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Trips & stuff about cycling * open menu * Home * Check the map * Trips * Ideas & links * Bikes & gears * Donate * Blog * Charity * About me * Home * Check the map * Trips * Ideas & links * Bikes & gears * Donate * Blog * Charity * About me * TO THE NORTH TRIP: MAP 16 Jul Blog cycling, to the north Leave a comment TO THE NORTH TRIP: THE NUMBERS 16 Jul Blog cycling, to the north, Trips Leave a comment HOW TRUE… 6 May :-)) Uncategorized Leave a comment WALKING AT THE LAKE… 8 Nov Since cycling isn’t permitted, move differently Blog Not cycling related Leave a comment ANOTHER LITTLE GOAL… GREEN ZONE 25 Aug For many years I have been looking at the dents du midi and always was wondering how the view could be from there. Today was the day… …climbing 2200m up and down. Edit: 5.5 days of muscles pains … Read More » Blog Not cycling related Leave a comment RIDDLE… 17 Aug Do you recognise someone? Only few days into the Ländle and already in the news? ;o) Source: https://www.volksblatt.li/tools/getimage.aspx?image=/fotoalbum/thumbnails/CenterMiddle/600×337/Beatles-Party-22-5288-adw.jpg Blog life, Not cycling related Leave a comment LIECHTENSTEIN LICHTERKETTE 15 Aug Little edit after few months: Since “To the north” stopped at the north of Germany for – let’s say – internal reason, with lot’s of different reason I came back to the south. With the hope of a new start. … Read More » Blog life, Not cycling related Leave a comment HAPPY STAATSFEIERTAG FL! 15 Aug Blog, Not cycling related life, Not cycling related Leave a comment SKAGEN AND MUSEUM : THE END OF THE TO THE NORTH 15 Jul After having booked the train back to the south, I went a bit in town and went to the museum. Quite interesting painters, especially after the Nolde house. The journey from lake Geneva was roughly 3500km (some km are missing … Read More » Blog to the north, Trips Leave a comment TO SKAGEN: 60KM 14 Jul The very nice thing of the day: after having reach the most northern part of Denmark, I met again the Danish couple Jakob and Annette who I had met the last days several times and who I had got some … Read More » Blog cycling, to the north, Trips Leave a comment TO HIRTSHALS / 81KM 13 Jul Blog cycling, to the north, Trips Leave a comment TO BLOKHUS: 87KM 12 Jul The night in the open bunker was ok. I had hope to have it even more quiet due to amount of concrete. After packing the tent, I could have again a really nice chat with the danish Jakob and Annette … Read More » Blog cycling, to the north, Trips Leave a comment TO HANSTHOLM /93KM 11 Jul The entrance… Blog cycling, to the north, Trips Leave a comment AT THE BEACH… HUMANS. 10 Jul Yes. Nazis were and still are bad. They have left many traces. I can’t imagine the next two were because of Nazis. So… we humans are just stupid? Difficult question to answer…. Blog Leave a comment TO THE [FEW] READERS… 10 Jul Technology has its dis- and advantages. For transparency, I guess you “all” (few) know that a homepage gives you some information about the traffic on any page. Welcome in 1984+. That said: yes, I see that “some people” (don’t worry: … Read More » Blog Leave a comment TO HARBOØRE / 80KM 9 Jul The summary of the day: how can someone be so lucky to have dark clouds before, behind, left and right… but blue sky (more or less) over himself? I have no idea… but I am thanksfull Somehow a short … Read More » Blog cycling, to the north, Trips Leave a comment TO HVIDE SANDE : 60KM OF HEADWINDS 8 Jul I woke up just before the first rain… which unfortunately made me stay in the tent. I should have stand up and pack fast. Well… the inner laziness was this time stronger. The first goal was to get some … Read More » Blog cycling, to the north, Trips Leave a comment TO OKSBOL, WINDY 49KM AND TAL SHIPS! 7 Jul The shelters were of good help: the tent stayed dried. On the other hand: the young guys kept the fire on and I was nicely smoked after the night. When I woke up, there was a nice sunny sky, at … Read More » Blog cycling, to the north, Trips Leave a comment TO RIBE/VILSLEV: 74KM 6 Jul So… One person had some open project to finish, the other would continue cycling a bit. We will meet later again and continue to cycle. In the meantime I had got an email from the customs: they wanted again to … Read More » Blog cycling, to the north, Trips Leave a comment TO NEUKIRCHEN / 56KM 4 Jul We did like Flensburg… so we tried to get the same fare form the hotel. Nope… they didn’t want because they said they would sell it anyway. So we left… even with some first dark clouds coming from west. Blog cycling, to the north, Trips Leave a comment TO FLENSBURG 3 Jul Well… it had rained in the night and once again humans showed they non respect for others: talking loud beside a tent in which people are sleeping, slammering doors of cars (and many times not needed) So after the coffee … Read More » Blog cycling, to the north, Trips Leave a comment TO WACKERBALLIG: 54KM 2 Jul The morning started on a very special way. The hotel we were into had had some issues. So I allowed myself to at least address them and hopefully avoid other guest the same experience. Well… I had thought maybe we … Read More » Blog cycling, to the north, Trips Leave a comment TO KAPPELN / 46KM 1 Jul Well… after the nice resting and sunny days of the last weeks: today started with a grey rainy day… Blog cycling, to the north, Trips Leave a comment TO ECKERNFÖRDE 30 Jun We had a bad night… So we decided to take a break and have some day offs. Including nice fish eating, chocolate, and a few sweets in the local factory Blog Leave a comment TO BÜNSDORF / 50KM 27 Jun We knew the day would be rainy… some in the morning just on the tent. And later some few drops. And eating out because we could camp on their ground Blog cycling, to the north, Trips Leave a comment TO KIEL /84KM 25 Jun The journey started very humid. I would have stayed one day to rest and have some laundry… Blog cycling, to the north, Trips Leave a comment TO SEHLENDORF /48KM 24 Jun The first task of the day was to sent a letter back home… I must say: Deutsche Post has outsourced some of their shop to food shops: bad idea. Everything go too long. Or do I see too much optimising … Read More » Blog cycling, to the north, Trips Leave a comment LEAVING FEHNMARN TO GROSSENBRODE /54KM 23 Jun The camping was really a gem… starting with a first coffee from the shop. Then some digital work while I was packing everything. Blog cycling, to the north, Trips Leave a comment MEETING AND CYCLING ON FEHMARN 22 Jun Well… after last Friday and some patience, the shituation finally evolved. We met on Fehmarn again to have a good discussion. One of the many points to be addressed was the stress induced by two goals we had more or … Read More » Blog cycling, to the north, Trips Leave a comment FEW RESTING DAYS ON FEHMARN 20 Jun After the two more sprinter days to here followed some resting and lazy days. Sure, for once the usual clean clothes or buying some food, but as well nice discussions with Angèle and René, or Dirk. And finally as well … Read More » Blog cycling, to the north, Trips Leave a comment ACTION FOR HOPE 19 Jun When arriving at the camping and today Sunday, luck was there and allowed to meet two w o n d e r f u l humans who give hope in mankind and kindness: René and Angéle. They spent part of … Read More » Blog Leave a comment TO SUISDORF / 114KM 18 Jun The day started in the forest at 25° (!). Did I slept well? Let’s say I was tired enough to sleep at least a bit. After a short coffee and some peanut butter bread, I head back to the channel … Read More » Blog cycling, to the north, Trips Leave a comment TO KRUMMESSE /95KM 17 Jun A great technical day: seeing the lift that lift up/down the 6000 tons heavy and 100m long Bassin over 38m. We had been recommend by Achim as well to look at the Kaiser Willhelm: a Steam boat from the 1908. … Read More » Blog Leave a comment TO THE NORTH: UELZEN HUNDERTWASSER BAHNHOF 16 Jun I am so pleased by the Uelzen train station that it needed as dedicated post. Many thanks to Achim for the tip! :-))))) After around 20km and a first lunch already, we reached the train station of Uelzen which was … Read More » Blog Leave a comment TO DEUTSCH EVERN/LÜNEBURG: 64KM 16 Jun The summary of the could be easy: North/head wind Beautiful landscapes Hundertwasser train station (see other post) Water bridge over river and road Six “balls” of ice cream :oD Blog Leave a comment LÜNEBURGER HEIDE: 74 KM 15 Jun After too booze yesterday evening (yep yep… it doesn’t solve issues and make them just bigger) the start was for once quite early: Bellona had stand way earlier than before. Cool! Don’t know what she had eaten or “doped” … Read More » Blog cycling, to the north, Trips Leave a comment TO SPRINGHORSTSEE/ 63KM 13 Jun After a yummy breakfast, we started to the north in direction of Hannover Blog cycling, to the north, Trips Leave a comment TO HILDESHEIM / 53KM 12 Jun One of the first things we needed after the but was some water. One of the best place to find some: graveyards Blog cycling, to the north, Trips Leave a comment TO LIMMER HUT /60KM 11 Jun 11.6.2022 What is nicer to cycle in family with loved ones? I thrilling day I won’t forget :-)) Blog cycling, to the north, Trips Leave a comment EINBECK: PS-SPEICHER.DE OR ALL AROUND BIKES, MOTORBIKES, CARS AND MORE 10 Jun Interesting facts and history about two, three and four wheeled traffic: the place to go in Europe, it’s the Europe’s largest Oldsmobiles and car collection. FYI: PS stands in German for HP / Horse power in English https://www.ps-speicher.de It has … Read More » Blog Not cycling related, to the north Leave a comment TO HÖXTER VIA HERRMANNS STATUE / 5 Jun First of all: the GPS recorder didn’t record all the day… with 1000m climbing and some 80km We hadn’t planned to go to Höxter but another camping which seems to have been a fake or so. Blog cycling, to the north, Trips Leave a comment TO FURLBACH / 74KM 4 Jun Quite a bit astonishing… today was a more or less just cycling day. Farm lands and churches. We were lucky to one get some water from a farmer… and had quite peaceful landscapes. Not Hirn Special neither. And arriving at … Read More » Blog cycling, to the north, Trips Leave a comment TO MÜNSTER / 75KM 2 Jun Little game: which one is the mirror image? Blog cycling, to the north, Trips Leave a comment TO THE FORELLENHOF / 58KM 1 Jun We started with a nice breakfast and with mixed feeling as we would let Hilde behind. Even in the morning the discussion were nice, kind and interesting. Good night! Blog cycling, to the north, Trips Leave a comment TO XANTEN – THANK YOU HILDE AND GUIDO <3 / 36KM 31 May We had got the tip to cycle over Xanthen. A very good tip Blog cycling, to the north, Trips Leave a comment TO SEVELEN / 66KM 30 May Still with mixed feelings, I woke up near that gigantic hole. Since we had realised that that was the “closing hole” we did some research and asked around about the place where there would still dig coal: somehow the chimneys … Read More » Blog cycling, to the north, Trips Leave a comment TO GERZWEILER /46KM 29 May What a most contradictory day… with quite stomachache https://www.bund-nrw.de/themen/braunkohle/hintergruende-und-publikationen/braunkohle-und-umwelt/braunkohle-und-wasser/ Humans and their machines… Blog cycling, to the north, Trips Leave a comment SOME DÜSSELDORF IMPRESSIONS… 28 May We need a bit of a resting day for our body and to decide what to do the next days and buy gas and another trousers I guess someone will understand that :o) Blog cycling, to the north, Trips Leave a comment TO DÜSSELDORF / 40KM 27 May After a night with the ships roaring up and down the thunder, we started the day with lots of side wind. And some interesting wine… or milk? Blog cycling, to the north, Trips Leave a comment KÖLN MEETING GOOD OLD FRIENDS 26 May The night was a bit short since there was some noise on the camping and we wanted to be ontime at our meeting. Light loaded ship Blog cycling, to the north Leave a comment TO KÖLN – 105KM 25 May And cooking before get some good rest. Blog cycling, to the north, Trips Leave a comment SOME KOBLENZ IMPRESSIONS 25 May We wanted to get some stuff from Decathlon, and had to empty fast the building: bomb alert that was hours later dismissed:https://www.swr.de/swraktuell/rheinland-pfalz/koblenz/forum-mittelrhein-koblenz-gerauemt-100.html Blog Leave a comment OERTLIEB FRONT BAG: LITTLE CHANGE/ENHANCEMENT 24 May By adding a hook and drilling two holes: it’s now solved. Yes! :-)) Blog Leave a comment TO KOBLENZ – 22KM 23 May Very hart day to start with when before 7am that is happening: Blog cycling, to the north Leave a comment TO BOPPARD / CAMPING SONNECK – 67KM 22 May We had got the feedback that it would be better to cycle on the left side of the Rhine because it had better cycle lane. I would have had tempted by the right one since I had cycled the left … Read More » Blog cycling, to the north Leave a comment BY PASSING MAINZ TO HEIDENFAHRT – 88KM 21 May The longest day on a bike together in that trip: 88km Blog to the north Leave a comment TO WORMS -78KM 19 May The Wormser Dom… Blog cycling, to the north, Trips Leave a comment TO PHILIPPSBURG, BY KARLSRUHE -73KM 18 May Quite amazed how quiet the camping was… The day started with a “special power Müsli “…. Seeds, berries, oil…. And it’s Bellona in the bush with bike day… Blog cycling, to the north, Trips Leave a comment TO DURMERSHEIM… – 64KM 17 May The start of the day was quite special. First we heard some communal workers coming and wondering that there was a tent “in that place”. We had seen the camping sign the evening before. And there was a “no cycling … Read More » Blog cycling, to the north, Trips Leave a comment TO MR PUTIN 16 May The European Union had let some place free to add the Ukraine on a list of countries that have suffered from the system that you look to mourn about. Is that your goal? Blog Leave a comment STRASBOURG, FIRST RAIN SINCE THE GOTTHARD TO GAMSHEIM – 43KM 16 May Once again, one should know: if you are not sure if you are legally camping (to be mild) just wake up as soon as possible and leave. One of the guy responsible for the nautical club was first grumpy… after … Read More » Blog cycling, to the north, Trips Leave a comment DEPART DE NEUF-BRISACH TO PLOBSHEIM – 70KM 15 May Blog cycling, to the north, Trips Leave a comment STARTING WITH ARTS… THEN CROSSING TWO BORDERS.. TO NEUF-BRISACH – 77KM 14 May Starting with the Beyeler foundation: From Riehen we crossed the border towards Germany and the next stop: the Vitra Foundation, known for their chairs and interiors: Crossing the Rhine to get to the next / fourth country Micro turbine… that … Read More » Blog cycling, to the north, Trips Leave a comment RESTING DAY… 13 May But not doing nothing… Since the rack and the tires have to be exchanged, we cycled in town to different shops. Blog, Trips cycling, to the north Leave a comment FOURTH DAY DOWN THE RHINE / TO BASLE – 53KM 12 May Thank you M sooo much…. Even with extra muffins! a very special Day! :-)) Blog, Trips cycling, to the north Leave a comment THIRD DAY DOWN THE RHINE.. TO LAUFENBURG – 74KM 11 May After a memorable and great evening with Pica and his family, the start was kind of easy: we just switched Paradies Blog cycling, to the north, Trips Leave a comment 2ND DAY…. TO SCHLATT – 77KM 10 May Blog cycling, to the north Leave a comment DOWN THE RIVER RHINE… TO ARBON – 72KM 9 May First day on the bike with my love Hoping to find a place for good night! Blog cycling, to the north Leave a comment ABOUT CLOTHING: HEINZU METHOD 7 May One of the best lesson I’ve learned so far: when you arrive at the top of the mountain and you are humid (transpiration):Remove your wet top, put your rain jacket and the wet clothing on top of it. It will … Read More » Blog, ideas & more cycling, ideas Leave a comment TO THE NORTH: ARRIVING IN FL – 84KM 6 May I couldn’t expect to have an even nice day as the day before. I am blessed. Thanks! Blog cycling, to the north Leave a comment THIRD DAY… RAINY CLIMBING, FURKA TUNNEL, OBERALPPASS, WALTENSBURG. 104KM (MINUS 20KM FOR THE TRAIN) 6 May Trains need to clean their shoes! Place for the night. Bomb proved Blog cycling, to the north, Trips Leave a comment SECOND DAY… CLIMBING, A BIT OF RAIN AND A GOOD END / TO SPIEZ – 78KM 4 May And the best luck: allowed to put the tent on a dry place 拾 Blog Leave a comment ON THE GO AGAIN… TO THE NORTH FIRST DAY: TO SION – 75KM 3 May After the shoulder recovery and some pimps at the house of my Mum, covid allows to travel again! The first goal is to me meet my …. Hopefully she will be waiting! Dinner after 75km. I’m happy knowing I … Read More » Blog cycling, to the north Leave a comment LITTLE PROJECT FINISHED… 21 Apr …and the best part of it: The owner is really happy Finished! Blog Not cycling related Leave a comment BINS, TRASH CANS… TO BE USED! 5 Mar A bit of motivation… …or an example Blog Leave a comment THANKSFULL & BLESSED… 4 Feb …because one realised that he can’t remember when he has slept the last time in a hospital. It must be over 40years. Thank “you” And thanksfull and happy as well because I am sharing my room with Roger: I … Read More » Blog Leave a comment PERSONAL REQUEST TO A TENT… 31 Jan 1) enough place for two. So 3 people tent 2) two entrances with enough place for luggage 3) inner and outer tent come up together 4) wind stable for minimum 100km/h 5) inner tent doors should be full mosquito net … Read More » Blog Not cycling related Leave a comment MILES VS KILOMETRES? 1 Jan A lesson from daily routines and journeys: It’s not the amount of miles per day that counts. Nor the kilometres. It’s not imperial vs metric. It’s all about the smiles… with TWO s Life is a journey. Enjoy your smiles, … Read More » Blog Not cycling related Leave a comment ANOTHER DAY OF LEARNING 14 Mar All my deep respect to the professionals! Just w w w o o o a a w w Blog, Not cycling related ideas, Not cycling related, repair Leave a comment KEEP A BRIGHT MIND WITH PLAYING 10 Feb Even before Covid, elderly people had challenges in daily life. For example the finger movement and feelings in the hands can be an issue. But playing cards is a nice and social way of staying awake or young. For young … Read More » Blog, Charity, Not cycling related ideas, Not cycling related Leave a comment LITTLE RIDE… 10 Nov Why not enjoying some nice pictures of landscape that I liked? I was something like 15y or more there and have nearly no memories! Let’s cycle to cap ferm….? Blog Leave a comment NEW CHALLENGE.. 7 Nov When a branch is burst and could be harming life, then it’s better to remove it… Blog Leave a comment MINING…. AND THE BIG WORK… 13 Sep We had discovered some humidity in the house and something needed to be done. So after having diverted the roof water away from the drainage into the two 1000 litres tanks, the pavement needed to be redone: they were not … Read More » Blog Not cycling related Leave a comment NEIGHBOUR’S CHICKEN FENCE’S DOOR… 12 Sep The neighbours went finally a few day away in needed vacation. They asked if we could possibly check at their chicken. Just that the door was very heavy… …and remove (a hinge wasn’t possible because it would have needed stable … Read More » Blog Not cycling related Leave a comment INSTEAD OF THROWING AWAY… 11 Sep …better ask the neighbour and offer it! Kind of unbelievable that so much construction material is just thrown away instead of reused! Four wheel barrow saved! Blog Leave a comment GREENZONE… 6 Sep two days near Les Marécottes… Blog Not cycling related Leave a comment HELPING A BROKEN LEG AND SOME GREENZONE … 30 Aug A friend had a broken leg and free pass to the mountain… so I could join the good and the good Blog Leave a comment STOOL REPAIR… 25 Aug …instead of throwing away. As usual! Blog Not cycling related Leave a comment BIKE & HIKE 19 Aug Just a bit of both today Les gorges du Trient, Salvan, et le chemin des diligences…103 km en total (12km of hiking) http://tour.mapout.me/T5MWRKGnQRCg10ThiM22RA Blog Leave a comment SPENDING TIME TO AN ELEVEN YEAR OLD COOL AND INTELLIGENT GIRL 16 Aug and her dog (Privacy: not picture to recognise her) Blog Not cycling related Leave a comment SALINES DE BEX 15 Aug Family tourism…. first time in ages The mines are still in production extracting 100t per day with to mine workers…. Blog Not cycling related Leave a comment SOME HIKING 9 Aug While Covid19 is still around and prevents long travels in a way, green zone is still needed. And there was something I was wanting to see in summer time Thanks Nature! Blog Not cycling related Leave a comment GREENZONE AND REPAIRS… :-) 27 Jul Always good to be able to help somewhere and enjoy as well the nature Thanks life! Blog Not cycling related Leave a comment START A LITTLE JOB… 23 Jul … and free stone for you! So far 1600kg moved… maybe one fifth? Let’s see how much it will be… Blog Not cycling related Leave a comment BEAUTIFUL NATURE 21 Jul Blog Not cycling related Leave a comment SANTÉ 10 Jul Hope to soon taste that little bottle dedicated to cyclists… Blog Leave a comment PIMP THE TUBING 22 Jun When you have a misplaced water faucet, that was set there by the workers and which is too shaky, better fix before it brakes: the level is quite long, and the water pipe could burst. Blog Leave a comment LITTLE ENHANCEMENT… 8 Jun Sometimes you can help others to have it easier… even if you would do all different. For example having no green grass… but…. Blog Not cycling related Leave a comment KICKSTAND? 25 May Many people argue which kickstand is the best… a central one, a side one in the middle or at the rear wheel, or one at the front and at the back? IMHO the safest solution is to put your bike … Read More » Blog biking, stuff Leave a comment WATER RECYCLING 23 May If you are lucky to already have a rain water collector system that can be used for toilet, laundry and the garden, you might have some thoughts when you take a shower with precious water: the water is nearly 99% … Read More » Blog Not cycling related Leave a comment COVID19: LITTLE UPDATE 8 Apr Do you have your own protection gear? Temperature is important! https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3079831/coronavirus-can-survive-long-exposure-high-temperature-threat Don’t waste it… you can reuse it: Blog, Not cycling related Covid19 Leave a comment NATURE…. ? 23 Feb Pictures instead of 1000 words? Blog Leave a comment ANOTHER WAY TO REPAIR… 12 Feb Is your lever for the shades broken? There is another way to fix it. No need to buy a new one: remove the broken part! Blog, Not cycling related 2020, Not cycling related Leave a comment I STILL CAN… 9 Feb Ski! I had the luck to be back in the mountains! After over ten years, I still can ski! And some hiking too… Enjoy: https://youtu.be/jKwKtRvtCRQ Blog 2020, Not cycling related Leave a comment NEW LESSON… CUTTING TILES 23 Jan Professionals had build up the kitchen, which unfortunately was not resisting to water and fat drops. Some plexiglass were used as a protection of the wall – but with time they broke and were optically not good anymore. So a … Read More » Blog Not cycling related Leave a comment NEW QUALITY OF PICTURES… 24 Dec Blog, Not cycling related Leave a comment LIKING MUSIC , BUT BROKEN LOUDSPEAKERS? 18 Dec With time (and loud music) your loudspeakers might get broken and sound like if they would be not resisting the (even low) volume. The foam-like flexible membrane between cone and box might have aged. Check the bass woofer for broken/loose … Read More » Blog, Not cycling related Not cycling related, repair, stuff Leave a comment SUPERGLUE? 18 Dec Works fine…. For Polypropylene and Polyethylene: use the primer! Blog, Not cycling related Not cycling related, repair, stuff Leave a comment LEARNING AND …. 17 Dec ….correcting the non- professional work of people you’ve paid lots of money for their job. And the cable are tight, and the pole is steady. Done. Blog, Not cycling related Not cycling related, stuff Leave a comment ANOTHER DAY… 13 Nov A car wasn’t working anymore: empty and old batteries. Yes two, nice heavy ones! Including muscles training And later continuing with the rain water pipes project Blog Not cycling related Leave a comment UP-CYCLING…. 11 Nov …to give a house to a cat which lost his home (an old farmhouse), but found a new owner who wanted to do something nice. Only second hand material that would have been dumped… Blog Not cycling related, repair Leave a comment PIMP YOUR WOOD STOVE… 20 Oct … by adding a Peltier-fan: the temperature difference between the cooler upper part and the heated lower part connected to the stove produce current that makes the fan turn. https://www.hornbach.ch/shop/Kaminofen-Ventilator-Eurom-waermebetrieben-schwarz/4615210/artikel.html Blog, Not cycling related Not cycling related Leave a comment REPAIR… 11 Oct … is always better than throwing away! Blog, Not cycling related repair, stuff Leave a comment OPEN DAYS C.E.R.N. 15 Sep A Blog, Not cycling related life, science Leave a comment SWEET AND WITH ALTERNATIVE TO EGGS! 14 Sep Just enjoy it…. Cream, dark chocolate and the liquid of chick peas Yummy and healthy Blog, Not cycling related Not cycling related Leave a comment THE GOOD SIDE OF MOUNTAIN BIKING… 15 Aug Bon appétit Blog Leave a comment PIMP YOUR MATTRESS 15 Aug I really like the Therm-a-Rest NeoAir mattresses: they are not only warm but very comfortable for my back. You can blow them up with their air pump, which uses batteries instead of a USB adapter. But you can as … Read More » Blog, ideas & more Leave a comment REPAIR, PIMP INSTEAD OF THROW AWAY… 13 Aug Blog, Not cycling related Leave a comment FÊTES DES VIGNERONS 2019 2 Aug Four times per century, a special event happens in the French part of Switzerland: the winemaker celebration. Blog, Not cycling related Leave a comment FEW DAYS ON THE BIKE… 17 Jul …makes one feel alive. (Not the only way) Blog, MTB biking Leave a comment THERMIC POWER STATION 8 Jul Since very long I was a bit intrigued about the chimney I see kind of often… so I decided to ride over there. but after a few kilometres, I had to stop because I had done a mistake with the … Read More » Blog, MTB biking Leave a comment LITTLE RIDE – GREENZONE :-) 28 Jun nothing best to have some exercise outside… even with >30°C Blog, MTB Leave a comment WONDERING ABOUT CHARGING WITH USB DEVICE? 26 Jun Yes, there are differences… You might need to test your cables… I used that usb measurement tool: https://www.droking.com/cs/2015/06/30/drok-new-version-micro-oled-usb-3-0-meter-voltage-current-charger-detector-a-must-have-tool-for-a-geek/ Blog, Not cycling related Leave a comment LUNA MOBILE… 3 Jun …. or when a back leg paralysed dog needs some help. Blog, Not cycling related life Leave a comment LITTLE HIKING… 30 May …helps for the Gemüt Blog, Hikes life Leave a comment IN- OUTDOOR GARDEN 26 May Here a little flexible garden for the inside, that can be moved outside… Blog, Not cycling related Leave a comment LITTLE WORK… 16 May Sometimes, people make mistakes. Like bringing the rain collecting pipe into a drainage pipe 3m in the ground, in front of the cellar. Yes, increasing the chance for humidity trough the walls. Then the connections were not made correctly: and … Read More » Blog, Not cycling related Leave a comment :-) 5 May No comment needed… :-)) Not cycling related Leave a comment NATURE… 5 May …can be amazing with an appropriate look! and when one is making a cycling break… Not cycling related Leave a comment MORE HANDS-ON 4 May Bad light in the shower… with recycling of old wood: Adding a plug to the right place in another room: before: after: Blog, Not cycling related Leave a comment SOME HANDS ON…. 26 Apr Sometimes one doesn’t need a bycycle… Do you have a Project to repair, fix, install or solve something ? We should talk Blog, Not cycling related Leave a comment CUTTING BACK AN APPLE TREE… 23 Apr When nature calls… Not cycling related Leave a comment WOOD WORK 5 Apr Just to say “hello”…. for once not on cycle… Why not repair? Stay tuned… ;o) Not cycling related Leave a comment IN THE GARDEN… 20 Feb A garden on the hill with nut trees… join two needed together: -Seasonal cutting down of the trees.. -setting up a natural fence to prevent soil heading down the valley… With a little guest…. Not cycling related Leave a comment VENTILATION PROGRAMMING 1 Feb some houses have a ventilation with a heat exchanger to reduce loss when ventilating in winter. But there is no 100% hear exchange and the result is dependent of the temperature differences. The colder the outside temperature is, the less … Read More » Blog, Not cycling related Leave a comment PIMPING VENTILATION 20 Jan When a house has a ventilation, the questions are: 1) how effective is the heat exchanger? 2) how often should the ventilation work? There is no 100% effective heat exchanger… A ventilation should anyway not work all the time: noise… … Read More » Not cycling related Leave a comment ANOTHER WAY TO REACH A GOAL…. 9 Dec .. even if it was not per bike, it was nice… with a lots of hikes. A. M. A. Z. I. N. G Not cycling related Leave a comment CHANGE IN QUEST: STOP POSTING 23 Jul Since now a few weeks I am facing some different situations… some more pleasant, some less. Some technically bound to the bike (3 tyres broken) or even to the blog, other issue are related to people. Some personal, some less. … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips OpenEnd, Turkey Leave a comment IMPRESSIONS OF RHODES CITY 15 Jul ->Open end by cycle, ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips Greece, OpenEnd Leave a comment TO ÇAKMAK – HEAT AND CLIMBING 12 Jul After waking up by some wild dogs barking around the tent, I needed longer to start. That’s the challenge when having to wild camp in a country with a lot of Sheppards… there is movement you don’t recognise from scratch. … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips OpenEnd, Turkey Leave a comment TO TAVAS, GAINING ALTITUDE TO 1120M 11 Jul After clarifying everything at the hotel, I could “finally” leave, even it was a bit late and I knew… the goal would be at 1120m altitude When getting east wards, beside having a nice cycle way, you see as well … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips 2017, OpenEnd, Turkey Leave a comment DENIZLI AND PAMUKKALE IMPRESSIONS 10 Jul ->Open end by cycle, ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips OpenEnd, Turkey Leave a comment ARRIVING TO DENIZLI… 2 Jul Today morning I was waking not so early thanks to have put the tent on the correct spot with the shadow from the trees in the morning. So when I woke up at 7am, people were already working on the … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips 2017, OpenEnd, Turkey Leave a comment TO BURÇAKOVASI…. FRONT TIRE AND A LONGER CLIMB IN THE HEAT 1 Jul I knew from the map I would have a longer climb today.. and I took it easy.. but a long time “friend” joined again… After over 8000km the bell broke nearly… And while starting to repair the old “friend” (front … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips OpenEnd, Turkey Leave a comment TO ALASEHIR… AFTER NO REAL SLEEP 30 Jun What a night… I’m not sure to have slept more than 1h in a row… So the first km were not on the smile side… At least until getting my breakfast at a bakery along the road. And coffein as … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips OpenEnd, Turkey Leave a comment TO TURGUTLU: HEAT WAVE INCREASES 29 Jun As usual…. leaving a larger city isn’t so easy: you have to find the best compromise between fast and not to big road. So then you bypass the Turk Beer Factory (just beside Efes) And the temperature rises. So soon … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips OpenEnd, Turkey Leave a comment BACK TO IZMIR 28 Jun There was some topics that are bothering me since a few weeks. My front tyre was doing strange and the whole power Management isn’t working as thought first. So I had some parcel to waiting for me – or going … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips OpenEnd, Turkey Leave a comment CHIOS – ÇESME: BACK TO TURKEY…. 27 Jun Today’s goal was easy…. cycling back to Chios and waiting for the ferry in the evening… unfortunately, they are only in the morning and evening… so by bicycle you need to sleep close to the ferry station. The landscape was … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips Greece, OpenEnd, Turkey Leave a comment AROUND CHIOS, DAY 2 26 Jun Breakfast in the wild is the best breakfast when nice weather…. I had a bit forgotten the Greek way…. having tons of little churches and monasteries … after Turkey a bit strange again. While the centre of island is … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips Greece, OpenEnd Leave a comment CHIOS ISLAND, CYCLING DAY 1 25 Jun The island Chios is for sure not so flat… and the day started with headwind from north. Not so bad since the temperature was higher and will be higher the next days. Fortunately a synthetic green, it would use to … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips Greece, OpenEnd Leave a comment TRANSITION TO CHIOS, FOR SOME RESTING TIME 23 Jun After some days cycling I needed to rest a bit, destress before cycling around the island. Therefore I headed towards the Chios where I booked a hotel before the cycling. Arriving near Chios And here you will see as well … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips Greece, OpenEnd, Turkey Leave a comment TO ÇESME, THE TOURISTIC REGION OF IZMIR 22 Jun The road to leave the city was quite easy especially the first km were on the cycling lane beside the sea. And a look back is showing the importance of Izmir as a cargo haven. And here and there the … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips OpenEnd, Turkey Leave a comment TO IZMIR – WITH FIRST TECHNICAL ISSUE (EXCLUDING TIRE) 21 Jun Once again, the app for WordPress did made a mismatch with the order of the pictures. So here the reverse order of the day (-; The day ended with something very very delicious… and sorry for the Greek fans among … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips 2017, OpenEnd, Turkey Leave a comment TO ALIAGA TO GET REST… 20 Jun It had to happen…. my real first mistake on wild camping. After loosing the fresh water and having only 600mlnof sweet drink. And then I should have been further away from the road (trucks were loud, even 100m away) and … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips OpenEnd, Turkey Leave a comment CAPTAIN GEORGES IS LEAVING LESBOS LATE EVENING 19 Jun After having spent a relaxation weekend (no cycling after 5 days in row) on Lesbos, I had to left the island in the evening. Yes, there are only one ferry in the morning, one in the evening from each side. … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips OpenEnd, Turkey Leave a comment TO AYVALIK…THE END OF THE JOURNEY IN THE GROUP 15 Jun After breakfast…. the topic of the day was set: Climbing up the 275m back of yesterday…. Climbing done! Some shelters for sheeps and goats…were those houses in ancient time? (Like in Greek time? (-;) After 8km I arrived at … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips OpenEnd, Turkey Leave a comment TO THE CAMPING OF BEKTAS 14 Jun So the day started in near heaven situation: as yesterday in the calm place surrounded by the wineyard. We cycled towards the ferry and arrived well in time to shoot some additional pictures: The ferry started… I used the … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips OpenEnd, Turkey Leave a comment BOZCAADA ISLAND 13 Jun Today was waking up like in paradise… calm, fresh air, sun, a sweet breeze and with the view on the private winard. And then to the north of the island to my favourites: wind mills With some cliffs and … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips OpenEnd, Turkey Leave a comment A NEW JOURNEY…. TROY 12 Jun When I left Çanakkale in the morning, I saw the rest of the city I had not discovered by foot earlier. It seems the wind are very favourable… at least for me I need some water bottles as I … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips OpenEnd, Turkey Leave a comment SOME IMPRESSIONS OF ÇANAKKALE 11 Jun Well… what to say… meeting Ali at the sea museum with the dream of living in a cold, less sun intense country. Going out for eating…. walking in the Center… of course some laundry and enjoying life. Really nice … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips OpenEnd, Turkey Leave a comment TO ÇANAKKALE : BYE BYE EUROPEAN CONTINENT! 9 Jun After the usual cleaning of the wildcamping (what ever was possible because of the amount), I was looking for joining Gelibolu and the indicated post office. I had first planned to see the peninsula – but the parcel was waiting … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips 2017, OpenEnd, Turkey Leave a comment TO GÜNEYLI (NORTH OF GELIBOLU) 8 Jun Well… the first task of the day after the breakfast…. … was to fix the front tire as it was not tight. Fortunately, there was a fuel station closeby. And it was a good start… friendly people, some with very … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips OpenEnd, Turkey Leave a comment ΑΝΤΊΟ ΕΛΛΆΔΑ – MERHABA TÜRKIYE 7 Jun So finally today was the day to leave Greece after a long while. With some delay because of some issues with the blog software… The departure was easy… just needed to have some stuff done first. Then the direction was … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips OpenEnd Leave a comment ALEXANDROUPOLIS…. THE LAST DAYS OF GREECE FOR THE BYCYCLE 6 Jun The last days resting at the camping of Alexandroupolis…beach, electronic, bike repairs, and more…. Last pork for a while…. ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips Greece, OpenEnd Leave a comment TO ALEXANDROUPOLIS 31 May Getting up with the sun is always nice…. and it will be a reason why I might have to get earlier to bed;-). Especially when the sun is heating the tent… Hello sun! The quiet cost west of Alexandroupoli with … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips Leave a comment TO THE COST, SOUTH OF SAPES 30 May Sometimes you have to sleep beside the road…in that case it was a side road which could not be seen from the main road. Even at night, the by-passing cars were not able see the tent and its reflecting parts. … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips Greece, OpenEnd Leave a comment TO SOUTH OF KOMOTINI 30 May Waking up at the beach was a nice experience especially because of the wind and the noise. On the other hand, the vacuum cleaning with a towel isn’t so effective. Unfortunately, the app for the blog is sometimes not working … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips Greece, OpenEnd Leave a comment TO THE BEACH.. 28 May After passing the rainy days at a very friendly warmshower/couchsurfer, the journey continued… with headwind. But good training for the legs. Finally some doping for the mind and the body…. Water and church together… the most important for many of … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips Greece, OpenEnd Leave a comment LEAVING THASOS 25 May After having pack the tent, buying some food and taking a coffe italiano, i was ready for the ferry Where some of the blocks are delivered Feeling a bit home… but not daring to knock at the door Dark … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips Greece, OpenEnd Leave a comment CYCLING AND CAMPING ON THASOS 23 May After a few days in the hotel, I started with some rain drops to cycle south of the Thasos Island. The goal: find the Giola pool and a place to put the tent. I wouldn’t go to the Giola by … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips Greece, OpenEnd Leave a comment BACK TO CLOSE TO KAVALA 18 May As the last riding day was a bit to hard (1600+ climbing metres), I had yesterday a day off and used the time to do some washing and collect some garbage as a contribution to the water I used. The … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips Greece, OpenEnd Leave a comment SOMETIMES THERE IS NO OTHER OPTIONS TO GIVE UP.. 16 May …and turn back because nature is stronger! ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips OpenEnd Leave a comment CYCLING NORTH, PASSING DRAMA 15 May After the tire damage I needed some spare. As the producer of the tire wanting to send me a replacement by parcel, I had another time to change a bit my plans… ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips OpenEnd Leave a comment SPECIALS FOR A SPECIAL DAY, TO NEA PERAMOS 12 May Today’s special day started early with a loud bird’s noise at 6:30 in the morning…. ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips OpenEnd Leave a comment LEAVING IERISSOS TOWARDS THE EAST 11 May After a longer break, the journey continued…. with all the training to do again while knowing that the condition will come back. Hopefully sooner than later… Some darker clouds from north Short break…After a longer climbing, the reward of the … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips OpenEnd Leave a comment MT ATHOS: A DREAM? 26 Mar Is Mt Athos and the religious, nearly mistic half island a dream on earth? Of course, being Christian Atheist change the point of view. As well as it would by being orthodox Christian. For people having faith and willing to … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips Athos, OpenEnd Leave a comment IMPRESSIONS MT ATHOS, DAY 4 17 Mar Day four started with my longest stay in a church ever: 2.5h (instead of the 4.5h marathon for the orthodox). After breakfast (with some of the rest of the day before- by the way: no meat on Athos!) I headed … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips Athos, OpenEnd Leave a comment IMPRESSIONS MT ATHOS, DAY 3 16 Mar The third day had another goal: reaching the “capital” Karyes by foot. Around 21km I had a first thought to the two mountaineers from Romania: they wanted to climb up on the 2nd day. The weather would have been in … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips Athos, OpenEnd Leave a comment IMPRESSIONS MT ATHOS, DAY 2 15 Mar While the religious guy where invited to wake up early in the morning to go to the mess, I was let in total doubt if I shall or if I am allowed to do so. I preferred to stay in … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips Athos, OpenEnd Leave a comment IMPRESSIONS OF MT ATHOS, DAY 1 14 Mar First of al, here the “where to get more information” about that region: http://www.athosfriends.org/PilgrimsGuide/map/ Then you will need your entering paper for the half island. Like a Visum that allowsyou to stay there for 3 nights (for 30€) Boarding the … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, Blog Athos, OpenEnd Leave a comment START TO A NEW SPECIAL HIKE 14 Mar Sometimes exceptional event should be post as well… even not bycycle. And to prevent any possible comments: no, not entering into the monk role…. I am already a saint. :o) ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips OpenEnd Leave a comment TO IERISSOS 7 Mar Finally back on a bit more cycling… the condition starts to be a little bit to be back! The day started nicely…. with the same view as yesterday with a nice beach. The only negative point: I had thought to … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips OpenEnd Leave a comment TO THE ORANGE BEACH / CHALKIDIKI 6 Mar After a hiking weekend the goal was cycling the south of the second of the three half island of Chalkidiki. That island was looking much more promising as less flat. The weather started a bit cloudy and with a first … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips OpenEnd 2 Comments TO NEO MARMARAS 4 Mar Waiking up with the bird song and sun is really nice… But the tent was in the shadow of the tree and the moisture from the sea was still on the tent… it took some more time to get ready. … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips OpenEnd Leave a comment KASSANDRIA HALF ISLAND 3 Mar After a cooool night even being in a house, I was invited for coffee, sweets and an Albanian Grappa for breakfast…. I decided to cycled against the wind to the south of the island… as there should have been … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips OpenEnd Leave a comment UNDERGROUND AGAIN 2 Mar After heavy rain and strong wind, the night was quite short… even some tent peg were out of the soil. Mount Olympos again… And the goal of the day: Cave with the oldest skull found in Greece 300’00-600’000y ago And … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips OpenEnd Leave a comment LEAVING THESSALONIKI 1 Mar As my friendly Couchsurfing host needed to go to work, my day started early. I brought everything down and packed the bike. My first goal after a coffee was to go to the Athos office to get some information. I … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips OpenEnd Leave a comment BACK TO THESSALONIKI 23 Feb Yes… to go to the east by land, I had to come back to Thessaloniki. And there is a friendly and interesting NGO worker that I already met on the way to Athens. The only challenge was how to get … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips OpenCycle Leave a comment TO KATERINI EAST OF MT OLYMPOS 22 Feb Finally sun on the tent as breakfast…. but enough cold wind to cost some more energy to stand up. But I wanted to have a picture of the first sunlight. And then the heater was slowly And the day started … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips OpenEnd Leave a comment TO AGIA… 21 Feb Another lesson…. it’s not a good idea to put a tent on to sticky ground.. the earth sticks long to the shoes, the cycle and everything that touched the ground. Which is logic… or should. Today’s breakfast… yummy! … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips OpenEnd Leave a comment AFTER A RAINY NIGHT… 20 Feb …I decided to stay longer in the tent to allow it to dry. As I don’t have a defined goal to be somewhere at a given time, I enjoy my new flexibility. Therefore I only started after 12 o’clock. And … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips OpenEnd Leave a comment THREE MINUTES MAKING THE DIFFERENCE 19 Feb The ride towards Loutra Edipsou was just beautiful not to steep, wind from south not to cold…. everything to feel well on a bicycle So Limni is really nothing special… Sometimes the nature wants its place back… And sometimes, … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips OpenEnd Leave a comment FACT CHECK… 18 Feb The lesson of the day: check the fact…not only in politics. Yesterday, the guy recommended me to to Limni because of the thermal bath. I had planned a resting and especially a washing day, since my trousers were dirty by … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips OpenEnd Leave a comment NICE MEETING 17 Feb Lately, having no direct goal to reach, I have to learn to accept that my days are now finally much different then before ever. Additionally, my fitness is by far not there where it was.. so today I woke very … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips OpenEnd Leave a comment WHAT A DAY…. HIHIHI 16 Feb The day started quite normal with Katina delay in breakfast. But i felt good because I slept much better then the two nights before. So just before starting, I thought I would control the pressure of the tires and add … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips OpenEnd Leave a comment TO CHALKIDA 13 Feb Despite the low temperature, some rain (snow?) and the wind, I could quite good sleep. The magic of fresh air! But I was not fit at all… so I took it easy. And getting out of a warm sleeping back … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips OpenEnd Leave a comment IT STARTED AGAIN: LEAVING ATHENS! 12 Feb Yes… finally…. It was a not so easy decision to take leaving the friends of Athens and the easy life of “vacation” in Peloponnes by car and Athens. On the other hand: my body has lost all strength and I … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips OpenEnd Leave a comment ATHENS WALK AND PELOPONNES BY CAR…. SOME IMPRESSIONS 10 Feb Description of me in Greek: Walking on mount Euzonas (21km, 1100 climbing Meter) Summary of the car drive: Channel of Corynth: Mykene: Nafplion : Monemvasia: Sparti: Caves of Dirou: Mani half island: Methoni: Ancient Olympia: Towards Peloponnes : Meteora: Towards … Read More » Blog OpenEnd Leave a comment BACK TO ATHENS… 1 Feb ….with a delayed start. After two months of resting (mostly administrativ stuff), I came back to a cold Athens and had no exercise anymore. Since the weather forecast for the Peloponnes isn’t looking quite promising (even snow and below 0°C … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips OpenEnd Leave a comment HAPPY END OF THE YEAR TIME 25 Dec Just having a pause back home to solve some administrative points… The journey continues in February 2017… Read you then and have a great, healthy time ! Cheers Georges Blog Leave a comment SLIPPERY… 1 Dec Back to childhood ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips OpenEnd Leave a comment ELEFSINA – ATHENS 29 Nov Well…. I wanted to start much earlier… but… yes… but! I had to phone with the “project leader” of the heating system for the home of my mum. The main reason I need to go back. It is quite unbelievable … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips OpenEnd Leave a comment AMFIKLIA -ELEFSINA 28 Nov It started very specially today: first by hearing the rest of the rain outside… then by a very good breakfast… and finally by looking outside and starting to see the sun… The street was still a bit humid here and … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips OpenEnd Leave a comment FROM POURNARI TO AMFIKLIA 27 Nov Yesterday I was not sure if I should have continued the hill or not. But today, even having to start right “in the hill” I must say it was a good idea: the climbing would have been to much for … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips OpenEnd Leave a comment FYI TO THE RECURRENT READERS: ALL FINE 27 Nov Sunday, 27th of November 2016: Everything is fine, I’m just bit late with writing due to several incident. Like having to go to the hospital to clean my eye that had a meeting with a litle Branche and cleaning some … Read More » Blog Leave a comment METEORA IMPRESSIONS 25 Nov (Once again the app messes the order of the Picts) Results of not taking the easy path… Zoom in the middle of the picture: modern art monastery: Rock and holes inside Monastery Varlam from below Just a bridge over “nothing”…. … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips OpenEnd 1 Comment TO METEORA 23 Nov When I woke the sun was already waiting… blue sky and fresh air. I knew I had to climb a bit more, but I hadn’t expected that much and reaching the 1700m over sea. The highest up to now with … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips OpenEnd Leave a comment TO MERSOVO 22 Nov The way to Metsovo was just as different as I thought…. Ok, the first 15km were: flat and easy going. It then came the climbing. It seems that the Greeks like it straight and steep. The view in direction of … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips 2016;OpenEnd 2 Comments IMPRESSION OF IOANNINA AND ISLAND 21 Nov The day was discovering a bit the city, but mainly going to the isle in the lake of Ioannina. Ioaninna is one of the place where people from but as well against the Ottoman were living. There was a bit … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips Leave a comment TO IOANNINA 20 Nov After a short night – no idea why – it started in the shadow of the mountain again at around 4°C. After few Kilometer I was happy (yep, really!) to get on a nice slope up: it was between 3-5% … Read More » Blog OpenEnd Leave a comment TO KONITSA 19 Nov I was quite tired… as a woke only at 10am… may be as well because I hadn’t put the tent in the shade of a little house. But it is the beauty not to be in hurry and allowed to … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips OpenEnd Leave a comment KASTRAKI TO POURNARI 19 Nov The decision was taken: I had to head a bit faster to the south as bad weather was coming, including snow and one of my flight was booked. So the day started not as I wanted because I had … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips OpenEnd Leave a comment TO PENDALOFOS 18 Nov The first 10km were to cycle around the half island of Kastoria. Flat, easy going and cold in the shadows. But with beautiful mood. Depending when you got there you might be able to visit some of the caves that … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips OpenEnd Leave a comment TO KASTORIA 18 Nov Good start but ending in the Greek Mekka of furs…. not so for me, even nice city. Furs for Luxus Quite cold Klisoura (1100m) pass with rest of snow and ice: Near the top: Far in the back the Mt … Read More » Blog, Trips OpenEnd Leave a comment DIRECTION OF FLORINA 16 Nov Waking up with a blue sky is always nice… It took some time to let the tent a bit dry… but I am not in a hurry… The main direction was the lakes before Florina and the waterfall at … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips OpenEnd Leave a comment WILDCAMPING AFTER GIANNITSA 15 Nov The day was much different then the previous ones. Starting with grey sky and low temperature, I first needed to go to a coffee and write some postcards. Then of course find the stamp and where to let them down. … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips OpenEnd 1 Comment THESSALONIKI IMPRESSIONS 14 Nov Staying one day in Thessaloniki ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips OpenEnd Leave a comment TO HORTIATIS 11 Nov After a fabulous sunny day yesterday, the morning was much more cloudy and I wasn’t first sure how it would end… So I after breakfast, I packed my stuff and enjoyed the first 7km down… with tailwind It was … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips OpenEnd Leave a comment TO THE WILDCAMPING SPOT 11 Nov It started with muuuuch sleep since long. Which meant as well, that i started late. And that the wind had risen already. But it was sunny, the temperatures were somewhere around 20°C and the road was clear: Kavala. Interesting point: … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips OpenEnd Leave a comment TO NEA KARVALI 10 Nov The day started beautifully after the huge bill of the hotel. Yes, I am not in Bulgaria, Serbia, or Romania. The prices are nearly as high as in Germany. The road was fun. Few traffic, quite flat, nearly no wind. … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips OpenEnd Leave a comment TO GREECE / KOMOTINI 8 Nov Based on the weather forecast that I would encounter some headwind. But it should be ok. I first had to search for a local Bulgarian operator to be sure that I wouldn’t let any debts with the prepaid contract. And … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips Leave a comment TO KARDZHALI – MAY BE LAST EVENING IN BULGARIA? 7 Nov The day started quite with high fog or smog… both possible. So first alittle discover of the town, but the visibility wasn’t best for pictures. I knew the day would be a bit of climbing.. but again 1100m? And i … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips OpenEnd Leave a comment TO PLOVDIV 7 Nov Some impression of a short way to the 2nd largest city of Bulgaria and former capital…. The night was ok… never saw such a less expensive breakfast: large scramble eggs plate incl hacked tomatoes, ham, cheese for less then one … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips OpenEnd Leave a comment NUMBERS… 6 Nov For the techies: All with the carbon gates system and the Schwalbe Marathon Almotion tires: Blog 2 Comments TO BANYA 6 Nov Very nice day with climbing like in the Voges (F) Just lovely! ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips OpenEnd Leave a comment TO GABROVO… 4 Nov The two highlights of the day were the arriving of the fall colours and the caves of Bacho Kiro. Interestingly, my right knee was hurting the first 10km again…. and the physical pain vanished later. Tommorow will start with a … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips OpenEnd Leave a comment CHANGE OF MOOD 4 Nov After a rainy night (lucky me I had a room), and a nearly blue sky…my mood isn’t there where I wishedto be… unfortunately, I discussion with someone I started to care much turned bad… Hopefully words, time and cycling will … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips OpenEnd Leave a comment TO VELIKO TARNOVO 3 Nov Even the last time I controlled yesterday the temperature, it was below 5°C , the night inside the sleeping bag was to warm. But quite… the truck of the 500+m away road were not load, and there was no noise … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips OpenEnd Leave a comment LEAVING RUSE 2 Nov What is better than to start the day with a surprise: my hosts had cooked a typical sweetness for breakfast and bread filled with white cheese. So cool! It was a good news after the noise of the rubbish container … Read More » Blog Leave a comment IMPRESSION OF RUSE 1 Nov Frankly said, I had a wrong idea of Ruse as “only” a factory city. But my always laughing and friendly host did show me the city and surrounding. I’m Positively impressed. And when we came back, her mother had cook … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips OpenEnd Leave a comment TO RUSE… 1 Nov Well… the day started quite on strange way: I had prepared some of my luggage and wanted to finish by packing the new bought coffee powder into small bags to put them then back into the coffe box. I wasn’t … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips 1 Comment SOME IMPRESSION OF BUCHAREST…. 31 Oct …with and without a cool and mega friendly guide!! Thanks!!! ->Open end by cycle, Trips OpenEnd Leave a comment TO BUCHAREST 28 Oct I woke up first at 2am… as I had a visit during the night. First, I only heard like someone walking over the leaves… quite scarying in that moment, especially because my eyes were covered and I couldn’t recognise if there … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, Trips OpenEnd Leave a comment BACK TO THE SOUTH… AMAZING DAY! 27 Oct Thanks whomever for that cool day… Well, cool in many manners! Tailwind Mostly blue sky with clouds Met a cool guard while leaving Breila Temperatur between 8 and 3.9°C And again: I made the right decision to stay one more day off yesterday. It was … Read More » Blog Leave a comment TO BRAILA; A MIND SET 25 Oct The day started very very slowly in the tent, inside of a very warm sleeping bag surrounded by 8°C air… In summary: I Never would have thought that it would demand more than 1200m of climbing in one day near … Read More » ->Open end by cycle 2016, OpenEnd 1 Comment TO MURIGHIOL, A BIT THE OPPOSITE OF YESTERDAY 23 Oct Again some contradictions and similarities … especially to yesterday. Not enough sleep as there was a party going on til at least 1:30. So I took it quite easy in the morning. Luckily, there was no rain even the sky … Read More » Blog 2 Comments TO BABADAG / CONTROVERSIAL DAY! 22 Oct Yes, the titel is it saying it: it was such a controversial day! First the night was short as the neighbours were talking quite loud. Then I must confess that the week break at home was momentarily given not only good … Read More » Blog 2 Comments FLIGHT 22 Oct Edit: just wanted to thanks the two Romanian guys who brought me from the airport to the Hotel! It was a real pleasure to meet you! You confirmed my experience that most Romanian people are really kind and friendly. Thanks! … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, Blog 2 Comments CONSTANTA: A FEW IMPRESSIONS… 14 Oct Blog Leave a comment 30TH DAY: MILESTONE AND ROYAL STAGE TO CONSTANTA; 150KM AND 1240 CLIMBING METERS 13 Oct We were hoping for good weather conditions and were surprised…. First because we expected sunny weather but it stayed quite cloudy – without any drop of rain. Secondly because we had all day tailwind. One knows how it’s then much … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, Trips OpenEnd 2 Comments 29TH DAY:TO CĀLĀRASI; 71KM, 100 CLIMBING METRES 11 Oct We took quite long to decide if we would stay one more day or continue. Pro staying : may be bad weather Pro leaving: bad hotel, boring street, may be other bad weather day later, loosing a joker day, to … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, Trips OpenEnd Leave a comment 28TH DAY: TO OLTENITA, 78KM, 350 CLIMBING METERS 10 Oct We didn’t know if the weather would be rainy or not…. but we knew: cold and head wind. We started at 8°C and with some drops… The first 10km where on something like a highway… not very nice…but without alternative … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, Trips OpenEnd Leave a comment 27TH DAY: TO GIURGIU; 122KM, 300 CLIMBING METERS 9 Oct We tried it: after two days of resting, we decide to give it a try as the weather forecast was favourable. And it was! Tail wind, sunny weather but a bit cold. It was our first day in Romania. With … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, Blog, Trips OpenEnd Leave a comment TWO UNPLANNED RESTING DAYS… 7 Oct Heinz and I must have eaten something that makes us problems. On top of the touristica, I had to throw up … Bye Blog Leave a comment 26TH DAY: TO TURNU MÂGURELE, 88KM, 576 CLIMBING METERS 6 Oct Waking up today was a bit more difficult: the night temperature was near to the under limit of the sleeping back. I will have to switch it. But then, the view was nice… Bulgaria (and Romania) is one hour ahead … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, Trips Leave a comment 25TH DAY: TO OSTROV; 101KM, 735 CLIMBING METERS 5 Oct Shorter blog today…. i slept only 4h and needs some rest now. The day started nicely – even Bulgaria have already put the watches one hour ahead. But only after a dog was crying since 4h30 …. Towards the first … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, Trips Leave a comment 24TH DAY: TO LOM; 110KM, 535 CLIMBING METRES 4 Oct What a special day! It started with cloud free and soon, dark clouds appeared. After buying some water and spending our last dinars for food we leaves direction Bulgaria. I was very happy of my modification to the side stand … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, Trips OpenEnd 2 Comments DAY-OFF…. 3 Oct Summary of today: Massage… …and: (But to cold for me to jump into it -sorry) ->Open end by cycle, Trips OpenEnd Leave a comment 23RD DAY, TO NEGOTIN; 84KM, 393 CLIMBING METERS 2 Oct The day started not as planned: we could not have breakfast…and the tent were wet due to the humidity, even i had try to protect it. On top of it: because I had put the tent as near as possible … Read More » ->Open end by cycle, Trips OpenEnd Leave a comment 22ND DAY: TO TEKIJA; 97KM 633 CLIMBING METRES 1 Oct We were looking forward for today: it should bring us through the 2nd Danube canyon. The weather started with some omen against us: head wind and clouds…how would the day be? 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