Today’s ride on Komoot (a massive ride of less than two kilometres) I stayed in Vasiliki an extra night due to the national ferry strike. It may have been all transport but I’d never know. I was intending to take the daily 11am ferry to Fiskardo, Kefalonia on Wednesday but spent the day looking around …
Today wasn’t a big ride down to the port of Vasiliki at the southern end of the island of Lefkada. I took my time and made some mods to the bike before leaving town. Lefkada is quite a nice place and is well set up for tourists and yacht charters. I stopped by the end …
Today’s ride on Komoot Today would be interesting. I had to get through the Prevesa tunnel first up. I’ve seen online that there is a shuttle bus operated by the tunnel company. Cyclists have generally had good luck in getting the minivan shuttle, but some have reported issues. I knew it was still working a …
Being on tour for so long, it’s nice to meet up with friends and family along the way. So I’ll arrange some dates that will probably suit my schedule or I’ll fit in with theirs. Inevitably, the date is set, and immediately I have a priority, a mission, a deadline, …. And I regret it …
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Today’s ride on Komoot I stayed two nights at Camping Elena. It’s a really nice place. George, the owner asked me all about my trip and after I told him that I’m not going to the Stans, he said – you’re not in a rush then, why not stay here another night. I’m so glad …
Today’s ride on Komoot – Corfu Today’s ride on Komoot – mainland Greece I caught the hydrofoil from Sarandë to Corfu and reentered the EU. Back to Euros ! I can’t remember the last time I caught a hydrofoil, but it would have been on Sydney Harbour. They’re great, but you can hear them for …
I’ve had the tent now for five months and have camped in it more than fifty times, so now is a good time to review it. I have the X-Mid 2 with footprint attached all of the time. I also have the Durston Z-Flick poles (as I travel by bike and don’t have hiking poles). …
Fatigue is an issue for the long term bikepacker or cycletourer and at times, I’ve needed a good rest of more than just a day or two. I think the key is to listen to your body and react accordingly. I’ve spoken to other long term tourers who will take a month or three off …
This is a first world problem I know, but too much of a good thing can mean that you don’t appreciate where you are or what you’re doing. Call it travel fatigue or cultural indigestion or whatever you like but it’s real and needs to be addressed…right now, I’ve been in Europe for a year …
* stared at a lot of tall buildings* stared a lot at old buildings * Thought a lot about who designed and built the ruined structures wherever I went* saw lots of religious looking things* saw lots of rebranded and renovated religious things* Went to a lot of supermarkets* Looked at Booking.com a lot* Learned …
