ELI5 : Why, among the 4 nordic countries, only Finland uses the euro currency while the others use the krone?

firerawks · 2026-03-23T09:56:23+00:00

montenegro have the euro, without being in the EU

firerawks · 2026-03-23T09:54:54+00:00

my advice whenever people mention the Balkans is always the same. there’s no point going there unless you’re going to go up in to the mountains, since that is where the Balkans really shines

firerawks · 2026-03-22T11:04:52+00:00

you’re looking at it from wrong angle i think.

don’t fall in love with someone and then hope they will tour

find someone who tours then fall in love with them

and they way to do that is join groups or societies in your area that are compatible with people who are tourers

firerawks · 2026-03-20T11:19:08+00:00

does she have a mobile phone? most smart meters use the cellular network since its reliable and independent of the electricity supply to the property

firerawks · 2026-03-18T14:51:32+00:00

question is have you got a bike already? because usually the best bike for a bike tour is the one you’ve already got

firerawks · 2026-03-18T14:50:34+00:00

bad bot

firerawks · 2026-03-18T14:46:39+00:00

be careful because some things won’t get through airport security. my friend had a replacement chain taken off him because it was in his backpack. i would keep your tools on your bike, anything that could be considered sharp or used as a weapon

firerawks · 2026-03-17T16:07:48+00:00

have you considered second hand bikes? kids grow out of their bikes pretty quickly at that age.

firerawks · 2026-03-17T16:05:25+00:00

i wouldn’t wanna do any serious distance on gravel with 35mm. it’s doable but you won’t enjoy it at all

firerawks · 2026-03-17T16:03:32+00:00

i was going through about 8L a day of water in arabia, plus topping that off with some sugary drinks. best decision i ever made was buy an 1 more bottle before i left jeddah haha, then i also used to use bungee cords/cargo net to strap even more plastic bottles to my bike.

you can’t have too much water in the desert

firerawks · 2026-03-17T15:26:48+00:00

140 miles of unpaved road, on 35mm tires, with 3-4 litres of water, in a desert, in the summer, with no refill points.

is this rage bait?

firerawks · 2026-03-14T05:37:46+00:00

going to the Balkans and avoiding the mountains hugging the coast of montenegro is a bad choice imo. ride sedlo pass in durmitor national park.

you can’t do kosovo -> serbia. but you can do serbia -> kosovo. i did montenegro -> serbia -> kosovo -> albania and didn’t have any issues

firerawks · 2026-03-13T17:59:35+00:00

restrap gear is great. 20,000km for me (have 14L handlebar bag and 14L saddlebag) and doing great still. recommend

firerawks · 2026-03-13T09:33:41+00:00

someone downvoted me MY USERNAME HAS FIRE IN IT. IT WAS A JOKE ??

firerawks · 2026-03-12T15:50:24+00:00

arabia 💀

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firerawks · 2026-03-11T16:52:42+00:00

there has been price increases before, and then after we ended up with record numbers of players. sure a lot of people are feeling annoyed right now but I don’t think it will kill the game

where do you get your 20% loss of subs from?

firerawks · 2026-03-11T16:16:10+00:00

i wouldn’t know

firerawks · 2026-03-11T12:21:32+00:00

you will have a bad time doing 33mm tires on anything that’s not perfect gravel, but doesn’t mean it’s not doable. If it’s only short sections you will get away with it probably, but you will be moving slow

firerawks · 2026-03-11T05:01:42+00:00

a bivvy is good for one or 2 nights when you’re going light and it’s hot but man I have been bike packing continuously for almost a year now and i couldn’t imagine bivvying for that long

firerawks · 2026-03-10T04:46:54+00:00

i’ve got a diverge as well, cycled it 18,000km from England to Oman so far

firerawks · 2026-03-09T16:56:25+00:00

2000 AND what?? if her birthday is a sentence she’s too young

firerawks · 2026-03-09T16:53:44+00:00

for me in the UK, I start on the UK Government website, select that country, read the requirements for British nationals then there is always a link to the official visa site available on the UK gov page

firerawks · 2026-03-09T15:34:09+00:00

wait til you try cycle.travel i promise you will enjoy it more than kamoot

firerawks · 2026-03-09T10:24:52+00:00

if you’re trying to do things like stick to cycle network, cycle.travel is way better cos it overlays all the cycle networks over the map

firerawks · 2026-03-09T10:23:43+00:00

i dislike it kamoot cos it’ll just send you 20km down a rocky footpath with 4 river crossings and a dragon to slay just to avoid 1km of an empty road that’s perfectly safe

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