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A lesson in hospitality. Turning things around

A lesson in hospitality. Turning things around

by timshazz | Jul 23, 2015 | Bicycle Touring, Cycling through Europe

I’m digressing a bit from the sequence of the trip to highlight a powerful lesson in hospitality. Mother Nature has continued her challenging ways and the actions of one small guesthouse, in the middle of rural Latvia, turned a grumpy, potential complainant into...
Heating up in Helsinki! Our last stop in Finland.

Heating up in Helsinki! Our last stop in Finland.

by timshazz | Jul 17, 2015 | Bicycle Touring, Cycling through Europe

We were finally reminded what sunshine looks like on our arrival in Helsinki. It was only fleeting, but its warmth helped justify our decision to get on a train in Kokkola and leave behind the coldest Finnish summer since 1987. Three weeks later and we are still...
Midsummer Bicycle Touring in Finland – Cycling out of Lapland

Midsummer Bicycle Touring in Finland – Cycling out of Lapland

by timshazz | Jul 2, 2015 | Bicycle Touring, Cycling through Europe

Even after 2 weeks of challenging our intestinal fortitude, the weather in Finland wasn’t done with us yet. On the day we were ready to ride out of Rovaniemi, the weather gods let us know just who was in charge of this trip. When we got up at 7am it was literally...
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