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My Solo Thru-Hike
This video series is about that time I decided to walk from the Mediterranean Sea to the Atlantic Ocean via the entire length of the Pyrenees Mountains in Spain and Andorra.videos.trom.tf
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I had a very nice rest day at Lake Maurici- where you’re absolutely not supposed to camp! Ooops 😄. Then I walked through Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park (Catalonia's only national park, with almost 200 lakes) and camped near Lake Obago.
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My thru-hike Day 25-27-
https://videos.trom.tf/w/3WjVNkM9HmYvG7xsruJQHz
Here I walked from Tavascan (Spain) to Lake Maurici, passing by a few small villages and finding camping wherever possible. I also learned a lesson here: never put your bag on the ground in these small villages- as there are plenty of dogs there!
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Day 23-24: https://videos.trom.tf/w/12ffEq8NRNxdWNEwym2bhy
Here I walked from the Baiau Refuge, turned off of the GR11 to trek the HRP (Haute Route Pyrenees) and slept in Refugi de Baborte (also called Refugi del Cinquantenari). Then I took another variation and followed a trail called “La Porta del Cel” to get back to the GR11 at a little village called Tavascan.
A day well spent! 😄
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https://videos.trom.tf/w/aCRyTbyUcMUJQJRcHYKWgP
Music: Light Scenery by Olezha Chopalish
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Day 22- New video from my thru-hike:
https://videos.trom.tf/w/4eLZSfaA6SWj74rePNmd8f
Here I walked from Andorra to Spain and stayed in Refugi Baiau “Josep Maria Montfort”- an awesome free shelter by a gorgeous mountain lake 😀
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Day 21-22 of my thru-hike: https://videos.trom.tf/w/v2H2mY7MUC4cSHKvNBVQNk
I went off the main GR11 trail (onto the GR11.1 variant) to save myself from walking/camping in the rain. I slept in Refuge Pla de l'Estany (a free mountain hut), then walked to Estany Forcat (a beautiful mountain lake) in the Pyrenees Mountains on the border of Spain and Andorra.
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I made it to Andorra! And witnessed the craziest thunderstorm of my life! 😄
GR11 Day 19-20: Made it to Andorra!
Day 19-20 of my solo thru-hike across the Pyrenees. Here I made it to Andorra! And witnessed the craziest thunderstorm of my life! 😄videos.trom.tf
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Thru-hike Day 16-18: Blisters and Horses!
https://videos.trom.tf/w/b8YtQcs5KDgeQgnzGQzXcU
Somewhere around here I had to raise my daily budget from 3 euros to 5. There was just no way I could get up those mountains without donuts and chorizo! :D
My blisters were also killing me! And many horses wanted to eat my food! :D
GR11 Day 16-18: Blisters and Horses!
Yes, somewhere around here I had to raise my daily budget from 3 euros to 5. There was just no way I could get up those mountains without donuts and chorizo! 😄 My blisters were also killing me! And many horses wanted to eat my food! 😄 Here I walked f…videos.trom.tf
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Days 14 & 15 of my thru-hike across the Pyrenees (Spain).
Here I walked from Queralbs to Puigcerdà. At one point I lost the trail and had to bushwhack through stinging nettle.
GR11 Day 14-15: I Lost the Trail!
Days 14 & 15 of my thru-hike across the Pyrenees (Spain). Here I walked from Queralbs to Puigcerdà. At one point I lost the trail and had to bushwhack through stinging nettle.videos.trom.tf
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GR11 thru-hike, Day 12-13-
https://videos.trom.tf/w/fJNrhVTLQ4yfXvxr5GqU6S
I made it to the first set of high mountains going east to west across the Pyrenees! Here I walked from Setcases to Queralbs, passing by the Ulldeter Refuge, Pic de Tirapits, and Nuria (all in Spain).
GR11 Day 12-13- Made it to the Mountains!
I made it to the first set of high mountains going east to west across the Pyrenees! Here I walked from Setcases to Queralbs, passing by the Ulldeter Refuge, Pic de Tirapits, and Nuria (Spain).videos.trom.tf
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Day 11 on the trail- https://videos.trom.tf/w/o6L1DU75ecd5eKgy1xU9ML
Here I walked from Mollo to Setcases, struggling up the hills and battling with my blisters and busy mind :D
GR11 Day 11: Trail Thoughts
Day 11 of my thru-hike across the Pyrenees (Spain). Here I walked from Mollo to Setcases, struggling up the hills and battling with my blisters and busy mind 😄videos.trom.tf
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GR11 Thru-Hike
Day 9-10: Women's Problems-
https://videos.trom.tf/w/syzofBadq6DoX4Go6jSL27
Here I walked from the Bassegoda Refuge to a river close to Mollo. It was very hot and I experienced all kinds of pain!
GR11 Day 9-10: Women's Problems
Days 9 & 10 on the GR11 trek, ultraheavy style. Here I walked from the Bassegoda Refuge to a river close to Mollo. It was very hot and I experienced all kinds of pain!videos.trom.tf
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GR11
Day 7-8: https://videos.trom.tf/w/hZwNmVGXHi4F7gjsdFQzsR
Here I walked from Ermita de Santa Eugenia to Sant Miquel de Fontfreda, then on to the Bassegoda Refuge, which is a massive free shelter.
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Day 5 & 6 on the GR11: https://videos.trom.tf/w/oAEigXSKtfMPBw1FkCnJfZ
I had a nice rest day at Refuge Forn de Calç (a bit early for a rest day- I know, but it was 33 degrees outside!). On day 6 I walked to La Jonquera (which was very disappointing) and on to some random shelter in the forest.
GR11 Ultraheavy: Day 5-6
Day 5 & 6 on the GR11. I had a nice rest day at Refuge Forn de Calç (a bit early for a rest day- I know, but it was 33 degrees outside!). On day 6 I walked to La Jonquera (which was very disappointing) and on to some random shelter in the forest.videos.trom.tf
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On my third night on the GR11, I had another terrifying encounter with wild boars. Then I spent my fourth day on the trail struggling with heat and water problems.
Here I walked from the Sant Quirze de Colera Monastery to the Forn de Calç refuge (which is a free shelter for hikers and bikers).
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BTW, boars sound way scarier than I thought, could totally use that in a horror movie!
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I spent my first night alone on this trail- and was terrified of the wild animals that came by my tent. The next day I was attacked by dogs and almost collapsed from heat exhaustion :D
https://videos.trom.tf/w/kA4RWoda1kD68Tb5QWFjYz
GR11 Day 2-3: My First Night Alone- scary
Day 2 & 3 of the GR11 thru-hike (ultraheavy style). Here I went from Port de la Selva to the Sant Pere de Rodes Monastery to Sant Quirze de Colera.videos.trom.tf
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Day 1 & 2 of my big hike from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic across the Pyrenees Mountains-
https://videos.trom.tf/w/u62qwfJkodtERaA7icQCZX
Thanks @Tio for joining me for the first 20 km of the trail! And thanks for taking some stuff out of my ultraheavy backpack! :D
aand also thank you for setting up this great PeerTube instance :) It turns out that uploading videos to PeerTube is much faster than uploading them to YouTube- and much less confusing! :D
Not to mention no ads, no data collection, no google evil, and all that :D
GR11 Day 1 - Cap de Creus to Port de la Selva
Day 1 & 2 of my big hike from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic across the Pyrenees Mountains! Thanks Tio for joining me for the first 20 km of the trail! And thanks for taking some stuff out of my ultraheavy backpack! 😄videos.trom.tf
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BTW, were you also writing your book during the hike?
I'm starting a new video series about hiking the GR11 (an 840-km thru-hike across the Pyrenees) on a very tight budget.
Here is the first video: https://videos.trom.tf/w/bscuS7uYA2PYVJWoa7h1qw
It's me packing my Ultraheavy backpack :D
You can find my full thru-hike gear list here: https://files.trom.tf/s/b5cpxbsHjKkwDQJ
GR11 ULTRAcheap & ULTRAheavy - Gear List
Here's me getting ready to trek the GR11, alone, but not alone, since my backpack is kind of like a medium-sized person... piggyback riding me for 840 kilometers... Let's see how this goes! Thru-hiking ULTRACHEAP - the opposite of ULTRALIGHT!videos.trom.tf
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I made a little video with some big fish :)
https://videos.trom.tf/w/9c1jhV2NSJ5qCPnY1rDb3d?start=0s
Filmed at the Medes Islands, Spain. This marine reserve has been protected since 1983, allowing biodiversity to be restored in this little piece of the Mediterranean Sea.
Diving the Medes Islands
The Medes Islands, Spain. This marine reserve has been protected since 1983, allowing biodiversity to be restored in this little piece of the Mediterranean Sea. Music: Ocean Voyage by DHDMusicvideos.trom.tf
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Book
I came up with the idea to write a book when I got fed up with people saying things like, “Oh Sasha, I wish I could live like you, but I don’t have enough money!” I wanted to explain that I barely ever had much money and that traveling around the wor…Big World | Small Sasha
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Our latest TROM-Cast- https://videos.trom.tf/w/8nzjwMPpyvVDFK9FyP4S4G
-talking about the situation in Ukraine and war in general.
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https://www.lx.com/entertainment/is-the-couch-surfing-revolution-still-alive/49918/
It’s a nice video with a positive message in the end. The only thing it’s missing, I’d say, is a mention of some alternative couchsurfing platforms like https://www.trustroots.org/ and https://www.bewelcome.org/ – those that haven’t morphed into an evil profit-driven company 😁
I explained the whole Couchsurfing story in more detail here- https://www.bigworldsmallsasha.com/2020/05/26/the-death-of-couchsurfing/
That’s why I’m in this mini-doc 😀
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Do You Know Where You Come From?
There’s an extraordinary fact about Earthlings- and all Earth things- that I suspect many people are not aware of. It’s a story- an incredible story that we, humans, have discovered fairly recently.Big World | Small Sasha
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Thank you to Merwin for a $4 donation :)
My website got a bunch of attention these days because the Dodo channel published a video about my octopus "friends" and it seems to have gone viral. Unfortunately they only posted it on Facebook but here it is- https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=616745376052429
They titled it as "Octopus Leads Her Human Best Friend To Her Den" haha :D It was true tho :)
And here is the video that Dima made about the same octopuses- https://videos.trom.tf/w/svf9xeAmkEzgz8CXKoUZPN
the dodo - octopus becomes friends with this woman and...
Octopus becomes friends with this woman and pulls her all the way to her den 🐙💙The Dodo (Facebook Watch)
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I’m becoming more and more confident that I’d like to self-publish my book without even trying to send it to any agents or publishing companies. That’s mostly because I think I’ll blow my head off if I have to edit it anymore (and I would have to edit it a lot more if a publishing company accepted it). I’d also like to have control over it- no editing out controversial subjects, no changing the title, no .99 prices, and nobody telling me that I can’t give it away for free.
Let’s see. For now I am still editing and editing...
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I'm done with the 5th draft of parts 1 and 2 now. That's about 1/3 of the way there! (The 5th draft will have to be the final one :D )
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A massive thank you to Jocelyn for a €264 donation. That is extremely kind of you and helps a ton!
And also a massive thank you to Uwe and Benjamin, who still support me on Patreon. I haven’t made much new content for a while because I am still focusing on my book and this has been a huge challenge for me. I made an update about my struggle here a few days ago- https://www.bigworldsmallsasha.com/book
Basically, I’m still working on the 5th draft, which (I know I’ve said this before) I hope will be the last and final one :)
For now, Tio and I have enough money to survive for another 4 months or so thanks to a number of very kind people who help us out. Thank you so much to you all.
Book
I came up with the idea to write a book at the end of 2017, when I got fed up with people telling me that they wished they could live like me, but they “didn’t have enough money.Big World | Small Sasha
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