Rebecca Maria Salentin ist zurück als Gästin bei „Wanderwach & Kaffee“. Es gibt wieder viel zu erzählen, denn sie war unterwegs. Dieses Mal jedoch nicht tausende Kilometer zu Fuß oder mit dem Rad, sondern mit dem NaBu – dem Naturschutzbund – auf Entdeckungstour in Armenien.
My partner and I got all packed and ready to leave the United States from Dulles Airport to Melbourne shortly after Christmas. It was right on time as it became significantly cooler at the end of December, and I could not wait to return to summer in the Southern Hemisphere. After a smooth, but long flight that included transits in Charlotte and Los Angeles, we made it to Melbourne.
Whenever I am with my partner at his home on the East Coast, I also like to get some time in a city. Washington, D.C., is one of my favourite places to spend the day. But at some point, I realised that Philadelphia is also only a relatively short train ride away. So, shortly before Christmas, I decided to go on a little trip and visit the city where the US-American Constitution was born, and which is the home of the famous Liberty Bell. I booked two nights in Philadelphia and got tickets with Amtrak via Baltimore.
Heute mit einem kleinen Special über die im September anstehenden Fernwandertage in Wiesbaden! Ich habe mich mit Cedric Schütt und Niels Rabe getroffen, die das Event am 06. September in Wiesbaden organisieren und wir haben über das Wo und Was und vor allem über ihre Motivation gesprochen, ein solches Event zu organisieren.
Spending time in the shoulder or off-season in the Appalachians is much more appealing to me than hiking there in summer. Summers under the canopy of the Appalachians‘ mostly deciduous trees are pleasant and shaded, but it is also quite humid and stuffy. Having hiked the Benton Mackeye Trail in April and June back in 2019, and having done numerous day hikes along the US-American East Coast in summer, gave me a pretty good impression of the specific challenges hiking in this region, beyond the continuous ups and downs of the rolling mountains.
Jan Bakker is my guest today. He is not just an adventurous spirit and hiker but also the person behind the Pamir Trail that crosses Tajikistan. I’m happy to have him on the show today for many reasons: I am very curious about the Pamir Trail and what it takes to create a trail in Central Asia. I am also looking forward to hearing more about Jan’s story, as he is a very experienced traveler and an outdoor person.
It feels very special being in Samoa. On the one hand, it’s so isolated and surrounded by the vastness of the Pacific Ocean; on the other hand, many of the global invisible lines meet here. It’s remote, but it’s all about globalization here: the planes departing Samoa are full of groups of enthusiastic workers flying to Aotearoa and beyond to work in construction and agriculture. At the same time, in Samoa, many stores are run by Chinese …
Meine heutige Gästin ist keine Unbekannte in der deutschsprachigen Outdoor- und Weitwanderszene: Carola „Bandit“ Kessler ist nicht nur relativ häufig auf langen Trails in den USA unterwegs, sondern holt auch immer mal ein Packraft aus dem Schrank und paddelt ins Büro. Oft bikepackt sie auch sowohl rund um Berlin und in Brandenburg, oder wie gerade aktuell erneut in Polen. Caro ist eine absolute Outdoor-Allrounderin, die nicht nur auf Social Media darüber schreibt, sondern auch Wanderungen auf Komoot teilt. Allerhöchste Zeit also, sich auf ein Gespräch zu treffen.
Diesmal hat mir Birgit aus Kassel eine Nachricht geschickt. Darin stellt sie euch den Kasselsteig vor, der auf 160 km und mit 3008 zu bewältigenden Höhenmetern um die Stadt Kassel in Hessen verläuft. Das ist kein richtiger Wildniswanderweg, sondern vielmehr ein kulturhistorischer Wanderweg.
Iulian Gabor is a very special guest: on the one hand he is a vivid hiker and outdoorsy person himself, but on the other hand, Iulian works for the NGO Tășuleasa Social that created, maintains and takes care of the Via Transilvanica. This trail is a 1400 km long trail in Romania and gets more and more attention beyond Romania and even Europe.