Destinations
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Wild Norway: hiking on Varanger peninsula
In July 2024 I was lucky enough to get 4 weeks of holiday approved. With a friend from the Netherlands and a rented camper, we roamed around Northern Finland and Norway. Adamant to…
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Denmark: a bike tourer’s paradise
We took the ferry from Gothenburg to Frederikshavn in Denmark, and immediately fell in love. Julia was confused for a while, as it felt so… Dutch. Cycling paths everywhere, people don’t dress in…
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Sweden part 2: the other Sweden
This is the 3rd year in a row that we visited Sweden, and we noticed that there are 2 different parts: the remote and wild north (which we refer to as the “real”…
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Norway: Lofoten and the Atlantic coast
Two weeks after reaching the North Cape we made it to that other highlight of Northern Norway; the islands of Lofoten. This has been on our list for quite a while, and we…
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Norway: North Cape and back south again
We think we saved the best for last; as soon as we crossed into Norway we were blown away by the scenery. And the prices in the supermarket, but mainly the landscape. Don’t…
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Finland: into the wild
We are getting close to our goal: the North Cape! To get there, we first had to traverse the whole length of Finland, before we can cross into Norway. Which means: Pine trees.…
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The Baltic States
The Baltic States are small, but we managed to spend more than 2 weeks there. We fell in love with the region, but for cycling…. Well. Maybe not the best destination. However, we…
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Poland: cycling routes and bugs everywhere
We entered Poland via an obscure border crossing in the Tatras and made our way through the hot afternoon to a campsite. Wildcamping is not really allowed here, especially not in national parks,…
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Austria and Slovakia
Reverse culture shock in Austria After spending months in sometimes chaotic and disorganized Turkey and the Balkan, we entered Austria. It was like entering a different dimension; suddenly there were signs everywhere. As…
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Biking through the Balkan: part 3
Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Ciro trail (Ivanica-Mostar) We entered the country at Ivanica, close to Dubrovnik. This border town is also the starting point of the Ciro trail, a cycling route following an…
