Hanging out with Aisling in Zagreb
July 22, 2017
10:52: Breakfast of fresh fruit after waking at 09:00. 12:05: Finished breakfast together of burek and salad, tea and coffee, mineral water
Meeting Aisling in Zagreb
July 21, 2017
11:46: On my way to breakfast after a fun morning chatting with Valentina (26 year old philosophy student1) about philosophy, language, culture and
Jesnice to the Croatian border and on to an AirBnB in Zagreb
July 20, 2017
07:49: Up and dressed, about to knock on the guesthouse door so I can pee and brush my teeth and get some breakfast. Today will be another scorching
Brestanica to a campsite at Jesnice
July 19, 2017
Skip the ‘chafing’ footnote if you are prone to body horror. 08:20: I woke at 07:00 but didn’t get up until about 07:50.I’m washed and dressed
Jagnjenica to a hostel run by a former Olympian in Brestanica
July 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
July 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
July 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
July 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
July 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
July 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
July 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
July 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
July 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
July 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
July 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
July 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
July 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
July 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
July 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
July 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
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