8000+ kms, 2 months, and 24 countries in Europe by motorbike

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  Xabier OsteikoetxeaOct 18, 20194 min read

  Chisinau

  After some great days in Kyiv I next set off for Chisinau. While planning my route to Chisinau I realised that the shortest and most convenient route…

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  Xabier OsteikoetxeaOct 15, 20193 min read

  Kyiv

  Next stop in the trip was Kyiv. The ride from Minsk to Kyiv was relatively long but very enjoyable as all trees were still showing beautiful autumn…

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  Xabier OsteikoetxeaOct 11, 20194 min read

  Minsk

  After Vilnius the next city in the trip was Minsk. The motorbike ride was relatively short but despite the rain there were beautiful views of trees…
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  Xabier OsteikoetxeaOct 7, 20193 min read

  Vilnius

  The road to Vilnius was beautiful as autumn turned trees into all shades of red, yellow, and orange but probably one of the toughest rides. There was…

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  Xabier OsteikoetxeaOct 5, 20194 min read

  Riga

  After Tallinn the next destination was Riga. This would be an interesting portion of the trip because a friend from Manchester who is originally from…

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  Xabier OsteikoetxeaOct 3, 20192 min read

  Tallinn

  I arrived to Tallinn after riding from Saint Petersburg through the border at Narva. The road conditions in Russia were not ideal at some points but…

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  Xabier OsteikoetxeaSep 29, 20195 min read

  Saint Petersburg

  The ride into Saint Petersburg was also quite beautiful but tiring as it was very cold and to make matters worse I had a difficult experience…

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  Xabier OsteikoetxeaSep 25, 20193 min read

  Helsinki and 32nd birthday

  I arrived to Helsinki after another brilliant ride with beautiful landscapes from Turku. There I would spend the next 4 days including my 32nd…
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  Xabier OsteikoetxeaSep 18, 20192 min read

  Stockholm county and Turku

  After Oslo I traveled through some of Norway and crossed Sweden from west to east coast. I was really lucky to have some sunny weather which allowed…
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  Xabier OsteikoetxeaSep 17, 20194 min read

  Oslo

  After spending time with colleagues and friends in Gothenburg I next headed to Oslo to spend 4 days. The drive to Oslo was the most challenging of…
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  Xabier OsteikoetxeaSep 13, 20193 min read

  Gothenburg

  After Copenhagen I was originally thinking of stopping by Malmö the next town across the Øresund straight separating Denmark and Sweden. However…

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  Xabier OsteikoetxeaSep 11, 20194 min read

  Copenhagen

  For various reasons Copenhagen was one of the destinations in was really looking forward to visit during the trip. In fact I was supposed to visit…
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  Xabier OsteikoetxeaSep 8, 20193 min read

  Hamburg

  After spending 2 days in Antwerp I was off to visit Hamburg. I found it quite interesting when I realised I would be staying in a neighborhood called…
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  Xabier OsteikoetxeaSep 5, 20193 min read

  Antwerp

  Next leg of the journey was Dover to Antwerp which included crossing the channel by ferry. I was a bit worried the ferry crossing would be a hassle…

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  Xabier OsteikoetxeaSep 3, 20192 min read

  Manchester to Dover with a stop in Cambridge

  In route from Manchester to Dover I stopped for lunch with AstraZeneca colleagues in Cambridge at the Darwin building. It was so nice to be able to…

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  Xabier OsteikoetxeaSep 3, 20192 min read

  Prelude to epic trip, it's not easy to leave the UK!

  I couldn't wait to start this motorbike trip but before embarking I was desperately rushing to wrap up the last remaining things to do in Manchester…

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