Cycling in Turkey is a divisive mix of brutal heat, beautiful scenery, terrible drivers, friendly hospitality, ridiculous hill climbs and awesome food.
Cycling East Part 9 – The Republic of Bulgaria
Romania was always going to be a tough act to follow, but Bulgaria certainly held its own.
Our five best and worst bits of cycle touring kit
Although there is a long way to go, we have covered 3500km in 35 days and crossed 9 countries and Europe, giving us a good test of our kit so far in this Cycling East Adventure and I’ll explain what has worked well so far here.
Cycling East part 8 – South Romania and Transfagarasan Highway
The next part of Romania had me super excited like a kid at Christmas and it certainly didn’t disappoint.
Cycling Translyvania, Romania – Cycling East Pt7
We inadvertantly tried cycling straight through the Romania border towards Salonka without stopping.
Morvelo Bike Clothing
I’ve not yet really mentioned the Morvelo kit we have been wearing on the trip so far, but as you can see from all the pictures on the blog, we look pretty smart
Cycle Touring Hungary – Cycling East Pt6
We cycle toured into Hungary from Slovakia late on a Sunday night after a long hot day of riding through peaceful rolling hills.
Cycling East Part 5 – Slovakia
Slovakia was a country I knew very little about before we visited. We planned nothing regarding the route.
Cycling East part 4 – The Czech Republic
On our last day in Germany the bad weather was back with a vengeance. It was non-stop heavy rain with a low mist and subsequently no views all day.
The Kinesis Tripster ATR bike – My thoughts so far
After 14 days of riding on the Kinesis Tripster ATR, I think I have a pretty good idea about the bike.
Cycling East part 3 – East Germany
After more cherry poaching at our campsite we set off along the shores of the giant Edersee lake in central Germany.
Cycling East Part 2 – Western Germany
We left Holland on the river Rhine cycle path, a flat gravel path meandering its way along the river heading into Germany.