19 Plovdiv

18 Sofia - Plovdiv by train

It's raining a lot ... So I'm taking a train again, today heading southeast to Plovdiv, the second largest city in Bulgaria. In Sofia, I had very good experiences with the...

20 Dimitrovgrad 85 km 460 hm

Partly adventurous through small villages, sometimes the right way can only be recognized by my navigator - through grassy paths, holey, deep furrows, 2 dog attacks successfully...

6.7. Genf - Hochheim by train

Today my journey comes to an end, after exactly 10 weeks. I'm looking forward to Möhlerstraße, my garden, and my bed.

4.7. Le Lauzet - Col du Lautaret - Col du Galibier - Valloire 34km/860hm

3.7. Briançon - Le Monetier les Bains/ Le Lauzet Gîte 25km/ 570hm

Cool temperatures. I had to put on more clothes at night. Then I got up late and had coffee with a couple from Valence in their motorhome. Didn't leave until 11am, never been so...

1.7. Jausiers - Col de Vars - Guillestre 45km/1040 hm

The Col de Vars was the most difficult. I pushed and sweated a lot... Reward: I made it to the top and I don't remember how Günter managed it 30 years ago. And as always: A...

Sofia

The days in Sofia are lovely and I've done a 'Free Food Tour' for Bulgarian cuisine and the 'Free Walking Tour'. In addition, we went out to a couple of bars in the evenings with...

Frontexterrier and Turkey

Day #43 Friday, June 12th. From somewhere near Gramatikovo to Beypinar. Country: Bulgaria / Türkiye. The night was relaxed and apart from the fact that I once had a

Simply say thank you

Day #42 Thursday, 11th of June. From Kraimorie to somewhere near Gramatikowo Country: Bulgaria [Note from the editor: First, there was no internet in the Bulgarian mountains and...

Dawai Dawai

Tag #41 Wednesday, June 10th. From Rudnik to Kraimorie Country: Bulgaria The proximity to the main road is clearly audible, as I occasionally wake up from the sound of a truck.