Category / Bikepacking trips
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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… -
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Lightweight bikepacking set-up – 3 day bikepacking trip in spring
Every trip we take our bikepacking set-up gets lighter, and we manage to slim down our lightweight bikepacking set-up. After experiencing how hard it was to push a heavily loaded touring bike through mountainous terrain, we turned saving grams into an art form. Here is what we brought for a three-day bikepacking trip. When the… -
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Swedish Bikepacking Routes – The wilder side of Stockholm
A big of a part of preparing our move to Sweden, was of course researching trails and routes. We read all the articles and blogs on bikepacking and gravel cycling is Sweden that we could find. The endless gravel roads, easy camping rules and extensive nature reserves surely called for bikepacking adventures. At every… -
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Swedish Bikepacking Routes – The Blekingeleden
It was time to discover a different corner of south Sweden, the province of Blekinge. Adventure was calling. Eager to hit the trails we stuffed our gear into our bikepacking bags and loaded our Wahoo's with the gpx-file. Right from the start, we realized this wasn’t going to be a relaxing bikepacking adventure. This was… -
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Bikepacking in our backyard Häckeberga
Who could've thought, that the seemingly disappointing end of our bikepacking journey was actually the start of something great. On our way from Georgia to Japan, we now suddenly hear ourselves call Sweden home. How's that for a plot twist. We are happier than ever, here at our new base camp from where we can… -
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Biking Bali
Bali is probably not the first destination that comes to mind when planning a cycling trip. Most people only know Bali as a hip and trendy beach destination. But this Indonesian paradise island has so much more to offer than cocktails at the beach and selfies at rice terraces. The rich Hindu culture, nature’s beauty… -
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A day in the life of a bicycle tourer
You may wonder what an average day on the road looks like, when you’re on a long trip like ours. It depends a lot on the country you’re in of course, the circumstances vary. But typically a day in the life of a bicycle tourer goes something like this. 05:30 AM - Time to wake… -
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Cycling in Nepal – Bikepacking the Annapurna Circuit Trek
The Annapurna Circuit Trek is one of the world’s most beautiful high altitude hiking trails. It winds through some of the world’s tallest mountains in the breathtaking Himalaya’s. We cycled over dirt roads, climbed along steep cliffs and pushed our bikes over the snow covered Thorung La pass, the highest hiking pass in the world.
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Nepali tigers and more dangerous drivers
Nepal is a land of discovery with rich ancient cultures and eight of the ten highest mountains in the world. But we were not the first to discover this poor and simultaneously wealthy country. Tourism is the largest industry, pumping big bucks in the economy, but bicycle tourists are still quite rare. Immediately as we…
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India: Chaos and five bicycles stuck in the middle
India is not the first country that comes to mind on a bicycle tour around the world. But we were drawn to the culture, the cuisine and the warm climate. We were looking forward to all the chaos, which somehow always seems to work out exactly how it was supposed to. We’re just not sure if our ears were ready for all that honking.
