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We are back home! 7 weeks, 2,000 kilometers, no damage to equipment, no cold or other ailments, exciting accommodations in every way, intense and stress-free family time,...

Gotland - the sunny island of Sweden lives up to its name. Having 1/2 rainy day out of 12 is a good average, so we continue to spend every free minute outside, by the sea, on...

Do you want to fika? No, there is nothing inappropriate behind this question! The Swedes use it to invite someone to have coffee or take a break. And it's not just about 'coffee...

First, things turn out differently than you think! After the stay in Stockholm, the plan was originally to continue traveling through Sweden with a short detour to Norway and...

We haven't heard from us for a while because there was a lot to do in the last five days: as briefly reported in advance, we were lucky to win the manufacturer of our cargo...

After an extraordinary journey from Finland to Sweden, we again know what the saying 'Travel broadens the mind' actually means....or to put it another way: who actually knows...

Goodbye Finland - we will miss you and hopefully come back soon! We took the ferry from Turku at 8:20 am and will arrive in Stockholm at 6:00 pm local time (and therefore back...

If you ask me what I expected from Finland, I can't really answer that. Sure, we're in Scandinavia, the days are long, the mosquitoes are active, there are few people but lots...

'Things to do with kids in Helsinki' - you search various pages with similar titles before heading to bigger cities with little children. The Helsinki Zoo always appears at the...

Welcome to Finland - Willkommen in Finnland! I would consider myself linguistically gifted or at least I find it easy to understand the essentials of many languages (thanks to...

'Visitors from all over the world come to admire the beauty of Tallinn - the best-preserved medieval city in Northern Europe with Gothic tower spires, winding cobblestone...

It is June 2nd and we have completed the long journey to Tallinn. 140 kilometers in 3 days and only one day the weather was on our side. After Märjamaa, as mentioned in the...

Beach day in PÄRNU

Estonia initially welcomes us friendly with the best weather... but already 24 hours after our arrival, we get the feeling that there is a dog problem here! Our first Estonian...

Sounds Finnish, but it's actually Estonian and means 'Welcome to Estonia!' We have reached the third country on our journey and are excited to see what awaits us. If you're...

Welcome to Riga!

Arrival in Jurmala

On Thursday, May 19th, it was time to pack our bags and get on our bikes again. Slowly but surely, a routine is starting to set in and everyone has their morning tasks. A quick...

And on Tuesday morning our legs said 'Not again...'!!! Because after the 60km tour on Monday, on Tuesday we had to ride another 60km, this time with the addition of some slight...

Nostalgic childhood memories of THE series of the 90s came today .... 60 kilometers from Liepaja to Pavilosta with strong headwind - all sorts of thoughts come to mind to keep...

14.05.2022: a delayed departure from Palanga due to rain led us to the last LIDL before the border: buying provisions for the journey again... because that's the way to...

On May 13, we visited a dinosaur park in Radailiai, which was right next to the hotel. Simple, but nice and informative and just right for 5 and 6-year-old children: another...

A funny place name... but that was the only funny thing about this morning: constant rain, wind from all sides, 36km ahead of us, and the only asphalt road is the dual...

On Tuesday, we initially went in the 'wrong direction' and that was heading south. We planned to stay on the Curonian Spit, a peninsula that belongs half to Lithuania and half...

The arrival was exciting...not only for the kids :) We were greeted by my parents, who have been in Lithuania since Thursday...tired and hungry, we wanted to go straight to our...

May 8, 2022, 9 pm: we have been waiting for this day for a long time, now it finally starts! We are on the ferry, arrival in Lithuania at 6 pm local time (5 pm German time)! The...

We were able to inspire and win over CUBE (https://www.cube.eu/cube-bikes/), the manufacturer of our cargo bike, as a sponsor for our trip. We are very happy about this...

We wish all relatives and friends near and far a happy new year! For us, it will be an exciting and special year: our eldest's first day of school, my 40th birthday, and the big...