Category Archives: europe

Watch “Hitchhiking Europe – Crete – Triopetra” on YouTube

Posted on April 16, 2014 by OutsideYourWorld

I’m back. This time, a little further East down the coast, in an area called Triopetra, which means “three rocks.” I have been here about three weeks now, and the time, as usual, is flying by. I left Palaiochora much … Continue reading →

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Whenever it is I sit down and talk with someone about travelling, the question always pops up: “what’s the __________ that’s happened/you’ve been to/seen, etc. For a moment i’m stumped, staring off into oblivion while trying to come up with … Continue reading →

Posted on January 13, 2014 by OutsideYourWorld | Leave a comment

We stay on the move, for stillness brings death and slowness brings fear

Posted on December 31, 2013 by OutsideYourWorld

I have been in Athens for… three weeks, I believe. The original plan was to be a week or a wee bit longer, but due to obvious reasons I have had to wait. Luckily my couchsurfing hosts are lovely people … Continue reading →

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A quiet afternoon near The Parthenon

Posted on December 10, 2013 by OutsideYourWorld

Athens. After another spell of disappearance, I be at my last location on mainland Greece. I sit on a hill near The Parthenon, able to see everything around me. There is no one else nearby, and its relatively quiet. Sometimes … Continue reading →

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The… stormy coast of Greece

Posted on November 16, 2013 by OutsideYourWorld

Rides: Horefto – (a town south I cannot spell.. Starts with an “m.”): Ellen/Adrigos (M town) – Kissos: Stellios Kissos – Mouresi: Construction man Mouresi – Tsagarada: truck man South of Tsagarada – Kala Nera: Black truck family Afissos – … Continue reading →

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The… stormy coast of Greece

Posted on November 16, 2013 by OutsideYourWorld

Rides: Horefto – (a town south I cannot spell.. Starts with an “m.”): Ellen/Adrigos (M town) – Kissos: Stellios Kissos – Mouresi: Construction man Mouresi – Tsagarada: truck man South of Tsagarada – Kala Nera: Black truck family Afissos – … Continue reading →

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From the middle of a cloud above Volos

Posted on October 16, 2013 by OutsideYourWorld

Hello hello. Where the hell was I last?… Olympos… Yes, at the base of that God-forsaken mountain (literally, no Gods… Pft). Since then myself and the crew, Hans and Furi, have journeyed on down to Kokkino Nero, Volos, and now … Continue reading →

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The warm waters of Greece

Posted on September 9, 2013 by OutsideYourWorld

Large sweeping waves break on the rocks of my camp, on a beach in the shadow of mount Olympos. It’s increasingly windy, and clouds are rolling in, but its warm, and I have no real need to prepare for much, … Continue reading →

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Bulgaria to Greece, and the European Rainbow Gathering

Posted on August 30, 2013 by OutsideYourWorld

Argh, I had half of this typed up, and then the application crashed without saving… Tablets, sometimes they can be horrible. So on departure from Sofia, a couple hours got me a ride with four Bulgarians on their way to … Continue reading →

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  I’m back. It has been about four and a half months since I last posted something here. Those months have been spent working in that little hostel in Budapest. The name, by the way, is Mandala. (If you want … Continue reading →

Posted on March 19, 2013 by OutsideYourWorld | 1 Comment