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Rieke & Gerald went for a bike ride
October 21, 2026 at 06:22
🇦🇱 Königsetappe über den Llogara-Pass 🇦🇱
Durch das Land der Skipetaren
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Rieke & Gerald went for a bike ride
October 20, 2026 at 07:23
🇦🇱 Küstenpanorama bis Himarë 🇦🇱
Durch das Land der Skipetaren
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5 days ago
Already on the bike in a T-shirt right after breakfast and very soon in summery 24 degrees! Dreamy scenery on the coastal road and also inland towards the rugged, steep mountains, where some mighty trees cling on as if by magic. Enthusiasm even on somewhat steeper climbs, the view of the blue Adriatic
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Rieke & Gerald went for a bike ride
October 19, 2026 at 07:02
🇦🇱 Ans Meer - mit Blick auf Korfu 🇦🇱
Durch das Land der Skipetaren
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6 days ago
We start today in the mountains at 3 degrees and on the first 12 km descent, our smiles are still freezing on our faces! But it's still a pleasure with these spectacular views!
The landscape changes rapidly - we see Lake Eulensee from above, Lake Butrint and behind it the Ionian Sea. And with the landscape
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Rieke & Gerald went for a bike ride
October 18, 2026 at 07:12
🇦🇱 Gjirokaster - Stadt der Steine 🇦🇱
Durch das Land der Skipetaren
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7 days ago
And the dream lives on! We follow the Vjosa beneath majestic mountain peaks, which are also called "shark's teeth" due to their shape. We close our eyes and imagine the numerous colorful rafting boats that master this wild river idyll in summer! But then we quickly open our eyes again, because even on
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Rieke & Gerald went for a bike ride
October 17, 2026 at 07:06
🇦🇱 Durchs Vjosa-Tal bis Përmet 🇦🇱
Durch das Land der Skipetaren
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October 17, 2026
Albanian hospitality wouldn't be complete without it – the high-proof, clear Raki schnapps. And last night at the mountain hut, there was plenty of hospitality, too much!
And it got freezing cold at night; the old stone bridge to our sleeping hut is iced over. So, we start the morning bundled up and wearing
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Rieke & Gerald went for a bike ride
October 16, 2026 at 07:02
🇦🇱 Wilde einsame Bergwelten 🇦🇱
Durch das Land der Skipetaren
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October 16, 2026
This is how Karl May described the rugged Albanian mountains - and this is exactly how we wished for them to be today! Category "Dream Tour" on our trip "Through the Land of the Skipetars", even though we didn't meet the novel's hero Kara Ben Nemsi, of course! 😉
Lonely, quiet, and vast mountain worlds
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Rieke & Gerald went for a bike ride
October 15, 2026 at 06:52
🇦🇱 Korçë - das Paris Albaniens! 🇦🇱
Durch das Land der Skipetaren
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October 15, 2026
Lake Ohrid bids us farewell with an exceptionally beautiful blue - and soon we are climbing the first small mountains. A fantastic view from the Pllotscha Pass, lively conversations and suddenly -shit happens-: Despite having designated front and rear riders, we lost our fellow rider Regina completely
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Rieke & Gerald went for a bike ride
October 14, 2026 at 09:27
🇦🇱 Am Ohridsee bis Nordmazedonien 🇲🇰
Durch das Land der Skipetaren
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🇦🇱 🇲🇰 🇦🇱
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October 14, 2026
A delicious breakfast with a magnificent view on the 18th floor of the Sky-Hotel Tirana and then we're off in the minibus, which takes us to eastern Albania in 3 hours. Here we meet 4 other fellow travelers who didn't make it in time for dinner yesterday. In total, we are 8 women and 8 men - three-quarters
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Rieke & Gerald went for a hike
October 13, 2026 at 10:41
🇦🇱 Welcome to Tirana 🇦🇱
Durch das Land der Skipetaren
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October 13, 2026
Only a good 2 hours with WizzAir from Dortmund to Tirana - but then 17 wild taxi kilometers to the center. Yes, the Balkan feeling sets in immediately and our driver enjoys the show he offers us! 😅
Our first visit to this country and we let the capital affect us during a welcome walk: Very Western European
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Rieke & Gerald went for a bike ride
October 7, 2026 at 08:26
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October 7, 2026
Meeting point and end at Augustdorf's "Spartakus" - and in between a wonderful sunny tour with Konrad and Margareta through the Senne! Beautifully through the Furlbach valley and the Ems source in Stukenbrock is also quickly reached. We don't see the much-described Senne wild horses in the Moosheide
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Rieke & Gerald went for a bike ride
September 10, 2026 at 07:09
🇧🇪 Zum Schluss durch Monschau und Eupen 🇳🇱
Ardennen & Eifel: 9 Tage durch 5 Länder
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🇧🇪 🇩🇪 🇧🇪 🇳🇱
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September 11, 2026
Our final stage today: From the Vennquerbahn to the Vennbahn - but soon onto the wonderful Rur cycle path through high forests on very good gravel paths along the rocky river. All the way into Monschau. "Germany's most beautiful small town" - and truly, that doesn't seem exaggerated to us! Around 300
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Rieke & Gerald went for a bike ride
September 9, 2026 at 07:42
🇩🇪 Durch Vulkan- und Nordeifel 🇧🇪
Ardennen & Eifel: 9 Tage durch 5 Länder
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September 9, 2026
It has become fresh overnight and a strong wind is blowing this morning. We are thoroughly enjoying breakfast with our Dutch hosts - but the weather simply doesn't want to become friendlier. So, let's go! We start on great forest paths through the "Schönecker Schweiz", follow the Prüm river and have
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Rieke & Gerald went for a bike ride
September 8, 2026 at 06:47
🇩🇪 Mosel, Sauer, Prüm & Nims 🇩🇪
Ardennen & Eifel: 9 Tage durch 5 Länder
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September 8, 2026
Trier - what a city worth seeing! UNESCO World Heritage and this special Roman flair! But in the evening we fancy Greek moments and that should be easy in Trier: Three Greek restaurants are listed and we walk through the city. It will be a long hike: Two Greeks are permanently closed and the third has
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Rieke & Gerald went for a bike ride
September 7, 2026 at 07:08
🇫🇷 Mosel-Tour durch Schengen 🇩🇪
Ardennen & Eifel: 9 Tage durch 5 Länder
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🇫🇷 🇩🇪 🇱🇺 🇩🇪
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September 7, 2026
Midsummer, 30 degrees - and we cycle almost 90 km along the magnificent Moselle! 😅 The highest temperatures on the flattest stage of the trip, excellent! Through 3 countries, on changing banks, through the harvest of the winegrowers, in beautiful places like Remich, Oberbillig and Konz - always along
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Rieke & Gerald went for a bike ride
September 6, 2026 at 07:07
🇱🇺 Bis an die Mosel nach Thionville 🇫🇷
Ardennen & Eifel: 9 Tage durch 5 Länder
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September 6, 2026
The early bird catches the worm! We spend our morning in historic Luxembourg. Sunday morning - and we have the Old Town almost to ourselves. Until 10 am, cycling is even allowed...🚴♂️
Grand Ducal Palace, City Hall and Paradeplatz in the magnificent old town. Another quick detour to Fort Berlaimont and
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And of all days, for the queen and final stage of this trip, rain is forecast for the first time! We adjust the start time to the forecast and already on the very undulating first kilometers, our 9-speed gears sometimes indicate overload quite loudly. An overcast sky, not the sea blue of yesterday
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