trying to achieve a dream
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- Опубліковано 29 тра 2024
- I tried to check something off my bucket list, and I am taking you along. I have always wanted to go on an adventure like this but how was it really? Was it worth it? And did it make me feel the way I expected?
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Thank you to my boyfriend for taking all the pictures I am on :)
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I'm a queen of stopping things when I don't like em, from dropping books to leaving movies mid way to even dropping a job that was awful! Life is too long and too short to do things if you DONT HAVE TO! Freedom!
Oh my goodness listening to you it brings back memories when I had my 4th daughter I was 35 years old but I had a 7 1/2 years gap between my 3rd daughter. It was like having a first pregnancy also my 4rth baby was the biggest and I actually listening to you I was the same but thanks Gog there was an amazing midwife she told me to get on the bed on all fours and she put my knee on her shoulder and told me to wiggle my hips thank Gog for that experienced midwife my baby was born .listening to you 2 amazing couple made me cry so much thinking back at me and my husband 25 years ago.God bless you and your little family. ❤
Who’s Gog?! Like, WТF? 🙄 Go back to kindergarten and learn to freaking spell!
I really like the idea of walking longer distances. Books by Patrick Leigh-Fermore (1934, Amsterdam to Istanbul, sort of…!) or Rachel Joyce‘s The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry interest me a great deal, just setting off. My current plan is to do day walking, just walking away from my home with my dog and seeing how far I get in any direction, returning either by public transport or calling my family to pick me up, since I‘m not likely to get more than 20-25 km at most. Maybe I would extend that to staying overnight in hostels in the future, because I wouldn‘t want to be carrying as much as you did (twice your age). A friend of ours walked home when he retired, to mark the occasion; I believe the distance was from Zurich to Fribourg (~150 km) and he took a week to do it, mindfully.
I have to say that hearing you say that about freedom made me realize why I love thru hiking. For me it's not about freedom, it's about being a little animal who has to take care of basic needs, food, water, temperature, sleep... Those restrictions of freedom feel very natural to me and almost soothing to have to think of only that and nothing but that. Where am I going to sleep tonight, where is a sunny spot to eat lunch, when will I get water, how do I get down in the valley before the storm... I however agree on being very frustrated at the restrictions of time and camping legalities. Luckily where I live wild camping can be restricted but is usually allowed under certain conditions. As for timing, well, I have also had the experience of having lots of time but no money, and now more money but less time. I wish I always had twice as much time as needed for a trail, to be able to take detours and zero days and summits as I please. Supermarket timing is also an annoyance I haven't found my way around - I have ultralight gear (perhaps you might enjoy using a tarp? it's very minimal and relatively cheap also) so I can carry a week's food, but you still end up having to chase ressuplies, especially in european countries where everything is closed on sundays!
This is my first time commenting, but I have been enjoying your content for over 2 years now. My sister is taking me on my first overnight hike in August and I am currently looking for a camper to buy so I can live my dream of nomadic living here in the U.S.!!
Btw, I miss the trains and ease of travel in Europe. I used to live in Italy.
Thank you for sharing your experience!
I started off travelling and packing a tent but ended up just packing a tarp. I have a hamock with a mosquito net, and that plus a tarp is pretty good. As a teen I used to just travel with a large sheet of plastic, and make a tent with found materials! Because tents are so cumbersome.
I think you are very brave doing this long hike, thank you for sharing this 🙂🌺
My dream is to live in a tiny house one day ❤ I planned a staycation 50km far from home to work on my bachelor's degree, but I had to cancel it due to personal reasons 😭 I've been so excited.
Good for you for doing it, Lia! I know you'll get out and try more long hikes and there are so many you can get to by train! I got into long distance walking in my 20s and walked across Great Britain and France. Since then I've kept it up off and on over the years on various trails in Europe and the U.S. You nailed it in figuring out that being a purist doesn't always make sense when it comes to conditions on the ground or the choices you need to make for yourself--just like minimalism! I think that hiking with just a pack was what made me realize how little I needed to live a full life and then still motivates me although I have a long way to go after raising a family for decades and getting back to basics now. Hiking and slow living go together well. I wish you more great walks ahead! Be good to your feet and joints.
Really enjoyed listening to your honest reflections of your adventure. The trail looked beautiful, those beachscapes! As you said our dreams and expectations, when compared with reality, might not always be met, but in turn come with unexpected benefits. Hope this has given you the bug to keep hitting the trails!
Congratulations on achieving your goal 👏 💪
I'm so happy you're getting into long distance hiking! Denmark looks beautiful. You should come to the US and hike the Pacific Crest Trail sometime! I hiked the PCT a few years ago and there were so many German hikers, sometimes I would come across a group of six or eight hikers on trail all speaking German 😄
As far as skipping miles goes, I used to hate the idea of missing pieces of the trail but after a while I realized that it's just the nature of hiking long trails. It seems like most long distance hikers I've met have had to miss some miles here or there due to injuries, fires, running out of time, etc. It's just part of the story of your hike! Perfection doesn't have to be the goal, feeling alive and being out in the wild is the goal! I hope you get to enjoy more hikes in the future. I think you would like John Zahorian's channel if you haven't found it already - he's super minimal in what gear he brings hiking, and his videos are the best.
I looove hiking ❤ My husband is going for a bike tour in Denmark soon and I told him to bring something for mosquitos 😅
Lia, I have an author you may like to check out. Well, two actually. Miriam Lancewood has a couple books about her long walks. Also, Kevin Fedarko. He has a great one about the Grand Canyon (boating) and his new one about walking the entire Grand Canyon actually just came out yesterday. So I haven’t yet read it, but his first was SO good that I’m certain this will also be wonderful. I know you’re always reading and I’ve enjoyed these so much.
Oh, I love books like these! Travel Stories used to be my favorite genre of books and is still among the top! Thank you for the recommendations! 😊
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Really a fun video…I live near the PCT in California, I have never thru hiked, only section hikes but it looks like such an adventure. Those shelters in Denmark look very nice.
Amazing trip Lia. I wish to have partner that I could do long distance hiking trips with. So far I did only one day hiking, or few days in a row, but going back to shelter for the night, so I didn't have to carry all my stuff with me - that would be challenging for sure.
Thank you for sharing this! I live in Estonia and here the flat landscape and the shelters/hiking stops are quite similar, so your trip really got me thinking. Btw this is also exactly the sort of thing that I used to do together with my boyfriend, but we broke up a week ago... I am trying to find things to do and new ways of doing them... I will try to plan a hike for myself and maybe some friends.
I didn't know Estonia had these shelters as well, maybe I need to visit again (I have only been to Tallinn in 2018). I wish you a lot of strength and softness towards yourself and I am sure you'll find a good way of doing the things you love alone or with friends!
@@ecofriendlia Thank you :)) If you ever will be looking for hiking options in Estonia, then google "Loodusega koos where to go" - Loodusega koos means "Together with nature", it's a website of hiking routes and camping sites in Estonia (their "Where to go" page is the best). If you want to find which places have these shelters, then the website doesn't let you filter by that option unfortunately but if you are on their Estonian language site, type "laavu" in the search box at the bottom of the page and you will find the campsites which have it.
@@ecofriendlia Thank you for the kind wishes! I tried to reply with a comment sharing a tip about where to find info about hiking routes and shelters in Estonia, but I think possibly UA-cam blocked my comment for some reason.. Let me know in case it would be relevant for you, I can send it by email or something. :)
I think you did an amazing job! I can’t honestly even imagine hiking for a week 😮 I’m sooo bad at it! Once I went for a hike in the mountains just for a day and almost died 😅 my heart rate was like 175 😂 so proud of you! Enjoyed the landscape pics a lot!
I have an unrelated question 😊 I shaved my hair last December, my hair is more or less your length now and I’m thinking of growing it a bit to reach a short bob style. Do you have any tips on how to grow it without having a constant mess on one’s head? Is it even possible? 😅 would appreciate any advice! :)
Great video as always! Take care ❤
Thank you! But this was mostly flat landscape so the heart rate stayed pretty normal 😊 I definitely also feel the same when hiking in the mountains, but I guess it is just normal 😂
Regarding the hair ... I think it highly depends on your natural hair structure how much of a mess it is and how fast it grows. But I use some water (wet hands) every morning to tame the hair a bit and I think regular haircuts (about every three months/ every inch/2.5-3cm of growth) make a huge difference when it comes to the general look 😊
@@ecofriendlia yes! Hiking on flat lands definitely is easier on the heart ❤️
Thank you, I hope I’ll figure something out! 🙃
Echt interessant deine Einblicke in Traumerfüllung - und vor allem echt und nicht nur die tollen Seiten gezeigt und beschrieben. Mein Kopf als Mama fragt sich gleich, was denn dein Kind in der Zeit macht. Irgendwie ist er bei deinen Reisen anscheinend nie dabei. Bestimmt ist er gut versorgt und wahrscheinlich auch nicht mehr so klein... Du merkst bei mir/uns sind die meisten Aktivitäten und vor allem meine Gedanken noch total auf unsere Teenie-töchter ausgerichtet.
Er verbringt die Ferien bei seinen Großeltern, die er nicht so oft sieht, da freut er sich schon das ganze Jahr drauf. Ansonsten ist er eigentlich immer dabei beim Reisen... Nur letztes Jahr in Slowenien auch nicht, weil er da ebenfalls bei den Großeltern in der Schweiz war. Aber genau weil unser Alltag so sehr nach Schule, Kind, Freunde von Kind etc ausgerichtet ist, habe ich die Gelegenheit genutzt eben etwas experimenteller unterwegs zu sein wenn er grad selber unterwegs ist😊
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