An easy walk from Little Petra to the Monastery (Al-Deir) in Petra
In Madaba, I met a brother-and-sister hiking duo that had spent the past week walking (unguided) from Dana to Petra. When asked for Petra recommendations they told me about a half-day hike between Little Petra and Petra, which they reckoned was
Ditch the guide book — How to explore a city
While I feel the excitement when opening a Lonely Planet of Rough Guide -- leafing through the pages, envisioning yourself canvassing the night market in Marrakesh or exploring the Alhambra in Granada upon reading the little blurbs, whipping out a marker whenever you
Verona – Romeo & Juliet’s for real
While my preferred mode of discovering a city remains to just get lost, not knowing anything about Verona other than that Shakespeare chose to set his Romeo and Juliet here, I decided to follow the tour my host at the
Review: Hotel Les Aravis, Saint-Jean-de-Sixt, France
I admit that I didn't have to pay with money for my 4-week stay at the Les Aravis as I came here on a WorkAway stint. Nevertheless, I would like to recommend this chalet for your next Alpine yearning. Location &
Navigating Cinque Terre by boat, train, bus and on foot
The UNESCO World heritage site most people know simply as Cinque Terre is much more than just five villages on the Ligurian coast. There is also Portovenere, where I stayed for four nights, and Isola Palmaria, both at the mouth
A day in Rome — When in doubt it’s a church, and other things I learnt
I had not planned to go to Rome now. But my first Italian WorkAway starts only on Friday. I am leaving Berlin on Wednesday. So I might as well start here. Coming in via Fiumicino airport I get a first taste
Is it cave? Is it a house? No, it’s Matera, UNESCO World Heritage Site
Movie buffs might recognize Matera as go-to location for films about the death of Jesus Christ, most recently Mel Gibson's 'The Passion of Christ'. And though Christian faith did in fact have great influence on the development of the city,
What did you do one year ago today? – How Walking Home has changed me
It was exactly one year ago today, on a sunny Sunday morning, that I set out on an elaborate adventure. I had it in my head to walk from my home town Berlin to Biarritz at the French Atlantic coast.
How to make a Polly to help you carry your backpack
Earlier this week I gave you tips on how to prepare for your first long distance walk and how to sustain the hike. I hope I was able to inspire you to at last give it a try. In case
Long distance hiking for beginners, pt. 2
When I set out to do “Walking Home” I had done exactly one multi-day hike that was far from the long distance hiking I was about to attempt: When climbing Mount Cameroon in 2012 I had chosen the two and a