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Montenegro, Podgorica, 21 July 2013

Posted on Sunday, 21-July-2013 by Chris Desmond

Wandered around through the Muslim quarter, narrow streets and a small Mosque, a picturesque Cafe by the river deserted and the Millennium bridge. I saw more people out and about today than on any other day, being a Sunday it … Continue reading →

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Montenegro, Podgorica, 20 July 2013

Posted on Saturday, 20-July-2013 by Chris Desmond

Podgorica capital of Montenegro, population 186,000, it was bombed 70 times during WWII and razed to the ground and then it was renamed Titograd and rebuilt in concrete. Definitely not a tourist destination, one clue is no money changers hahaha. … Continue reading →

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Montenegro, Podgorica, 19 July 2013

Posted on Saturday, 20-July-2013 by Chris Desmond

Left Sarajevo cool and blue skies straight into the mountains, the road gradually deteriorated until it was one lane. Came to a line of parked cars rode through and saw the holdup was due to a crane lifting a Land … Continue reading →

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Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo, 17-18 July 2013

Posted on Thursday, 18-July-2013 by Chris Desmond

A very interesting and charismatic place, the mix of cultures and religions, the location in the mountains, many people speak English and they use the Latin script, voted by Lonely Planet as one of the Top 10 cities to visit … Continue reading →

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Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo, 16 July 2013

Posted on Wednesday, 17-July-2013 by Chris Desmond

Blue skies and rush hour on the freeway leaving Belgrade, onto secondary roads very quickly which were good except for a few dodgy bits near the border, many small towns meant average speed was 60 kph, very little traffic. Serbian … Continue reading →

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Serbia, Belgrade, 12-15 July 2013

Posted on Monday, 15-July-2013 by Chris Desmond

The ride from Zagreb to Belgrade was on a freeway all the way a little bumpier on the Serbian side. Miles long queue of trucks waiting to cross the border and a 20 min wait for cars as well, not … Continue reading →

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Croatia, Zagreb, 10-11 July 2013

Posted on Thursday, 11-July-2013 by Chris Desmond

Zagreb’s old town is split into the Lower town and the Upper town, lots of grand old buildings most of which are museums now, this was once a wealthy city. The lower town has some big parks and the Upper … Continue reading →

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Croatia, Zagreb, 9 July 2013

Posted on Tuesday, 9-July-2013 by Chris Desmond

I rode from Ljubljana to Zagreb today, 133km in 1:45hrs. Both these countries are in the EU and in the Schengen area but you still have to stop at the border and you get stamped out of Slovenia though this … Continue reading →

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Slovenia, Ljubljana, 6-9 July 2013

Posted on Tuesday, 9-July-2013 by Chris Desmond

Ljubljana – population 280,000, Altitude 298 m, Average temp Winter -2c and Summer 20c, Currency Euro, Member of the EU. A very nice place, the people are easy going, friendly and helpful, the second language is English, very organised and … Continue reading →

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Netherlands to Slovenia, 3-6 July 2013

Posted on Saturday, 6-July-2013 by Chris Desmond

Left Veghel, Netherlands in a  drizzle and it rained all day through Germany except for an hour just before crossing the Swiss border. Riding in the rain is very tiring as helmets do not have wipers and you have to … Continue reading →

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