Decision time
I cycled out of Novi Sad up a five mile incline climbing The Holy Mountain. A 500m climb leaves you sweaty even on a cool day but I soon dried off with a long downhill across countryside. At the first major village I met Helene and Sebastien a very nice French couple in their early 30's who are travelling with two very young …
The aim; To cycle unsupported across Europe from London to the Black Sea. Roughly 3000miles/4500km. Eleven countries in around nine weeks including rest days.
The Route takes me down to Portsmouth, across Brittany to join The Loire. Then upto through Switzerland into Southern Germany where I pick up the Danube and broadly follow that all the way to The Black Sea through Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria and Romania. No accomodation booked ahead, just see where th…
The aim; To cycle unsupported across Europe from London to the Black Sea. Roughly 3000miles/4500km. Eleven countries in around nine weeks including rest days.
The Route takes me down to Portsmouth, across Brittany to join The Loire. Then upto through Switzerland into Southern Germany where I pick up the Danube and broadly follow that all the way to The Black Sea through Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria and Romania. No accomodation booked ahead, just see where the daily mileage takes me.
Why? A physical challenge rather than the usual office based ones!
Decision time
I cycled out of Novi Sad up a five mile incline climbing The Holy Mountain. A 500m climb leaves you sweaty even on a cool day but I soon dried off with a long downhill across cou…
A short update before I get to Belgrade.
Had a short day to Novi Sad after four hard days from southern Hungary through Croatia and across the border into Serbia at Backa Palanka.
Whilst I ha…
Dom
Come clean, Andy... you're only doing this because you finally wanted to try out all that French you learned (?) at school! Sounds like a very exciting trip anyway. Full marks for the photos and the anecdotes!
If you get the urge to repeat the experience next year, by all means extend your itinerary to Northern Italy. I can promise you food and lodging, although a safe place to leave your bike might be more of a challenge!
Tim & Heidi
Hi Andy
Well a bit late to the show but we are very impressed with your antics to date!
Nice and sunny here near York and we can only imagine how you feel given that we struggled to do just one days cycling from Settle to Carlisle let alone day after day. Hope this finds you dry and happy
Andy
Messages on a book deal, wine tasting notes and sudocreme. What with that and a message for Dame Edna it is difficult to know how to reply other than to say
Andrew if you can get me the deal you can take 10%
John, I use another brand, it's very good
Dave , you are correct I am genuinely impressed that you have finally mastered the internet.
Rf Madge send her regards. Can she have the cardigan back that she leant you.
Andy
Jenny Mottram
I am sure it would be quite a different type of cycle if David joined you for some of it. Visiting a few wine taverns on route I am sure.
David
Well hello.....Reynolds here. bet you never thought I would master the technology! In my mind, Austria conjures up the grape varieties indigenous to that country. Gruner Vetliner is known amongst the wine tasting fraternity as "Groovy", be sure to try some of that. My personal favourite is Blaufrankish, a robsut, if not brutal red to be enjoyed with the kind of cut a good vet could bring back. Hats off to you Andy, let the wheelskeepturning!
James
Don't forget Ludwig Wittgenstein! Famous Philosopher from Vienna (though of course he had to come to Britain to get going) and he was the sort of guy who would back up the 'arrogant and unfriendly' impression, too
Damian
So! I have briefly calculated you have a little under half a million pedal turns to go before Constanta! A very enjoyable 300 miles of scenic cycling and strudels. Good luck with the rest and lack of 'rest', D (ps Some of the sums on this message leaving blog section would be a little tricky without a calculator for a few people I have interviewed!)
philip mottram very rapid change from what i saw in budapest. looks like somewhere in south america
re: The Retail Environment Changes Within 20 Miles Of Budapestrichardf Give my regards to Dame Edna, put another shrimp on the barbie etc.
re: Vienna, AustriaJenny Mottram I am sure it would be quite a different type of cycle if David joined you for some of it. Visiting a few wine taverns on route I am sure.
re: Vienna, AustriaDavid Well hello.....Reynolds here. bet you never thought I would master the technology! In my mind, Austria conjures up the grape varieties indigenous to that country. Gruner Vetliner is known amongst the wine tasting fraternity as "Groovy", be sure to try some of that. My personal favourite is Blaufrankish, a robsut, if not brutal red to be enjoyed with the kind of cut a good vet could bring back. Hats off to you Andy, let the wheelskeepturning!
re: Vienna, AustriaJames Don't forget Ludwig Wittgenstein! Famous Philosopher from Vienna (though of course he had to come to Britain to get going) and he was the sort of guy who would back up the 'arrogant and unfriendly' impression, too
re: Vienna, AustriaDamian So! I have briefly calculated you have a little under half a million pedal turns to go before Constanta! A very enjoyable 300 miles of scenic cycling and strudels. Good luck with the rest and lack of 'rest', D (ps Some of the sums on this message leaving blog section would be a little tricky without a calculator for a few people I have interviewed!)
re: Vienna, Austriarichardf pedalling not peddling. peddling is flogging things like dead horses.
re: Passau, GermanyMark Inspirational!
re: Passau, GermanyJanice Mottram just caught up with all the latest photos on your blog
re: Passau, Germany