TURKEY | Sunday, 13 Jan 2008 | Views [256]
It had been 88 days since I had first come to Bodrum on the ferry from
the Greek island of Kos. Now it was time to leave Bodrum and Turkey but
only for a day! The reason being that my tourist visa was only valid
for 90 days. To renew my visa I had ... Read more >
TURKEY | Tuesday, 20 Nov 2007 | Views [223]
Now that my trike has gone home, my travel plans have had to change a
little. The plan is still to travel to India and then on to Nepal. As
i can only get a 6 month tourist visa for India, the plan was to travel
around India for 6 months then head ... Read more >
TURKEY | Wednesday, 14 Nov 2007 | Views [203]
After a long drawn out thinking thought thingy process i came to the
conclusion that even though i love my trike, i love having arms and a
face that haven't been ripped apart by a dog, or worse a pack of dogs. So today i packed up Missy and sent ... Read more >
TURKEY | Monday, 5 Nov 2007 | Views [232]
After 20 nights staying in the local backpackers hostel i did not feel
like leaving bodrum. So i have rented an apartment for the next month
(£6 a night...great) and will wait and see. There are far worse places
to overwinter, like London! Lazy ... Read more >
TURKEY | Friday, 12 Oct 2007 | Views [251]
As ı got on ferry to bodrum (from the island of kos) i realised that ı
was leaving Europe behınd and entering Asia ( at least in a
geographical sense). One continent down 4 to go. To say that i was a
little tired would of been an understatement. ... Read more >
GREECE | Thursday, 11 Oct 2007 | Views [278]
As ı left santorini on the ferry to Paros to meet up wıth my family it
came to my attention that the last time i had a family holiday i was 12
years old! Still, worse things happen at sea... When i got to paros i
had a 11km ride over the hills to ... Read more >
GREECE | Friday, 28 Sep 2007 | Views [220]
After 9 nights in Athens (it took the man at bike shop a little longer
than he thought it would but i am now the proud owner of a Rohloff hub
gear system) i woke up early to pack up the tent and cycle to the port
to catch the 07:25 ferry to Santorini.... Read more >
GREECE | Wednesday, 19 Sep 2007 | Views [227]
It only took me two days to get from Delphi to the campsite just
outside of Corinth. It was right on the beach (again!) and i had shade
and hammock space....so i stayed for 4 days. The 1st day i walked into
the modern town of Corinth, some 3km away.... Read more >
GREECE | Tuesday, 11 Sep 2007 | Views [282]
The road to Delphi started out by back tracking along the road i had
already travelled. I stayed at the same two campsites as before but not
for as long this time! I left Kato Allsisos on the Monday morning and
headed north along the coast pass Patra ... Read more >
GREECE | Thursday, 6 Sep 2007 | Views [308]
It took me 7 days to travel the 140 km's from Patra to Ancient Olympia.
Did i get lost, did the trike break down or was the road uphill all the
way? No....when i got to the campsite at Kato Allissos i spent 4
days there lying in my hammock, swimming ... Read more >
GREECE | Wednesday, 29 Aug 2007 | Views [254]
Another month, another country.....
ITALY | Tuesday, 28 Aug 2007 | Views [223]
So after several weeks (and spending far too much money: 24 euros for a
nights camping was a little bit excessive i thought) it was time to get
onto the ferry to Greece. Have to say, looking back i had fun in this
country. Saw some great landscapes, ... Read more >
ITALY | Tuesday, 21 Aug 2007 | Views [207]
i left Sorrento on the Tuesday morning, for the next 5 days it was
hot...damn hot...in fact it was so hot that one day after 2 hours of
triking i had to take my shirt off and wring out the sweat....did i
mention the mountains...well there were mountains, ... Read more >
ITALY | Thursday, 16 Aug 2007 | Views [227]
Sorrento is on the peninsula that forms the bottom half of the bay of
Naples.The peninsula is formed of high rocky mountains and steep cliffs
that fall into the sea. The roads follow the cliff edges, which made
for some exciting if not tiring cycling.... Read more >
ITALY | Sunday, 12 Aug 2007 | Views [275]
After looking at the map i decided to go along the coast. Not much
chance of coming across any mountains. The roads were flat (mostly) and
due to the fact that it is the height of the Italian summer holiday
season most of the campsites were full ... Read more >
ITALY | Saturday, 11 Aug 2007 | Views [237]
i got to the capital of Italy during the afternoon of Tuesday 7th. The
campsite is just outside the ring road (no way was i going to cycle
into the centre).Its quiet and a courtesy coach takes you the mile or
so to the local train station at prima ... Read more >
ITALY | Thursday, 2 Aug 2007 | Views [313]
On the second day of travelling from Florence to Rome i left the
campsite at sovicille ( near the city of sienna ) and after a brief
chat with myself, decided to spend a day going cross country. The 1st
30k were really great, easy rolling hills with ... Read more >
ITALY | Sunday, 29 Jul 2007 | Views [213]
when i arrived in Florence in the late afternoon after a very long and
uphill day, i knew that the campsite was on a hill south of the river
overlooking the city. All i had to do was find the river and then the
correct bridge to cross over it. 40 ... Read more >
ITALY | Sunday, 29 Jul 2007 | Views [227]
I left Venice after spending 4 rest full nights there. Because of the
little break i had the idea of taking it easy for the 1st day and just
go about 50k down the road.....that didn't happen DOH! instead i ended
up going about 100ks along the coast.... Read more >
ITALY | Monday, 23 Jul 2007 | Views [203]
Its taken me 10 days to get to Venice from the french border. Yes, even
i am surprised it was that quick! The roads in this part of Italy are
as you might of guessed straight and definitely flat ( well compared to
the alps anyway). I even managed ... Read more >
FRANCE | Saturday, 14 Jul 2007 | Views [200]
So this is it....my last day in France. the road it Italy was
37kms long and the pass (itself 17km in length) went over the Col de
Larche at 1991m above sea level. The highest pass so far. Talk about
saving the best till last. The day started well ... Read more >
FRANCE | Friday, 13 Jul 2007 | Views [171]
Right now I'm in the alpine town of Barcelonnette. Its 37km's from the
Italian border. All of which is uphill to the pass (1991m), which I'll
be cycling up tomorrow. On Tuesday 10th i went up my 1st alpine
pass. It was the col de cabre and at 1180m ... Read more >
FRANCE | Sunday, 8 Jul 2007 | Views [233]
.....along the D93 like everyone else :) After the fun of my 1st
mountain i spent the weekend in Le pays de Saint Flour. Its an old
medieval town built onto a rocky outcrop overlooking the river. The
campsite was only a short walk away and i enjoyed ... Read more >
FRANCE | Thursday, 28 Jun 2007 | Views [176]
On the road to the Cul du pas de peyrol: from Salers to Murat. the
day started well, woke up to blue sky. the first time in six days. As
the distance to Murat was only 42km's i had a late start and was on the
road at about 9am. Usually i like to ... Read more >
FRANCE | Wednesday, 27 Jun 2007 | Views [246]
well I've been in France now for just about two weeks and so far it's
been smiles and happiness abound. Even getting soaked to the skin
whilst triking in a thunder storm failed to get me down. I got
to St. Malo on the 6th of June at around 10pm ... Read more >
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