Tuija Kauppinen pedaled through South America with her husband. The journey took more than a year and nearly 18,000 kilometers were accumulated.

Idle kilometers tells about the South American way of life outside the well-known travel destinations. Deadly hot heat, winds knocking cyclists upside down, endless hills and health problems do not prevent the couple from enjoying a life without a schedule. Along the way, they learn to tolerate boredom and discover surprising aspects of themselves and each other.

The book is an entertaining, inspiring and thought-provoking armchair adventure. Its stories open perspectives on South America that are missing from the evening news. The book also offers useful information for those planning a long bike trip. The book has plenty of photos, a map, equipment list, statistics along the way and inspiring Instagram accounts.

Tuija Kauppinen is an experienced bicycle traveler and a freelance journalist from Rovaniemi specializing in camping. Tuija is not so much interested in equipment and bike sophistication as in the surrounding world behind the bar and what it causes between one's own ears.

Title: Idle kilometers — Biking across South America
Authors: Kauppinen, Tuija (Author)
Kauppinen, Tuija (Photographer)
Kauppinen, Ilkka (Photographer)

Publisher: Kirjapaja
Edition: 2024
Release year: 2024
Language Finnish
Number of pages: 256