Amalfi Coast: a terrific week on foot
It was this time last year that we returned to Campania almost 16 years after our first visit. Then we cycled from Naples to Sicily, with me pulling my then 4-year-old son in a baby trailer. Now we had a week on foot to take another look at the gems of the Amalfi Coast from…
Springtime hike on Lanzarote
Let me show you the cheerful springtime face of Lanzarote with lush vegetation and flowers as we saw it on our 4-day carneval hike in late February. The end of February is carneval time in the Canaries and a week-long school holiday. In 2020 it was the last festival people could celebrate freely (though we…
Day trek to the Zawrat, High Tatras
A challenging day trek crossing the Eagle’s Path in the Polish High Tatras Starting point: Five Lakes Valley Refuge (1673 m) Highest point: Zawrat Pass (2158 m) Destination: Murowaniec Refuge (1500 m) Total distance: ~8 km Net duration: 3 h (highly dependent on the weather and your fitness) Difficulty: medium-hard Thanks to the network…
A winter trek in the High Tatras
Medium to hard winter hike in the High Tatras Starting point: Palenica Białczańska (car park) Destination: Szpyglasowy Wierch, High Tatras (2172 m) Total distance: ~20 km Net duration: 7-8 h (highly dependent on the weather and your fitness) (The map shows our second day when we hiked up Szpyglasowy Wierch from the mountain refuge and…
The French Way – 10 tips to prepare for your pilgrimage
El Camino Francés, or the French Way, is a centuries old pilgrimage route that takes you from the French side of the Pyrenees to Santiago de Compostela. The French Way is only one alternative route of El Camino de Santiago (the Way of St. James) but definitely the most popular and best known one. In…
Tokaj wine region walk
Take a pleasant and not too difficult walk with me in the Tokaj wine region of Hungary. It’s the best time now that the leaves are turning yellow and red but the days are still mild. And if you are lucky you can find some leftover on the vines although vintage is over. Quick facts:…
Atlas trek, Part 2
The M’Goun Massif is part of the Atlas Mountains in Morocco, North-West Africa. Its highest peaks are well over 3000m (Mount M’Goun is over 4000m). These days many of the small villages are connected with good quality paved roads but if you want to discover the higher regions, you’ll have to follow old mule tracks.…
Bohemian Paradise: 3 must see places
The Bohemian Paradise in Czechia (the Czech Republic) is a place where you become a child again. Or feel like Indiana Jones. You can find rocks of bizarre shape, labyrinths of moss-covered cliffs, lakes and waterfalls in a relatively compact area. And if that’s not enough, history lovers can admire old castles and everyone will…
M’Goun Traverse in the Atlas, Morocco – Part 1
” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] The M’Goun Massif is part of the Atlas Mountains in Morocco, North-West Africa. Its highest peaks are well over 3000m (Mount M’Goun is over 4000m). These days many of the small villages are connected with good quality paved roads but if you want to discover the higher regions, you’ll have…
Uludag trek in 3 days, Part 2
Three days in the Uludag Mountains in West Turkey, Part 2/2 The hike continues to the ridge of the mountain, where you can see lakes of amazing blue, and back to Bursa on a different route on the 3rd day (You can part 1 here: https://anyroadanywhere.com/uludag-trek-3-days-part1) Walking trip, medium hard Where: Uludag Mountains, West Turkey…