Category: Climbing
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Weeks 35-36: Lofoten Islands
The Lofoten Islands are an archipelago in northern Norway, above the Arctic Circle. There are 6 major islands that were formed from glaciers carving steep sided valleys between razor-like ridges and peaks. These vary from dramatic to extremely dramatic. Human habitation is largely defined by coastal fishing towns. Lofoten sits near the meeting of the…
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Weeks 32-35: Sweden
Highlights: Beautiful and interesting landscapes, lovely mild weather this far north, top-notch bouldering, interesting cultural quirks, some surprisingly excellent fast food, and great facitilies and resources for campervan-life. Lowlights: Miles and miles of flat land, forest and lakes make for ideal mosquito conditions in June. Our journey north from the UK We left on the…
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Week 24/25: Slovenia
Highlights – wine, wine and more wine, stunning countryside and opportunities for outdoor pursuits, interesting geological features (karsts and related), small but perfectly formed Ljubljana Lowlights – we didn’t have enough time to explore this beautiful country East Slovenia – Wine, walk and bike ride around Maribor From Croatia we drove north to the northeast…
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Week 19/20: Sicily
In this blog post we explore Sicily’s numerous Greek and Roman archaeological sites, get a taste for hiking in its beautiful countryside, and savour some Sicilian food specialities and wine. James also gets to flex his climbing and mountain biking muscles. Getting There We spent a couple of weeks meandering around Italy waiting for the…
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Week 14: Sintra and Alcobaça
This week’s exploits mostly cover climbing and mountain biking in Sintra, but we squeezed in some cultural sights in Sintra and Alcobaça too. Sintra From Lisboa we headed 30 minutes west to Sintra, a mountain ridge that sits along the coast west of Lisboa. Sintra is a magical place and it’s not surprising that throughout…
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Week 7/8: Festive double edition
Happy New Year! We hope you had a wonderful holiday season and thank you for following us on our journey. We experienced our first vanlife Christmas and New Year, and whilst it was a “different” or “new” experience, frankly the last two Christmas holidays were “different” too so perhaps that’s the new normal 🙂. 2020…
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