking in the snow and through rivers. I got a bed, had some food and went to bed. After waking up I looked at the maps where the route was going. The route went higher up in the mountains. After talking to the people from…
Day 16 – photo recap kungsleden trailĀ
This was the first day on the Kungsleden trail. Because the weather was nice I decided to push it and do day 1 and 2 in 1 day. It started good but it ended in knee deep snow and also knee deep rivers.
Day 16 – first day on the Kungsleden trailĀ
I woke up around half past 7, had some breakfast and packed my backpack. Went to the shop to get the last of my supplies and I started on the Kungsleden trail! The weather was good! The sun was out and the trail started pretty easy through a forrest. The first cabin was only 14…
Day 15 – traveling to Abisko
At 5:45 the alarm on my phone went off. Ugh, I wanted no alarms during my trip but the bus only goes once a day from Karesuando to Kiruna at 6:40. Also I had to walk a few kilometres to the bus station. I was there at 6:30 and another traveler arrived a couple of…
Day 14 – 9 km and my plan has changed!
Yesterday was a decent rest day and last night I really noticed that I need the rest. The muscles in my calf and both sides were really active so I could couldn’t sleep properly. Also, it’s never getting dark and that doesn’t help for sure! So what about my plan? The plan was to hike…
Review: Gregory Paragon 58 (Final review)
After buying the wrong backpack, I’ve bought theĀ Gregory Paragon 58 litreĀ for my thru hike. I bought this one for several reasons: 58 litre should be enough, else you are carrying too much gear The weight when the backpack is stripped is reasonable low, 1430 grams. Very comfortable, the aerolon system is very good and the…
Day 13 – rest day, photo recap!
Looking back this week, a lot has happened and the nature has changed a lot! A week ago there was a lot of snow everywhere and there were no trees. Yesterday everything was green and I haven’t seen a lot of snow. When you are hiking you tend to forget what happened before, because you…
Day 12 – 34 km and arrived in Kautokeino
Last night was the first night of the midsummerfest here in Norway. Ā Unfortunately I was far away from a big party, but I was at a nice place and watched the midnight sun. It was very bright! In fact, the sun was so bright that it warmed up my tent! I got out of my…
Day 11 – 25 km and nice weather!
Last night was cold and it rained a bit. After getting up I had some breakfast Ā (crackers and chocolate!). It was still pretty cold but the sun was coming out! The first kilometres yesterday was on quite wet ground, sometimes it was more like a swamp! It started wet but it got better. Also, the…