I had now been living and working in Bogota, Colombia for 4 months (since finishing my world cycle ride) and it was time to crack on with seeing the country by bicycle as I set off on a 2 week
The final leg of my world cycle ride, Venice, Italy
I finished my world cycle ride in June 2017 but until this week I never realised that I had never written up the end of my cycle ride. So here it is…. This was the final leg of my year
The road to Venice, Italy
After two months of cycling through the mountains of Europe it was time to descend to the ocean, and beach hop my way along Italy’s beautiful Adriatic coastline towards Venice.
Cycling The Julian Alps, Slovenia
For the final time on this trip it was time to put my climbing legs to work as I cycled into the heart of the Julian Alps, and up the amazingly beautiful Soca valley and over Vrsic Pass.
Into the mountains, Slovenia
It was now time to cycle into the fantastic mountains of Slovenia. Steep passes, amazing rivers, beautiful lakes and a spot of downhill mountain biking awaited.
The road to Ljubljana, Slovenia
Picturesque villages, medieval castles, hundreds of hills, a spot of caving, new friends and even a beer fountain – never a dull moment as I cycled my way to beautiful Ljubljana.
Cycling Austria
Glorious mountains, empty forests and no bears – it was time to get back to basics as I cycled through what was probably my most expensive country so far.
Visiting friends in Bratislava and Vienna
Two beautiful capital cities just 60km apart, and with the prospect of long chats with old friends it was going to be a fantastically relaxed week as I became more of a sightseeing tourist than a cyclist.
Budapest to Bratislava with Richard and Damian
It was now time to follow the River Danube from Budapest to Bratislava – 3 days, 300km, and with Richard and Damian along for the ride it was going to be a fantastic adventure.
Cycling Lake Balaton
I had a few days to kill before meeting up with my next cycling partners, and decided to cycle 100km to the south of Budapest to visit Lake Balaton, where the world’s largest thermal lake is also located. This seemed like the ideal