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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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10 things we realized during bike touring
In no particular order, these are some things that we noticed during our long hours in the saddle. See also point 7. 1. Using your senses When cycling you realize not are not…
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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…
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Biking through the Balkan: part 2
Montenegro: the tiny country that has it all. We love Montenegro and have been here before, 4 years ago we hiked through Durmitor National Park for 5 days. This tiny country really has…
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Biking through the Balkan: part 1.
North Macedonia: 4 days from northeast to southwest Alright, alright, Bulgaria is also part of the Balkan, but we covered our tour through the Rhodope Mountains already here. So we start this off…
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Cycling through the Bulgarian Rhodope mountains
To be honest, we crossed the border into Bulgaria completely blank. We were more preoccupied with the actual crossing than the destination itself. Apparently the border at Kapıkule is the second busiest land…
