Leonie Schmittinger
Travel - Hiking - Photography

In bright sunshine, I started the next morning relaxed from the campsite. Soon on the second day on the bicycle I could feel the...

The next day, after arriving in Hemavan, I was to continue south on the Lapplandsleden. Already after a few kilometers I felt a slight...

After a restful night in the hostel in Abisko I started directly the next morning on the Kungsleden. In the accommodation I had met a...

The campsite in Kilpisjärvi was really nice and I had everything I needed. There was a supermarket, a kitchen and even a sauna, which I...

From Kautokeino I walked the first part along the road to avoid a probably very bad swamp area, of which another hiker had warned me the...

After the ferry ride from Frederikshavn to Oslo, I finally arrived in Norway and spent another half day in the capital before my flight...

From Flensburg, I took a final detour past the Baltic Sea to the Danish border, taking an extensive break on the beach in the morning...

From Detmold, it didn't take me too long to get to Hamburg, with a stop in Berlin in between to visit my sister for a few days. Also, I...

In early June, I took a break from the E1 for a vacation with friends, although it didn't mean a break from hiking, as we walked a few...

Following the Westweg, I followed the E1 east past Heidelberg and Mannheim and went via Darmstadt to Frankfurt am Main, walking the...

So now I had arrived at Lake Constance after almost three months and my home was suddenly so incredibly close. In just a few days, I...

My first full day through Switzerland should be weather-wise the most beautiful of my complete route through Switzerland. Fortunately, I...

My last post often seems like an eternity ago. And in this case, it doesn't just seem that way, but it is, because I've been putting off...

In the past week, I have had the pleasure of Italian hospitality twice and I am still happy about it when I think about it. As soon as I...

The last few weeks have challenged and rewarded me - scenic views, leg pain again, a hospital visit and a meeting with my sister. Almost...

So from Catania I finally continued towards Messina. Since I wanted to slowly get my leg used to it again, I started with shorter stages,...

After about thirty hours on the bus, I had finally arrived in Sicily. Admittedly, I had regretted the decision to take the bus quite...

Exactly two more days until perhaps the greatest adventure of my life begins. Although the preparation time also always brings me joy, I...