Like the Schorfheide-Chorin Biosphere Reserve bike trail, the 7-Seen-Tour (7 Lakes Tour) is well suited for short days in autumn. At just 34 km starting from Brandenburg an der Havel, you can comfortably complete the ride in 3-4 hours. And psst, if you go off track a little bit, you could even combine it with […]
Temperatures are steadily dropping close to zero this week, but there is no snow in Berlin/Brandenburg yet and this weekend is forecasted to be sunny. So if you’re up for a challenge, grab your bike and embark on this trip to nature, perfect for autumn (as briefly mentioned in my previous post) because you can […]
Autumn is quickly passing by, this year perceptibly more so than usual for me. The leaves change colours and temperatures drop ever so swiftly, so before unbearably cold winter and icy roads get in the way, why not take that bike out on a trip at least once more? Cycling for more than half an […]
An einem Sommermorgen Da nimm den Wanderstab, Es fallen deine Sorgen Wie Nebel von dir ab. Theodor Fontane (1819-1898) After summer is over, Sunday mornings become a critical point for me: if someone or some event doesn’t drag me out of bed by 10 AM, lethargy would swoop in and I usually resign into being […]
First and foremost, I really appreciate the fact that the German and Berlin government NEVER enforce a total lockdown since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. This means that we have always been allowed to go outdoor to exercise, although obviously not in unreasonably big groups and keeping a safe distance if households mix. Moderate […]
The last third of our September bike trip felt rather uneventful compared to the first two-thirds, so I decided to combine our last two days on the Innradweg into one post. The sensation might have been caused by the lack of defining landmarks along the way, or perhaps the flatness and smoothness of the path. […]
After three days of cycling on Via Claudia Augusta and a day of hiking in Imst, we hopped back onto our bikes to start our Innradweg journey. As mentioned in one of my previous posts, the Innradweg or Inn Cycle Path is a long-distance bicycle route along the river Inn and through the Alps. As […]
After three days on the bike (see my Via Claudia Augusta Day 1, Day 2, and Day 3 posts), we arrived in Imst, Austria. With our hotel located at 1,000 m altitude and surrounded by beautiful Alps mountains, J thought it would be a waste not to stay an extra day to explore the hiking […]
My Via Claudia Augusta videos are up on YouTube! It took me a while since it was my first time editing videos for YouTube but here they are. Enjoy! Via Claudia Augusta Day 1: Augsburg-Fuchstal via Landsberg am Lech Via Claudia Augusta Day 2: Fuchstal-Füssen via Schongau Via Claudia Augusta Day 3: Füssen-Imst via Reutte
It was our third and final day on Via Claudia Augusta, before we changed gears onto the Innradweg. It was also the day we crossed the German-Austrian border which, along with the stunning views of the Zugspitze (a.k.a. tallest peak in Germany), makes it my favourite day on the route. Very grateful to have completed […]