September 2014

Furusjøen, Norway I @SatuVW I Destination Unknown

What to Do When Adventure Is Over – My Formula to Stay Sane

by Satu Vänskä-Westgarth September 29, 2014

Here were are, at home in Norway where the sun is shining one moment and then the next, the sky opens for a shower. Not much different from Ireland and the Wild Atlantic Way, really, although that’s where the similarities end. After sitting on a bicycle, day after day for […]

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Cable Car to Dursey Island in Ireland I @SatuVW I Destination Unknown

Ireland One More Time – Mysterious Atlantic Archipelago

by Satu Vänskä-Westgarth September 23, 2014

Although right now I’m sitting in front of my kitchen table with a hot cup of tea and my laptop here in Norway, with the sunny autumnal views begging me to go outside and forget all about office work, I wanted to go on a quick trip back to Ireland and […]

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Family Adventures in Kerry, Ireland I @SatuVW I Destination Unknown

VIDEO: And so it Began, Family Adventure in the Kingdom of Kerry

by Satu Vänskä-Westgarth September 20, 2014

There was a moment on our good old-fashioned adventure (meaning it was all about me, not the family) cycling the Wild Atlantic Way in Ireland, that the family arrived to Kerry to mix things up a bit. In a very good way, might I add, but making my daily schedule slightly more […]

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Glengariff, County Cork, Ireland I @SatuVW I Destination Unknown

33 reasons to fall in love with West Cork (in Images)

by Satu Vänskä-Westgarth September 17, 2014

It’s been just over a week I finished bicycling along the Wild Atlantic Way, and getting into a routine of doing work indoors has been surprisingly difficult, when compared to how easy it was to slip into the habit of getting up, fuelling with cooked breakfast and sitting on the […]

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Loophead Peninsula I @SatuVW I Destination Unknown

VIDEO: Gorgeous Galway and Clare along the Wild Atlantic Way

by Satu Vänskä-Westgarth September 12, 2014

After cycling along the Wild Atlantic Way in Ireland for five full weeks I feel kind of done. Not done in a way that I’d never get back on my bike again as the next biking adventure, this time with the little ones is taking place tomorrow, but done when […]

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Wild Atlantic Way, Ireland I Kate Cornfield I Destination Unknown

The End. It’s Only the Beginning, Really.

by Satu Vänskä-Westgarth September 9, 2014

“Mom long bike trip” was the statement from a little girl sporting a sparkling crown and flowing summer dress, as she wrapped her arms tightly around my neck time and time again yesterday evening while my baby boy was trying to make some room for himself on my lap. The […]

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Achill Island, Ireland I @SatuVW I Destination Unknown

Video: Magical Mayo along the Wild Atlantic Way

by Satu Vänskä-Westgarth September 6, 2014

There might have been a moment yesterday evening, when me and a team of bikers arrived to Kinsale where a welcoming crew awaited us on arrival, but before we even get that far, let’s go back to Mayo for a moment. Even though the second week of this bike trip feels […]

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