Bike Ramble - Cycle Adventures on Planet Earth
I think it’s only rained twice since I left Budapest over a month ago. I guess I got so used to it being super sunny that I didn’t see the point in checking the weather forecast anymore. But early yesterday morning when I left Pula the air was hot and the sky was a blanket…
In the hostel in Zadar I met Jasiah, who was also coincidentally travelling to Silba, so we went together. Silba is a lovely, simple place. For a start, there are no cars allowed, only bicycles. It’s hard to see why you would need a car anyway on an island that’s only 15 square kilometres. Its…
Zadar is a coastal city half way up the coast of Croatia. It would be a quiet place were it not for all the tourists, despite it being the end of the holiday season. This city is far more geared up for the summer tourist as apposed to Zagreb, with ice-cream parlors, fast food and restaurants…
From Sunj I cycled my way south down the hilly coastline of Croatia. To my left, mountains and to my right, the sea with countless islands. Whoever told me that the road is flat is an idiot. At least I got a fantastic view. A couple of hours down and I reached Prizna where I…
So on my last full day in Zagreb a touring cyclist, Steven, who has travelled from Sweden, found me from my blog and met up with me in the city for some beer and rakija so we could share our cycling experiences. It turns out we were both leaving the next day and so he…
So two days here slowly turned into 2 weeks. The staff at City Centre Hostel are so friendly, I’ve met lots of great people and I’ve had such a good time here it’s really hard to leave. It’s been a nice break for me to just chill out for a while, have a few beers…
Today I went for a ramble around Zagreb on my bike. I was planning on visiting the lake here but unfortunately I was a bit too bold going around a corner, at the same time the gravel path changed to concrete. Needless to say there is now a hole in my knee, my gloves and…
Yesterday I had the pleasure of cycling up the mountain Medvednica to the summit, Sljeme. At over 1000m you get a great view over Zagreb. It took me an hour and 20 minutes to reach the top up the winding road. It was worth it. The photos are not so great but you could see…
It’s funny here because I’ve not been to a bar yet where the bar staff haven’t been drinking as well. I would too if I worked 12 hour shifts 6 days a week for very little money. The super-friendly hostel staff invited me out on my first day here and the first bar we went…
I love this place. In fact I don’t really want to leave here. Sure, I spend a lot of time feeling like I’m either melting or on fire but it’s definitely worth it. And today, finally, the air conditioning has been fixed in my room and for once I can’t wait to go to bed.…
A day of cycling South West from Budapest and you will arrive at lake Balaton, also known as the ‘Hungarian Sea’. At 200km around it’s the largest lake in central Europe and lucky for me has a cycle path the whole way round. A short journey on the South along the waterfront path led me…