by timshazz | Mar 6, 2018 | Bicycle Touring, Cycling through Europe
We enjoyed our time in Split with its bustling street life, tiny lanes full of all kinds of shops and cafes and a well-preserved Roman palace and fortress. It’s a lot more laid back than Dubrovnik and prices were far more reasonable. Once again our Airbnb abode...
by timshazz | Mar 2, 2018 | Bicycle Touring, Cycling through Europe
It was time to depart mainland Croatia and see what their famous islands had to offer. First up Korcula, then Hvar. Simply stunning. Worth every pedal stroke! And there were quite a lot. The Islands: Korcula/Hvar Our journey to the island of Korcula involved taking a...
by timshazz | Mar 1, 2018 | Bicycle Touring, Cycling through Europe
After downtime because of rain, we were psyched up to continue our bicycle journey along the Adriatic. With rain clouds still threatening, we carefully guided our bikes down the steep, winding lane to the waterfront of Herceg Novi. From there, the road was flat around...
by timshazz | Feb 7, 2018 | Bicycle Touring, Cycling through Europe
The 12hr train journey from Belgrade to Bar, in Montenegro, averages 10 tunnels an hour. Needless to say, it was quite spectacular (when we had the sky over our heads!). It was also a little nerve-wracking when the “Old Clunker” crossed the seemingly...
by timshazz | Jan 30, 2018 | Bicycle Touring, Cycling through Europe
The overnight train from Sofia to Serbia’s capital Belgrade was old, crappy and smelly. No one seemed to have consulted the EU on this one! A Chinese guy approached us on the dimly lit platform with a worried look on his face. He couldn’t believe this...
by timshazz | Aug 18, 2017 | Bicycle Touring, Cycling through Europe
It was a short, comfortable ride from Ruse, and once again, we were thankful we’d decided to take the bikes on public transport. Narrow, crowded roads with next to no shoulder would have made cycling a nerve-wracking proposition. And the detour off the main...
