ABOUT ME

HELLO

Dear human, welcome to my blog, a space where storytelling meets travelling.

My name is Demir, and I am a 26-year-old Master’s student at Aalborg University.  Growing up on a sunny island in Croatia, I was involved in tourism from a young age. This shaped both my curiosity about foreign cultures and my constant personal beef with the ugly sides of tourism. 

I believe that travel writing encapsulates the widest scope of our experiences and what it means to be alive. As such, it can help us look deeper into the world, and within ourselves. I have learned that the internal and external are in constant interaction, a cosmic dance between us and the unknown, which we often find out is not as foreign as we might have believed. 

This is not a traditional travel guide. You won’t find “10 must-sees” or “hidden gems” here, at least not intentionally. I do not write about making a living as a travel writer, how to travel full-time, or best places to “live” in as a digital nomad.  Instead, I write about my own experiences: long-distance hikes through wild landscapes, the usual existential problems of a young backpacker, or reflections from studying abroad. From time to time, I also take a wrong turn into fiction or poetry.

This blog is a living testimony to the process of documenting travel and turning experience into expression.  At its core, the aim is to document the wonders of wandering and honour the beauty of travel through the art of words. 

I welcome you to follow me on this cosmic journey into the unknown, within and without 🙂

Randir is a Sindarin word meaning “wandering man, pilgrim”, or “wanderer” (Tolkien Gateway).

ARCHIVE / ACADEMIC WORKS

1st semester project Between fiction and reality: Exploring depictions of Greenland in historical and modern travel writing

2nd semester project Walking Through – an exploration of long distance hiking

CHRONOLOGY OF ADVENTURES

ERASMUS 1.0 PORTUGAL

  • Residence: Porto
  • When: 8th of February – 5th of July , 2020
 

ERASMUS 2.0 CYPRUS​

    • Residence: Nicosia 
    • When: 28th of August 2021 – 28th of January, 2022
    • Highest altitude: 1952 m, Mt Olympus, Troodos Mountains
 
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67 DAYS

  • Where: Portugal, Spain, Morocco
  • Starting point: Porto
  • Final destination: Marrakesh
  • When: 23rd October – 28th December, 2023
  • Highest altitude: 3398 m, Pico Veleta, Spain
  • Means of travel: various (flights, train, ferry, local buses, car sharing, hitchhiking, long-distance walking)
  • The Fisherman’s Trail distance walked – 200km
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33 DAYS

  • Where: Bulgaria, Turkey
  • Starting point: Sofia
  • Final destination: Ankara
  • When: 13th February – 17th March, 2024
  • Highest altitude: 2292 m, Cherni Vrah – Vitosha, Bulgaria
  • Means of travel: primarily Flixbus + train, ferry
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THE MASSIV TRAIL - NORWAY

  • Starting point: Sota Seter
  • Final destination: Haukeliseter
  • When: 4th August – 23rd August, 2025
  • Highest altitude: 2469m, Galdhøpiggen (ascended before hiking the Massiv)
  • Distance: 350+ km
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