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Donegal – Ireland’s Best Kept Secret?

by Satu Vänskä-Westgarth August 11, 2014

First week of biking is behind and right now the mood is slightly somber. It seems that time has speeded up since we landed at the Dublin airport barely a week ago, and with that we’ve come to the stark realisation that our time in Donegal is done. For me, […]

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Video: See How Two Mamas Get Ready to Cycle 2500 Kilometers

by Satu Vänskä-Westgarth August 10, 2014

Quick video greeting from Rossnowlagh, a small beach resort here in Ireland. While this past week we have been busy biking and documenting our journey along the Wild Atlantic Way through photographs, words and video, Kyle from Firethought – young, super talented video producer and graphic designer has been busy putting together the […]

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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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Trattoria at Sokos Hotel Tammer I @SatuVW I Destination Unknown

Little Escape in my Home Town – Why It’s Good to be a Selfish Mother

by Satu Vänskä-Westgarth July 27, 2014

I was planning to take a quick trip to Morocco, virtually at least, and cook some foreign foods here at home while all the same clearing a backlog of images I hoped to share one day. But all I can think of is Ireland. The route. The activities we can do […]

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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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