Monthly Archives: May 2018

Croatia – Zadar, 28 – 30 May 2018

Posted on Wednesday, 30-May-2018 by Chris Desmond

I followed the freeway from Zagreb to the coast and then turned off onto the D8 which has to be one of the great biking roads of the world. It follows the coast almost all the way with mountains on … Continue reading →

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Croatia – Zagreb and Njivice, 21 – 27 May 2018

Posted on Sunday, 27-May-2018 by Chris Desmond

Trieste, Italy to Zagreb, Croatia through Slovenia via Rijeka. It is important to remember that Slovenia is part of the EU and the Schengen area but while Croatia is part of the EU it is not part of the Schengen … Continue reading →

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Italy – Trieste, 18 – 20 May 2018

Posted on Sunday, 20-May-2018 by Chris Desmond

Ingolstadt to Trieste, great ride over the alps with only a few patches of drizzle, hundreds of bikes on the road. I first had to stop in Rosenheim at the Louis Bike shop to buy a new Bike alarm, the … Continue reading →

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Germany – Ingolstadt, 16 – 17 May 2018

Posted on Thursday, 17-May-2018 by Chris Desmond

Veghel to Ingolstadt, 7 hours along the Autobahn, one lane occupied by a line of trucks, long stretches of road works slowing everyone to a crawl, 2 stops, €0.70 cents to use the toilet, a 10 min downpour, wet roads … Continue reading →

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UK and Netherlands – Hastings, Veghel and Winsum – 29 April – 15 May 2018

Posted on Tuesday, 15-May-2018 by Chris Desmond

I arrived in Hastings where my bike is based during the winter months on 29 April 2018 after a marathon 34 hour journey from Perth. First I charged the battery and it fired up immediately then it had to have … Continue reading →

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