Tag Archives: Travel

Today Was a Good Day – Summiting Toubkal (Morocco)

Posted on August 26, 2015 by Stef

It’s not a secret that I like hiking and climbing. Last year I did my first winter climb summiting Toubkal in Morocco, the highest peak in North Africa. Big challenge for a first timer. Especially when you have to fight … Continue reading →

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Atlas Mountains – Imlil by Night

Posted on July 17, 2015 by Stef

The topic of this week’s photo challenge is ‘Half Half’. And this my story: Once upon a time, it was Christmas time, a young couple decided to go travelling. Curious about the world and wanting to see faraway countries they … Continue reading →

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Groundhog Day – Hiking in the Mangfell Mountains, Bavaria, Germany

Posted on June 24, 2015 by Stef

9.2km – with Prasana. ↑ 887m ↓ 825m Today’s original plan was to climb Zugspitze, Germany’s highest mountain. But after the bad weather in the last few days I called a few places like cable car stations, skiing school and … Continue reading →

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Lake walk near Mittenwald, Bavaria, Germany

Posted on June 23, 2015 by Stef

8.2km – with Prasana. ↑ 150m ↓ 467m In preparation of tomorrow (we want to climb Zugspitze, Germany’s highest mountain), we chose an easy walk for today. We drove to Mittenwald, apparently one of the most beautiful towns in Bavaria, … Continue reading →

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Drenched in Partnachklamm (Partnach Gorge) near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Germany

Posted on June 21, 2015 by Stef

7km – with Prasana. Bavaria has the cliché always to be sunny when the weather in the rest of Germany is crap. Every German is jealous about the weather the Bavarians have. It’s got more or less a sunshine guarantee. … Continue reading →

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The Bavarian and Austrian Alps – A child’s nightmare – An adult’s paradise

Posted on June 10, 2015 by Stef

Holidays are near and we’re gonna go hiking in the Bavarian and Tyrolean Alps in Germany and Austria. How much I’m looking forward to this trip. I used to go on vacation there with my mum and her friend when … Continue reading →

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Why you should get your ass up and travel the world

Posted on April 30, 2015 by Stef

After my last blog post “Traveling the world – Why can’t I just do it?” I got amazing feedback which I want to give back to you. Many have the same dream: taking some time off and traveling the world. … Continue reading →

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Travelling the world – Why can’t I just do it?

Posted on April 27, 2015 by Stef

Have you ever been travelling for more than 2-3 weeks or taking a sabbatical year? Lots of my friends have been or are still travelling the world. Hiking, trekking, backpacking, travelling in the States, South America, Asia or Australia, they … Continue reading →

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The Madness is on Facebook

Posted on April 12, 2015 by Stef

The world of social media got me. As I’m addicted to Facebook, twitter and co anyway, I decided to use that addiction to share my hiking stories with other mad hikers and social media addicts. Apart from a twitter account, … Continue reading →

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Review Mount Toubkal

Posted on January 11, 2015 by Stef

+ Beautiful mountains + Good exercise + Fabulous guide + Awesome, like-minded people + Ideal for winter climbing – It’s f***reezing cold – Sick stomach – Light altitude sickness – Painful ascents But after some time you forget about the … Continue reading →

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