After I hiked up to the Cerna ridge from Cerna-Sat and survived my first three flocks of well-protected sheep, it was time to encounter… the next flock of sheep! It’s Day Three of my traverse of the Cerna ridge, and I wake up to very strong winds, and an equally strong awareness that I need […]
Tons of inspiration and information about hiking in Romania.
It was love at first sight between Romania and me in 2005. Ever since, I’ve scoured Romania’s mountains to discover its most beautiful trails, and to regain some sanity. I even wrote a guidebook called ‘The Mountains of Romania’! Meanwhile, on this website you can find a wealth of information and inspiration about my favourite hikes.
Hiking the Cerna Ridge
I have a lot of stories to tell since my last update in January, but I’m going to start with the last one: my traverse of the Cerna Mountains in September. I’m going to share it with you in two instalments since I finally figured out that writing it all in one go is a […]
Moving to Romania: one year in!
Hello dear reader! It’s been a while. To be precise, I haven’t posted since June 2022. All this means is that life away from keyboard has been very eventful indeed. I think I’m going to need all of 2024 to process all of 2023! If you’re following me on Facebook or Instagram you may have […]
Hello! I’m Janneke and I’m head over heels in love with Romania. Want to join me?
It was love at first sight between Romania and me in 2005. Ever since, I’ve scoured Romania’s mountains to discover its most beautiful trails, and to regain some sanity. I even wrote a guidebook called ‘The Mountains of Romania’! You can get it here. Meanwhile, on this website you can find a wealth of information and inspiration about my favourite hikes.