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Donegal view along Wild Atlantic Way I @SatuVW I Destination Unknown

Rollercoaster of a Ride with Spectacular Views in Ireland’s Wild West

by Satu Vänskä-Westgarth August 8, 2014

Our first week of biking along the Wild Atlantic Way here in Donegal is coming to an end and we’ve settled into the pattern and life of touring cyclists. Mornings start with gathering all the bits and pieces of equipment, clothing and electronics that were once so neatly packed in […]

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Kinnagoe Bay along Wild Atlantic Way I @SatuVW I Destination Unknown

The Cycling Heroines of the Wild Atlantic Way

by Satu Vänskä-Westgarth August 6, 2014

“Do you want a wee drop of water of life in there?”, asked our host Brian at Culmore Cottage B&B, when we were about to take off on our very first day of riding along the Wild Atlantic Way. We should’ve said yes. And we should’ve followed all the advice we […]

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Ride Wild 2014 team at start I @SatuVW I Destination Unknown

Derry – the Point of No Return

by Satu Vänskä-Westgarth August 4, 2014

This is it. Derry or Londonderry, call it what you like, but for us there is no return now. The Wild Atlantic Way with its 2500 kilometers looms ahead, and despite the grey skies and drizzle that greeted us yesterday, it looks like our first day of biking might be […]

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Bike touring in Norway I @SatuVW I Destination Unknown

The Truth about Bike Touring

by Satu Vänskä-Westgarth July 18, 2014

I was pretty confident I cracked the code on this bike touring “thing” while exploring the west coast of Norway few weeks back, but as always when something seems to be too good to be true, so it was to be with bike touring too. Coffee shops (and cakes) – […]

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Biking along 350 Kilometers of Stunning Norwegian Coastline with Unfortunate Lack of Coffee shops

by Satu Vänskä-Westgarth July 6, 2014

There’s so much information stored in the thin lines following the coastline on our map, some lines extending over the sea and others escaping inland in search of more direct routes from one spot to another. And at the same time those lines and small black dots indicating towns and […]

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Biking in Finland via Instagram / @SatuVW I Destination Unknown

Biking – there’s nothing more to it than pedaling, right?

by Satu Vänskä-Westgarth June 18, 2014

What’s the logical thing to do after you somewhat publicly announce that you will cycle 2500 kilometers in a couple of months time, especially when even with all the goodwill in the world you can not be called a “biker”? Going for a bike ride, comes in my mind first, […]

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Ride Wild 2014 I Destination Unknown - Adventure along the Wild Atlantic Way in Ireland

Start of an Adventure: Wild Atlantic Way and Ride Wild 2014!

by Satu Vänskä-Westgarth May 22, 2014

I needed an adventure. Badly. My husband didn’t think twice when I sent him a text message last autumn about me doing a 2500km bike-ride, tongue in cheek. Maybe he forgot that I don’t really bike on roads, long distances anyway. This is it then, I thought. Me, two of […]

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