Jan Kraus

#summer

Summer journal entries.

19 August 2023photo story8 min read

A summer trip to Windermere, Lake District

A view from Windermere lake cruise, Lake District, UK

Earlier in August, I had the pleasure of spending a week-long vacation in Windermere. With group of friends we’ve enjoyed time off, exploring this area of Lake District. It was a relaxing break and an opportunity to visit some new places. Access to Lake District from London is relatively easy. We…

18 September 2022photo story6 min read

Hiking Eridge and Harrisons's Rocks

View of Harrisons's Rocks, East Sussex, England, UK

Summer is not officially over yet, and I’ve managed to salvage last sunny weekend to again join Outdooraholics for another hike. Navigating paths at the border of East Sussex and Kent counties, I enjoyed the green and calm atmosphere of woods and stunning crags of Harrison’s Rocks. Eridge As usual…

30 August 2022photo story5 min read

The Seven Sisters Hike

The magnificent views of Seven Sisters cliffs, East Sussex, England, UK

Seeing rain predictions for upcoming days, I feared of possibility that the last warm weekend of summer was just passing by! So, almost at the last minute joined the Seven Sister hike on the sunny, southern coast of Britain. There isn’t much to say about the Seven Sisters that hasn’t been already…

28 August 2022photo story8 min read

Hiking the Rolling Hills of Hertfordshire

Outdooraholics group hiking through the field of Hertfordshire, England, UK

Just a week later, after my last hike, I joined another one with the Outdooraholics group. This time the hike called for exploration of Hertfordshire: a walk through the western area of Hitchin and the North Easterly ridge of Chiltern Hill. We departed around 8:30 from London’s Kings Cross station…

29 September 2018personal journal3 min read

Post summer summary

Post summer summary

I didn’t post any updates lately. Two months passed without a post. Sorry about that. It feels like I’ve been out of focus for some time. Summer’s ended, and I’m trying to fix that now. Update on marathon training On the last personal update, I’ve mentioned preparing for my upcoming marathon run in…

12 August 2016travel report9 min read

One week in Senj, Croatia

One week in Senj, Croatia

Just about two weeks ago N. and I made a quick choice to pack our stuff and go for one week to Croatia. We picked some location, booked apartment via Airbnb, got into a car and departed. Our plan was not a full blown vacation, but rather some “digital nomad” style of work and relax. We were not…

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