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October 7, 2024
A few months ago I would never have believed that I would cycle to Asia. Well, now we have taken the ferry across the Bosporus and landed in the Asian part of Turkey. For the next project, Tokyo by bike, it is now a piece of cake.
So today the legendary last stage through the slums and suburban chaos
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October 6, 2024
The double Hakan. Today we were followed by a storm, which we could observe very well on the wide plains. This meant that we could always weigh up whether we were still good enough to drive to the next village. When it got really windy, we decided to take a break in a small village and drink a cup of
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October 5, 2024
Final sprint feeling. Despite the fact that we had over 200 km ahead of us today and we weren't really in the mood for long straight stretches and "federal roads" anymore, we set off in good spirits at dawn in Plovdiv this morning. It actually turned out as we had suspected, our route today consisted
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October 4, 2024
Merci! Bon Appetit!
You hear this when you get something to drink or when someone thanks you. When saying goodbye, Bulgarians say Ciao. This morning we left Sofia before sunrise. Before that, we took a farewell photo with our hosts Desi and Tanjo. We had a wonderful day off in the Bulgarian capital. Of
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October 2, 2024
We have experienced a lot of things before, for example, that planned routes often turned out differently than expected. Sometimes when we started from a good road, we had to
over steep slopes or through the bushes. Today, however, it was different. We set off from Glijan without any pretensions. There
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October 1, 2024
While the muezzin sings outside, I think about today. It's best to start at the back, because we've just moved into our accommodation for the night. Due to a lack of WiFi and a precise description, we stood in some very busy street in Gjilan and stared stupidly. Suddenly a car stopped next to us and
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September 30, 2024
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September 29, 2024
It was cold today. We arrived in Durmitor National Park in Montenegro. Today we planned a shorter but more strenuous stage, as the weather forecast was catastrophic. So tomorrow and the day after, when it is supposed to be better again, we will still be able to enjoy the beautiful landscape. It wasn
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September 28, 2024
Dear diary, we are in Montenegro! Yeah! Today was a better day. To be precise, today was a good day. The only downside is perhaps that we are below the required average distance. In Sarajevo we first had a very good espresso in a little alcove with an old lady in the market. Afterwards we took a taxi
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September 27, 2024
Day seven. We have arrived in Sarajevo. That sounds sensational in some ways, because firstly I have never been here before and secondly I am excited about this historic city. Reaching it by bike is of course something special. The journey here today was a real torture, however. I would like to say that
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September 26, 2024
After a few eggs and avocado sandwiches in our own apartment, we set off this morning from Kutina. At first, the route was once again unspectacular and characterized by long, straight roads. Before the border, we drove a full 30 km through populated areas. One village followed the next. Personally, I
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September 25, 2024
Despite the rum and beer tasting at Peter's, we got up early this morning after a very restful night. Peter provided us with a fortifying egg breakfast, a final farewell and then we continued on. We were already in Croatia by our first coffee break.
The landscape was unfortunately a bit monotonous today
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September 24, 2024
After a mediocre breakfast in a very quaint hotel in Bruck/Mur, we set off in the rain today. Ben recovered somewhat overnight with ginger, lemon, honey and ibuprofen. Nevertheless, the morning shift was not particularly refreshing. We were wet in no time and the road was pretty disgusting. So we went
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September 23, 2024
After a delicious breakfast at Pension Christof, we set off later than in the first two days. After a few kilometers, we went straight to the Rettenbach Gorge. Instead of completing the upcoming elevation gain on the main road, we climbed up to 19% on rocks and roots. Of course, that also took a lot
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October 10, 2024
Es wird Zeit ein Fazit der Tour zu ziehen. Lasst mich bei den Menschen beginnen. Seit unserem Abschied von unseren Liebsten in Stuttgart haben wir, bis auf wenige Ausnahmen, nur freundliche und hilfsbereite Menschen auf der Strecke getroffen. Die erste Nacht bei Bens Verwandten war grandios, zweite Nacht