My first long ride took a lot longer than expected. It was a combination of carrying more weight than usual and lack of training beforehand, but I kept pedalling anyway. It took a little longer to get ready, but I headed out of the city, with a nice tailwind to push me along. The cycle … Continue reading South Korea Day 07: Riding Seoul to Yeoju
South Korea Day 03-06: Exploring Seoul
My time in Seoul so far has been full of surprises, even though a lot of things have been destroyed and rebuilt, the city has expanded so quickly. There is definitely no shortage of markets, restaurants, free museums, palaces and temples to see, so I tried to fit in a little bit of everything. Day 03: … Continue reading South Korea Day 03-06: Exploring Seoul
South Korea Day 01-02: Arriving in Korea, then riding Ara West Sea Lock to Seoul
My packing preparation for this trip has been quite rushed; I had my last day at work on Friday, packed on Saturday, went for a test ride on Sunday and then flew out on Monday. It all came together in the end and by Tuesday, I was in South Korea. To keep things simple, I … Continue reading South Korea Day 01-02: Arriving in Korea, then riding Ara West Sea Lock to Seoul
Alive and Well: Ready to Roll
I have some good news to share, in 11 days (Monday 27th March) I’ll be flying out of Perth and starting my next tour. Initially I planned to cycle across Canada, from Vancouver to Montreal, however the airfares were a bit steep and I’m not ready to tackle the Canadian Rocky Mountains, yet. So I’m … Continue reading Alive and Well: Ready to Roll
Super Late Update
So it's been 8 months since my last post. After coming back to Perth, I fell out of love with cycling and fell into a bit of a rut. There wasn't anything particularly wrong, I just thought that I'd be able to hit the ground running, get everything sorted and be off on another adventure. But … Continue reading Super Late Update
The Next Chapter
During a short break from cycling, touring and blogging, I've refocused my energy on simplifying my life a bit and downsizing as much as possible. I left Canberra, after working for three years in the public service and there were some mixed feelings. On the one hand, I farewelled my closest friends, the few people I … Continue reading The Next Chapter
Europe Debrief
After three months cycling in Europe, I have plenty to reflect on, which will take a while to get through, although I'll make a separate post for that, once the jetlag has worn off and I can think properly. In the meantime it's easy to wrap up the logistics side of things and declare the … Continue reading Europe Debrief
EU Day 87-89: Berlin (DEU) then home
It was time go back to the start, Berlin, where I arrived three months ago and where I'll fly home from in three days. Luckily before I left Hamburg, I tried their fransbrotchen (French bread), their version of the croissant with cinnamon and sugar, which I think is a massive improvement. The bus ride was … Continue reading EU Day 87-89: Berlin (DEU) then home
EU Day 85-86: Hamburg (DEU)
Today wasn't too eventful, I caught the bus to Hamburg for six hours and since the WiFi didn't work, I kept myself busy with music, reading, writing and origami. The bus arrived an hour late (very un-German), so I checked in at my exceptionally clean hostel and looked at some city maps to plan my … Continue reading EU Day 85-86: Hamburg (DEU)
EU Day 83-84: Riding Cologne (DEU) to Düsseldorf (DEU) and rest day
It was time for the final ride of the tour, it was really short and flat the whole way, but it brings my total distance for the tour to 4145km. I spent the morning writing some emails to friends back home before hitting the road. The ride wasn't very eventful, it was mostly city riding … Continue reading EU Day 83-84: Riding Cologne (DEU) to Düsseldorf (DEU) and rest day
Jenny on Wheels 