Another day of rain, but at least there was a day off afterwards for me to dry off. I managed to find a bike shop around the corner and reattached my rear brakes, so it was time to roll. The tailwind pushed me the whole time and the route was pretty much a straight line. … Continue reading EU Day 67-68: Riding Berck (FRA) to Boulogne-Sur-Mer (FRA) and rest day
I was still feeling dizzy today, but I had to cycle since there weren't any reliable public transport options. There were blue skies, so I tried to make the most of it and cover as many kilometres as possible before it rained. I saw grey clouds approaching from the east, going in the same direction … Continue reading EU Day 66: Riding Dieppe (FRA) to Berck (FRA)
I woke up this morning feeling dizzy, similar to what I experienced in Gotse Delcev, Bulgaria a month ago. I still haven't figured out what the cause is, but after sleeping in until nine and seeing the stormy weather, the train seemed like a good option. The 8km ride to the train station didn't take … Continue reading EU Day 65: Train Rouen (FRA) to Dieppe (FRA)
This was meant to be the 127km ride, it was rainy and I was prepared with plenty of food and water, even using my back up camera so I could leave my phone in the waterproof bag. It rained before I even left the apartment, but it couldn't be worse than the stinking hot days. … Continue reading EU Day 64: Riding Paris (FRA) to Rouen (FRA)
My phone has mysteriously died and cannot be fixed until I return to Australia and I am using a French keyboard and do not know how to use the punctuation: There probably will not be any new posts for a little while: Fingers crossed I find a way around it; cycling without maps is hard: … Continue reading Phone died
I was so excited to wake up this morning, Chris and Frank gave me a bunch of ideas of what I could check out and all their suggestions were in TripAdvisor's top 10 activities. We started off with the Museé D'Orsay, a massive museum across the river from the Louvre (seeing that tomorrow so I … Continue reading EU Day 62-63: Exploring Paris
I was ready for my train to Munich today, but I couldn't help but feel a bit nervous about missing it or missing the interchange and getting stuck. I fumbled around with putting my bike in the right place and sat in the wrong seat a few times, but people were nice enough to show … Continue reading EU Day 60-61: Trains from Ljubljana (SLO) to Munich (DEU) to Paris (FRA)
This was one of my favourite rides on the tour, despite my shoes and clothes being wet and my bike still muddy from yesterday's rain. The ride out of town was entirely on dedicated cycle paths and it wasn't long until I saw the beautiful mountain ranges. My first stop was in Kranj, where I … Continue reading EU Day 58-59: Riding Ljubljana (SLO) to Lake Bled (SLO) and back
I woke up to the gentle sound of rain and hoped it would magically clear up when I got on my bike. I was in luck for the first three hours, it only drizzled a bit, just enough to put on my raincoat. The scenery was quite nice and there were plenty of hills to … Continue reading EU Day 57: Riding Novo Mesto (SLO) to Ljubljana (SLO)
My day started off with a pleasant surprise, Richard, the guy in the bunk bed above me bought me juice for the road. It was so bright and cheerful looking, unlike the weather outside. At least it was only a short ride, or so I thought. At the 30km mark I met the Croatia/Slovenia border … Continue reading EU Day 56: Riding Zagreb (CRO) to Novo Mesto (SLO)
Jenny on Wheels 