This article is about the highest peak of Brava island named ‘Fontainhas’ in Cabo Verde. It is not to be confused with the hike from Chã de Igreja/Cruzinha to Fontainhas/Ponta do Sol in Santo Antão! Intro Fontainhas is at 976 meters the highest point of the tiniest island in Cabo Verde: Brava. Brava is truly Read more >
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(Hitch)hiking Monte Verde, São Vicente
The Setup Monte Verde is the highest peak on the island of São Vicente, Cabo Verde. As the bird flies, it’s only 6 kilometers 744 meters east of Mindelo, the island capital and Cabo Verde’s second-biggest city. The mountain and its plants are protected inside the Parque Natural Monte Verde. The island main ‘ring road’ Read more >
Quilotoa Caldera Hike
If you’re only here for an overview of the hike and preparation tips, click here. Months ago I heard for the first time of the Quilotoa Caldera, a collapsed volcano in Ecuador with a crater lake in the middle. The pictures looked incredible and I wanted to visit. A few sprees on Wikipedia and my Read more >
Springtime in Uruguay!
My 90 days are almost up, but dude, I’ve had a good time in Uruguay! What’s all this excitement about? Probably the not knowing what to expect and the fact that this hemisphere of the earth would slowly, but surely warm up in the course of a few months come spring. Near the end of my stay Read more >
Blackberries: Autumn is the New Summer
It’s the season of the free blackberries in the south of Chile! Nearly all my hitchhiking spots were surrounded by these bushes. Somehow, nobody else eats them. I wonder why, as it’s tasty, healthy and most importantly completely free. A bush like this in a public area in Europe would have been looted the minute Read more >
Cuevas Waterfalls, Samaipata Bolivia
I didn’t jump from this waterfall. Just chilled an entire day at the three falls of Cuevas, close to Samaipata in Bolivia. Ultimate chill alert! It’s about 20 km from Samaipata in the direction of Santa Cruz and costs 15 bolivianos for entrance. Unfortunately it gets really busy in the afternoon on a sunny weekend Read more >
Hitching the scenic route
On the move again! I just left #Málaga to take the scenic route towards #Granada, though I might go to Ronda or #Gibraltar directly to catch some speed again on my way to #Portugal. I’ve no idea where I’m going, but it’s fun to pointlessly #hitchhike in some direction just because of a nice mountain Read more >
Freecamping Amalfi
Those were a good 860 kilometers #hitchhiking from my #freecamping spot at #Amalfi coast to where I’m now in #Savona. I didn’t intend to go #speedhitchhiking so far as I only expected to arrive from #Napels to #Florence and call it a day. Then this awesome truck driver from #Morocco took me all the way Read more >
Beach Freecamping
Good morning from #Dürres, #Albania! I went #freecamping on the north side of town at a quiet spot on the hill. First I wanted to be at the beach, but there were already some people there so I climbed up to this flat space and pitched my glorified mosquito-net/inner tent layer, rolled out my sleeping Read more >