Greece Part 1: Igoumenitsa to Tolo
We stepped off the ferry onto Greek soil at 5:30 in the morning, bleary eyed but incredibly excited to have arrived. Greece had always...
Albanian highways and an Italian adventure…
Before we crossed the border, our knowledge of Albania was pretty hazy – cycling blogs suggested that we would spend our time being...
The Adriatic Coast: Croatia and Montenegro
We had been dreaming about reaching the sea for several weeks, picturing ourselves lying in the sunshine on beautiful beaches, swimming...
Bosnia from top to bottom
We set out for Bosnia full of trepidation, our heads full of half-remembered Newsround reports of the nineties conflict and warnings of...
Danube Adventures Part 2: Bratislava, Budapest and beyond
From Vienna, we continued on the Eurovelo 6 route, following the Danube through Slovakia, Hungary and into Croatia. Our visit to Slovakia...
Danube Adventures Part 1: The curse of the child-lock cap and the joy of Piotr’s fresh bread
Our journey to the Danube got off to a difficult start when we were caught up in yet another snowstorm of such ferocity that we had to...
Race to George and Fernanda - superhosts!
We have made it to Germany! After our hilly and snowy first week, we spent several hours investigating the contour markings on the map...
Snow, snow everywhere!
After ten days of cycling in France, we now understand why most people start their trips in Holland. It has been a challenging...
Wobbling on our way!
We've made it to France! After a dawn cycle along the coast from Brighton to Newhaven, we hopped on the ferry and arrived in Dieppe....
