My notion of a Namobuddha beer hike started with a vision of a scenic hike passing through an area of ancient terraced fields. There are many options for that kind…

Gäubodenvolksfest is the biggest Bavarian beer festival you may have never heard of.  Named for the small region of Gäuboden…

“Inventing an Elf Seidla Steig” is a bit of a tongue-in-cheek bow to two thoughts.  The name “Elf Seidla Steig”…

Mountain, Coast, and Gorge Hiking The Cretan Way is the premier long-distance hiking route on the island of Crete.  Although…

Beer for Cretans is definitely not the same thing as beer for cretins.  But most people don’t spend much time…

Exploring Crete provided multiple adventures — both on hiking trails and during visits to the small set of breweries that…

The hikes at Komovi and Ljevaja Canyon offer two very different environments.  Komovi hiking is in the open with expansive…

Accursed Mountains and the Lake of Happiness hikes are two more beautiful excursions into remote areas of northeastern Montenegro.   Both…

A hike to the summit of Crna Glava and  a route known as Katun Road were two more great opportunities…

My Hajla Beer Hiking Adventure began when we pulled into the northern resort town of Rožaje near the Serb and…

What I call the Montenegro Brewery Round was a multi-day trip in the southwestern part of the country to visit…

Montenegro: Hikes, Breweries, and more ….  that is a simplified explanation of what brought me to the country of Montenegro…

A human being actively choosing to head out of their home and tread through miles and miles of terrain doesn’t…