Final destination: Edinburgh
After 2.800 kilometres on the bicycle, 19.300 highmeters going uphill and 8 weeks on the road, I did my last mile in the saddle to arrive at my hosts home. Sarah and Richard...
Last days on the bike
Slowly I realised that my bike trip is coming to an end. On one side I was looking forward to arrive at the destination, on the other side I could keep on cycling for ages. For...
Lake District
What can I say? Amazing landscape! Breathtaking views and so many options for great activities. I crossed the lake windermere by ferry and cycled all along the edge of the lake....
Some beautiful quiet places
On my way to the lake district I passed some different places. First I had to cycle along the road but it changed several times: dirt road, gravel path, busy road, overgrown...
Sightseeing in Liverpool
After a last big daily stage with hills at the beginning and nice bicycle paths at the end I could see the skyline of Liverpool on the other side of the water. I took the ferry...
The north coast of Wales
After the hiking trip I cycled back to the coast where I passed the Penrhyn castle. I decided to have a look inside and around the castle. The history goes back to the 15th...
Snowdonia - from the sea to the mountains
One reason why I wanted to cycle trough Wales was the Snowdonia national park. It was not easy to find acces to the mountains by bike but I found a cycleway up the Ogwen Valley....
Bikeride, trainride and bikeride again
I noticed, that riding the steep hills with a packed bike everyday is not so much fun. Sometimes I'm tired after 10k because it took me an hour to do it. On the other hand I...
Brecon Beacons and the Fan y big
The Welsh language is very funny, it seems like somebody put randomly some letters together which I'm not able to pronounce. Fortunately everybody speaks English and I could fix...
Next chapter: Wales
The next chapter got off to a rough start. I started in Bristol in rain and it didn't stop the whole day, except during lunch, when I was sitting inside. To get to Wales I had...
Bristol - a bit of everything
The trainride to Bristol was a bit exciting because each train has 2 spots for bikes and you can't always book it. Fortunately there was one left for me. To continue planning...
Steep, steeper, the most steepest road
My way kept on going along the coast which was beautiful BUT the most steepest road I have ever passed. It was impossible to cycle and even the bike pushing was quite hard....
My cornish cycling impressions
After 3 relaxing days I started cycling again. The sun was shining and my batteries were fully charged. As I knew the area is very hilly, but I thought I'm fit. Haha! At the...
Little time out in Cornwall
After I've been on the road for 30 days and cycled 1.700km I was very happy to be welcomed as a guest by Helen and Lee, Ben's parents who lives in Truro. I had the feeling that...
Morlaix, Roscoff ... Plymouth
The last two days in northern France have shown themselves at their best. It was only 50km to the ferry, so I could take it easy. In Morlaix I sat in the café near the...
Interval training continues
I have been doing my interval training for several hours every day for the last 5 days and I feel like I am getting better at climbing. Based on my experience, I booked the...
Rollercoaster ride
Since le Mont-st-michel I have been on the Eurovelo 4, the velo maritime. The cycle path is more for sporty or e-bike riders, because it goes up and down, left and right,...
Change of plan
It's Sunday morning, it's drizzling and my cell phone battery is empty. Since charging is extremely difficult without a charging cable and power bank, I have to change my route...
By bike to the sea
The title could also be "Le Mont-Saint-Michel", which was a special stopover for me. But the feeling when I could see the sea through the green for the first time was just as...
Days together
From Alençon I continued cycling with Christiane and Marcel. We cooked and ate together in the evening and also did the necessary everyday tasks like shopping or washing up...
Sad Start at the bike scene
After a quiet night at the campsite, it rained the next morning. So I had breakfast in the rain, took down the wet tent in the rain and set off in the rain. I had imagined the...
Orléans and further northwest
I thought Orléans was a bustling city, loud, dirty and not for cyclists. The opposite was the case, it was totally relaxed, very clean and so beautiful that I ended up getting a...
Pure nature
Now that it's a bit warmer, I'm camping and am outside and surrounded by greenery day and night. The campsites are all right on the Loire. I haven't heard any motorway noise or...
The world in a village
After I finally found a warm bed for the next night, I cycled towards my destination in a good mood. The village where I was staying was very small (400 inhabitants) and...
Castles, cathedrals and a bit of yoga
The night in the tent at zero degrees was really cold. I wore everything I had with me so that I could sleep reasonably well. The tent was actually frozen in the morning....
Good day, less good day
After the day of sightseeing, I started the next day full of energy. Despite the changeable weather, including sleet, I was fit and cycled quite a long way. The route along the...
Along canals and rivers to Besançon
The cycling route in France will take me several hundred kilometers along canals and rivers. From Mulhouse to Montbéliard I went up the Canal du Rhône au Rhin. The elevation...
Hello France
With only 4°C and a view of the snow-covered Black Forest and the white hills of the Vosges, I cycled across the border into France on day 5. Although I thought I would be able...
Wind, rain, cold and a bit of sun
After I got a little sunburn on the first day, the first few kilometers of cycling the next day were in a thunderstorm. From Friedrichshafen onwards, I got support from my...
Start with lots of waving hands 👋
Then came the day when it finally started. I had spent the last few days optimizing my luggage, oiling the bike and was really excited. At the start my friends from Memmingen...