Dear friends, it’s been quite a while. I’m really sorry about the silence, but one thing just lead into another and before I knew it, there was so much going on, I just didn’t find the right headspace anymore to write something up here. Funny sidenote is, there is an almost finished blog entry thatContinue reading “Wrap Up”
Category Archives: Scandinavia
Day 46 – 49: Leaping South
It’s been a while. I’ll do this post and the next ones a bit differently since my way of travelling has changed as well. So maybe let’s begin with that. Some of you might know that I originally had planned to cycle back down south through Norway. I have made the decision to not doContinue reading “Day 46 – 49: Leaping South”
Day 44 & 45: Nordkapp
Day 44 I headed out for one more day of misery. And weather wise that’s what I got. When leaving Lakselv it was already raining and the wind was extremely strong. The following climbs were extremely exhausting and only knowing how close to my goal I was what kept my mental at a quite goodContinue reading “Day 44 & 45: Nordkapp”
Day 41, 42 & 43: Hello Norway
Day 41 Turns out the last blog post didn’t age too well as I ended up spending another day in Inari. I got up in the morning feeling extremely tired and paired with the absolutely horrendous weather I got to witness outside everything inside of me just didn’t want to get onto the road thatContinue reading “Day 41, 42 & 43: Hello Norway”
Day 40: Last night in Finland
What a wonderful day to round off my time in Finland. I’ve decided to stay in Inari for one more day as I just felt too at ease and home here to already leave again. So I made the most out of that additional day, visiting the “Siida” – a museum about Sami culture andContinue reading “Day 40: Last night in Finland”
Day 37, 38 & 39: Saariselkä & Inari
Day 37 As a disclaimer upfront, this day and the next were mentally very difficult days due to the suicide of a friend of mine and as such I don’t want to dive into them too deeply. I’ll focus on the less personal things and keep it brief. I started out quite early in Sodankylä,Continue reading “Day 37, 38 & 39: Saariselkä & Inari”
Day 35 & 36: Across the Arctic circle
Day 35 Well that was certainly one hell of a day. What a roller-coaster. It started of on quite a bad note with me having had nightmares throughout the whole night and thus really not being in a good mood when getting out of bed. Pushed myself onto the road though, knowing that it wouldContinue reading “Day 35 & 36: Across the Arctic circle”
Day 31, 32, 33 & 34: Rovaniemi
Day 31 What a wonderful day. I’ve been looking forward to it for a couple days and it lived up to it in full. Remember my friends colleague and friend that helped me with my card issues in Kuopio? She has rented a cottage with her family in Rovaniemi for holidays. So funnily enough ourContinue reading “Day 31, 32, 33 & 34: Rovaniemi”
Day 29 & 30: Arriving in Lapland
Day 29: Kemi Heyaaaaa. Yup, I didn’t write anything yesterday but I did what I told myself I’d do from the start and what is a big part of this adventure. I did what felt right in the moment. And yesterday I needed a mental break and rest, some “me time”. Why? Well I startedContinue reading “Day 29 & 30: Arriving in Lapland”
Day 28: Oulu
It’s already quite late at the point of writing this and I have yet to cook, so please excuse the possibly somewhat short post. The day started off on a really good note, I woke up before my alarm already feeling energized, so I just got up, packed my stuff ate breakfast and headed onContinue reading “Day 28: Oulu”
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