Italy to Istanbul

A Slow Adventure

The original plan Don’t expect us to keep to it

Montenegro

Monte means mountain Date: 6 - 12 June 2025 We stayed in and around Kotor on the coast for a ...

And then we went to Montenegro

The Ciro Trail Date:2 - 6 June 2025 The Ciro Rail Trail popped up on our radar, following the route ...

Bosnia and Hertzigovina

Bosnia & Herzigovnia 28 - 31 May Date: 28 May 2025 We popped over to Bosnia with a personal record-breaking ...

More Croatia

Sinj to Sinj Date: 26, 27 May 2025 In just two days of not very arduous biking out of Split, ...

Travelling again

Into the hinterlands Date: 24 May 2025 Small travel tip: don’t ask for a double shot coffee in Korčula in ...

In pursuit of bureks

Crowds in Croatia Date: 22 May 2025 Ancona is not Italy’s most charming town, and the weather matched it perfectly ...

Last days in Italy

We love downhills Date: May 21 2025 We left Pietramala and our hosts — Angela, Biko, and the dogs — ...

Up and over

Barreling along Date: May 18 2025 Luckily there was no accommodation at the top of the Apennines last night, so ...

Up and down in the Appenines

A very different Italy Date: May 16 When we decided to start this trip in Florence, we somehow failed to ...

Back on the saddle

Chasing cliches in Florence Date: May 15 2025 The first day back on the newly reassembled bikes and it was ...

The bikes are here!!!

Normal service will soon be resumed Date: 12 May 2025 And it's Jill's birthday. The lady at the lost bags ...

The last post

Arrival Date: 9 May 2025 TL;DR Bikes lost in transit. All plans cancelled. The big unsolved problem on arrival in ...

In case you heard me skiting about travelling light

My bags with all the tools, spares, clothes and toothbrush weigh 8.5 kg. I can't quite lift the other box ...