Home 9 Category: Paddy Paddy’s blog part 3 Bulgaria Part III – Rila, Musala, Vitosha, and Sofia – Winter to Spring by d.patrick.devlin@gmail.com Rila I left Velingrad refreshed after the birthday celebrations, and feeling as if I could conquer any mountain...
Paddy’s blog Bulgaria Part I – Introduction, expectations, arrival by d.patrick.devlin@gmail.com Introduction – Sofia in SpringtimeAs I sit down to write this blog post, almost two months after arriving in Bulgaria, I am sitting in a sunny, warm Sofia. Bird song can...
A hike from Istanbul to Vienna and back About me, and about the hike Hello There! I’m Paddy Devlin, I’m 28 years old and recently quit my job with the intention of fulfilling a long term goal of completing a long-distance solo hike. I enjoyed many aspects of my job...
A week or so ago when I headed West from the Serbian city of Niš (pron. Nizh), I also left the security blanket of the long-distance trail that I was following – The Sultanstrail. This is a long-distance trail running from Istanbul to Vienna. It has only recently been...
Acknowledgment Paddy I would like to thank my parents for their continued logistical and emotional support. Also Arjan Schilling, Max Smits, Sedat, and Tine Lambers from the Sultanstrail team, for answering numerous questions and being generally helpful and...
Paddy’s blog part 2 The Rhodopi in Winter – Wild nature, wonderful people by d.patrick.devlin@gmail.com 3 days ago no comments Eastern Rhodopi The Rhodopi are an mystical and otherworldly mountain range, steeped in myth and legend from the most ancient of times. In...
