Finland. Starting in Helsinki we slowly made our way north using only the power of our thumbs! The trickiest part of our trip was getting away from the airport, surrounded by motorways we struggled to find a spot to actually start trying to hitch a ride. Getting people to stop while they are doing 70kmph…
Midnight Sun Marathon
Tromso & Olso, Norway. We visited Norway in peak summer to undertake Tromso’s Midnight Sun Marathon. The race starts at 9pm and unless you are a professional athlete or incredibly quick, you will still be running come midnight with the sun still shining. It’s the most northern official marathon and a great one to add…
Church of the Assumption
Lake Bled, Slovenia. With little else to do than hire a boat and row yourselves over to the only island in Slovenia where the Church of the Assumption sits, Lake Bled is a very nice place to visit for a day if you are passing through but I wouldn’t make it a destination in it’s…
City of Reflections
Venice, Italy. This was our final destination on our thirteen day cycle from London and what a great place to end it. We arrived in peak summer and although that meant lovely weather, it also meant a hell of a lot of people. The street sellers were out in force and the tourists flooded in…
Conquering the Alps
Thirteen days, 950ish miles and very sore bums. Two best friends and I completed our “Europa Challenge”, starting from where we live in Greenwich, London, down to Dover, ferry to Calais, through Eastern France, getting into Switzerland and the dreaded task of scaling the alps, down into beautiful Italy and across to Venice. This was…