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Year 2020 in Photos - May

24 Dec 2020 1 minute read 0 comments Merthin

Almost everybody would agree that the passing year 2020 was a special one. For me it meant switching from travel-intensive work (155 flights last year!) to home office. It also meant more hiking in my home country than travelling abroad. Let me share...

Countryside hiking (episode 10 - wild animals near the city)

22 Dec 2020 1 minute read 0 comments lemming

Recently I had the opportunity to make a survey northwards from the city of Modena (Northern Italy) and I got some minutes to have a quick walk in the nearby countryside. It is surprising to note how many wild animals can live near urban areas.   The...

Getting (back) to the hills (and back).

14 Dec 2020 5 minute read 0 comments qwertyzxcvb

Photo by Guduru Ajay bhargav from Pexels   Well the COVID lockdown restrictions are lifting here and that means we are allowed travel further for non-essential reasons. Winter is my favorite time for hiking, we usually get mild weather (it doesn't s...

Countryside hiking (episode 9 - exploring a new path)

28 Nov 2020 1 minute read 0 comments lemming

Sometimes we have to make a choice, to go on the right or on the left? I decided for the left road.   I had no idea where the path was bringing me. Another choice: I prefered the uphill path as it was early in the morning and the other path was all...

Countryside hiking (episode 8 - walking on hills as it was in plain)

25 Nov 2020 1 minute read 2 comments lemming

Hills and mountains hiking is known to be more tiresome than plain hiking, but sometimes it is possible to walk on hills as it was in plain especially when there are plains areas suspended on the top of hills.   It is not really plain but something s...

Lovely Saturday Morning Walk With Puma

21 Nov 2020 1 minute read 6 comments ervin-lemark

On a lovely Saturday morning, Puma and I have, on our walk in the woods, gathered plenty of nice photos for several articles. It's enough that your eyes are open and the camera is ready. Well, a phone in our case. What did we see? the early morning...

Countryside hiking (episode 7 - walking uphill)

18 Nov 2020 1 minute read 0 comments lemming

I think to be lucky to live in a town that is placed on the hinge between the hills and the plain. The only thing we lack is the sea, but we can't always have what we want. Walking on the hills is a little bit more tiring, but it reserves a lot of su...

Top 5 Best Treks in Nepal

15 Nov 2020 3 minute read 0 comments Heaven Himalaya

  Trekking in Nepal | Source Trekking is a sports activity that takes you to the mountains and hills on foot. Lately, trekking has been everyone’s favorite sport when it comes to travel. Trekking refreshes your mind and soul and takes yo...

Stone Town

13 Nov 2020 2 minute read 0 comments Merthin

Far, far away... well, not that far after all, almost in the middle of Europe, in south-estern Poland, there's a Stone Town. As the legend goes, once upon the time the town was a normal, bustling living place. But its inhabitants were involved in all...

Countryside hiking (episode 6 - into the fog)

11 Nov 2020 1 minute read 2 comments lemming

The Po Plain climate is very strange. It is very hot with highly wet air during the summer while in autumn and winter when the weather is stable it can bring thick fog as it is during these last days. Fog can be a big nuisance and can be very dangero...