Vanessa and Jon completed a yearlong tour of South America and Eastern Europe in 2017. It was a mixture of cycling, hikes and other travels.
After 12 months of travel we left Jersey and the UK and were almost ready to head back home to Melbourne but not before completing the last leg of our journey. We wanted to end our trip on a high … Continued
Written by Jon. We don’t usually do headlines for our blog entries but this deserves one. I toyed with ‘How I almost killed myself’ and ‘Look what happens when I leave you alone’ but have settled on the apt…’I told … Continued
Italy – Trieste to Venice (Day 1) After an amazing week discovering the delights of Slovenia, we caught a train across the border into Italy to the nearby Mediterranean coastal city of Trieste, from where we planned to cycle along … Continued
Lake Bolhinje and Lake Bled We had heard about Lake Bled long before arriving in Slovenia, as it is considered one of Eastern Europe’s highlights. When we mentioned it to our host Katya and her family they all felt that … Continued
We managed to secure a sweet deal for 4 days use of a hire car, starting in Dubrovnik (Croatia), travelling to Mostar (Bosnia), then to Split (Croatia) and finally to Zagreb (Croatia). We had to dismantle the 2 bikes completely … Continued
Immediately we entered into Montenegro we knew we would love the place. Our bus from Peja in Kosovo climbed nearly 2000 metres over the Rugova mountains, where there was thick snow all around us. From the border crossing at the … Continued
Pristina We arrived in Kosovo’s capital city late at night, after a longer than necessary day of bussing from Sofia via Nis in Serbia. We now know that because Serbia doesn’t recognise Kosovo as an independent country, it doesn’t service … Continued
Day 93 – Stoikite to Slatograd (Bulgaria) We rolled out of bed at the Kris Hotel (actually Vanessa took some time over this due to a mysterious muscle spasm) soon after sunrise. Jon was fortunate enough to spot 3 small … Continued
Day 89 – Kavala to Serres (Greece) Technically today was day 93 of our European cycle but we have decided not to count our short sabbatical in the beautiful island of Thassos. Anyway, with our proverbial batteries recharged, we had … Continued
