creating a slow but beautiful life without excess stuff. I am happy you found my channel, and I hope you will enjoy the content I provide here about living a simple and sustainable life. When I moved to Germany many years ago, I started my decluttering journey and became a minimalist. After a few years of pretty extreme minimalism, I am finding my way back to intentional and slow consumption. Now I focus on doing things instead of owning things, caring for myself and the world around me, and trying to reflect on and share the lessons I learn. On this channel you will find content about minimalism, sustainability, authenticity, and seeking happiness in the small things :)
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I have studied to become a librarian and in the process of job hunting now- well said about libraries! I love all of your reading content and would always love to see more ❤
Thank you for sharing this! I live in Estonia and here the flat landscape and the shelters/hiking stops are quite similar, so your trip really got me thinking. Btw this is also exactly the sort of thing that I used to do together with my boyfriend, but we broke up a week ago... I am trying to find things to do and new ways of doing them... I will try to plan a hike for myself and maybe some friends.
I didn't know Estonia had these shelters as well, maybe I need to visit again (I have only been to Tallinn in 2018). I wish you a lot of strength and softness towards yourself and I am sure you'll find a good way of doing the things you love alone or with friends!
@@ecofriendlia Thank you :)) If you ever will be looking for hiking options in Estonia, then google "Loodusega koos where to go" - Loodusega koos means "Together with nature", it's a website of hiking routes and camping sites in Estonia (their "Where to go" page is the best). If you want to find which places have these shelters, then the website doesn't let you filter by that option unfortunately but if you are on their Estonian language site, type "laavu" in the search box at the bottom of the page and you will find the campsites which have it.
@@ecofriendlia Thank you for the kind wishes! I tried to reply with a comment sharing a tip about where to find info about hiking routes and shelters in Estonia, but I think possibly RU-vid blocked my comment for some reason.. Let me know in case it would be relevant for you, I can send it by email or something. :)
Really enjoyed listening to your honest reflections of your adventure. The trail looked beautiful, those beachscapes! As you said our dreams and expectations, when compared with reality, might not always be met, but in turn come with unexpected benefits. Hope this has given you the bug to keep hitting the trails!
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I think you did an amazing job! I can’t honestly even imagine hiking for a week 😮 I’m sooo bad at it! Once I went for a hike in the mountains just for a day and almost died 😅 my heart rate was like 175 😂 so proud of you! Enjoyed the landscape pics a lot! I have an unrelated question 😊 I shaved my hair last December, my hair is more or less your length now and I’m thinking of growing it a bit to reach a short bob style. Do you have any tips on how to grow it without having a constant mess on one’s head? Is it even possible? 😅 would appreciate any advice! :) Great video as always! Take care ❤
Thank you! But this was mostly flat landscape so the heart rate stayed pretty normal 😊 I definitely also feel the same when hiking in the mountains, but I guess it is just normal 😂 Regarding the hair ... I think it highly depends on your natural hair structure how much of a mess it is and how fast it grows. But I use some water (wet hands) every morning to tame the hair a bit and I think regular haircuts (about every three months/ every inch/2.5-3cm of growth) make a huge difference when it comes to the general look 😊
Hi! I love your videos! I have a question about the backpack: I would like to buy the day pack but I'm hesitating because with the cube you can have a very comfortable hip strap. I saw on your videos that you have an hip strap anyway but in the website I didn't see this option. Does it comes with the daypack? Or you had to buy it separately? Thank you very much!
I did buy the cube and everything, but I am not using the cube anymore. But it is possible to take the hip strap out of the whole construction (just without the cushions) and that is what I did. But I am not sure you can buy the hip strap seperatly... Hope that helps a little bit!
My dream is to live in a tiny house one day ❤ I planned a staycation 50km far from home to work on my bachelor's degree, but I had to cancel it due to personal reasons 😭 I've been so excited.
Tolle Aufnahmen, schön von deinen Erfahrungen zu hören. Wir haben in Irland mal einen Fernwanderweg gemacht über 130km, waren glaub ich auch 7 Tage. Einen Tag hatten wir kein Wasser weil wir keine Quellen gefunden haben, und ohne Dusche wars auch ganz schön fies nach der Zeit. :D War ein tolles Erlebnis, bin stolz dass wir es gemacht haben, aber bräuchte ich in der Form nicht nochmal. :D Eine Hüttenwanderung in den Alpen o.ä. steht aber noch auf meiner Bucketlist. :)
Echt interessant deine Einblicke in Traumerfüllung - und vor allem echt und nicht nur die tollen Seiten gezeigt und beschrieben. Mein Kopf als Mama fragt sich gleich, was denn dein Kind in der Zeit macht. Irgendwie ist er bei deinen Reisen anscheinend nie dabei. Bestimmt ist er gut versorgt und wahrscheinlich auch nicht mehr so klein... Du merkst bei mir/uns sind die meisten Aktivitäten und vor allem meine Gedanken noch total auf unsere Teenie-töchter ausgerichtet.
Er verbringt die Ferien bei seinen Großeltern, die er nicht so oft sieht, da freut er sich schon das ganze Jahr drauf. Ansonsten ist er eigentlich immer dabei beim Reisen... Nur letztes Jahr in Slowenien auch nicht, weil er da ebenfalls bei den Großeltern in der Schweiz war. Aber genau weil unser Alltag so sehr nach Schule, Kind, Freunde von Kind etc ausgerichtet ist, habe ich die Gelegenheit genutzt eben etwas experimenteller unterwegs zu sein wenn er grad selber unterwegs ist😊
Really a fun video…I live near the PCT in California, I have never thru hiked, only section hikes but it looks like such an adventure. Those shelters in Denmark look very nice.
I'm so happy you're getting into long distance hiking! Denmark looks beautiful. You should come to the US and hike the Pacific Crest Trail sometime! I hiked the PCT a few years ago and there were so many German hikers, sometimes I would come across a group of six or eight hikers on trail all speaking German 😄 As far as skipping miles goes, I used to hate the idea of missing pieces of the trail but after a while I realized that it's just the nature of hiking long trails. It seems like most long distance hikers I've met have had to miss some miles here or there due to injuries, fires, running out of time, etc. It's just part of the story of your hike! Perfection doesn't have to be the goal, feeling alive and being out in the wild is the goal! I hope you get to enjoy more hikes in the future. I think you would like John Zahorian's channel if you haven't found it already - he's super minimal in what gear he brings hiking, and his videos are the best.
I started off travelling and packing a tent but ended up just packing a tarp. I have a hamock with a mosquito net, and that plus a tarp is pretty good. As a teen I used to just travel with a large sheet of plastic, and make a tent with found materials! Because tents are so cumbersome.
I have to say that hearing you say that about freedom made me realize why I love thru hiking. For me it's not about freedom, it's about being a little animal who has to take care of basic needs, food, water, temperature, sleep... Those restrictions of freedom feel very natural to me and almost soothing to have to think of only that and nothing but that. Where am I going to sleep tonight, where is a sunny spot to eat lunch, when will I get water, how do I get down in the valley before the storm... I however agree on being very frustrated at the restrictions of time and camping legalities. Luckily where I live wild camping can be restricted but is usually allowed under certain conditions. As for timing, well, I have also had the experience of having lots of time but no money, and now more money but less time. I wish I always had twice as much time as needed for a trail, to be able to take detours and zero days and summits as I please. Supermarket timing is also an annoyance I haven't found my way around - I have ultralight gear (perhaps you might enjoy using a tarp? it's very minimal and relatively cheap also) so I can carry a week's food, but you still end up having to chase ressuplies, especially in european countries where everything is closed on sundays!
Amazing trip Lia. I wish to have partner that I could do long distance hiking trips with. So far I did only one day hiking, or few days in a row, but going back to shelter for the night, so I didn't have to carry all my stuff with me - that would be challenging for sure.
Good for you for doing it, Lia! I know you'll get out and try more long hikes and there are so many you can get to by train! I got into long distance walking in my 20s and walked across Great Britain and France. Since then I've kept it up off and on over the years on various trails in Europe and the U.S. You nailed it in figuring out that being a purist doesn't always make sense when it comes to conditions on the ground or the choices you need to make for yourself--just like minimalism! I think that hiking with just a pack was what made me realize how little I needed to live a full life and then still motivates me although I have a long way to go after raising a family for decades and getting back to basics now. Hiking and slow living go together well. I wish you more great walks ahead! Be good to your feet and joints.
I really like the idea of walking longer distances. Books by Patrick Leigh-Fermore (1934, Amsterdam to Istanbul, sort of…!) or Rachel Joyce‘s The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry interest me a great deal, just setting off. My current plan is to do day walking, just walking away from my home with my dog and seeing how far I get in any direction, returning either by public transport or calling my family to pick me up, since I‘m not likely to get more than 20-25 km at most. Maybe I would extend that to staying overnight in hostels in the future, because I wouldn‘t want to be carrying as much as you did (twice your age). A friend of ours walked home when he retired, to mark the occasion; I believe the distance was from Zurich to Fribourg (~150 km) and he took a week to do it, mindfully.
Lia, I have an author you may like to check out. Well, two actually. Miriam Lancewood has a couple books about her long walks. Also, Kevin Fedarko. He has a great one about the Grand Canyon (boating) and his new one about walking the entire Grand Canyon actually just came out yesterday. So I haven’t yet read it, but his first was SO good that I’m certain this will also be wonderful. I know you’re always reading and I’ve enjoyed these so much.
Books is what kills me attempting minimalism. I have gotten rid of a lot but I absolutely cannot let go of most of my books. Tolken, religious texts that are very difficult to get, some resource guides. With the exception of some classics i was able to part with a lot of fiction that i can listen to on audiobook or read on my ipad. I also keep books for my kids. I feel like books will be hard to come by within the next 50 - 100 years and a lot of information will be lost because it will be controlled.
I just thought about that lately… The speed of life and pressure we feel from society makes people forget how to relax. That we can and should relax. Now it just feels like a waste of time… Thank you for sharing this. It was really valuable content.
Dont push yourself, there are bound to be days when we are just coasting. Push, push, push all the time and you end up stressing yourself. Ive watched alot of your videos and you are doing fine according to me.
You are so smart Lia. And I mean it, also I know it sound cheesy. But your point of view is so accurate to the situation, you notice things as they truly are and you can talk about them very clearly and understandable. You trigger this "clik" in peoples heads.
I am not a minimalist but I share your love of the bike. Where I live every direction is either up or down. I don't own a car and I don't drive. I consider machine love toxic. But walking and cycling and paddling. I also like my living room walls covered in books with lots of nook potential for privacy. My bedrooms are empty places for bed and bike and backpacking gear. I find large empty spaces threatening. Only for sleeping and working. My reading and writing require a library useful in a very impractical way for my love of philosophy and poetry as the pursuit of the project of my life (definitely with no money interest involved). Best wishes to you.
Having a small amount of clothes means they break after so e time... And this video is almost three years old. So yes, these were the things I owned then, now I have other things it's not a lie, it's time that makes the difference 😉
Wow, so..., thank you very much first of all for this sharing, I particularly appreciated the sincerity and transparency with which you spoke to us and described your moods. I can understand very well when you talk about not trusting your body, it's the same for me at the moment and I think it will be a constant in my life. I've been trying, lately, to do some specific meditations to perceive my body as intelligent and capable of self-healing.. The experience of cancer in my life has swept away many people who were scared at the time, many relationships that I decided to cut because they had now turned into dead branches. The disease also gave me the meaning of life, something that had eluded me so perceptually clearly until then.
I've been on a minimalist Journey for quite a while, but I keep going back and forth to thrifting a whole bunch of stuff because I get bored in the winter and in the summer I get rid of everything and I don't want to keep doing that pattern. And I feel like your videos have encouraged me to stay on track with only buying what I need. You made one video about your camera and you talked the whole video about the camera and to me that stuck out because I should be doing that with every object that I want to buy or get rid of. And that it's okay to do that. So thank you for your encouragement!
I'm trying to stop calling things that I would normally call 'bad' and stress over as just 'different'. Or just normal in the sense that other people go through this but it's a first for me. And on days when I'm really feeling good, I view them as challenges to grow and learn something. Those are the best days but they're not the norm. I'm trying to make them so though.
Lia I think sometimes just ‘being’ is in itself is a learning experience. Giving ourselves time to relax, to observe and grow slowly is so beneficial. I agree that being a work in progress is fine. The hustle culture wants us to push, push, push and force ourselves to do or be a particular thing just to seam “normal”, but as you get older you reject this more because you realise a lot of the constant pressure to achieve is just not helpful in the long run on the journey of life. Packing ourselves is everything!
