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Right after a week long stop over in Istanbul I was ready to go. Unfortunately I did not feel 100% as I woke up a few times in the night...

We had looked at the options over the border and there were limited. We had cycled for 44 miles and the only hotel for 20 miles was at...

We came up the ramp to Bulgaria and headed for passport control when there was a shout behind and we were called back to the ticket...

After passport control there was a queue of cars opening their boots which seemed to be all Romanian and full of fruit and vegetables so...

I came across the border and headed for the single money exchange kiosk and pulled out my remaining Hungarian Forints which were sumeraly...

Landing in Esztergom I looked around for any currency exchange but it was the same on this side of the river all were shut so retained my...

Over the border I was again on a dedicated tarmac cycle track and was making good progress when at 40 miles in I came to Zahorska Ves...

At the border crossing there was a combined shop and restaurant but it was not open at this time but looking around I saw a sign for...

I passed quickly from Poland into the Czech Republic and the sun came out but I soon had issues with that was supposed to be a half day...

Over the bridge up to the main road rode along a gravel path next to it turned right and ....Czech Republic. I just shaved the corner of...

I entered Germany and was heading due east to first Hannover and then Berlin. The observant of you will notice is not exactly in the...

What was supposed to be a gentle start in the worlds most cycle friendly country did not go to plan as the main route from the ferry out...

I had a great send off from home with a party on the 30th March with friends and family and a group roll out on Sunday morning with my...

Right I've laid everything out I want to take with me so now it's time to try and get it all on the bike.

With my unclassified result at French GCSE this will be a sizeable barrier when coming up against Johnny Foreigner. Other than relying on...

How do you find your way on the road? Well I used the cycle routing website and app Strava to plan my route but following this full time...

I chose the route below to try and encompass as many different cultures as possible as I made my way East and as I see it falls into...

I've bought a specialist touring bike for this trip which I picked up half price on ebay from a idiot who had cycled across Egypt and...

My plan is to mainly wild camp for flexibility and cost reasons and seek out a cheap hotel or hostel every 3-4 days. I have a great...

Have had a few 3-4 day training trips over the last few years, a circular through the Cairngorms, Manchester to Edinburgh and then last...