LOW CARBON TRAVEL WITH BICYCLE
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KOMOOT ROUTE MAP
The many Climate Change disasters happening around the world dictates that if we all travel we do it as Climate friendly as possible. I’ve been traveling around Europe since 2013 by bicycle and since 2020 with an E-bike. When you combine a bicycle with the train or bus, the opportunities are sustainable option.
Continue reading “BIKING ACROSS SLOVAKIA”BEVOG BREWERY TOUR
I was reading in the Slovenian Times about Bevog Brewery‘s new series of extinction & threatened wildlife beer cans. I called to see if I could buy some, they mentioned they were having an event the coming weekend. Yep, first trip of year.
Bevog Brewery is technically a Slovenian brewer, but is actually located just over the border in Austria. There’s a really nice campground near the Brewery. This is my third time at this campground, so I know I have to bring cat snacks for Charlie. The Bevog event was super fun,
I took the train to Celje and biked to Velenje. I took a different bike route into Velenje and what a beautiful ride..
LJUBLJANA TO BLOKE LAKE
My favorite relaxation place in Slovenia is Bloke Lake. I was on my way to the Floating Castle Festival a few years ago and it was the only camping about 1/2 way. Since then it has come my favorite recommendation for people looking to escape the crowds of tourist at the hot spots.
KRANJSKA GORA TO MOST NA SOCA
The Soca valley is known as one of the most beautiful areas of Slovenia. I wanted to visit before the tourist onslaught arrived and fills every campground. Traveling here for the 6th time has made me feel more at home every time I visit. I’ve ridden the Vrsic pass 3 times without an e-bike and 3 times with an e-bike, much easier with, just saying..
I just got back from a 3 1/2 week tour in the UK and 1 week in Barcelona.. I had my tablet stolen while riding the bus, so was unable to post anything. I did the Beatles Bike Tour in Liverpool and rode The Wales coast to Portmeirion. Then biked from Bristol to Brighton and on to London. I’m working on that post now.
JEFF
I’ve been to Albania 4 times. I’ve biked it, rented a car and via public transportation. I followed an environmental group on Facebook who are from Shkoder. They clean up areas of garbage, that is found everywhere. They posted photos showcasing the amazing natural areas: waterfalls, trails, mountains and rivers. I tagged the areas they visited. I made an attempt to visit when I had the car. The gravel road was so unbearable, I turned around. They finally finished a paved road all the way to Theth in the past year. Time for a bike tour.
Continue reading “ALBANIA: DISGUSTING & BEAUTIFUL, at the same time”
I had a bike trip planned to ride the Soca Valley here in Slovenia. The weather was perfect, rain. Not so perfect for biking, but awesome towards helping during the severe drought we’re having. So I changed my plans and headed to the bike friendly weather of Brežice. I’m able to rent a private room at the MC hostel, with bathroom for 20 euro per night.
Continue reading “BRING YOUR BIKE ON THE TRAIN”
I read about Tubingen, Germany on BBC travel. College town, fiercely Vegan, average age 40 and to my delight a HUGE biking town. Camping Tubingen Neckarcamping, just 3 km from town is a great place to set up for exploring. The camp was full of individuals and families mostly bike touring! There’s so many paved off road biking opportunities in Germany, I see why it’s so popular here.
Continue reading “GERMANY AND AUSTRIA”
I’m staying at Camping Oliden, about 11km from the city center. The first 2 people I meet in Spain? Juan & Jose (you can’t make this stuff up). I start setting up camp, they decide it’s now time to mow the grass,. 2 hours of mowing later it’s finally quiet again. I have all 6 sites to myself. Good thing, its time to recharge everything, 6 outlets and I’m using 4 of them, glad no one else is here.
BORDEAUX
I re-assembled the bike in the Bordeaux train station and rode to my AirB&B. I have no idea how people travelled without a smart phone: translations, route directions, photos, connecting around the world, even by video. On the fly travel is made easy with a smart phone. Travelling? Buy a used phone, I got a sim with 45gb for 20€ with Spain iPhone number, great for reservations.
Continue reading “BORDEAUX, FRANCE TO SAN SEBASTAIN, SPAIN via VELO 1🚴♀️”7 months ago I made a “climate change catastrophe” comment on Facebook. Someone said “what catastrophe?” I explained that, “just because your house hasn’t burned down or been flooded, you have food and you still have water coming out of your faucet, doesn’t mean climate change isn’t real.” I ended with “You’re an idiot.” They turned me into Facebook for bullying, then Facebook bullied me. I stopped using Facebook, now just messenger for chatting with friends around the world.
Continue reading ““First Bike Tour of the 2022””
I’ve bike toured most of Slovenia, except one part, the southwest. So it’s time to explore the backroads, breweries, and campgrounds of SW Slovenia.
Ebike touring is more fun than I could have imagined. I’ve toured the world twice by bicycle. At 65 Ebike touring has taken the experience to a whole new level of FUN! The pandemic has kept me touring in Slovenia only. Every trip I take, there’s always a road that is the “The best touring roads in Slovenia” .