Ivory Coast and Ghana – Greatness and Decay
In the Ivory Coast and up to Accra in Ghana, we decide to cycle more or less along the straight country road for two reasons. The rainy season is early this year and it's catching up with us, so we're trying to get out of there a bit. Once heaven opens its floodgates, we must seek [...]
Liberia – Bikepacking through the jungle
Some of the most intense days we've had since we left the North Cape more than half a year ago took place in the jungles of Liberia. The humid heat, the extreme terrain and wild human destinies made the experience challenging, but to that extent enriching. "I don't want you driving through the jungle!". We have only known the woman [...]
Liberia – Stolen while cycling!
This is the story of how our entire journey was turned upside down in a single second. How we were knocked off course for a time. But also about why we can rise again and not least – travel further. It's true crime in Monrovia, the capital of the world with the most bag thefts. […]
Sierra Leone – Noooooo way!
Sierra Leone is living proof that the people of West Africa are resilient. We find it difficult to understand how the population of a country that has been through so much and is so challenged can be so welcoming and curious about who the two crazies on bicycles are. Inflation is high and life is […]
Guinea – From straw huts to skyscrapers
In Guinea we found again what we love most about bikepacking. Rough dirt roads through mountain landscapes, with small villages filled with welcoming people who live life in a completely different way than in Denmark. But we also found new friends and much-needed luxury in Conakry's expat environment, as well as a few experiences we will never forget. Already […]
Guinea Bissau – carnival and cashews
Guinea-Bissau is a small country in West Africa that does not get much attention in the media. It is located on the Atlantic coast and has Senegal and Guinea as neighbors. The country has just under 2 million inhabitants and is one of the poorest countries in the world. This is partly due to the fact that the country has no natural resources and that there is political [...]
The Gambia. Small country – big challenges.
In the small medical center in Janjanbureh, Kenneth sits with his foot up on an old, broken desk. The nurse has her infant in a sling on her back while she cleans the wound on Kenneth's leg with hand sanitizer. It's not exactly clean here. Nor exactly the most optimal remedies for even simple wound cleaning. You have to do with [...]
Senegal – blue lips and polygamy
We cross the border to Senegal in the eastern part of the country. Here we have chosen a dirt road which takes us through small communities and beautiful nature that changes from semi-desert to vegetation. We are overwhelmed by the many hospitable and smiling people we meet on our way. People who live in a traditional way [...]
Through the desert sands of Mauritania
Mauritania. A country we hadn't even heard of just a year ago. But after a month of warm smiles, men in blue suits, women on the backs of donkey carts, with iPhones in hand, traditional music, windswept desert landscapes, golden sunsets, raw and authentic living conditions, we have completely fallen in love with this desert country at the edge of [ …]
In the trail of the caravans – Bikepacking 'Route of Caravans'
We love to experience the world and we love to ride bikes. Especially when the terrain gets bumpy and challenging, and we get full value for our bikepacking set-up. We are looking forward to setting out on the bikepacking route 'Route of Caravans', which is a 1200km route with 12,500 meters of altitude, which partly follows a historic caravan route. It will […]