We spent four weeks cycling in Turkey and we feel that we barely scratched the surface of what the country has on offer. It’s quite tricky to condense it all into one article, especially with the amount of anecdotes we’ve collected in this time, including being invited for
To Thessonaliki: When we arrived in Greece from North Macedonia it was a Sunday, so we were expecting lots of things to be closed, however we didn’t anticipate that it would actually be another national holiday, which would be celebrated the following Monday! As there weren’t any campsites
It was lovely start to North Macedonia as we had quite a fast day (for us) and reached Lake Ohrid in the early afternoon which meant missed the forecasted rain. We had planned a rest day, and we booked two nights in an apartment. This was the first time we
Arriving in Albania brought with it the biggest culture change we’d experienced so far. We started our first day there with a detour into the city of Shkodër to find a supermarket and somewhere to buy gas. It was chaotic. People were cycling everywhere, on paths, on the wrong
Of all the countries we’ve visited so far, Montenegro has to be our favourite. The lush green mountains, the cars who gave us lots of space on the road, and the people were lovely. We arrived just after lunch on a Thursday, and we were surprised to find that
We have captured some of our time in Croatia, from Trojir to Dubrovnik in a video on youtube: Getting into Croatia Setting off from our campsite in Slovenia, we knew it would be a hilly start - and it certainly was! We had a smooth and fast descent down into Croatia,
Lake Como I have always wanted to visit Lake Como… but I hadn’t imagined that our journey there would be as dramatic as arriving into Italy over the Splügenpass. We had stayed in a campsite at Campodolcino after descending half the mountain the previous afternoon, and the day would
Our journey on the Rhine began once we arrived on the overnight ferry in Rotterdam. From here, we took a direct route through the Netherlands (cutting the corner) to join the Rhine just south of Düsseldorf. The Rhine has been a key transportation route for industry for centuries… and let’
It was Day 23, and it was the day of the Splügen pass. After the first day of our trip, leaving Kendal - we haven’t had any hills - that’s what you get for following the Rhine. Whilst it has been lovely, and relatively easy riding, Zach and I both
Time and time again, I’ve been told that the “leaving” part of a big adventure is the hardest part, and whilst I can’t confirm that until we get back, it’s certainly been a challenging and emotionally charged few weeks. In hindsight, we certainly should have finished work