Author: Johannes Drescher

  • Long distance walking as a simulation of changing your life

    Why is long distance walking helpful in personal development? Here comes a few good reasons:. Completing a long distance walk will give you a strong sense of accomplishment and satisfaction. It will boost your belief in yourself and your abilities, enable you to do things you didn’t think was possible and have not accomplished in…

  • Exploring Lower Silesia

    October and November are dark months and it’s easy to get stuck indoor due to rainy weather. But there are plenty of opportunities to get out with the right mindset and clothing! In late October this year I went with my girlfriend to an area in southern Poland called Kudowa-Zdroj, famous for its mineral water…

  • Scouting the route to paradise

    Paradisets naturreservat is a Swedish natural reserve was established in 2002 and is located in Huddinge municipality just south of Stockholm. It is a large forest area where you can hike in quiet and untouched nature. Around the natural reserve runs a looped track called Sameslingan, taking you through forests, rocky terrain and around beautiful…

  • Walking a part of the Danish Camino

    I was very surprised to learn that there is a Camino route going through Denmark. And its pretty long, almost a thousand kilometers all together. So in early August 2022 I decided to try it out together with my brother. We took of on a sunny day from Helsingør (Elsingore). We walked out of the…

  • Camino reflections

    In the summer of 2022 I walked 350 kilometers of the ancient pilgrim route “Camino Norte” along the northern coast of Spain through Asturia and Galicia. It was an amazing experience which left me 6 kilos lighter and a strong sense of purification. In my work as a management consultant, I have previously noted how…