Weather: 🌧️🌧️☁️☁️☁️Picnic: 🥪🥪🥪 (3 out 5, wraps whilst spotting Otters in the river Nera) Track: 🇷🇴🇹🇩🇹🇩🇹🇩 (4 out of 5, great trail through the autumn on a track through the Nera gorge) Milestone: 5250 kmHotel: 🛏️🛏️🛏️ (3 out of 5,…
Weather: ⛅☀️☀️☀️☀️ (rating 5 out of 5, perfect, quite cold hiking weather…) Picnic: 🥪🥪🥪 (3 out 5, wraps at a nice spot at the Sequoia tree) Track: 🇷🇴🇹🇩🇹🇩🇹🇩 (4 out of 5, great trail through the autumn on a beautiful…
Weather: ⛅☀️☀️☀️☀️ (rating 5 out of 5, perfect, slightly cold hiking weather…) Picnic: 🥪🥪🥪🥪 (4 out 5, bread and buren on a bench near the bakery in Resita) Track: 🇷🇴🇹🇩🇹🇩🇹🇩🇹🇩 (4 out of 5, great trail through the forest, with…
Weather: ⛅☀️☀️☀️☀️ (rating 5 out of 5, perfect, slightly cold hiking weather…) Picnic: 🥪🥪🥪 (3 out 5, wraps…) Track: 🇷🇴🇹🇩🇹🇩🇹🇩🇹🇩 (5 out of 5, great trail through the autumn forest along a lake and a river) Campsite: ⛺⛺⛺ (3 out…
Weather: ☁️🌧️🌧️🌧️☁️ (rating 2 out of 5, perfect hiking weather…) Picnic: 🥪🥪🥪 (3 out 5, bread with cheese from the supermarket, while it was still dry) Track: 🇷🇴🇹🇩🇹🇩🇹🇩 (4 out of 5, really nice trail up into the forested mountains)…
In our comfortable bed we slept in and had a nice breakfast. I start with repairing my backpack and camera bag, that looks like patchwork on the inside by now…😅 Meanwhile my phone and camera are making a backup of…
Weather: ⛅☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️ (rating again 6 out of 5, perfect hiking weather!) Picnic: 🥪🥪🥪 (3 out 5, bread from the supermarket)Track: 🇷🇴🇹🇩🇹🇩🇹🇩 (4 out of 5, really nice trail through the forest, fields and villages, with great mountain views) Hotel: 🛏️🛏️🛏️…
Weather: ⛅☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️ (rating 6 out of 5, perfect hiking weather!)Picnic: 🥪🥪🥪 (3 out 5, bread from the supermarket in one of the villages) Track: 🇷🇴🇹🇩🇹🇩🇹🇩 (4 out of 5, really nice trail through the valley, fields and villages, with great…
Weather: ☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️ Picnic: 🥪🥪🥪🥪 (4 out 5, bread with quit a nice combination on ‘whatever we could get’ from the supermarket) Track: 🇷🇴🇹🇩🇹🇩🇹🇩 (4 out of 5, really nice trail through the hills, fields and villages, with great mountain views)…
Weather: ☁️☁️☁️☁️☁️Picnic: 🥪🥪🥪 (3 out 5, bread with sausage and cream cheese + leftover breakfast) Track: 🇷🇴🇹🇩🇹🇩 (4 out of 5, nice trail through the valley, across fields and through villages, with great mountain views) Hotel: 🛏️🛏️🛏️ (3 out of…
Weather: 🌥️🌧️⛅⛅⛅Picnic: 🥪🥪 (2 out 5, wraps with almost no Nutella) Track: 🇷🇴🇹🇩🇹🇩🇹🇩 (4 out of 5, beautiful trail through the autumn forest, past homesteads with great mountain views) Campsite: ⛺⛺⛺⛺ (4 out of 5, home hospitality in the garden…
Weather: ☁️☁️⛅☁️🌧️Picnic: 🥪🥪 (2 out 5, wraps with semi frozen Nutella) Track: 🇷🇴🇹🇩🇹🇩 (3 out of 5, very nice, but seemingly endless trail through the autumn forest)Campsite: ⛺⛺⛺⛺ (4 out of 5, flat spot at a farm house) Name of…
From the beginning of our hike this was always going to be a -halfway- , 3500km post. A moment to reflect on the journey we have had, and one to look forward to what is in front of us. I’ve…
Weather: ☁️⛅⛅⛅⛅ Picnic: 🥪🥪🥪🥪 (4 out 5, bread in the forest)Track: 🇷🇴🇹🇩🇹🇩🇹🇩 (4 out of 5, very nice trail through beautiful autumn forest) Milestone: 5000 kmCampsite: ⛺⛺⛺ (3 out of 5, flat spot next to a gravel road close to…
Weather: ☁️☁️☁️⛅⛅ Picnic: 🥪🥪🥪 (3 out 5, wraps in the forest) Track: 🇷🇴🇹🇩🇹🇩🇹🇩 (4 out of 5, very nice trail, mainly through beautiful autumn forest) Hotel: 🛏️🛏️🛏️ (3 out of 5, basic room, good price) Name of followed trail: Via…
Weather: ⛅⛅⛅⛅ Lunch: 🥪🥪🥪🥪🥪 (5 out 5, rolls at Ioan and coffee at Zen in Sebes) Track: 🇷🇴🇹🇩🇹🇩 (3 out of 5, nice trail through the cities of Alba Iulia and Sebes, tough sticky clay track through the fields in…
We slept in again, which by now means that around 8.00 we think we’ve had a lazy morning 😅. I made our resupply planning and we did some repairing chores. After that we go and try to send our package…
A day of doing nothing yet a lot. We’ve had a good rest, with sleeping in, having a late lunch and a thorough massage. Active, because we did laundry, Mark went for a haircut, we did some shopping and prepared…
Weather: ⛅⛅⛅⛅⛅ Lunch: 🥪🥪🥪🥪🥪 (5 out 5, burritos at a restaurant in Alba Iulia) Track: 🇷🇴🇹🇩🇹🇩 (3 out of 5, nice trail through the fields in the hills with great views) Hotel: 🛏️🛏️🛏️🛏️ (4 out of 5, lovely spacious apartment…
Weather: ☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️ Picnic: 🥪🥪🥪 (3 out 5, wraps with the last bit of peanut butter) Track: 🇷🇴🇹🇩🇹🇩 (3 out of 5, nice trail through the fields in the hills and some villages) Campsite: ⛺⛺⛺⛺⛺ (5 out of 5, lovely campsite…
Weather: ☀️⛅☀️⛅☀️ Picnic: 🥪🥪🥪 (3 out 5, old bread in front of the supermarket in Lunca) Track: 🇷🇴🇹🇩🇹🇩 (3 out of 5, nice trail through the hills and villages, then a cheeky roadwalk into Blaj) Milestone: 3000 miles!Hotel: 🛏️🛏️🛏️🛏️ (4…
Weather: ☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️ Picnic: 🥪🥪🥪🥪 (4 out 5, bread in front of the supermarket in Copsa Mica) Track: 🇷🇴🇹🇩🇹🇩 (3 out of 5, nice trail through mostly fields and villages)Hotel: 🛏️🛏️🛏️🛏️ (4 out of 5, nice room, good shower and good…
Weather: ☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️ Lunch: 🥪🥪🥪🥪 (4 out 5, nice sandwices on a terrace in Medias) Track: 🇷🇴🇹🇩🇹🇩🇹🇩 (4 out of 5, nice trail over the forested hills, through fields villages and through the city of Medias) Campsite: ⛺⛺⛺ (3 out of…
Weather: ☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️ Picnic: 🥪🥪🥪 (4 out 5, bread with fruit in a field) Track: 🇷🇴🇹🇩🇹🇩🇹🇩🇹🇩 (5 out of 5, beautiful trail over the mostly forested hills, through the Unesco village of Biertan and with great views) Milestone: 4750 kmHotel: 🛏️🛏️🛏️…
Weather: ☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️ Picnic: 🥪🥪🥪🥪 (4 out 5, bread with fruit in a field) Track: 🇷🇴🇹🇩🇹🇩🇹🇩 (4 out of 5, very nice trail over the hills, mainly through forest, some fields and a few nice villages) Campsite: ⛺⛺⛺ (3 out of…
Weather: ☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️ Picnic: 🥪🥪🥪 (3 out 5, wraps in a field) Track: 🇷🇴🇹🇩🇹🇩🇹🇩 (4 out of 5, very nice trail over the hills, mainly through forest, some fields. Very well marked and really walkable) Hotel: 🛏️🛏️🛏️ (3 out of 5,…
Weather: ☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️Picnic: 🥪🥪🥪 (3 out 5, wraps at the shop in Crit) Track: 🇷🇴🇹🇩🇹🇩🇹🇩 (4 out of 5, very nice trail over the hills, through forest, fields and a few villages with nice fortified churches. Very well marked and really…
Weather: ☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️Picnic: 🥪🥪🥪🥪 (4 out 5, bread and cheese from the shop at Archita) Track: 🇷🇴🇹🇩🇹🇩🇹🇩 (4 out of 5, very nice trail over the hills, through forest, fields and a few villages with nice fortified churches. Very well marked…
Weather: ☀️⛅⛅⛅⛅ Picnic: 🥪🥪🥪 (3 out 5, wraps under a big oak tree) Track: 🇷🇴🇹🇩🇹🇩 (3 out of 5, dirt road through forest, fields and a few villages with nice churches. Very well marked and really walkable) Hotel: 🛏️🛏️ (2…
Weather: ☀️⛅⛅⛅⛅ Picnic: 🥪🥪🥪🥪 (4 out 5, bread from the bakery, with tuna late and boiled eggs at the side of the trail) Track: 🇷🇴🇹🇩🇹🇩 (3 out of 5, gravel road through forest, fields and a few villages. Very well…
We slept in and had a lazy breakfast in bed. We did some (digital) chores, read and went out for lunch. After lunch and shopping, where we thought of buying the Hungarian Scrabble game (we were sure we’d suck at…
Weather: 🌥️⛅☁️🌥️☁️ Picnic: 🥪🥪🥪🥪 (4 out 5, chimney bread at the side of the road)Track: 🇷🇴 (1 out of 5, long roadwalk again. Practical but not interesting)Hotel: 🛏️🛏️🛏️️🛏️ (4 out of 5, lovely and clean appartment with very good facilities)Name…
Weather: ☁️🌥️☁️🌥️☁️Picnic: 🥪🥪🥪🥪 (4 out 5, wraps with cheese and fruit at a picnic bench in front of the shop in Sicasau) Track: 🇷🇴 (1 out of 5, long roadwalk again. Practical but not interesting) Hotel: 🛏️🛏️🛏️🛏️️🛏️ (5 out of…
Weather: ☁️🌥️⛅⛅⛅Picnic: 🥪🥪🥪🥪 (4 out 5, bread on a square in Joseni) Track: 🇷🇴🇹🇩 (2 out of 5, start was pretty, got lost, a lot of roadwalk again. Better than yesterday though)Milestone: 4500 km!Hotel: 🛏️🛏️🛏️️🛏️ (4 out of 5, nice…
Weather: ☁️🌧️🌥️🌧️🌥️Lunch: 🥪🥪🥪 (3 out 5, bread with ham and cream on the side of the road) Track: 🇷🇴 (1 out of 5, most functional way to walk for us, but boring never the less..😅) Hotel: 🛏️🛏️🛏️🛏️ (4 out of…
Weather: ☁️☁️🌥️🌥️🌧️ Lunch: 🥪🥪🥪 (3 out 5, wraps in a field next to the track) Track: 🇷🇴🇹🇩 (2 out of 5, nice track until after Dochia hut, then hard to find and tough, overgrown track, and finally a roadwalk to…
Weather: ☁️🌧️🌧️🌧️🌥️Lunch: 🥪🥪🥪🥪 (4 out 5, pasta and pizza in Dargau) Track: 🇷🇴🇹🇩 (2 out of 5, ok roadwalk, hard to find and tough, muddy track) Hotel: 🛏️🛏️🛏️🛏️ (4 out of 5, nice room, good bed and shower, good food…
Weather: ⛅⛅⛅⛅⛅Picnic: 🥪🥪🥪 (3 out 5, sandwiches with leftover cheese and bacon from breakfast) Track: 🇷🇴🇹🇩 (2 out of 5, pleasant roadwalking) Hotel: 🛏️🛏️ (2 out of 5, nice, basic cabin) Name of followed trail: alternative trail on the road…
Weather: ☁️☀️☀️☀️☀️ Picnic: 🥪🥪🥪 (4 out 5, bread and cheese from the supermarket in Hilda on a picnic bench) Track: 🇷🇴🇹🇩 (2 out of 5, a lot of searching for the track to get to the road, from there pleasant…
This morning we’ve come to a decision. After 171 days of following E8, we have chosen to change trails and follow the Via Transilvanica for the Romanian part of our journey to Istanbul. The reason being that with the information…
Weather: ☀️⛅⛅🌧️⛅Picnic: 🥪🥪🥪 (3 out 5, wraps while watching 2 men picking mushrooms) Track: 🇷🇴 (1 out of 5, first part really nice track, last 5 kilometers there was almost no track, so 5 km bushwhacking on a ridgeline) Campsite:…
Weather: ☁️☀️☀️☀️☀️Picnic: 🥪🥪🥪🥪 (4 out 5, wraps and cheese from the cheese farm!)Track: 🇷🇴🇹🇩🇷🇴🇷🇴 (4 out of 5, tough 4×4 track up to Giumalau peak, then down on a narrow trail through the forest and up again to Rarau)Hotel: 🛏️🛏️🛏️🛏️…
We sleep in a bit and first get some breakfast at Luca. Or actually, I first go to find my bank card at the pharmacy, where I left it at the counter yesterday…. Luckily, it indeed was there! So grateful…
Weather: ☁️⛅⛅⛅⛅Picnic: 🥪🥪🥪🥪 (4 out 5, wraps and cheese from the cheese farm!) Track: 🇷🇴🇷🇴🇷🇴 (3 out of 5, mostly easy going 4×4 track with some slippery parts and a cheese farm as an added bonus) Hotel: 🛏️🛏️🛏️ (3 out…
Weather: ☁️⛅⛅⛅🌧️Picnic: 🥪🥪 (2 out 5, a few wraps and nuts in a blueberry field…) Track: 🇷🇴🇷🇴🇷🇴 (3 out of 5, mostly easy going 4×4 roads with beautiful views, 1 point less because of the 3km bushwhacking maze of pine…
Weather: 🌧️☁️🌧️☁️🌧️ Lunch: 🥪🥪🥪 (3 out 5, wraps and tea in a hut…) Track: 🇷🇴🇷🇴🇷🇴🇷🇴 (4 out of 5, at least..the parts we could see we’re very beautiful 😅) Hotel: 🛏️🛏️ (2 out of 5, basic pension) Name of followed…
Weather: 🌧️☁️☁️☁️☁️ Lunch: 🥪🥪 (2 out 5, cup a soup and some cookies in the hut, rationing food à bit for now…) Track: 🇷🇴🇷🇴🇷🇴🇷🇴 (4 out of 5, at least..the parts we could see we’re very beautiful 😅)Hut: 🛖🛖 (2…
Weather: ☁️🌥️⛅🌥️🌧️☁️Lunch: 🥪🥪🥪 (3 out 5, wraps with honey in the forest) Track: 🇷🇴🇷🇴🇷🇴 (3 out of 5, The first half wasn’t that interesting, the second half was tough hiking with great views) Hut: 🛖🛖 (2 out of 5, basic,…
Weather: ☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️ Lunch: 🥪🥪🥪🥪 (4 out 5, Soup and bread at the restaurant at pasul Setref) Track: 🇷🇴🇷🇴 (2 out of 5, First half was roadwalking, after the Setref pass tough track up the mountain with great views) Campsite: ⛺⛺⛺…
Weather: ☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️ Lunch: 🥪🥪🥪🥪 (3 out 5, bread from the supermarket in Potiza) Track: 🇷🇴🇷🇴🇷🇴 (3 out of 5, beautiful view at the start, forest trail and trail through Botiza were nice. The trail to Ieud was hard to find)…