Start in Neukoelln  I flew back from my little narrow boating holiday to Berlin. A hiker friend was accommodating me and we had a great ...

Bike touring in Australia  In a couple of days I will return to Germany and after a brief stop over in Berlin to change gear I will em...

On May 1st my sedentary life in Germany was over and I flew to Birmingham in the UK - but not for hiking or cycling. I was visiting my frien...

Dave has posted a comment asking me to describe my diet on the trail - and triggered this post. What I am eating outdoors depends very muc...

You may be wondering why I have not posted much for quite a while. But right now I am back in Berlin preparing my next trips in 2013 - and t...

I have planned the routes for several long -distance hikes in Europe now, including a 1,000 km hike through Germany , a 2,000 km hike acr...

The main goal of this trip in the Appalachians has been to gain experience in winter hiking - and I gained a lot. When reading my lessons le...