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  • NYE Camping – Farawayistan does Good Night 2022 4 January 2023
  • Farawayistan x Gestalten – Grand Bikepacking Journeys 8 November 2022
  • Bikepacking Routes Sweden – Söderåsen and Hallandsåsen 10 October 2022
  • Bikepacking the Banvallsleden with Dad 19 June 2022
  • Farawayistan does Trans Balkan Race 30 May 2022
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  • Farawayistan Winter Bikepacking Sweden Sun Singletrail Sabina

    NYE Camping – Farawayistan does Good Night 2022

    For a lot of cyclists, the last week of December marks the annual Festive 500 challenge. Cycling enthusiasts attempt to ride a total of 500 kilometers between Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve in a challenge. We also intended to saddle up and power through the 500 kilometers, like we did last year. However, a…
    4 January 2023
    Adventures, Bikepacking trips
  • Bikepacking Söderåsen Sweden Farawayistan

    Bikepacking Routes Sweden – Söderåsen and Hallandsåsen

    For this Swedish Bikepacking Route (more here and here), we share our micro-adventure bikepacking Söderåsen and Hallandsåsen. Should you travel to Sweden especially to ride this route? Probably not. But if you're looking for a bikepacking route near Malmö and Copenhagen, definitely keep on reading. The western part along the coast of Skåne isn’t exactly…
    10 October 2022
    Bikepacking trips
  • Bikepacking Banvallsleden gravel grus climb

    Bikepacking the Banvallsleden with Dad

    My father is the one who inspired me to take up cycling. Every year, we took a trip to a popular cycling destination. We traveled to Mallorca, Girona, and Flanders. This year, we chose bikepacking the Banvallsleden in Sweden. Perhaps you recall the family bikepacking journey down Denmark’s Haervejen last year. A few weeks ago…
    19 June 2022
    Bikepacking trips
  • Farawayistan does Trans Balkan Race

    It is almost race day. Our very first ultra bikepacking race, the Trans Balkan Race starts June 3rd at 8am sharp. We will cross four former Yugoslavian countries and cover 1.356 kilometres and 26.680 meters of elevation in the short period of 10 days.  We have trained for months, studied every meter of the route meticulously…
    30 May 2022
    Adventures, Gravel rides and races
  • Gravel cycling in Dalsland – Sweden in Miniature

    When we moved to the south of Sweden, we set out to discover as much of the country as possible. Two years later, we are still discovering new places. This time we headed north to go gravel cycling in Dalsland, a province in Västra Götaland famous for its beautiful lakes and forests. Dalsland is known…
    23 May 2022
    Gravel rides and races
  • Dirty Halland gravel Sweden farawayistan

    Ride report: The Dirty Halland gravel ride ’22 Grusfest

    Sweden’s gravel calendar starts in March with the Dirty Halland: A 165 kilometre gravel ride, organised by Team CYKLAMERA. We rode the 2022 edition, and it was a day filled with sun, gravel and climbs: a success formula for a first-class gravel event. The organisers create a brand new route each year, and this year’s…
    14 April 2022
    Gravel rides and races
  • Robin Rapha Winter Bikepacking Sweden

    Winter bikepacking – A photo report plus 5 tips to help you survive the cold

    Winter bikepacking takes a special breed of cyclist. You have to be willing to embrace the cold winds and snow. Yes, it can be cold. Very cold. But if you prepare, it can also be a liberating experience when the rest of the world is stuck indoors. Here are five tips to help you survive…
    9 March 2022
    Bikepacking trips
  • Amazing gravel road near Girona

    Gravel cycling in Girona – 12 cycling routes in Spain

    Gravel cycling in Girona along peaceful roads and tracks in stunning scenery. On our two-week holiday we cycled around Girona and Banyoles with its stunning lakes, forests and rivers. Our 12 routes will show you quiet roads and tracks, quaint villages and ancient fortresses, churches, chapels and monasteries; we pedalled through nature parks full of…
    8 November 2021
    Bikepacking trips
  • Bikepacking the Hærvejen family reunion

    Bikepacking the Haervejen – A family reunion

    Travel and bikepacking was near to impossible for a long time. Even family visits between the Netherlands and Sweden were a hassle for months. So when the travel restrictions finally allowed it, Robin, his father and brother travelled to start of the Hærvejen in Denmark. Here they would finally meet again after a long time.…
    16 October 2021
    Bikepacking trips
  • Bikepacking the Blekingeleden

    Bikepacking the Blekingeleden – Our second attempt

    In 2020, we made our first attempt at bikepacking the Blekingeleden. With our bikepacking bags strapped to our trusty steel touring bikes we set off. Deep in the beech forest, we climbed the Ryssberg and were rewarded with fantastic views of lakes. But we weren’t ready for the trails covered in tree roots. Now, a…
    29 July 2021
    Bikepacking trips
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