CYCLING THE BALKAN ROUTE FROM SWITZERLAND TO GREECE

Due to the late night yesterday my day started a bit later. I woke up at around 8, wrote the Blog for yesterday, then packed up and left....

I started my day with at 6 am quick cycle down to the lake and a short swim. There was nobody out at that time and the mountain range in...

Waking up at 5 am is already an automatism. I guess this will also be good practice when I get further south. Get up early, cycle for 6...

The day didn’t quite start as planned. I had a really bad sleep and I didn’t feel well when I woke up. The night before clouds formed and...

I had a good sleep in my cosy little hotel room. I got up at 5:30 got everything ready, had breakfast at the hotel terrace and enjoyed...

Cycling up the last 300 vertical meters yesterday paid off. The temperatures at this altitude at night dropped a bit so it was not too...

I woke up well rested. St. Anton is at 1400 meters so it was not that hot at night. I was on the bike at around 8. The first 30...

Today I had an early start. My sleep in the tent was rather bad and when I woke up at 5 again I decided to pack up and leave. Today the...

After weeks of uncertain weather and lots of rain the forcast for my first days of cycling is great. Sunshine and high temperatures....

Today is the day before I start. I went for my last shopping to get some missing items. Then I laid out everything I intent to take...

Cycling is a passion of mine. Especially using the bike to get to places. In an interconnected world where all places are virtually...