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Rolf went for a hike
May 31, 2026
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Rolf went for a hike
May 30, 2026
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May 30, 2026
Today I'm circumnavigating the southern tip of Arran, on a path that can only be fully traversed at low tide.
So after three hours of heroically searching for a path through the wet green, scrambling over boulders, and sinking into mud puddles along the beach, I take a lunch break on the high bank near
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Rolf went for a hike
May 29, 2026
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May 29, 2026
Staying overnight in a Scottish Youth Hostel is very similar to Alpine Club huts. More self-catering, less mountain cuisine. But in the morning, deer outside the window and leather sofas for writing Komoot reports.
I tear myself away from the sofas, because today's path will be long. Besides, rain is
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Rolf went for a hike
May 28, 2026
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May 28, 2026
A nice Scottish colleague recommended to me years ago: "If you like Scotland, you will love Arran". This year I will finally circumnavigate the island!
Early in the morning, the news that the ferry is not running due to low tide. So I set off three hours later. Too late for the Arran Distillery at the
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Rolf and Mammutmarsch went for a hike
April 25, 2026
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April 25, 2026
After all the training hikes through the most beautiful corners of Essen, today follows the highlight of my Ruhr area week: The Mammutmarsch Ruhrgebiet in its 55km flavor!
We start at Landschaftspark Nord, right in the middle of the remains of a mighty steelworks. This will also be the finish line this
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Rolf went for a hike
April 24, 2026
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April 24, 2026
To experience some culture after so much hiking, we arranged to meet at the (highly recommended) "History of the Ruhr Area" museum in the Zollverein colliery.
The weather is nice, so why not go there on foot? And then over abandoned railway lines converted into hiking/cycling paths, of which there are
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Rolf went for a hike
April 23, 2026
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April 23, 2026
In the sea of Ruhrgebiet colors, we swap the rust-red for the yellow of the rapeseed fields today, green and blue remain: The south of Essen shows a different but no less green and partly lonely face than the north.
We start in Werden directly at the S-Bahn station. It immediately goes quite steeply up
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Rolf went for a hike
April 22, 2026
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April 22, 2026
"And preserve the colours of His sky, white and blue!" - this colour theory of the Bavarians is surpassed by the Ruhr area: Bright blue sky over rich green foliage and, in between, rust-red industrial monuments.
Essen was once the city with the most hard coal mines in the world. Today, none are active
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Rolf went for a hike
April 21, 2026
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April 21, 2026
It's been 34 years since RWTH Aachen awarded me the title of "Dipl.-Ing.", which dates back to pre-master's times and rolls easily off the tongue. Time to visit again and repeat a hike we often did back then!
We start, still a bit sleepy after a long reunion evening yesterday, at the sulphurous healing
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Rolf went for a hike
April 19, 2026
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April 19, 2026
If even the venerable ZEIT praises: "His Gyros? 'Thick ribs, marinated for two days, homemade.' (...) The dish suddenly has depth, it tastes as if someone has understood what this meal really needs, namely love for the craft as a snack bar cook.", then we absolutely must visit the snack bar "Profi-Grill
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Rolf went for a hike
April 11, 2026
Auf den Spuren des Transrapid
„Wenn Sie ... vom Hauptbahnhof in München ... mit zehn Minuten, ..."
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April 11, 2026
„If you... from the main train station in Munich... in ten minutes, without you having to check in at the airport, then you basically start at the airport... at... at the main train station in Munich you start your flight. Ten minutes.“
If it had been up to the author of the above witticism, there would
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Rolf went for a hike
February 25, 2026
Münchner Weltreise: Finale von Ungarn 🇭🇺 über Uruguay 🇺🇾, USA 🇺🇸 und UAE 🇦🇪 nach Zypern 🇨🇾
Finale bei frühlingshaftem Kaiserwetter
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February 25, 2026
The final stretch. After a few days of #clientwalking under an umbrella, the sun is finally in the forecast today: a chance to visit the last five countries of my Munich world tour!
I start in Hungary, elegantly situated in a villa right on the banks of the Isar River, but unfortunately surrounded by
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Rolf went for a hike
February 19, 2026
Münchner Weltreise: Türkei 🇹🇷, Uganda 🇺🇬 und Ukraine 🇺🇦
Ganz schön kalt heute
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February 19, 2026
Snow is forecast again from midday onwards, so I'm setting off early to arrive in Ukraine dry.
I will stay dry, but it's cold, and apart from the Hirschgarten park and the Nymphenburg Canal, there's hardly any greenery – it's about time this winter hiking challenge came to an end.
But first, I'm walking
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Rolf went for a hike
February 18, 2026
Münchner Weltreise: Hinter Thalkirchen liegt Tunesien 🇹🇳
Englischer Garten im Morgenfrost
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February 18, 2026
The hike to Tunisia, at least the first part through the English Garden, is also amidst lush greenery. Although today, the green is more like white: it snowed a little overnight, everything is dusted with snow, and in places, quite slippery. Next to the State Chancellery – the data provider for my world
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Rolf went for a hike
February 17, 2026
Münchner Weltreise: Das grüne Band nach Tschechien 🇨🇿
Einmal durch München ohne eine Ampel zu sehen
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February 17, 2026
Today's hike is a real treat: from Höllriegelskreuth to the Czech Republic along the northern edge of the English Garden. Twenty kilometers along the Isar River, always surrounded by greenery, without a single intersection or traffic light to cross. Munich can be this beautiful.
Just before the consulate
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May 31, 2026
After an extensive Scottish breakfast (Haggis and Black Pudding!), I want to catch the first ferry, so I take the shortest route to Brodick. After a short promenade with a beautiful view across to Holy Island, this path leads nicely (and not too muddy) through the forest, always parallel to the road
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