Romania and following the Danube
I cycled south west today, closing in on the Serbian border. It was a hard climb in the morning but I was afforded really nice views at the top, looking over to Serbia in the distance. In the first village I came too, I stopped beforehand to pick up a stick I could use for […]
Continuing through the backroads of Romania
I’m still alive. Continuing through Romania. Can I do it? Yes you can Jamie! Cycle man! After I set off, it was a short ride through the forest where I was constantly harassed and attacked by midgets or sandfly’s or whatever you call them. I remember reading a book by Bill Bryson where he has […]
Romania. I don’t want to die today
My mood had changed massively now but this was not to last as, unbeknownst to me, Romania has some of the most reckless drivers I have ever had the misfortune to share a road with. Cycle touring through Romania – and I thought this would be the easy part After 10km’s I came to my […]
Budapest to Romania
I got kicked out of my friends place at 07:00 as he had the landlord coming over to sort out the electricity. I didn’t mind though as I had quite a mammoth task ahead of me having over 1500 km’s to cycle and had only 15 days now to do it in. If I could […]
Some photos from Budapest
I need to Leave Budapest as I’ve been here six days. So to sum up: I’ve eaten lots of good Hungarian food. Spent a great time with my friend Laszlo from Amsterdam. Met some great people. Bought a map of Bulgaria. Ate Kumara fries. Seen a beautiful city Watched some football and some Hungarian rock. […]
Slovakia to Budapest. Tough times in the Tatras but a shot of Pálinka awaits!
With that massive country of Poland now behind me, new challenges and interesting places would be unleashed. My aim was to follow the roads south west and around the highest passes of the Tatras mountains to the east which would help me stay on course for arriving in Budapest on the 11th. Time is of […]
Kraków to Slovakia
With my bike packed up and a rear puncture fixed, I was on my way by 11:00 and found the road I needed to take easily enough. It felt good to be back on the bike after three days. I knew there were some difficult days ahead but I also knew difficult times breed great […]
Nights out in Kraków but remembering to visit Auschwitz. Onto Slovakia!
Well you can’t really argue with the fact that Kraków is probably one of the most beautiful cities in Europe. It’s absolutely stunning . The very first time you enter its magnificent central square, you’ll most certainly be blown away – even when including the thousands upon thousands of tourists that come with the view. […]
Next stop – Kraków. Thunderstorms and loosing things
I had only planned to stay in Warsaw for one day. As it happened, I ended up staying for three as the city, despite being comprehensibly flattened during the Second World War has picked itself up, dusted itself off, restored the old town to its former glory and is now a buzzing metropolis with some […]
Closing in on Warsaw but where has my hard shoulder gone?
It was such a huge relief to finally be in Poland. Words just aren’t enough to describe how I felt. No sooner had I crossed the border, I found myself cycling through rolling countryside, which although obviously a lot more difficult, does make for a much more interesting day. All around me lay huge swathes […]