Hiking Skaftafellsheiði in Skaftafell, Iceland
Skaftafell in Iceland is a great area for one day hikes. It’s accessed directly on the Ring Road and therefore the local campsite is a truly huge affair…
Articles by Michal
From Thórsmörk to Skógar: How we didn’t pass the Fimmvörðuháls pass
The Fimmvörðuháls pass from Skógar to Thórsmork is one of the classic hikes in Iceland. You can hike it in either direction and every year there is pretty much only a two month window when the track is passable.
A few tips for hiking the Laugavegur Trail
A lot of words have been written about the Laugavegur Trail. It’s a regular member of top-ten-hikes-in-the-world articles. Because of that, I’ll limit myself to just some tips which could be helpful for fellow hikers.
Bláhnúkur Circuit in Landmannalaugar, Iceland
When you are in Landmannalaugar, Iceland, the Bláhnúkur Circuit is one of the day trails you can do there. It is worth doing just as any other trail in the area is.
Following the Vernacular Architecture of the Beskids from Kunčice pod Ondřejníkem to Rožnov pod Radhoštěm
I love vernacular architecture, I love hiking and I love the Carpathian mountains. Because of that, this relatively easy day hike was for me one of the nicest things I’ve done in a while.
Into the Czech Carpathians: hike around Horní Lomná
Horní Lomná is a one of the few reminders of a Carpathian village that’s left in Czechia. It’s at the end of a long valley which cuts into the mountains from the north to the south-west
The Polish–Czech Friendship Trail Hike Report
The Polish–Czech Friendship Trail crosses Krkonoše, the highest mountain range of Czechia, from its east to west. It’s one of the core Czech hikes and it’s been dragging my attention for a while. Finally I got a chance to hike it, yeah!
How to Plan Your Hiking Trip
I know people for whom planning a hike is a necessary pain. Well, for me it’s one of the most enjoyable things I do (especially when I’m supposed to be doing something else like work).
Walking through the Moravian Karst
The Moravian Karst is relatively small area in southern Moravia, Czechia. It has geological rock formations, caves and gorges…
Summer crossing over the Žďárské vrchy
You know the kind of hiking trips where you happen to walk without much of planning? The ones where you decide to go a day in advance and in the end they blow your mind more than something that you’d planned weeks and weeks ahead?