The Race Across Greece
As we travel, we have begun making a list of the places that deserve a return visit. Even though our cycling trip is long, it’s just not possible to “see it all.” We’ve had to remind ourselves several times along the way that this is not the last time we’ll travel. Greece is a country...
Balkan Beauty
For the past four weeks, we have been cycling down the Balkan peninsula, mostly through countries that formerly were a part of Yugoslavia. The Balkans, while offering perhaps the most natural beauty we’ve seen in Europe, also hold a complex history that still affects much of the culture today. We started in Croatis, working our...
Big Changes
Well, this post has been more than a month in the making. It is time to share with our readers the big changes we’ve undertaken since our visit in London. Let’s give some back story: We had known for a while that we wanted to have Dave tested for a gluten (wheat) allergy, or Celiac’s...
In Flanders Fields
We only spent one day riding through Flanders fields on the Belgian coast, but a lovely day it was! Belgium is split into different regions, and Flanders is the Flemish part of the country. Of course, the highlight of our time there was that we met up with our friend Siska, a fellow cyclist we...
Dutch Treats
The Netherlands has been one of our FAVORITE countries that we have visited! It wasn’t necessarily the landscapes, although we did very much enjoy riding over flatlands, along the coast, and past old-fashioned windmills. It wasn’t even the cycle paths, although those were plenteous and for the most part easy to navigate (we barely used...
Riding through Germany
We spent about two weeks riding across Germany, from the Baltic to Berlin, and from Berlin to the Dutch border. We rode through many forests and lots of farmland, and we enjoyed passing through charming rural towns. Although much of the scenery reminded us of the US. the architecture is slightly different. Oh, and of...
