amyandwim

Amy and Wim Meeussen

About amyandwim

Respected Member | Member since 29th Mar 07

Citizenship: Belgium
About amyandwim:

We are a 28 year old, Belgian-American couple, who have been living in Belgium for the past 3 years. We just got married and decided to go all out for our honeymoon, take a year or two off and see a bit of the world.

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Latest Blog Entry

That Strange Place Called Home

Posted by amyandwim | 20th June 2008

It was quite an emotional shock for us to realize that our trip is over. It was a long, hard, jouyous, beautiful journey... one of the best years of our life. And ending it was harder than beginning it... somehow. I guess you could say that we're all torn up and conflicted inside about going home, in a way that you may not be able to understand. But the tickets are payed for and we're really excited to see everyone again... and a bit scared. Surely though, some good chocolate and a few cold pintjes will ease the transition.

Here are some answers to all those questions that you've been asking yourself:

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[*] How much did you really bike?

Over the course of 10 months we covered a total of 10,850 km over land by bicycle. From the 305 days away from home, we spent 177 days (58%) on the bike. On an average biking day we spent 4 hours and 18 minutes on the bike, and covered 61 km at 14.2 km/h, which

Continued | Amy & Wim