Looking for summer bike touring ideas? These four routes have been nominated for the “Route Of The Year” award. The winner will be announced at an upcoming Dutch bike show. Read More »
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Archive | Austria
73km Landeck to San Valentino
One day, three countries. We woke up in Austria, had lunch in Switzerland and went to sleep in Italy. Our mini one-day tour of Europe was thanks to the Via Claudia bike path, which uses one of the easiest paths over the Alps for cyclists. None of the border guards were interested in our passports. […] Read More »
72km Seefeld to Landeck
Drip. Drop. Drip. Drop. Rain was the steady beat throughout our day, from the time we first woke at dawn when water poured down on our tent along with a fierce wind. The storm had passed when we crawled out of our tent and we had a few hours of respite before the clouds and […] Read More »
34km Wallgau to Seefeld
The pitter patter of rain falling on our tent woke us up this morning, just as it carried us off to sleep the night before. Usually the weather clears before long though, so we packed up all our bags, had our breakfast and started getting the bikes ready. Just as we were about to start […] Read More »
96km Ottensheim to Passau
We knew we were in trouble when we saw a tank charging towards us. This was no military vehicle but something much scarier: an angry woman, steaming in our direction, loud German words flying out of her mouth. Andrew, who was cooking dinner just outside the tent, was first in the firing line. Unfortunately for […] Read More »