Jagnjenica to a hostel run by a former Olympian in Brestanica
Jul 18, 2017
The sun rose over the wooded mountain at my feet at 07:15, but I didn’t get up until about half past. I slept exceptionally well. I was snug and
Zavrstnik to a garden in Jagnjenica
Jul 17, 2017
08:46: I woke an hour ago. I’ve cooked and eaten porridge breakfast and washed up and brushed by teeth. It took me a while to drop off to sleep, but
Ljubljana to a field in Zavrstnik
Jul 16, 2017
08:00: Up and washed, socks washed. Now I’m on the lookout for breakfast. I slept really well. Fun mixed dorm (like the night before last) with a
Kranj to Ljubljana
Jul 15, 2017
09:14: Up at 07:08, washed, socks washed, jocks washed, breakfasted and now I’m packing. I’ve booked into a hostel in Ljubljana. I’ve marked the
A rest day in Kranj
Jul 14, 2017
07:57: I didn’t get to bed until sometime after 23:00, talking to Tommy, a 25 year old Canadian lad of Vietnamese parents who’s touring the world.
From Podljubelj to a hostel in Kranj
Jul 13, 2017
08:54: I joined a lovely Dutch couple, Baukje and (I think) Wieske for dinner. She provides support for university-level autistic students and he
From Kirschentheuer to a campsite at Podljubelj, Slovenia
Jul 12, 2017
08:27: Up at 07:20. I skipped washing. I’ve had breakfast, about to wash up. The promising mayonnaise tube burst, so I’ll chuck that and keep the
From Moosburg to a campsite at Kirschentheuer
Jul 11, 2017
09:06: Up at 07:08. Now I’m washed (t-shirt, towel and socks washed, breakfasted (porridge, fruit/nut/seed mix and a fresh apple)) and I’ve broken
Gnesau to a campsite at Moosburg
Jul 10, 2017
Up at 07:20 and into the shower, drying myself with the town that Christopher1 gave me from the “lost and found” pile. I had a chat with the L300
A rest day at a campsite at Gnesau
Jul 9, 2017
This is one of the very few days on the walk when I didn’t take a single snap, either on my phone or on my compact camera. The pictures you see here
From Turracher Höhe to a campsite at Gnesau
Jul 8, 2017
07:21: I’m up and dressed. It’s cloudy and cool, but dry with no dew. I’m about to wash my earplugs ad have a pee. It took me a long time to fall
Tamsweg to a bench outside an alpine hut at Turracher Höhe
Jul 7, 2017
Up at 07:20. My right toenail has come away entirely. It’s not painful, thankfully. I’m going to skip having a shower and just sock wash, breakfast
Obertauern to a campsite at Tamsweg
Jul 6, 2017
07:30: Feet on the ground. That was a luxurious sleep. I still woke a few times, but it was a pleasure not to need earplugs. Gonna wash, dress and
Radstadt to a hotel in Obertauern
Jul 5, 2017
08:05: Washed and dressed and socks washed. My t-shirt is beginning to stink. I’m going to pack the bag and bivvy and make breakfast. 09:30: On the
Pfarrwerfen to a campsite near Radstadt
Jul 4, 2017
07:48: I was up at about 07:10: The sun was up at five, when I got up for a pee, but it’s only in the last few minutes that it’s risen above the
A shopping trip to Bischofshofen from the campsite at Pfarrwerfen
Jul 3, 2017
09:58: Up and washed and dressed. I’m going to prepare a porridge breakfast now. It’s been raining non-stop, AFAIK since 07:30, when I first checked
Planning my route over the Alps at a campsite at Pfarrwerfen
Jul 2, 2017
09:43: I treated myself to a lie-in this morning, snug in the sleeping bag and bivvy until 08:40. I was surprised how long I managed to sleep. The
From Kuchl to the campsite at Pfarrwerfen
Jul 1, 2017
08:17: Slept really well. Up at 07:45 very bleary-eyed. I went to bed at one o’clock this morning after making my excuses.1 I’m about to do my teeth
From a campsite on the northern edge of Salzburg to Kuchl and an invitation to stay with the Menneweger family
Jun 30, 2017
08:31: I didn’t bother taking a shower this morning as I woke to a steady rain. I brushed my teeth and washed yesterday’s socks (which I’d had to
Failing to be a good tourist in Salzburg
Jun 29, 2017
08:59: Up and about at about 07:30 and into the shower. It’s another grey and showery day, as forecast. I’m heading into town now to get some
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