Read about my Via Dinarica’16 thru-hike: 1500km from Slovenia to North Macedonia – a new long-distance trail on the Balkans!
You can buy food on frequent intervals along the Via Dinarica. There are small grocery stores and full supermarkets closeby, or a short hitch or busride from the trail. Almost all stores are open 7 days a week, from early in the morning untill at least 9 PM. Continue Reading…
Are you planning on thru-hiking the Via Dinarica? Good for you! Read this blog for tips. Continue Reading…
From Mavrovo I’ve got a few days hiking left to the Transversale terminal at Botún, close to Ohrid. Today, leaving town takes time. First there’s an expedition to a mini-market for snacks and lunch. Then there’s a a few possible trails and having a variety of options I find it hard making a decision.
Following the trail uphill I’m suddenly standing in the middle of a farm. With the sheep still in the fold, a dog comes barking at me.
And another one.
And another one. Continue Reading…
Buying resupplies at a small ski-town is risky, and when I enter the mini-markt I instantly see that this resupply is going to ehm adventurous. Continue Reading…
The hike from Ljuboten starts off with a marked trail. Then after Bistricki vrh. the trail kind of disappears, just like the markers. Continue Reading…
Half day travelling by bus via Bajram Curri, Gjakovë and Pristinë took me to Skopje where I took a few days off hiking. Continue Reading…
In Croatia there’s a few sections of the White trail I’m skipping; hiking on asphalt, exposed to the sun, lot’s of private land and no hotels or so, no, I’m not doing that. These sections are marked as mountain-bike trails anyway. This makes my hike about 160km shorter. Continue Reading…
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