Tag: cycling

Sweden: “It’s very good to go, and see the world with your own eyes”

What do apple trees, skinny dipping, wild mushrooms, berry picking, cinnamon roll fika and Volvos have in common? We cycle through the largest country in Scandinavia, through deserted forests, but…

Northern Norway: beauty between tunnels and under rainbows

And then we roll into Norway! But rolling soon turns to pedalling, as flat roads are a thing of the past. Up and down becomes the new mantra. A country…

Finnish Lapland: connected with people and nature

From the port city of Oulu, we cycle further north into the vast and sparsely populated Finnish Lapland. Finland’s northernmost region is as big as the Netherlands, Belgium and Switzerland…

The South of Finland: Land of a Thousand Lakes, or maybe 188.000?!

What we know about Finland before setting foot on land? Very little, actually. That it can get extremely cold in the winter (to be exact, the coldest ever recorded in…

Estonia: A bear in the forest…?

The border between Latvia and Estonia is not clearly marked, so we suddenly find ourselves in Estonia without fully realising it. The 23rd country! Still curious about other traditions, environments…

20.000 KM: The Power of a Bicycle

After passing the 20.000 km mark we realise that our home is close. But we feel the journey should continue in another way, also after we get home… We met…

1,5 years of cycling and one important message

A red line on a mapEach mile a story each pedal stroke a smile A line through different culturesUnder different skiesThrough mountains high and valleys low A line where kindness…

One Amazing Year!

Video montage of a year of bike travel

Laos (part 2): Cycling connects people

14-02-2023 – 15-03-2023 Welcome back to Laos We come from a very crowded and hectic Vietnam. We are the only ones at the border and there is only one booth…

Thailand: Hands pitch a tent, but only hearts can make it a home

11/20/2022 – 12/28/2022 After a short flight from freezing Kazakhstan, we arrive in the morning in sweltering Bangkok. We are relieved when we are reunited with our bicycle kits. As…