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After the border, the day started out quite promisingly, apart from the fact that the first 5 km’s were spent on gravel. The roads...

After crossing the border, I stopped at the first village I came to and got all of five euros out of a cash machine. I really am trying...

Well I’ve finally left Tallinn! Bloody hell, I didn’t think I’d ever get going again. I’ve arranged some rather juicy plans for the...

I’m finding it a little difficult to write this post after spending so long in the same place. I was supposed to stay here just ten days....

I managed to find my hostel with relative ease once I was in the centre as I had taken precautions before I had arrived; I had images...

Cycle touring through Sweden - part 2 I set off bright and early the following morning as I knew I had a mammoth day ahead of me. I at...

It’s always strange when arriving in a foreign country even if arriving by conventional methods. The changes in customs, money, language...

Being such a bicycle friendly city, I didn’t have too much trouble getting into Copenhagen. I obviously took a little detour towards the...

Trying to navigate a major city with just a paper map and a compass. Difficult! I followed the main road into the city for perhaps forty...

I ended up spending eleven days in that fair city of Amsterdam and so after many nights of fun seeing friends, I sped off as fast as my...

It’s been six months or so that I last sat on a heavily laden bicycle. Hoping that the first few days wouldn’t be too tiring and having...

After 6 trains through Germany, a 140km ride to Liege, 2 trains through Belgium, 1 ferry and 2 trains through England, I finally finished.

Cycling the last stretch from Austria to Germany Making my way north and towards the German border was super easy having just to follow...

I was spitting blood out of my mouth and just wanted to get to some place where I could sit quietly and quite invisibly.

I ploughed on ever deeper into the jagged peaks. I peddled, heaved and pushed my bike at times for that was often the only way I could do it