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Europe
GREECE & ITALY 2001: ATHENS TO VENICE
This journal describes cycling from Athens, across the Peloponese, and up the Adriatic coast of Italy. (Wayne Joerding, May, 2001)
TRANSMED 2002: SPAIN TO TURKEY
Starting in Valencia Spain, we followed most of the north coast of the Mediterranean Sea through France, Italy, Croatia, Greece till Bodrum Turkey. Cycle touring we experienced the rural/local life of ancient cultures along the Med basin. (Wayne Joerding, Mar, 2002)
PILGRIM'S ROUTE TO SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA
A 1000 mile family tour in Northern Spain along the ancient Pilgrim's Route to Santiago de Compostela (Stuart Wickes, Jul, 2008)
ICELAND - THE ISLAND OF ICE AND FIRE
Around the island in one month. Great trip in the highy recommended offseason period of late august. (Paul van Roekel, Aug, 2003)
SOUTH ENGLAND & WESTERN FRANCE
london-oxford-poole-cherbourg-d-day beaches-rochfort-bordeaux-cahors-bordeaux and back to london by tgv...2500km (Bruce Duncan, Aug, 2005)
DARREN ALFF'S 6TH LONG DISTANCE BICYCLE TOUR - GERMANY, POLAND, CZECH REPUBLIC
From April 3rd to May 18th (2007), I traveled from Frankfurt, Germany north along the Rhine River to Koln... and then headed east towards Hannover and Helmstedt. In Helmstedt I stayed with a friend and traveled to Poland and the Czech Republic. (Darren Alff, Apr, 2007)
STOCKHOLM TO HELSINKI VIA THE ÅLAND ISLANDS
My wife, Rachel, and I cycled from Stockholm on rented, hybrid bicycles in August, 2007. We rode on bicycle paths or marked bicycle routes whenever possible. Our trip included 6 ferry rides. We stayed in B&Bs, hotels, and in a cabin on Åland. (Ken Samoil, Aug, 2007)
VIENNA TO DRESDEN
Self guided ride from Stockerau, Austria across the Czech Republic to Dresden, Germany (Scott Katzer, Sep, 2006)
CYCLING THE ADRIATIC AND IONIC COASTS OF ITALY
My wife and I took our bikes to Italy and spent one week biking around Rome and then took a train to the Adriatic Coast and spent 30 days biking though Puglia, the heel of Italy. (Nolan Danchik, Apr, 2007)
VIENNA (AUSTRIA) - SITTINGBOURNE (KENT, UK)
Trip across Austria, Germany, Belgium, part of France to UK.
1,200 km. Extremly hot. (Jerzy Bin, Jul, 2003)
ROLLING ACROSS EUROPA
I rode from Lviv through the Alps to Napoli, then turned north and rode to the Channel, ferried to Dover, and rode to London. http://www.englicious.com/__bike (John Robinson, Jun, 2006)
FROM ARCACHON TO AVIGNON (FRANCE)
My husband and I rode from Arcachon on the Atlantic Ocean to Avignon. We took our time and explored the Dordogne region, followed the Tarn River, climbed Mont Lozere and finished in the great city of Avignon. (Dave & Christine Bourgeois, Sep, 2003)
TOUR DU LUBERON (PROVENCE)
For 2 weeks, we explored little villages in Provence and we climbed the famous Mont Ventoux. (Dave & Christine Bourgeois, Sep, 2002)
ATLANTIC EUROPE
Starting from London, England, we followed the Atlantic coast through France and into Spain, finishing up at Madrid, Spain. (Bev Dunfield, May, 2006)
WANDERING AROUND PROVENCE
Loop around the Alpilles: Marseille-Aix-Avignon-Arles-Marseille. Moderate daily mileage and lots of sightseeing. (Dale Oswald, Sep, 2006)
DOWN AND UP THE DANUBE 2005
This was to be my cycle/camping trip from the source of the Danube to the Black Sea. It became a round trip from Donaueschingen to Bratislava and back. (Trevor Panther, May, 2005)
TOUR D' EUROPE
A loop tour of UK, Netherlands, Belgium, and France. Starting in London, then Amsterdam, Paris, the Loire River, Normandy, then back to the UK. (Jon Curtis, Aug, 2005)
BALTTIARALLAA REVOLUTIONS TOUR
A trip through Central Europe, first riding across Poland and Czech Republic, then following the Inn river through Tiroli in Austria and finally enjoying the Alps in Southern Switzerland. (Arto Teräs, Jul, 2004)
CYCLING PRAGUE TO VIENNA
This was a six day cycling trip from Prague to Vienna. We followed the Vltava River south to the Austrian border, staying in Pribram, Vodnany, Cesky Krumlov in CR, then Mauthausen, Melk, and Vienna. The terrain was generally gently rolling with some very good hill climbs in the Czech Republic. For every hill, however there was an equal downhill portion. Once in Austria, we followed the Danube over very flat, quite bike paths. (Kevin Rodger, Sep, 2004)
EUROPE SUMMER TOUR 2004
Touring 5 Countries in Western Euprope with bikes, camping with lite weight equipment. (Barbara Garrettt, Jul, 2004)
CENTRAL EUROPE TRIP
From Bellinzona in Switzerland through Lichtenstein, Austria, Germany and Sweden to Copenhagen in Denmark (Edoardo Piazza, Jun, 2003)
SOUTH EUROPE TRIP
Bike trip from Switzerland through Italy, France and Spain with stops in Ibiza and Tenerife islands. (Edoardo Piazza, Jul, 2004)
GOING HOME
We made a loop from Frankfurt, Germany around the Black Forest, touching parts of France and Switzerland. (David Peacock, Jun, 2002)
TOUR IN THE BASQUE COUNTRY
A 10 days ride hopping between the border of France and Spain along the Pyrenees in the Basque Country and Navarra (gianni filippini, Aug, 2001)
BASEL, SWITZERLAND - VENICE, ITALY
3 week fully supported road bike tour (Laurenz Gsell, Sep, 2004)
CROATIAN ADRIATIC TO MONTENE
Travelogue and photos about my tour: During the tour I visited islands, like Krk, Brac, Korcula, visited towns like Split, Dubrovnik, Zadar, Budva, and enjoyed the colouresof the clear sea: green, blue, turquoise. (Gabor Györgyi, Jun, 2003)
TOUR DE EUROPE 2001
Self guided, self contained bike tour through parts of England, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, France, Austria, & Denmark. Trip included mostly camping with some destiny hotel and youth hostel stays. (Duke Hungerford, Jun, 2001)
SWITZERLAND-ITALY-GREECE-TURKEY
From Switzerland cross the Alps to Venice, San Marino, Ferry to Greece, Corfu Island, Olympia, Athens, Crete, Santorini, Samos, Ferry to Ephesus, (Istanbul), Antalya (El Camino, Dec, 2002)
ROME TO EDINBURGH
My oldest son and I went on this trip to teach him about Europe and to have adventure. It changed our relationship for the better in ways I could not have imagined! (Mark Altman, May, 2000)
NORTHERN EUROPE
The ride began with a grand loop tour of Denmark. Next, a swing around the south coast of Sweden to Stockholm, a ferry to Estonia, and west to St. Petersburg in Russia. I took a train to Moscow, then cycled across the countryside back to St. Petersburg and on east along the Finnish coast and across southern Sweden back to Denmark. (Bill Weir, May, 2003)
BASEL - DOLOMITES - VENICE
Basel along the Rhine to Lake Constance and Liechtenstein - Davos - St.Moritz - South Tirol
-Meran - Dolomites - Belluno - Asolo - Vecenza - Verona - Padua - Venice (Laurenz Gsell, Sep, 2004)
IRELAND AT LAST
My ride started in Belcoo, Northern Ireland, and wandered back and forth across the border between Ireland and Northern Ireland. I hit the Atlantic Coast at Rosses Point before heading to Belleek, Donegal, across the northern part of the island and then down the Antrim Coast (Denise Goldberg, Aug, 2003)
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