From my balcony to the world
How to re-charge an empty battery? Well, it depends on the device you want to re-charge. Sometimes it just needs a socket and you plug your phone or computer. Sometimes it needs a little more than that, especially when humans are involved. One might re-charge at home, in front of the TV or while reading… Continue reading Energy loaded mountain
As the weather was finally improving we were planning to fill our lungs with fresh mountain air. Puig de ses Vinyes lies embedded in the Tramuntana mountains close to Cuber reservoir. Its peak reaches an altitude of 1106 meters above sea level and offers stunning views over the Tramuntana mountains and both water reservoirs, Cuber… Continue reading Mountain Air
For the last few months I only posted videos about hikes which I undertook either by myself or with colleagues and friends. The main reason why I withhold videos from my other two categories, Water and Air is simple: Air: as a flight instructor I mainly fly training flights with new colleagues and therefore all… Continue reading Tossals Verds
Today I will be hiking again in the Tramuntana mountains on the lovely island of Mallorca. As usual I start at one of the parking lots close to the Cuber water reservoir and I initially follow the GR-221. It is a beautiful day, the temperature is just right and I can pick up quite a… Continue reading Serra de Teixos
As days are finally getting longer and temperatures climb up the scale I decided to enjoy a beautiful sunset hike on the westerly coastline of Mallorca. I set off from the picturesque little village of Sant Elm and headed northbound. Soon I found myself on a gravel trail which led into a small forrest. This… Continue reading Sunset on Mallorca
Welcome to 2022! I don't know about the rest of you but I have got a feeling that this year will be better than the last ones. To support this feeling I started the new year with lots of sports and fun activities like playing beach volley. The month of January was indeed packed with… Continue reading Painful Mountain
"...so this is Christmas and what have you done, another year over...", here we find ourselves again at the end of a calendar year. And the question is appropriate: what have you done? So let's recap the year 2021... I normally try to avoid talking/writing about this pandemic because we are all well aware of… Continue reading Terminating 2021
Valldemossa, a little village in the Northwest of the island of Mallorca , lies beautifully embedded within the mountains of the Tramuntana. This will be our starting point for our todays tour. In fact one can find several options to enjoy some incredible moments in nature. Today we will follow the track which leaves the… Continue reading Hiking in the backyard of Valldemossa
Here on the island of Mallorca there are some hidden or secret waterfalls. There is one though everybody seems to know: Salt d´es Freu. There is however one small problem: no water, no waterfall. Coming from Palma one has to take the road to Sóller. At the round-about take the exit to Orient and follow… Continue reading Secret Waterfall
Summer is coming to an end here on our lovely island of Mallorca and the last weeks of hot and humid conditions are over. Since temperatures are dropping again we finally can enjoy one or the other hike. Time for me to spend some time planning new and exciting tracks. I already gained a lot… Continue reading Hiking with Friends
Sailing Celina 