Monthly Archives: September 2014

Hey time! Speed up, please.

Big chunks of work have already been done. But there’s still A LOT of preparations left before I can actually say I’m ready for The Bike Ramble to begin. Some are to me exciting stuff, like building strength and preparing my body for the challenges ahead. While some a bit more tedious like getting the right vaccinations and comparing insurance policys. When you list everything out one thing is certain, I still have work to do. I mean, I haven’t even acquired the actual bicycle yet.

Although this is all true, I can’t help but to be annoyed that the start date, the 8th of March, still seem so distant. I’m tired of waiting around. I don’t just want to imagine what this adventure will be like. I want to go out and experience it. Now.

Sadly the truth is that there still is around 5 months before I will actually get to do just that. So until then I simply have to keep my focus on my preparations. Luckily, when my motivation is low, I can always heighten my spirit by looking back on pictures and journal entries from last year’s 4000 km bicycle tour through Europe.







I really can’t wait to get back out on the road again.

Tick tock…

By |September 30th, 2014|Preparations|

Going beyond yourself

The Bike Ramble started off as a 100% selfish project. It was all about me, setting out to realize my big dream of the ultimate bicycle expedition around the planet. That was it. Though quite early in the process things started to take a new turn. The vague idea in the back of my head became more and more clear, and without me really noticing, things started to change drastically.

The Bike Ramble has now evolved, from a one person self-fulfillment project, to something much more. This no longer just about me going out to experience the world as it is. This is my way of actually doing my part in making it better.

I have decided to use this crazy idea of an adventure, and the attention it generates, to collect money in a fundraiser to benefit ActionAid’s international work against poverty. Their focus on securing the human rights, and possibility to a fair life for the girls and women of this world is so important, and I feel humbled by the mere thought of being able to contribute in the work they’re pursuing.

supportedbyactionaid

Soon, I will go public with this website, and with it also the fundraiser. When I do, I really hope that people will want to open both their hearts and wallets in order to pull their weight to this lifesaving cause.

To read more about ActionAid’s work and how to take part in the fundraiser, see Charity.

By |September 10th, 2014|Preparations|