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The lazy cyclists' ride through Turkmenistan
2019-06-09
Tourist visas for Turkmenistan are expensive - you need to book a tour through a tour company, and it can cost over a hundred dollars a day. Most inde
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Travelling in Iran during Ramadan
2019-05-29
We were unsure about what to expect when cycling in Iran during Ramadan. Iran being an "Islamic Republic", fasting during Ramadan is mandated by law.
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Culture shock in Iran
2019-05-14
Entering Isfahan, the first thing that struck us was the lush greenery everywhere. Blessed with the Zayandeh River that flows through the city, the ci
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Among Aryans
2019-05-05
While we're still cycling between the big and interesting cities of central Iran (Isfahan, Yazd, Shiraz - more about these in a future blog post), peo
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Sleepless in Iran
2019-04-25
To avoid cycling into Tehran's traffic altogether, we decided to take the bus from Karaj to Qom, based on the recommendation of our host in Karaj. Imm
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Safari Park Iran
2019-04-17
Entering any new country, the first thing we always need is the local currency. So far, we have been taking money from ATMs, but in Iran, credit cards
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Not just another Turkey
2019-04-04
To be honest, we expected Azerbaijan to be quite boring. We had heard that the culture was very similar to Turkey, so that would not be new to us, and
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Spring has sprung in Iberia
2019-03-19
From the Rikoti pass, we rolled down to Khashuri, where we camped for the first time in Georgia. With the skies finally clear after a week of rain, we
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The Rain in Colchis
2019-03-09
Entering Georgia from Turkey was a bit of a shock to us. The people were colder, the houses were colder, and the drivers were the worst we had encount
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Black Sea Coast, Part 2
2019-02-20
The second half of our ride down the Black Sea coast got off to a slow start, first with Heiko falling sick in Sinop, then with Hannah falling sick in
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Black Sea Coast, Part 1
2019-01-30
The main road running down the Turkish Black Sea coast is the D010, and it is this road that we more or less followed (and will be following) all the
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Cold Turkey, warm People
2019-01-14
[We initially wanted to title this post 'Going cold Turkey', but it wouldn't have actually worked as a proper pun as we weren't going cold turkey on a
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Christmastime in Greece
2019-01-03
We cycled along the Ionian Sea from the Albanian border to Patras. The first night, we camped between some orange plantations. We were surprised by th
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In the Land of Thieves and Mobsters?
2018-12-18
Albania has a terrible international reputation. When we told people that we were going to Albania, the first associations many people made were along
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Mountain-egro
2018-12-03
We had a very rainy start to our stay in Montenegro. It started raining when we arrived in Herceg Novi, our first stop in the country, and then it mor
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Down the Dalmatian coast
2018-11-24
After crossing the Velebit mountain range, we immediately entered a completely different part of Croatia. For one, the weather changed abruptly, to a
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Continental Croatia
2018-11-15
Entering from Slovenia, Croatia was the first country on this trip where we had our passports checked. Hannah got an entry stamp, as Croatia is not in
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And you thought Hungary was flat
2018-11-05
Hungary is mostly flat, it's true. But following the Eurovelo 13, which traces the border between Hungary and Austria, is not quite so flat. To make t
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A sliver of Slovakia
2018-10-31
We only spent three nights in Slovakia, two of them in the capital Bratislava. After crossing the Czech border, we spent the first two days cycling cl
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Away from the river and into the hills
2018-10-26
After a good two rest days in Prague, we continued our journey more or less following the Cycle Route 1 from Prague to Brno, the second largest city i
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