Åland ‘Mainland’ Adventures
Following our arrival in Marriehamn, the capital of Åland, we spent a full day discovering the real highlights of the town. After a typically slow start to our day, we spent hours exploring the excellent…
Un Séjour à Utö
Nous passâmes deux journées remplies d’activités à l’île de Utö (et une autre donc je ne me souviens pas du nom.). Utö est une île très spéciale car sur l’île est située une zone militaire…
Stockholm Stay: a Holiday Inside a Holiday.
Arrived in Stockholm, ahead of time and with short notice by train from Nyköping. Luckily Vicki (and maybe also Oskar) is well adapted to this sort of timeliness and we were soon installed in their…
Past the Lakes – Struggle for Survival
Days 10-14 As the 5 cyclists made swift progress through the winding paths between the two largest lakes in Europe (Russia is not Europe), mosquitoes became more and more of a problem. In Tivedens national…
Camping (Wild and Civilized in Sweden 🇸🇪)
Hunneberg – Probably the best camp-hostel we’ve been to so far. Hello kind audience! What a crowd!!! Thank you all for coming to read and look at my blog post!!! Ok ye ye thank you!…
Kinnekulle to Göte Canal
Perfect pitch at Kinekulle super friendly campsite. Front and centre by the pier and sunset – this is sometimes the great advantage of being in tents while all the campervans are stuck behind in their…
Along Lake Venan
Day 5 Refreshed after a restful stay at the hostel at Hunneberg we set off following Lake Vänner on it’s south coast. A good decision as the northern side is all evergreens and much hillier….
Sweden: destination Trollhattan
After crossing over to Stromstad , Sweden from Sandjeford, our big bicycle traverse of this enormous country began. Possibly the hardest bit was avoiding the mosquitoes! Our initial destination was Trollhättan. Famed as the ex-home…
From Sagavoll to Sweden: a cycling saga
This is a story of synchronisation of separate circuits, and here end my efforts at consonance in s. The saga begins in early May, at the aptly named Sagavoll Folkehøgskole in the small town of…
Norway Cycling 🇸🇯
Only 2 memorable days cycling in Norway before our hop over to Stromstad in Sweden. Norway, it was resoundingly agreed upon, is hilly, very hilly, and so we take our present journey over Sweden on…