July 23, 2026

Finland 🇫🇮 - heading south from now on

For weeks the needle has pointed north, now it turns around: we have a workshop appointment in Schladming and a few thousand kilometres to cover before it. Three stopovers lie in between - with reindeer right outside the door, salad on the pizza and a Finnish invention Sven falls in love with on the spot…

Completely white reindeer with large antlers standing on a green meadow The welcoming committee in Suomussalmi

July 21, 2026

Finland 🇫🇮 - a cabin in the middle of nowhere

We had actually wanted to visit a friend in Helsinki. He, however, was on holiday - at his cabin by a lake in the middle of Lapland. So we reprogramme the sat nav, drive a good way north once more, and Sven spends the rest of the day building a jetty…

Mammothon seen head-on on a narrow gravel track between the trees The last kilometres to the cabin

July 20, 2026

Finland 🇫🇮 - goats, borders and bear droppings

Time for the next country. On the way there we briefly become involuntary animal rescuers, at the border we miss out on the cheap diesel, and in the Korouoma we do not meet a single other person for hours. What we do find instead, over and over again…

Reindeer standing on a sandy forest track and looking into the camera An encounter in the Korouoma

July 17, 2026

Sweden 🇸🇪 - the decision falls in Umeå

Straight back through Sweden or the big loop via Finland? In Umeå the decision falls. After that the east coast shows us boardwalks, skerries, a lighthouse and an evening sky you would happily end a meeting early for - Sven, at that point, is still on a call…

Red evening sky above the trees at the site near Lövånger Evening sky near Lövånger

July 15, 2026

Sweden 🇸🇪 - to the Gulf of Bothnia

The mountainous west is behind us, now we head straight across Västerbotten to the sea. Two stopovers, two hikes, a surprisingly good pizza - and at the end a campsite that is really not our thing…

Evening light over the lake near Fredrika Evening light in Fredrika

July 11, 2026

Sweden 🇸🇪 - the Vildmarksvägen

Back in Steinkjer we faced a decision: north, west or east. By now we have worked through all three - and now we cross the border into Sweden, heading for the famous panoramic road through the wilderness…

On the Vildmarksvägen Climbing up onto the high plateau

July 7, 2026

Heading North 🇳🇴 - Arctic Circle, Bridges and a Landslide

The decision is made: we are carrying on north. Along the way we hike across four suspension bridges, reach the one place in Norway I absolutely wanted a photo of - and then a landslide closes the road…

Arctic Circle Center Mission accomplished

July 3, 2026

Midsund, Atlantic Road and Trondheim 🇳🇴

Quite how big the staircase actually was got carefully kept from me beforehand. Afterwards we drive one of Europe’s best known coastal roads - and finally stop in a city we had previously only ever driven past…

Midsundtrappene Over 3,000 steps

June 30, 2026

Strynfjellet and Trollstigen 🇳🇴 - Two Highlights in One Day

We restock straight from the farm, stand beside a lake that is just as beautiful as it was ten years ago - and then finally drive the one place we had skipped on every previous Norway trip…

The Trollstigen at last

June 25, 2026

Bergen and the Briksdalsbreen 🇳🇴 - A Circle Closes

A new noise keeps us company over the pass, so in Bergen the workshop comes before the sightseeing. And at the Briksdalsbreen we stand at the same glacier we visited ten years ago…

At the Briksdalsbreen Back here ten years later

June 20, 2026

Southern Norway 🇳🇴 - Ferry, Fort and Rail Bike

After a few lovely days in Denmark we cross to Norway. What follows is the country’s southernmost town, a place that forces you to think - and a rail bike ride where giving up is not an option…

Out in southern Norway Off to Norway

June 13, 2026

Season 2 🇩🇪🇩🇰 - Heading North

The second season begins. We meet the podcast crew in their natural habitat, stay longer in Aarhus than planned - and in Vejers Strand finally take a photo we completely forgot about in Morocco…

Vejers Strand The beach photo at last

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