Year: 2015

  • Hovedøya ruins

    Hovedøya ruins

    My friend Izabela and I headed to Hovedøya island in Oslo fiord during the summer to see the ruins of the Hovedøya Abbey, a Cistercian monastery. The monastery was completed on the 18th of May 1147 and closed in 1532.

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  • Vegan döner

    This vegan döner was damned tasty, despite the addition of some weird meat substitute to it.

    Ryan Hellyer eating a vegan döner

  • Giraffe ransom

    Cough up the ransom money, or the giraffe gets it!
    me-with-giraffe

  • Camping at Liepnitzsee

    Camping at Liepnitzsee

    We chose the hottest weekend of the year to go on a bike camping trip to Liepnitzsee, a small lake north of Berlin. Heat exhaustion and bike tire problems did not manage to spoil a great weekend out. The water was amazing and so was the company 🙂

    Ryan Hellyer (me)
    Me about to get into my new tent 🙂

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    Barbecue

    Barbecue

    Cycling to Liepnitzsee
    The cycling path

    Annika heading to bed for the night
    Annika heading to bed for the night

    Swimming at Liepnitzsee

    Annika and I
    Annika and I

    Ryan Hellyer (me)

    If you want to see butt pictures from the trip, just let me know 😉

  • Hiking in Grünewald

    Hiking in Grünewald

    I went for a beautiful sunny day of hiking in Grünewald, a small forest within the Berlin city limits. The beautiful sun soon paved way for a beautiful torrential downpour ;

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    Ryan Hellyer

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    river

  • Beetroot juice

    I heard that beetroot juice was ridiculously healthy. It sounded nasty, but people claimed it tasted great, so I decided to buy some. It does not task great; it tastes nasty! In an attempt to improve the vile taste, I added a crap-ton of vanilla flavoured whey powder and a bunch of strawberries. It’s now slightly more palatable, but I have three times the amount of liquid to consume now :/

    Do any of you have any great suggestions on how to make this crap taste less like something which should stay in the ground where it came from?

    Beetroot strawberry smoothie

  • My new pocket knife 🙂

    I couldn’t find an immediate use for my new Swiss army knife, so I bought a bottle of wine as an excuse to use the cork opener 🙂

    victorinox-knife

  • Leipzig city

    Anna, Hanna, Teresa and myself made a day trip from Berlin to the nearby city of Leipzig. There are lots of beautiful buildings and parks in the city and is definitely worth visiting if you are in the area.

    Teresa, Anna and Hanna figuring it which way to go
    Teresa, Anna and Hanna navigating our way around the Leipzig city center

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    lake

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