Cycling the Black Forest to the Black Sea
In and around Europe
After at least a year of vague yammering about our possible intent to at some point maybe try to get things together to do a year-long bicycle trip, we are now at the dawn of the reality. Our initial plan includes part of Europe, as well as Argentina and Chile. The rest is yet to be determined. Wherever we go, though, we know we'll have sore butts, smelly clothes and helmet hair - but still we hope to find new and wonderful landscapes, food, and friends along the way.
Yes, you now have one more Internet diversion to fill those long and lonely hours at work. We hope you'll check in from time to time and see how we are doing out here, and we'll definitely be looking forward to hearing from you all as well.
So here we go ...
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler Tole & Jessica
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Cycling the German Danube: St. Peter to Ulm
Our ride started out well, with a morning of climbing through the beautiful Black Forest in Germany. Our goal was to reach Donaueschingen, th... Continue reading »
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Cycling the Austrian Danube: Passau to Vienna
Okay, so we cheated a little taking the train, but our first day in Austria boded well. The Danube had morphed from an underwhelming little t... Continue reading »
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Cycling the Hungarian Danube: Vienna to Bratislava to Gyor
We said goodbye to Vienna, and I left it a little souvenir in the form of my skin scraped onto one of its many curbs. Yes, I fell again, on a... Continue reading »
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Cycling the Hungarian Danube: Gyor to Tata to Esztergom to Budapest
Finding our way out of Gyor was a challenge. Not only had the number of bikers on the "trail" seriously dwindled, so had all eviden... Continue reading »
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Cycling Romania: Cluj-Napoca to Turda
Putting it in the mildest terms, Romania was a massive, drastic shock after the rest of Europe. And that was in many ways a good thing.&... Continue reading »
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Cycling Romania: Turda to Ocna Mures to Blaj
Emboldened by the good roads and beautiful views en route to Turda, we hit the road the next day in high, high spirits. We possessed wha... Continue reading »
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Cycling Romania: Blaj to Gura Raului to Sibiu
Surely it had to get easier, right? Well, wouldn´t you know it, it did. From Blaj, we embarked on a downright awesome day of biking.&nb... Continue reading »
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Cycling Romania: Sibiu to Sighisoara
We said goodbye to our overpriced Sibiu hotel and set off toward Sighisoara with our not-so-trusty route plan in hand. None of the towns... Continue reading »
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Cycling Romania: Sighisoara to Tarcau, via Lacu Rosu & Bicaz Gorge
We were sad to leave Sighisoara, but we stocked up on some yummy cheese and meat filled pastries and hit the road bound for Lacu Rosu and... Continue reading »
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Cycling Romania: Bucharest
Taking our bikes on the train once again involved a bribe, but we more or less knew the system by then so it was no real trouble.&nb... Continue reading »
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Romania: The Danube Delta
We´d heard much about the Delta, beginning as far back as our stay in the Black Forest. After winding through Germany, Austria, a sliver of S... Continue reading »
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Spain: Sevilla
Sevilla was our favorite city on the Europe leg. It´s a positively gorgeous city in Andalucia, a region of Southern Spain. Andalucia gave... Continue reading »
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