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Winterhiking in Switzerland
Switzerland is well-known for its hiking infrastructure, and not only in summer! Also in winter there are plenty of marked hiking trails. While most Swiss opt for skiing, even in the busiest resorts…
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Day hikes from Lucerne
Since May 2022 we live in the pretty town of Lucerne. We are very lucky to have the start of the Alps right in our backyard, and we would like to share our…
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Review Cycle2Charge USB hub
During our bike tour in 2021 we slowly gathered some experience with the USB hub, and we would like to share it with you. If you have any questions or remarks after this,…
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Get outside: 3 day hikes around Zurich
After living in Germany for almost 4 years and cycling most of 2021, we are back in Switzerland! We both have lived here for years and we are so happy to be back!…
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Our 2021 bike tour in numbers
We have been back for several weeks now, and finally have found the time to crunch some numbers. With this post we hope to answer some of the most frequently asked questions (apart…
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Bike touring: useful equipment and things to leave home
As bike touring newbies, we had not really an idea what we really needed on the road. Sure, we had plenty of experience hiking, but being away for this long, and having way…
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Germany and the Netherlands: home again.
We left Denmark 2 weeks ago and cycled through Northern Germany and the Netherlands. As these are our native grounds (Germany for Kevin, the Netherlands for Julia), we both had the weird experience…
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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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Sweden: the Blue Highway and the Wilderness Road
Our last two summer holidays we spent in Sweden, so it did feel a bit like coming home. The country is amazing for hiking, the national parks are perfect and we love the…
