After being discharged from Hospital and greeted by my mum, we left and got a bus the next day to Istanbul. My mum was coming to Istanbul anyway for a few days so everything was already booked. We spent a couple of days seeing the sights whilst redressing my wounds every morning which were healing... Continue Reading →

I woke from the campsite and left at a reasonable time, I don’t remember much from the day besides a few snapshots of some of the scenery. This is because at some point during the afternoon of the 7th of September I had a crash. I have no idea how it happened only that looking... Continue Reading →

Having had a walk around Tirana and seen their massive flag, we settled for an early night with a big day ahead of us. We were heading to Ohrid in Macedonia 146km away and wanted to get there at a reasonable time to have a walk around. The day started with a nice climb up... Continue Reading →

Getting to Podgorica looked to be a big but manageable day. The omelettes went down a treat (not as good as the omelette baguette) and I hopped on the bike following the Wahoo to the border. The border didn’t seem as big as the previous ones I’d encountered, maybe they were quite relaxed about it... Continue Reading →

After a fun evening it was a late start heading south. I was heading along the coast to eventually get to Split and then Dubrovnik. The riding was nice and followed the EuroVelo Route 8 most of the time. It was really hot during the afternoons so often I found somewhere to set up for... Continue Reading →

Getting the ferry back to the mainland was so much easier on a bike than in a car. A queue nearly 2km long of families trying to get off was no issue for me. Doing the classic ‘annoying cyclist’ and riding past everyone and skipping the queue didn’t make me feel the slightest bit guilty.... Continue Reading →

I was about to tick off a new Country, Slovenia. I really didn’t know what to expect. The only things I knew were that the capital was Ljubljana and Lake Bled was there. From the campsite, I had a nice flat morning but as the temperature was rising, so was the elevation, it was going... Continue Reading →

Fuelling up is definitely one of the perks of this trip. The sheer amount of calories I need/want to consume means stuffing my face at every opportunity with pizza, pasta and snacks. Gladly obliging after the return trip over Stelvio I made the short cycle to the campsite. Sadly my body didn’t like the fact... Continue Reading →

The weather cleared up and I packed up my tent and made a good start. The first stop was Locarno where I had an extended break gazing out onto the lake where I was met with some familiar faces... Feeling a bit tired I decided to make it a short day and headed slightly further... Continue Reading →

With a quick morning dip in Lake Geneva to wake me up, I got the 9:25 ferry over to Evian with Les Gets just a few hours in sight. Morning dip The ferry was quick and I was soon pedalling uphill into the alps. It was only a short ride of 35km but with over... Continue Reading →

Fortunately it wasn’t too much further to Strasbourg and I was certainly rewarded for my efforts. Next thing on my mind was food. I found a lovely little pizza place where each slice was individually made. After a few slices I got back on the road to find my bed for the night which turned... Continue Reading →

Having eventually made it to the campsite by pushing my bike up an unbearably steep and rocky path, a nice clearing appeared. There were several other campers and some locals The locals Along the campers was a guy from Belgium who had decided to spend his last week before joining the army cycling around his... Continue Reading →

Having met some more interesting people (for varied reasons) at the campsite I headed off in the morning in the promise of a shower. One of my brothers friends lived in Utrecht and so I got straight to it and headed there as I hadn’t showered properly in a couple of days... After a quick... Continue Reading →

After a morning dip in the swimming pool, I headed off with Rotterdam in sight. Amazingly I set off at 8:18 which meant that I could make the most of the cooler morning. Lovely flat roads again, got to hope I don’t get used to this as it won’t last much longer. The kilometres ticked... Continue Reading →

After a leisurely start to the morning, I sadly missed the 10 o’clock ferry by a matter of minutes (50 to be precise). This meant I was on the 12 o’clock ferry getting to Dunkirk at 3 o’clock France time. I didn’t have a plan of where I wanted to stay for the night so... Continue Reading →

Firstly I want to say thank you to everyone who has wished me luck on this trip, it really means a lot. After a manic few weeks I’ve finally made it to the start line. This wouldn’t have been possible without the help and support of my family and friends so my thanks go out... Continue Reading →