We had a one day layover in Istanbul before catching our flight to London. We knew we were coming back, so weren’t seeing out to see anything in particular, just wandering around with the main objective of getting a proper…
Trip update from the road – farewell Greta and Winston
Total kilometers: just over 4000 – we tipped the scale on our ride from London Gatwick airport back to Claudia’s! Total elevation gain: way too much to count Flat tires: 5 Thunderstorms: 12 Countries: 9 Here’s our final route map – clicking…
Eastbound and down to Montenegro and Albania
We loved visiting Montenegro and Albania – friendly people, relatively untouristed and a completely different experience than everywhere else in Western Europe. And some good stories too! We had four days to get to Tirana, Albania from Dubrovnik in order…
Dubrovnik is wally great
Dubrovnik is the cherry on top for a fantastic time in Croatia. We had so much fun in Croatia we couldn’t fit all our pictures into one post, so here’s a shorter one on the city. One of the fun things…
Croatia: Beach > Bike?
Croatia: where perfect turquoise ocean meets rugged and natural beaches. Where rocky mountains mean steep climbing but the best descents of the trip. And where more often than not our rides were designed around the best beaches to visit. We arrived bright…
Roman Holiday
When we decided to head for Italy, we knew exploring Rome was high on our list. Sean is a history nerd and has watched all of the BBC documentaries on ancient Rome, so seeing everything come to life was really neat.…
Someone forgot to tell us about the hills in Tuscany
As soon as we entered into Tuscany, we realized we may have spoken too soon regarding hills. Switzerland had hills, yes, but Italy has hills that do not end. Sometimes grinding up and up for an hour straight, the tune…
Bevenuti in Italia e Buon Appetito
We biked along the nicely flat but slightly boring Po River from Milan to Bologna, quickly learning that Italians are quite charming. While the biking wasn’t the most scenic, the people were friendly, the food was great and we covered…
Ain’t no mountain high enough
When the sun was out, Switzerland is exactly what we expected – stunningly beautiful. There’s something about biking amidst the giant mountains that makes you feel very small. On the sunny days we tried to pack in as many kilometres…
Welcome to fondue country
If you haven’t biked in Swizterland, you don’t know hills. We quickly learned what we previous thought were hills were actually flat roads with only a slight dent. Many times we wished we were on our light and nimble road…