Bhutan, December 2024
A five night long fam trip to western Bhutan via Kathmandu, organised by Diamir, exceeded all expectations concerning the seemingly hard-to-reach Himalayan Kingdom. Taking it simply: a dream come true!…
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Kyūshū, October 2024
A family road trip on the most southwestern of the main Japanese Islands, the warm and friendly Kyūshū.
Taipei, October 2024
A few busy days during a rainy stop-over in the capital city of Taiwan.
Lofotia, August 2024
Renting a car in the hard working miners’ city of Kiruna with an idea of going to Norway for a week in a hired rorbu hut on Moskenes, the southwestern island of the Lofoten. And a road trip with a tent before and after that. We have had an incredible luck with the weather with eastern winds bringing sunny weather for a time long enough for us to make a few very satisfying hikes.
Schwarzwald, October 2023
Just three days walking with two nights spent at two sites of the Schwarzwald Trekking Camps.
Valli di Lanzo, July 2023
A busy week in two of the three Valli di Lanzo in Piemont: Val Grande and Val d’Ala. Lesser known Italian Alps.
Grand Ventron, May 2023
A short overnight trip to the protected massif of Grand Ventron (also known in German as Winterau) in the Vosges (vel Vogesen) Mountains offered a chance to experience the special atmosphere of the French-German borderlands. However, rather than dwelling on the imperial history of unnecessary conflicts, this journey was about appreciating nature’s recovery from human […]
Beskid Sądecki, May 2023
A week with a small private group in the Beskid Sądecki region, exploring both sides of the Poprad River valley and including a visit to the Małe Pieniny along the way. A spring break in the Carpathians!
Hurtigruten, October 2022
The classical Norwegian postal ship route from Bergen up north along the coast and back.
Fjord Norway, September-October 2022
Before embarking one of the Hurtigruten ships we spent a week in a typically Norwegian house by one of the furthest branches of the Sognefjorden by Marifjøra, making trips around the area.
La Gomera, March 2022
A week of leisure and hiking on the island of La Gomera. Arriving and leaving with a ferry from Tenerife and staying in a rural house in the beautiful village of Alojera on the forgotten western coast of the island.
Percorsi occitani, September 2021
Three lazy weeks in Valle Maira in Piemont. First, a week on the middle part of the Percorsi Occitani trail. Then, almost two weeks penetrating side valleys, based in an old Piemontese house.