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Hiking the GR131 on La Palma
It’s March 2024, and slowly I am getting fed up with the dreary weather in Switzerland. So, why not fly to an island in the Atlantic ocean and hike and camp under the…
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1 week on the Grande Traversata delle Alpi
We hiked for one week (8 days) at the beginning of August 2023 on the little know GTA, or Grande Traversata delle Alpi, starting just outside of Domodossola. From San Lorenzo to Piedicavallo,…
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Hiking in Switzerland; what you need to know
Hiking is THE number 1 hobby in Switzerland. Not suprising; this county has it all. Mountains, lakes, meadows, rivers, waterfalls and the best hiking infrastructure in the world. Here we show you all…
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Hiking across Madeira
It’s March 2023, and we have both found a week we could take off work, so we did a quick Google search and landed on Madeira. This Portuguese island off the coast of…
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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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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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Some notes on cycling and camping in Turkey
After cycling through Turkey for almost 10 weeks, we thought it would be good to share the little tidbits of wisdom we have gathered here. We have our favorite routes, blogs we used…
