Today's ride had some interesting phases, at the start the heat scorched us as we cycled through sunflower fields. But it didn't matter because we were enjoying the slower country pace. At the 44km mark it was lunch time and we were feeling quite content that we were almost half way there and doing relatively … Continue reading EU Day 27: Riding Edirne (TUR) to Krumovgrad (BUL)
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EU Day 25-26: Edirne
After yesterday's ride, we were fatigued and hyped up at the same time and didn't sleep until 3am. Both of us found Istanbul uncomfortable and stressful for different reasons. For Leo, he had just returned from volunteering for a year in Tonga (a tiny island in the Pacific) and I've been leisurely cruising and touring … Continue reading EU Day 25-26: Edirne
EU Day 22-23: Flying to Istanbul
I was looking forward to seeing Leo, we had an adventurous 2500km of eastern Europe to cover and so many memories and stories to create along the way. Unfortunately his journey didn't start off very well, none of his luggage arrived and it was impossible to get any clear answers from the airline or luggage … Continue reading EU Day 22-23: Flying to Istanbul
EU Day 24: Riding Istanbul (TUR) to Selimpasa (TUR)
Our first scheduled ride day started off with a lot of pessimism, after three days of waiting and hours at the airport, we didn't think Leo's bags would show up. We went to the airport one last time, which takes at least an hour each way and we were told that one of the couriers … Continue reading EU Day 24: Riding Istanbul (TUR) to Selimpasa (TUR)
