Appalachian Trail: Great Smoky Mountains, U.S.

Just finished reading great Bill Bryson’s book A WALK IN THE WOODS about Appalachian trail. Further I share few most impressive areas of the 2160 mile trail: Great Smoky Mountains About 100 native tree species make their home in Great Smoky Mountains National Park—more than in all of northern Europe. The park also contains one … Continue reading Appalachian Trail: Great Smoky Mountains, U.S.

Islands and peninsulas of Croatia

  This post isn’t about all goot things to visit in Croatia. Our experience this time borders with small, one week round that started and ended in same place – Rijeka. It was drive through wonderful Krk, Cres, Losinj islands and Istria peninsula with Kamenjak horn and fantastic cities of Pula and Rovinja. To move … Continue reading Islands and peninsulas of Croatia

Norway’s 5 best hiking routes

Good morning! Even though there`s nothing good about this morning. We arrived at Rygge with Ryanair yesterday at around ten in the evening and decided not to waste time in any hotel or campsite.  It was nearly 600km to the first hiking trail. We managed to drive some 200km, including crossing the river with a … Continue reading Norway’s 5 best hiking routes

6 hiking routes in Crimea mountains

This is the airport of Simferopol where our seven-day adventure in post-Soviet Crimea began. The old – good buildings of sanatoriums were waiting of us. Certainly we could not afford to live in Hotel Yalta, but spending the night under the bridge was something we also did not want (text ” we rent an appartment” … Continue reading 6 hiking routes in Crimea mountains

Kalimantan rain forest and orang utans

    Kalimantāna, agrāk saukta par Borneo, izrādās ir otra lielākā sala pasaulē. Tā slavena ar pirmatnējiem lietus mežiem, zelta raktuvēm un Indonēzijas galvenās eksporta preces – eļļas palmu plantācijām. Salu pārsvarā apdzīvo islāma ticīgie, tādēļ nevienā no pilsētiņām, ko apmeklējam pa ceļam, nav iespējams nopirkt alu. Bet mums taču pēc pāris dienām Līgo vakars!!! … Continue reading Kalimantan rain forest and orang utans