CYCLING THE BALKAN ROUTE FROM SWITZERLAND TO GREECE

Already before the trip I decided that I would not take a plane back home from where I will have arrived at. A trip like that ends to...

When I woke up today I thought it must already be 8 or 9. The brightness in the tent was misleading. It wasn’t even 6 yet. I turned...

There is nothing like starting your day with a short swim in the sea. Wakes you up and gets you fresh right away. I sat on the bike at...

After I had a nice sea food dinner at the beach with a beautiful sunset yesterday I went to bed and slept like a baby. I woke up at...

Another early start today. When I was ready to start cycling the boss of the hotel asked if I wanted some food to take along. Since I...

I started my day with a dip in the ocean at around 6:30. There were already quite a lot of people promenading or running along the beach...

It is so nice to wake up in a hotel and go to a breakfast buffet. With coffee and real breakfast, not the cold toast that I usually buy...

I had a relatively late start today but last night a massive thunderstorm woke me up. It lasted at least an hour and at some point had...

Arriving in Virpazar waking up this morning and starting to cycle seems so far away. The scenery changed so much during this ride today...

I started my cycle today at 5:45. It was bit chilly outside but I didn’t put a wind breaker on since I knew that I had to climb quite...

I left the window this night open. I thought that the Muezzin would wake me up anyway at 5. When I woke up at 5:15 there was still no...

I had a bit of strange night. I woke up at around midnight to a strange recurring sound. It took me a while to figure out that there must...

Last night I woke up to a massive thunder storm. I put my ear plugs in and kept on sleeping. When the alarm woke me at 5:30 the...

Today is somewhat of a rest day. I slept in until about 7 had a slow breakfast and checked out my options for today. I still was not sure...

My day started a bit later again than planned. I just couldn't get myself out of bed. When I finally had breakfast and had everything...

Last night after dinner I got into my tent. It was not even 9. Before I knew it slept through until midnight, turned around and woke up...

After a long nice evening with Thorsten and Karina I went to bed a bit later then planned. Hence getting up at 5:30 felt tough. I jumped...

Yet another early day. I wish I would have set the alarm but because I did not I kept waking up to check the time. When I left the...

The room I have in Croatia is air conditioned. This is a real blessing as the heat today was unbearable. Walking outside is like walking...

The day started quite rough. My room in Ljubljana was on the ground floor with the window to the street. But it was so hot that I had to...