Yearly Archives: 2022
the mayor
This post is about a visit to the town hall of Spinuș. I also visit a farm, and I eat some chili peppers and drink some palinka. I was staying in a village called Spinuș. It was small and rural, and life felt rather slow. There were wasps in the outhouse, and I learned that […]
vapors
This post is about a 20km walk from Voivozi Monastery to Spinuș. I have breakfast in the monastery, then I walk through some light rain. I woke up in the monks’ dormitory. It offered fourteen beds in total, and I was alone. breakfast with kids and cats The kids from the evening before were having […]
to live alone
This post is about a 23km walk from Suplacu de Barcău to Voivozi Monastery. I plan to go see a lake, but in the end I sleep in a monastery. I left the guest house and walked into the hills. It was glorious. Sure, the road went up and down all the time. And sure, […]
on a yellow line
This post is about a 22km walk from Boghiș to Suplacu de Barcău. I end up on a busy road, and I hate it. And then there is no dinner. The road turned shitty really fast. I wasn’t surprised, though. I could tell from the map. There were thick green lines on it. Those were […]
the ballad of Werner The Dog
This post is about Werner the dog. I stay at a campground in Boghiș and talk to people who have seen him in Sighișoara. I was staying on a campground. It had a pool, but the water didn’t look very clean, so I didn’t go in. The owners put my laundry in their washing machine, […]
looking for a welder
This post is about a 17km walk from Mal to Boghiș. I wake up in a garage, then I get stuck in a muddy slope and break off the Caboose’s leg. I had ended up finding shelter in a car body shop. It was the only place with an open gate. I ran into the […]
thunderstorm
This post is about a 23km walk from Mesteacănu to Mal. First I get rained in while I’m still in my tent, then I get caught in a thunderstorm. I had found a camping spot on a field next to some trees. They was forest all around but the people down in the village had […]
lukewarm from the freezer
This post is about a 27km walk from Petrindu to Mesteacănu. I sweat a lot, and I fail to find a cold bottle of cola. It felt good to be wearing a clean shirt again. The sky was overcast, so I figured maybe it would stay that way for a day or two. Wrong. As […]
gigantomato
This post is about a 15km walk from Macău to Petrindu. I struggle with a hill and manage to outrun a thunderstorm. It has been the first cold night in weeks. Well, not really cold, but I had to use my sleeping bag and zip it up a little. So that was new. factories I […]
Macau
This post is about a 25km walk from Cluj to Macău. The road is difficult at first with all the traffic, but it gets better with time. There is no good way out of Cluj. I have been brooding over the map for two days, and I have talked it through with Mishu. The least […]
am I sexual?
This post is about how I went to my friend Mishu’s gig in Cluj. I also got a vaccine shot, and I drank some modsheeto. Mishu makes music. That’s his passion, that’s what he likes to talk about. I learn that his favorite band is Depeche Mode, and that he has a gig with his […]
Pretty Ugly
This post is about a 15km walk from Dezmir to Cluj. I walk through some absurd ugliness, but the old town is nice. The tiny house turned out to be very cozy. Especially with the rain. I took a hot shower and sat down next to the window. I could see the airfield, the airport, […]
tiny
This post is about a 24km walk from Iuriu de Câmpie to Dezmir. I reach the outskirts of Cluj and sleep in a tiny house. It had rained hard during the night. When I got up and opened the door, there was a myst in the air. I could see a cloud crawl over the […]
Coco’s cabin
This post is about a 22km walk from Oaș to Iuriu de Câmpie. The Caboose and I fall over, and I sleep in a shepherd’s cabin. Again there has been no rain all night. It is perfectly quiet on the hillside as I pack up my stuff. I walk past an isolated farmhouse where a […]
1-5-0-0-0
This post is about a walk from Mărășești to Oaș. I complete 15,000km on The Longest Way and do my little dance, albeit in the wrong place. There hadn’t been any bears. Some wind and a tiny bit of rain, yes. But no bears. I wrote the number “13” on the back of my left […]
lose a leg
This post is about a 23,8km walk from Târgu Mureș to Mărășești. The Caboose loses one of her legs, and I see some bad corn. Packing took forever. I had new shoes, a nee poncho, a bivy bag, and a new book. I left the city some time before noon. leaving Târgu Mureș Traffic was […]
ready or not
This post is about a 1km walk within Târgu Mureș. I am moving the Caboose, and it’s the shortest walk ever on The Longest Way. I was going to start walking the next day. So I went and got the Caboose from my friend’s garage and moved her to the place where I was staying. […]
free in my threshold
This post is about a visit to Teleki Castle. The family has got ownership back from the state, and they’re trying to take care of it. We went to a castle outside of town. The Teleki Castle was constructed in the early 19th century by the same family that built the Teleki Library in the […]
how to say thank you
This post is about a day of sightseeing in Târgu Mureș. My sister comes to visit me, and we look around a bit. This was a first. My sister came from Germany to visit me on The Longest Way! We went for walks, we watched Thor with 3D-glasses in a mall (the movie was a […]
Târgu Mureș
This post is about a 28km walk from Cerghizel to Târgu Mureș. I walk through fields and on crazy roads, and I get my fifth rabies shot. When I woke up in the morning I was still alive. I hadn’t even been stung. Thanks, little dudes! I said to the bees, but since they were […]