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A weekend in Slovakian Karst

Posted on October 15, 2023 by Tomas

The end of September had me go on a four-day trip to the Slovakian Karst area (and national park) – a place that seems quite a bit forgotten despite being the location of four UNESCO heritage caves.

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Posted in Hiking, Photography, Slovakian mountains, Travelling | Tagged Hiking, mountains, nature, photo | 1 Comment

9/2023 Summary

Posted on October 8, 2023 by Tomas

My September summary is coming a bit late, I know, but I was unable to judge the month at its end for a reason I’ll get to in a bit.

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September hiking: a challenging return

Posted on October 1, 2023 by Tomas

After the not-so-pleasant end of my hiking holiday, I was getting back to action with the beginning of another month. Wary in mind but more than ready in my body.

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August hiking holiday, part three

Posted on September 24, 2023 by Tomas

In this post, I’ll be sharing the story of the final days of my August hiking trip, which took a turn I didn’t expect. Unfortunately, a bitter turn, but more on that in a moment.

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Posted in Hiking, Photography, Slovakian mountains | Tagged Hiking, mountains, nature, photo | 2 Comments

August hiking holiday, part two

Posted on September 17, 2023 by Tomas

Continuing from my previous post, today, I’ll share photos and thoughts from the third and fourth days of my August hiking trip.

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August hiking holiday, part one

Posted on September 10, 2023 by Tomas

In this post, I’ll recall the first two hikes from my week-long hiking trip – a vacation that had a different ending than I hoped. But let’s begin with the beginning…

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8/2023 Summary

Posted on September 3, 2023 by Tomas

August ended up being an eventful month. In many ways differently than I had anticipated. Let’s have a look.

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July hiking part two: a test of speed and endurance

Posted on August 27, 2023 by Tomas

The end of June and the beginning of July had me feeling unstoppable – something I decided to put to a harsh test. This post will focus on a single hike, though the rest of the month will be mentioned.

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Book review: The Raven Queen

Posted on August 20, 2023 by Tomas

The second book of the Storyweaver series, compared to the usual, starts with a time gap – and a false sense of calm that changes later than I expected, but quite abruptly.

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July hiking part one: a head start

Posted on August 13, 2023 by Tomas

July became quite an active month for me when it came to hiking, especially in the very first part. Let’s have a closer (and picturesque) look…

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