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Travelling the World with Hera van Willick: Dripping South

January 2, 2017 at 2:11 pm

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I have to admit that over the last few months ‘crossing the United States‘ started to seem more like a necessity then a pleasure to me. The forecast of traveling through a country where ‘consuming’ seems to be the foundation of the Maslow pyramid didn’t…

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Travelling the World with Hera van Willick: Back on the Bike and INTO THE SNOW!

November 7, 2016 at 9:54 am

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9 days, that’s how long it took before I felt good enough to get back on the bike. 9 days in which I felt a little bit better every day, but in which my head would still go a bit hazy and blurry in the evenings.…

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Travelling the World with Hera van Willick: The Taste of Canada

October 17, 2016 at 11:12 am

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A trip is like a dish, a combination of ingredients. Sometimes it’s like a three course menu; a memorable starter (where and how I wake up), a sublime main course (the bikeride itself) and a delicious dessert (the arrival and the evening). Other times the full day…

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BLOG: Adventurous Cyclist Jack Few Peddles 3,000 Miles Down the Spine of India

September 21, 2016 at 11:52 am

Outdoor/Mountain

‘Pulling hard on the handlebars, heart pounding, breathing heavy through the cold night air, working my way towards a hill top as the sky dips ink black and the moon hangs on my left shoulder like a pearl. I cycle through the darkness of the…

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BLOG: Tackling the Original Stoneman Is No Easy Task!

September 15, 2016 at 11:16 am

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Val Pusteria in Dolomites is one of my favourite places on earth so when my friend Andrea, who lives not too far from there, told me about the Stoneman trail I got very excited and decided to go and try it. What helped a lot…

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Blog: Travelling the World with Hera van Willick: ‘SAYING GOODBYE TO ALASKA’

September 9, 2016 at 12:41 pm

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About 50 meters before the border was a nice viewing point. I just noticed a sign saying the border closes at 9pm instead of 6pm as remembered to have read somewhere. So I would be fine stopping here even at 5:50pm and look back on…

BLOG: What Could Be More Challenging Than Climbing the Second Highest Mountain Pass of Europe?

August 25, 2016 at 8:29 am

Road cycling

The Stelvio Pass is a high mountain pass at an elevation of 2,757 m (9,045 feet) above the sea level, located in the Ortler Alps in Italy, between Stilfs in South Tyrol and Bormio in the province of Sondrio. It’s one of the 50 highest…

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BLOG: Travelling the World with Hera van Willick: An Unexpected Northbound Turn

August 23, 2016 at 8:37 am

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It’s me! As I got out of the shower and looked in the mirror I saw it, like I do every time after a hard, extreme, showerless, multiday ride; Hera! I’m surprised to see I haven’t changed at all and at the same time I look…