Category Archives: Europe

A Bonnie Wee While

Posted on April 25, 2018 by Lou

When the weather is good, there really is nowhere better in the world than the Scottish Highlands. Wild and rugged, the landscape evokes feelings of times gone by, when life was simpler but made you tougher. Monroes (mountains) roughened by … Continue reading →

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Van Life

Posted on January 27, 2018 by Lou

Being at home for the past few months has been amazing – a dynamic mix of famiy, friends and all things familiar. It has been a chance to learn new skills, work, and catch up with the people I love … Continue reading →

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Netherlands and Nearly Home

Posted on May 4, 2017 by Lou

It was our last long day, and almost our very last day, of cycling and we were sitting on the a ferry as we crossed the giant IJsselmeer lake in the Netherlands. We sat, sipping coffee and resting, before the … Continue reading →

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Birds and Building Things

Posted on April 29, 2017 by Lou

In the past week we have left Sweden with its beautiful forests, lakes and coastline, cycled through Denmark and entered Germany. The cycling has become flatter and flatter which makes it easier in some ways, but harder in others. Obviously … Continue reading →

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Togetherness

Posted on April 24, 2017 by Lou

Arron asked me a few weeks ago, ‘If you could do this trip with anyone else, who would it be?’ I thought for a while. In the end, I couldn’t give him an answer, except ‘No one.’  It has so … Continue reading →

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 Brake Down

Posted on April 20, 2017 by Lou

For the past week we have been following the Ginstleden cycle path, or rather, attempting to. There are only a few sporadic signs for the Ginstleden; small black plaques that pop up on lampposts or signposts every now and then … Continue reading →

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A Day in the Swedish Archipelago

Posted on April 14, 2017 by Lou

Today has felt strangely autumnal. The promise of spring and summer that the last few days of sunshine brought disappeared overnight. We woke instead to the sounds of raindrops hammering down upon our tent and wind whipping the​ canvas around … Continue reading →

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The Land of Lakes & Light

Posted on April 10, 2017 by Lou

It is in fact, Finland, Sweden’s neighbour, that boasts to be the “Land of A Thousand Lakes” and yet it is here that we have really been awed by beautiful bodies of water as we cycle past lake after lake.  … Continue reading →

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Sweden, Spokes and Setting Fire to the Tent (again)…

Posted on April 2, 2017 by Lou

As we entered Sweden by boat from Helsinki and the ferry chugged its way through the channel that leads into Stockholm, we were blown away by the buildings that lined the sea front. Everything was beautifully designed and constructed, built … Continue reading →

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Entering Europe Proper

Posted on March 22, 2017 by Lou

After more than a year away from Europe, it felt amazing to re-enter, cycling beneath the familiar blue sign with a circle of stars that symbolises the EU, at the border into Finland.  Our last couple of nights in Russia … Continue reading →

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