Bicycle Touring Southern Italy We spent about two weeks bicycle touring Southern Italy from Bari to Villa San Giovanni, where we crossed by ferry to Sicily. Southern Italy is an amazing place to cycle during the winter. We lucked out with (mostly) sunny and wonderful weather, and Italy continuously astounds us with its incredible …
Bicycle Touring Greece From Sarandë, Albania, we took a hydrofoil ferry to the island of Corfu. It was a small passengers-only boat, and we had to lift the bikes from the dock into the ferry, which was a little bit frightening. We made it to Corfu without our bikes tumbling into the sea and …
Bicycle Touring Albania We cycled the length of Albania in late December, mostly following the EuroVelo 8 with a handful of detours. We had very different experiences bicycle touring Albania in the north versus the south. The northern part of the EV8 travels through flat agricultural land that’s densely populated, while the southern part …
Bicycle Touring Montenegro Montenegro is a gorgeous country in the Balkans located along the Adriatic Sea. This relatively small nation is packed with scenic mountains, sparkling coastline, and many charming towns. Our experience bicycle touring Montenegro was somewhat affected by the season – being winter we stuck closer to the coast rather than venturing …
Bicycle Touring the Ćiro Trail After cycling along Hvar Island in Croatia, we traveled inland to reach Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). We stayed in Mostar for a week and then rode the Ćiro Trail – a 90 mile (150km) rail-to-trail that follows the route of a narrow-gauge railway that was built in 1903 and …
Bicycle Touring in Croatia Our entry into Croatia marked our departure from the Schengen Zone of western Europe, so we didn’t have to worry as much about our visa time limit. Andrew also started online graduate school around this time, and we started spending more time in towns along the coast so we could …
Bicycle Touring the Istrian Peninsula We arrived in Trieste and planned to spend four days there – the longest amount of time we’d spent in one place since our week in Paris. The city has a fascinating and tumultuous history, with various regimes and countries laying claim to it at different periods of time. …
Cycling the Parenzana Trail The Parenzana Trail is a roughly 80 mile (129 km) cycling route that runs from Muggia, Italy to Poreč, Croatia. The trail follows the route of a narrow-gauge railway that operated between 1902 and 1935. We bicycle toured the Parenzana in mid-September of 2021, and it was a major highlight …
Bikepacking Western Slovenia Introduction to the Balkans Crossing borders in the Schengen Zone of Europe is exciting mentally but a little anticlimactic externally. There is no border guard station, no passport stamp, no customs. Just a small sign, if you’re lucky, letting you know that you’ve crossed into another country. Slovenia lies within the …
Bicycle Touring the Dolomites When we were researching our route through Europe and polling our friends for suggestions, the Dolomites kept popping up on our radar. The mountains acquired a certain mystique and allure as more people told us how spectacular they were. It wasn’t a hard decision to adjust our route to include …
