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A hike from Istanbul to Vienna and back<\/h6>\n
About me, and about the hike<\/h6>\n

Hello There!<\/p>\n

I\u2019m Paddy Devlin, I\u2019m 28 years old and recently quit my job with the intention of fulfilling a long term goal of completing a long distance solo hike.\u00a0 I enjoyed many aspects of my job, but had an irrepressible itch to get outside and explore. With my 29th birthday just round the corner (and I reckon my 30th will come hot on its heels) and the feeling that responsibilities have a way of increasing over time, I reckoned that now was the time.<\/p>\n

In January 2017 I am leaving the UK to hike from Istanbul to Vienna and back.\u00a0 I won\u2019t be using motorised transport for the entire length of the trip*, intend to camp out\/stay in the mountains\/away from population centres as much as possible.\u00a0 My intended route will be as follows (With mountain ranges in brackets):<\/p>\n

Istanbul -> Bulgaria (Rhodope\/Rila) -> Serbia (Dinaric) -> Bosnia-Herzegovina (Dinaric) -> Croatia (Dinaric)-> Slovenia (Julian Alps) -> Italy (Alps\/Dolomites) -> Austria (Alps) -> Slovakia (Carpathians\/Tatras) -> Ukraine (Carpathians) -> Romania (Carpathians) -> Serbia -> Bulgaria (Balkan) -> Istanbul.<\/p>\n

You can see it mapped out here \u2013Total Route (Rough)<\/a><\/p>\n

I intend to keep a blog of my trip and update whenever I can; at least a post or two per country, with descriptions of my route, the people I meet, the difficulties I encounter etc.<\/p>\n

As you can see, the blog is pretty basic\/not really existent for the moment, but I intend to populate it with content as I go, so hopefully it will become a better read\/browse in time.<\/p>\n

I hope you like the blog, and please message me if you have any comments or suggestions.<\/p>\n

Paddy<\/p>\n

Check out Paddy’s blog<\/a><\/p>\n