Algarve has showed me more interesting stuff the past weeks. I also went away for some days to Spain this past week to meet a bunch of Finns. Now I’m back in Sagres, but I have someone I know from Sweden around again. Algarve Pizza Night This event has been one of the craziest and […]
Category: Traveling
Christmas in Finland and New Places in Algarve
I have been a very lazy writer the past two months… I’ll try to recap some of the stuff that has happened since the last post and tell you a little about my future plans as well. Christmas in Finland I mentioned in my previous post that I would spend most of December in Finland. […]
A Trip to Ericeira and Goodbyes to New Friends
On Tuesday I left Baleal for the longest time so far. Petter talked me into it and I’m happy I went. He left for Lisbon on Friday and is flying back home on Tuesday. I drove back “home” to Baleal yesterday. Ericeira – so much prettier than I remembered I didn’t come to Ericeira at […]
How Has the New Gear Been Working?
In June I told you that I had bought a new bike and in July that I did some upgrades on Naranja. This post I will give an update on how these new things been making my life easier. There’s also a piece of tech that I have forgotten to tell you about that has […]
Beautiful Camargue and San Sebastian Before Lisbon
The rest of the way to Lisbon went quickly. Audiobooks can really help driving long distances. I spent only two more nights before getting to Lisbon, but both of them in really beautiful places. Saintes Maries de la Mer (Camargue) From Genoa I drove straight to a small town of Saintes Maries de la Mer […]
Italy Part Two: The Tuscan Capital (and Pisa)
This post is 95 percent Florence. That city is something else… As I told you at the end of the previous post, I also needed to have some repairs done. I did a quick stop by the leaning tower, but only because it was on my way forward. The old renaissance capital Florence Let’s start […]
Italy Part One – Trieste, Palmanova and Venice
It’s time to cover the next country on my way. There’s no way to fit all in one post, so this will just be the first part. If Slovenia was mainly about nature, Italy was arts and history – and lots of it… Quick stop in Trieste I drove to Trieste and really had problems […]
Slovenia – Natural Wonders and Pretty Cities
The past few days I have been in Slovenia. I stopped in two cities briefly before heading to the heights and depths. City hopping I stopped for a few hours in Maribor right after entering Slovenia. The city itself was nice, but unfortunately the riverbank is being renovated at the moment and it was just […]
Beautiful Lake Balaton on the Way to Slovenia
After staying a couple of extra days in Budapest after the games, it was time for me to move on. My plan ahead is to continue to Slovenia next. The lake Balaton region just happened to be on my route so I decided to give it a couple of days too. No regrets! It has […]
The Athletics World Championships and the Sweltering Budapest
Unforgettable nine days of excitement and and fun but also of extreme heat are now over. The games had several competitions that were very exciting right in to the last attempt/meter. Some incredible last attempt gold turnovers in a couple of disciplines and even a medal for Finland. But the temperatures were above 30 degrees […]