From summer to winter in one hour

Western Turkey is a cyclist’s paradise. There are wonderful roads through beautiful landscape full of friendly people waving to say hello. And yet, you will only like it under the following conditions. Continue reading From summer to winter in one hour

On Serbian roads, dogs and the College of Europe mafia

I would never have thought that I would find so little time to write blog posts on this trip. Sorry for that! I’m now taking a rest day in theĀ unlikely town of Haskovo, Bulgaria, some 100 km from the Turkish border, and use the opportunity to correct an earlier statement. Continue reading On Serbian roads, dogs and the College of Europe mafia

From empire to empire

It is only when I left Vienna on 5 September that I realised what historic ground I am cycling on. By following the Danube to Budapest I was travelling the old Austro-Hungarian Empire from West to East and by doing so, I visited both the Austrian and the Hungarian capitals plus the Slovak capital Bratislava in only a few days time. Continue reading From empire to empire