05 Vila do Bispo – Carrapateira
Vila do Bispo is not very exciting. We stayed at the Hotel Mira Sagres, which was ok but also offered the bleakest hotel room I’ve ever seen. But clean. On the plus side, there’s a fantastic restaurant in town, one of the best on this trip, especially for folks who don’t like to kill or…
04 Sagres – Vila do Bispo
Where there’s sunshine, there’s rain. We had already explored the coast around Sagres on our rest day and we didn’t feel like walking besides the road for 8km,so we took a taxi to Cabe São Vicente and started our hike from there. The Cabe is much hyped but physically disappointing. I get the geographical and…
03 Salema Beach – Sagres
One of the longest stages, also one of the most rewarding. Majestic cliffs, fine beaches, sun, wind, and waves. Another great stage, one of my faves so far! We took a little shortcut, you can walk from Praia da Figueira to Praia das Furnas on the beach if the tide and conditions are right. We…
02 Praia da Luz – Salema Beach
Another short leg stretcher, another picture perfect day full of fantastic coastal views. It’s really a constant wow experience. Fucking amazing. Salema beach is just a couple of houses and some eateries / bars. Unfortunately, all the candidates for decent vegetarian or vegan food were closed, so we ate at one of the few open…
Rota Vicentina, Trilho dos Pescadores
Rota Vicentina is a long distance hiking trail in southern Portugal. There’s a couple of variations to it, the main two options are the ‚historical way‘ (Camino Histórico) and the ‚Fishermen’s Trail‘ (Trilho dos Pescadores). They have a website and a locally produced and sold guidebook (print and online), I recommend both as they are…
01 Lagos – Praia da Luz – Hiking the Trilho dos Pescadores, Rota Vicentina trail in November
I’ve finally figured out how to post through the mobile app. I think. We’ll see. Anyway a first try. Finally, vacation time, leaving the dark, grey, cold, and wet November behind for the much nicer climate in southern Portugal. Our plan is to hike the Trilho dos Pescadores (Fishermen’s Trail) that is part of the…
Qu’un sang impur abbreuve nos sillons
France 2023 – Pâtisserie Rugby World Cup. Had been looking forward to this for four years! As we all know, pleasure is usually only achieved through hard work. So I decided to sacrifice myself and tested each and every pâtisserie in Paris and Lyon to ensure ongoing excellence etc. blahvlah bullshit bingo. Who cares? There’s…
Rucksack orgasm
Saturday morning started with a shock. I was up early to capture Mt Ruapehu in sunrise and was attacked by one of NZ’s most dangerous animals on our terrace: This is a carnivorous snail and it can catch and devour its prey in seconds – don’t let the harmless appearance fool you! Sunrise was nice…
Ohakune, we love you
Decision time, again. Too many decision times on this vacation for my taste, but what can you do? At least I’m good at making decisions. My body is fat and untrained and ugly and white, I don’t have any tattoos or piercings, I don’t know how to shoot a gun, I’ve never beaten a woman,…
And Taranaki sunset def rule ok
The only good thing about „weather events“ like this storm is that there’s a good chance of dramatic sunsets, and the Taranaki coast is of course just the right spot for watching it. So I tore myself away from the horrible news and we went off to enjoy 45 minutes of the best nature has…