Lower Saxony

Best travel reports from Lower Saxony

Day 15: Norderney - Norddeich - Emden

Got up at 7 am with the alarm clock! Managed to do everything on time for checking out of our accommodation. We quickly walked to the port and caught the 10:15 am ferry. Then we...

Day 13: Louis, Louis, oh oh...

Easy woke up with a nice instant coffee (no other option, but luckily not bad) in bed! Then we bought sandwiches and had breakfast. The weather is still good, although it has...

44 to Stade

🇬🇧 English version below Tour data: Distance 125 kilometers, Ø 21.8 km/h, travel time 5:48 hours Weather: Absolutely optimal cycling weather with practically no wind Last...

Neuharlingersiel

Just beautiful.

Everything is the same at the dike!

Third day of absolute flatland and yes: Slowly but surely, the unworthy traveler longs for the mountains and some proper curves, but it's not time yet, because first I have to...

Wohnwagen Life in Lüneburg

Lüneburg... Nicht nur die wunderschöne Altstadt begeistert mich gleich, hier finde ich auch die perfekte Campervan Life Balance. Über Couchsurfing habe ich Simon kontaktiert,...

By train from Bad Staffelstein to Northeim

Sunday, June 14, 2020 It's time... my journey is about to continue. We're going to the train station, as always, it's raining. The weather gods are not being kind to me... or...

I hate hitchhiking in Germany

So, 13:30 is a rough start in Rostock at the harbor. Theoretically, according to Google, it'll take me 5 hours (which is more realistic than the 4:14). In terms of distance,...

From Sehestedt to Bremervörde

Today we have the penultimate day of our tour and are traveling from Sehestedt to Bremervörde. However, we have discarded our original plan to go all the way to Stade. On one...

Day 14: Norderney

Today, we didn't make any big jumps but continued to work on the continuation of our journey. We were able to plan ahead and book accommodations for almost two weeks. Many...

11 to Velomech in Buchberg

Tour data: 42 km, max. 41 km/h Weather: cool and windy 11°, dry For the past few days, my rear wheel has started to squeak, but only when pushing. In addition, I have already...

08 to Rethem

Tour data: 136.7 km, max. 42.2 km/h, travel time 6:56 hours Weather: wonderfully sunny and pleasant temperatures, unfortunately still very windy My 8th day of travel started...

Home sweet Home!

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,...

From Northeim to Sellenstedt

Tuesday, June 16, 2020 Today I want to continue my journey. The weather seems to stay dry... that would be perfect! But I also want to finally put my blog online. Two...

From Rhüden to Langwedel

01.07.2019 Departure at 8:45 AM from Rhüden Mileage: 4122 Outside temperature: 21°C After a very restless night for some, we had a rich breakfast at a star restaurant of a...

He's back!

So now I'm back in Celle, and it already feels like saying goodbye to my sabbatical half-year. The second big journey is over... School starts again in 6 weeks. That makes me a...

Hej, Hallo, Bonjour, Guten Tag....

We are Ole (32), Annika (32) and Henry (10 months old). Almost three years ago we bought a Ford Nugget with a high roof - it was love at first sight. We immediately set off and...

Prolog - 2025

The Laika has been standing in front of the door since November, wrapped in a tarpaulin. Now the first rays of sunshine have emerged and the tarpaulin is down. It's time to hit...

Preparations are underway: Via Otterndorf to Krautsand

The day's tour takes us to Otterndorf with a view of Schlick and the beginning of the North Sea. The wind is blowing briskly from the east (tailwind up to here) with gusts of...

Day 12: Norderney 'Do the beach walk...' (20 km)

https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=M5X6BifSQ9U&feature=share Slept well, stocked up on water as yellowish water flows from our pipes, had a good breakfast... Today we treat...

#1 Welcome to our blog!

October 15, 2021: Hannover F. Hello there! After our big Southeast Asia trip in 2017/18 and the many positive responses to our previous blog, we want to write a little blog...

Nordkap - Stage 5

After spending the night in a VERY simple guesthouse in an old, creaking half-timbered house, today we first went to the Fulda, mostly downhill rather than uphill, past Kassel...

Hello - back at the Elbe - September 18th

The wind is still blowing, but a little milder...We decide to drive to the village and have breakfast. We find a cozy little cafe and indulge ourselves once again, but the...

Damn women, damn demon alcohol!

Memory fragments appear: I licked a dick, smashed liquor bottles on a table like a berserker, kissed a woman and said really clever sentences like: 'Hey Kirsten, you wild...

Dag 11: Ostbense - Norderney (9.5 km)

We take the bus from Ostbense to Norden Bahnhof and then continue by train to Norddeich Hafen, where we even catch the former ferry to Norderney. The crossing takes about half...

Tag 1: Krefeld-Bad Laer

Nerve-wracking! The first tour started off hardcore with over 160 km (!) on the first day! But that was unintentional; more on that later. Let me start from the beginning. It...

17.02.2020 Back Home

It's been two weeks since we landed in Hamburg. But already back home again? Yes, as we always like to say, everything happens as it should. The main goal of our second big trip...

Tandem tour day 63

Petra: In my opinion, there are three plagues for the cyclist: heat, strong wind with gusts (of course from the front), and rain. We didn't have heat today. Well, we're nearing...

The first stop

After more than 11 hours, we arrived in Moisburg near Hamburg on the farm for the first night. We share the space with chickens, ducks, alpacas, and ponies. We slept very well...