Szeged (in the south of Hungary) was a cute town. I enjoyed having a day off there, but mostly because I was so happy to be having a break after a busy week cycling. The town had a natural charm and I spent a nice afternoon exploring the centre and buying some ‘essentials’. The cycle ride … More Romania & Serbia: Following the Danube (07/04/15-15/05/15)
I’ve been busy since my last update – cycling ten days straight around Hungary’s borders with no less than five other countries. I was looking forward to a ‘social-break’ from the Couchsurfing routine, and had treated myself to a couple of nights in a hostel in Vienna. I was looking forward to an early night … More Vienna to Szeged: Austria to Hungary via four other countries (24/03/15-06/04/15)
I was last in Prague about four years ago. On my last visit (which was also a very brief one), it had been one of many blurred stops as I’d tried to cram in as many cities as possible in a month long Interrail ticket. I was really struggling to remember anything about the Czech … More Prague to Vienna: Spring has arrived (16/03/15-23/03/15)
Was another gorgeous day as I left Berlin. Warm enough to cycle in just a fleece and the sun was out. Felt a little groggy from the weekend, but nothing a good ride wouldn’t cure. After a couple of hours cycling I came across a block of flats nestled in the forest, clearly deserted and … More Berlin to Prague: Bike problems (09/03/15-15/03/15)
I was only planning on staying in Denmark for about a week, but instead I ended up staying for over two. I did a lot of doing nothing, but I still squeezed in a bike ride to my grandparent’s summer house in North Zealand and sorted out many of the last bits and bobs for … More Copenhagen to Berlin: Into the forests (10/02/15-08/03/15)
One month ago I’d never cycled further than about 15km in one session. I’m typing this sat in Copenhagen, having pedalled over 1,500km to get here. My crash course ‘warm up’ in cycle touring has taken me from my Dad’s house in SW London over to France, up Belgium, Holland and Germany, all the way … More London to Holland: A crash course in cycle touring (16/01/15-30/01/15)
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