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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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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…
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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…
