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...
by timshazz | May 19, 2016 | Bicycle Touring, Cycling through Europe
After the protracted border crossing, it was 10:30 p.m. before we arrived in Iasi (Pronounced Yash). Catalin, our Warmshowers host, had ridden his bike down to the station to meet us. Just as well! We only had about 15 minutes to retrieve the bikes and luggage from...
by timshazz | Jan 4, 2016 | Bicycle Touring, Cycling through Europe
I’m really not sure what our expectations were of Belarus. As a former part of the USSR and still maintaining extremely close ties with Moscow, I guess I had some stereotypical images in the back of my mind. Drab grey communist block architecture, poorly stocked...
