Category Archives: Europe

Skiing in Zell am See and Kaprun, Austrian Alps

See our report about skiing in Alps during wonderful Christmas time. Weather is so unpredictable then. Downstairs in village there is mist and darkness all along the day, but as soon as you go up by ski lift just some 100 m, you appear on totally different planet. Enjoy! Snow storm on Kaprun gletcher, 3000 … Continue reading Skiing in Zell am See and Kaprun, Austrian Alps

Best hiking in Balkan mountains

During our stay at Sunny Beach we decided to drive 400 km to make sure that Bulgaria has wonderful mountain ranges and picturesque trekking. From Black sea coast it was easy to manage by recently built Burgas – Sofia highway. Ok, maybe I overstate – some parts of highway seem to be from soviet times, … Continue reading Best hiking in Balkan mountains

Sunny Beach of Bulgaria – enjoy!

Sunny Beach, Solnecnij bereg, Slanchev bryag – so many names for this wonderful spot on coastline of Bulgaria’s Black Sea. We were prepared to see unfinished construction of pre-crisis apartment houses. What we discovered was pleasant surprise – nice beaches, lively promenades, great wine, excellent food and on top of that – really good prices. … Continue reading Sunny Beach of Bulgaria – enjoy!

Cross country skiing in Lapland behind Polar circle

Beginning of April is great for skiing in Lapland (north of Finland) – days become longer and snow is still more than 1 m deep. Here comes short expedition video to get rough impression: So, just before Easter together with couple of polar animals we await for our luggage in Rovaniemi airport. Ski bus brings … Continue reading Cross country skiing in Lapland behind Polar circle

Haute Route Pyrenees (HRP) trekking, Spain and France

The Haute Randonnée Pyrénéenne (HRP) is a long-distance footpath in the Pyrenees. Like the GR 10 and the GR 11, the path travels the length of the Pyrenees from coast to coast. However, where the GR 10 and GR 11 stick mainly to lower routes and mountain passes on the French and Spanish sides of … Continue reading Haute Route Pyrenees (HRP) trekking, Spain and France

Best hiking routes in Spanish Pyrenees

We were flying by the airline company, which always arrives before time. An air-plane landed at Girona, in my opinion, at too high speed, but definitely before the appointed time. Although Mediterranean was temptation for us, we went to the central region of peninsula – to the main ridge of Pyrenees – to Pedraforca and farther to the National park … Continue reading Best hiking routes in Spanish Pyrenees

Sellaronda: 500 km ski slopes in most scenic area of Dolomites

To Dolomiti Superski! To enjoy 200 skilifts and 500 km of downhill slopes! We arrived to Campitello at middle of night. Around 3.30am bus driver let us off and kindly showed direction towards mountain, saying this is the way to our house. We made few rounds but expected Eurochalet building did not appear. Luckily we … Continue reading Sellaronda: 500 km ski slopes in most scenic area of Dolomites

Livigno: Worlds best Alpine skiing slopes – MOVIE

Livigno – piece of Italy hidden in Swiss Alps. Only place in Alps we returned already for third time. Enjoy this Youtube video, great slopes, good music (except if you are German, because Youtube blocked this video for Germany, probably due to “Anton, Anton” copyright:) Yes, and enjoy also all pleasures related to tax free … Continue reading Livigno: Worlds best Alpine skiing slopes – MOVIE