Ever since I came back from #SievaToursEurope my gear hub is leaking. Makes me think it was damaged in transport. 😒

a ferry deck with a few people hanging arounda couple of bicycles, a car; the captain is waiting for a latge vessel (KESS, Seine Highway) to pass, guided by a pilot boat; a ferris wheel on the otger side of the water

Overall, I'm really satisfied with how this trip turned out. I managed to catch up with people I haven't seen in years (or ever!), I experienced not-so-familiar culture, I rode in beautiful places on really good bike infra and trains, I haven't had any major […]

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3 slides 1st: a bicycle stands against a wall 2nd: only a frame on a stand 3rd: a packed bike bag

Everything ends 🥲

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a few low-rise appartment buildings between meandering paved walking paths and lawns, with bikes, tables, and trees here and there there are kids playing and riding bikes but no curbs or vehicles

a wide paved walking path surrounded by 3-storey apartment buildings, lawns, and street lights there's a people walking dogs

a slightly curved wall-like 7-storey building with parasols, tables, anf bicycles at the ground floor entrances, a wide paved walking path, lawns and trees, and a person riding a bicycle

While other tourists are taking endless pictures of canals and “coffee” shops, this tourist fell in love with Funenpark.

#SievaToursEurope #Funenpark #CarFree #BanCars

That feeling when your tour guide also has 4 bikes, but because she's Dutch the use cases barely match 😅

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a map that shows ridden roads on the north coast of Germany and through the Netherlands

a paved path that goes through a hilly and sandy area with grass, scrubs, and low trees theres a cow warning sign on the side of the path there's a cyclist approaching the camera on the patg

Yesterday was my last “planned” day of the tour!
I came back to Amsterdam exhausted after one of my longest rides, 130 km, which included fighting the headwind for the last ~40 while riding along the coast from the Hague. I haven't had any rest days — didn't need […]

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the building of International Criminal Court, and my open hand in an invitating gesture

This is an open invitation to my president, Mr. Lukashenko, to join me for a chat at this beautiful building. I'll buy you a coffee.

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There's one thing the Netherlands sucks at, and it is public bathrooms. There just aren't any.

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a multi-platform bus station under a roof of a complicated shape consisting of numerous inverted umbrellas

How a bus station can be almost a work of art

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a cherry juice in a glass bottle the label says Hoogstam kersen kersensap

High-performance cycling drinks today! 🍒

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a modern low-floor tram at a station logo on side says U Tram display says Utrecht CS

a screenshot of Transit app showing route #20 in Utrecht

a 1-day adult ticket for 14-05-2025, with a wallet behind it and a Translink logo on one of the cards, transit vehicle in the background

I'm feeling like such a nerd but I'm going to ride an entire tram line because trams are cool (despite what the “buses are cheap and easy” crowd thinks 😛)

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2 bikes parked next to a brick wall of townhouses with a bush of roses(?) changing off the wall

a narrow pedestrian street with low-rise brick buildings on sides, people walking, a rastaurant on the ground floor of one of the buildings, with a canopy and covered in leaves, light poles, a tree

a bridge over canal with bicycles parked on it, low-rise buildings on each side, and trees along it

Utrecht is cute

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A street with bicycle paths, bus ways, 5-ish storey buildings, that intersects with a minor street. There are a lot of parked bicycles, numerous of people walking and cycling, and an articulated bus

I contributed to the traffic at (one of the?) the busiest bicycle intersections in the world 😂

It's not too busy at noon on Wenesday.

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a 3-storey modular building painted in different colours with greenery around it

a mixed-development 4-5 storey building with a pedestrian plaza in front of it, and steps displaying the word ALLY

a view from a train station onto a plaza that continues as a pedestrian street with many people walking

a wide bike patg with lights that intersects with a busway, in urban environment

I was told that it was not worth going to Almere, and I think they were wrong. It's a planned city that is about 40 years old, and is really interesting from the urbanist perspective. Totally destroys arguments like “Europe is old, that's why cities are cool”.

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a back of a Jeep with an american flag and punisher logos

a back of a pickup truck with an american glag and a label saying probably US-Car-Drivers

I bet their underwear is flag-coloured too 😂

(somewhere north of Utrecht)

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A message in a frame in 3 languages, text in English: Highly sensitive Fire alarm in your room Keep shower door closed to avoid steam No smoking!!

a fire detector on ceiling with a sticker saying “No touch!! Sabotage - alarm!!”

I love old places for their little quirks.

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an older person in an electric wheelchair is moving on a wide path through a park

“But banning cars means old and disabled people won't be able to go anywhere!”

#SievaToursEurope #BanCars

Every time I travel sonewhere, I start appreciating how rarely vancouverites smoke.

Thank you, Vancouver ❤️

#SievaToursEurope #Vancouver

a bicycle wheel with a bottle of sealant, a syringe, a piece of paper towel, and a valve cap, all sitting on a dusty concrete. the tire is deflated, and there are traces of white liquid on the ground and the wheel

Back to my tubeless adventures again. I can't believe the sealant dried out in *a month* after I set up the wheel: a puncture wasn't sealing because there was nothing left inside.

I couldn't have had that many punctures, could I?

#SievaToursEurope #tubeless

I'm unreasonably excited about the hotel I'm staying at having a kitchenette. It took them the whole Airbnb thing to put these in!

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two kids on bicycles on a bike path

autononous kids >>> autonomous cars

#SievaToursEurope #AutonomousVehicles #BikeTooter

a crop sprayer from Agrifac

I'm glad I was standing on the side of the road when this agricultural piece of machinery zoomed by. The wheels are about as tall as me 😨

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a bicycle in front of a restaurant called Brasserie Aandeel

I stopped at a seemingly regular restaurant on the way, however soon I realized that most people who work there have disabilities. What a wholesome experience! Good food too.

https://brasserieaandeel.nl

#SievaToursEurope #BrasserieAandeel

a path next to a canal with houses on both sides

A big chunk of Ossenzijl and Kalenberg villages are homes right on the canal, with a path going along it. There are no roads for over 3 kms!

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a single-dish radio telescope on a sunny day

Suddenly came across a telescope when going through Dwingelderveld 😮

And it's also on Mastodon: @radiotelescoop

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a canal with a path next to it, that is connected to the other side via a bridge there's a white-headed cyclist ahead behind some people walking

My biggest mistake so far was coming to Giethoorn. It's overcrowded with our tourists to the point when it sucks. Reminds me of Prague.

Beautiful place though.

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a Shell gas station sign, a bunch of asphalt, poles and signs, a mast of a McDonalds, and a pickup truck

The Netherlands is a desolate place

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a cord reel with power outlets, a foldable mug, a syove, a pot, all sitting on the ground, with a tent in the background

European and North American campground keepers should go on a conference for cultural exchange.

The first would learn about tables, and the second about power outlets 😁

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It's supposed to be a warm night with 9° as the lowest temperature, which is the “comfortable” temperature of my sleeping bag.

I'm going to camp but if I'm cold again I'm gonna screeeeEEEEAAAAaam

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a walking and cycling underpass below a road

When Vancouver officials ignore crashes happening at intersections of greenways and arterials (say hi to 10th and Clark), a city of a size of Coquitlam, Enschede — that I've never even heard about — provides people with a beautiful solution.

#SievaToursEurope #RoadSafety #BikeTooter