Hiking on exmo.travel

Finland 🇫🇮 - goats, borders and bear droppings

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 02:58:08 -0400

Time for the next country. On the way there we briefly become involuntary animal rescuers, at the border we miss out on the cheap diesel, and in the Korouoma we do not meet a single other person for hours. What we do find instead, over and over again…

An encounter in the Korouoma

Sweden 🇸🇪 - the decision falls in Umeå

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 02:58:08 -0400

Straight back through Sweden or the big loop via Finland? In Umeå the decision falls. After that the east coast shows us boardwalks, skerries, a lighthouse and an evening sky you would happily end a meeting early for - Sven, at that point, is still on a call…

Evening sky near Lövånger

Sweden 🇸🇪 - to the Gulf of Bothnia

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 02:58:08 -0400

The mountainous west is behind us, now we head straight across Västerbotten to the sea. Two stopovers, two hikes, a surprisingly good pizza - and at the end a campsite that is really not our thing…

Evening light in Fredrika

Heading North 🇳🇴 - Arctic Circle, Bridges and a Landslide

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 02:58:08 -0400

The decision is made: we are carrying on north. Along the way we hike across four suspension bridges, reach the one place in Norway I absolutely wanted a photo of - and then a landslide closes the road…

Mission accomplished

Midsund, Atlantic Road and Trondheim 🇳🇴

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 02:58:08 -0400

Quite how big the staircase actually was got carefully kept from me beforehand. Afterwards we drive one of Europe’s best known coastal roads - and finally stop in a city we had previously only ever driven past…

Over 3,000 steps

Pinzgau and Tyrol 🇦🇹 - Finally on the Road Again

Wed, 29 Apr 2026 02:58:08 -0400

After two weeks in the workshop we are finally back on the road. In the Pinzgau we take on three big hikes straight away - and over the Gerlos Pass we reach our last pitch in Austria…

The Krimml Waterfalls

Switzerland 🇨🇭 - Bern and the First Snow

Sat, 28 Mar 2026 02:58:08 -0400

We had meant to stay a few more days in the Rhône valley, but it is pouring. So we cover ground instead - and on Lake Lucerne end up trying winter camping more or less by accident…

Time for a new flag

Southern France and the Rhône 🇫🇷 - Back on the Mediterranean

Sat, 21 Mar 2026 02:58:08 -0400

We are back in France, treat ourselves to an ice cream at a beach bar and then head up the Rhône. Saskia finishes an ordinary working day with 32.5 kilometres on the watch - and in Aubignas we find a spot you could not plan for…

The medieval village of Aubignas

Ronda and El Torcal 🇪🇸 - Bridge, Karst and Storm Damage

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 02:58:08 -0400

We walk across Ronda twice, work our way down the path to the abandoned building, climb through a karst landscape in El Torcal - and see in the forest what the recent storms have done…

The rock formations of El Torcal

Madrid 🇪🇸 - Carnival, Mammutmarsch and a Ghost Town

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 02:58:08 -0400

We drive straight into a carnival along the way, then walk 30 kilometres on the Mammutmarsch - and Lou, shortly before her 16th birthday, simply does the whole distance…

Thirty kilometres around the Casa de Campo

Arribes and Sierra de Francia 🇪🇸 - Vultures, Rain and La Alberca

Sun, 15 Feb 2026 02:58:08 -0400

The weather is still not on our side, but right on cue at the end of the working day it clears for two hours. Later we have to reverse through a narrow village - and then end up in a place we had not expected at all…

Nature’s own cinema above the Arribes

Algarve 🇵🇹 - Cliffs, Sagres and a Storm

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 02:58:08 -0400

After the mud there is one thing we need above all: hot showers. We stay considerably longer than planned, hike the cliff coast up and down, reach the end of the continent - and then get thoroughly shaken by a storm…

The cliffs near Zambujeira do Mar

Andalusia 🇪🇸 - Olives, Caminito del Rey and a New Compressor

Thu, 06 Nov 2025 02:58:08 -0400

We drive for hours through the largest olive monoculture in the world, haul Mammothon up a climb of more than 20 percent, hike the Caminito del Rey - and end up staying at MAN considerably longer than planned…

Olives as far as you can see

Monastery de la Murta 🇪🇸 - Right at the End of the Valley

Tue, 28 Oct 2025 02:58:08 -0400

We want a bit more solitude again, so we drive up a valley that gets narrower with every kilometre. At the end Mammothon stands almost alone - and Saskia’s circular route turns out to be considerably more sporting than expected…

At the end of the valley you can only continue on foot