Food for thought
11 juli 2018, Bulgarije ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
"If you really want to do something, you'll find a way. If you don't, you'll find an excuse." Jim Rohn
To get some input to my brain, I attended the International Conference in Sofia: Digital SkillsMeer informatie
Musala Peak 2/2
12 juli 2018, Bulgarije ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
#Stunning#Stoked#PeakofMusala#Hiking#2925m#Speechless#FuckingBeautiful#Nature#Whataview#WOW#Workout#Happy#I'msittingontopofKilimanjaro#Toogoodtofindwords#Rilamountains#Bulgaria#7Hours
Boyana spring - Rila Monestary - Plovdiv
13 juli 2018, Bulgarije ⋅ 🌙 24 °C
Today should have been a break day. But in the end it was three day trips in one :D Just too much too see here!
In the Boyana District at the foot of the Vitosha mountain next to Sofia is a freeMeer informatie
Out of comfort zone
14 juli 2018, Bulgarije ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
Never hiked a 30km path up to 2400m and slept in a tent in the mountains? I had not - until today!
Heavily overloaded with 4,25l of water, a tent for three, matress, sleeping bag and food for days, IMeer informatie
Botev Peak (2376m)
15 juli 2018, Bulgarije ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
2376 m above sea level, Botev is the tallest peak in Stara Planina in the national park “Central Balkan”. "Balkan" is named by this mountain.
After a windy night in the tent, I got up early andMeer informatie
Resting day
16 juli 2018, Bulgarije ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
Today was resting day. Doing a bit of shopping in Karlovo, driving around three hours back to Sofia, tanning an hour at a lake, bringing back the rental car, cycling 45 minutes back to the city,Meer informatie
7 Rila lakes
17 juli 2018, Bulgarije ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
"Mountains are calling - so I go" :)
The last trip to the mountains so far, I did with others from the Hostel. It got quite foggy in the top again but was still a beautiful scenery and a small 3hoursMeer informatie
Sofia Mish Mash
19 juli 2018, Bulgarije ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Life in Sofia :)
Had a food tour. Saw a very intelligent thing to keep in mind in a traditional restaurant: They hang a second table above the first table to put more food on it. :D Best wine:Meer informatie
Kopfschütteln
20 juli 2018, Bulgarije ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Endlich wieder Fahrrad fahren! ;)
Es dauerte 11km bis zum Rand von Sofia und bis am Horizont die Berge ins Auge stachen. Heute geht es gleich bergauf Richtung Vratsa Balkan.
Gleichzeitig machte JosMeer informatie
Höhle Ledenika
21 juli 2018, Bulgarije ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Nach einem mauen Frühstück aus 1 Scheibe Weißbrot mit Schinken und überbackenem Käse ging es um 9 Uhr los. Die ersten 5km noch über Asphalt, wo gestern abgebrochen wurde. Anschließend ging esMeer informatie
Highway to Zlatna Panega
22 juli 2018, Bulgarije ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
Gleich nach Verlassen von Vratsa haben wir es auf die Autobahn geschafft. An dem Sonntag Morgen war wenig los und nur Pferdekutschen verboten. Irgendwie hat es auch keinen gestört. Nach 8km sind wirMeer informatie
Bulgarian village life
23 juli 2018, Bulgarije ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
After a thunderstorm and strong rain in the tent, it takes us until 10am to dry our equipment. The owner of the guesthouse gives us cake and coffee for breakfast, maybe he can see our condition afterMeer informatie
Old capital
25 juli 2018, Bulgarije ⋅ 🌧 20 °C
Today, we got an awesome breakfast that was too much to be eaten. :) The roads were good, the temperature low (26°), only one hill to overcome. Had two nice coffe and food breaks along the way and weMeer informatie
Sight seeing
25 juli 2018, Bulgarije ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Heute ging es zur Free Walking Tour. Wir hatten einen super Guide, der uns 2 Std durch die Stadt, mit Regenschauern zwischendurch, führte.
Für abends hatten wir ein Tisch im angeblich bestenMeer informatie
Last stop in Bulgaria (for now)
26 juli 2018, Bulgarije ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
What was up today?
-> Goal: Ruse, getting to the Danube again next to the border to Rumania
-> 119 km (65 km without any stop)
-> 3 x long elevation gains
-> New helmet for Wi
-> Jo INSIDE theMeer informatie
'Wis Magen zurück auf Los'
27 juli 2018, Bulgarije ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
After yesterday we were full of positive energy. This changed during the night as wi needed to trough up several times. (We save on any further details here).
Was something wrong with the ice cream,Meer informatie
Rumänien
28 juli 2018, Roemenië ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Bis um 12 Uhr wurde auskuriert. Dann noch ein Regenschauer abgewartet und los ging's Richtung Rumänien. Die Tagestour nach Bukarest wurde auf 2 Tage aufgeteilt.
Abends wurde gegrillt. Die Tochter vonMeer informatie
Regen und Bukarest
29 juli 2018, Roemenië ⋅ 🌧 22 °C
Los ging es bei Sonnenschein und 27 Grad. Nach der halben Etappe verfärbte sich der Himmel vor uns schwarz. Es donnerte, blitze und regnete unaufhaltsam. Die Rettung war mal wieder eineMeer informatie
Moving on
30 juli 2018, Roemenië ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
We decide for a bit of sightseeing and to continue already in the early afternoon.
Parliament in a closer look is just incredible large. Almost as large as the building is also the local market.
ItMeer informatie
Sickness nb. 2
1 augustus 2018, Roemenië ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
After three days of incubation, now its Jos stomach that turns around. So, my educated guess is that just another norovirus had hit us. Food and water may have been allright.
We stay at the hotelMeer informatie
Statistik
1 augustus 2018, Roemenië ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Rückblick in Zahlen des dritten Monats:
Mai| Juni| Juli
Reisetage: 29 I 29 I 31
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Radtage: 27 I 21 I 14
Tage Pause: 2 I 8 I 15
km per Rad: 1.786 I 2.031 I 859
Ø km pro Radtag: 66,1 I 96,7 IMeer informatie
Polizei Escorte
2 augustus 2018, Roemenië ⋅ 🌙 24 °C
Nach 36 Stunden Schlaf geht's endlich weiter, Jo wird langsam wieder heiter...
Wir kamen heute zwei mal an eine nicht intakte Brücke.
Bei der ersten waren wir gerade im Versuch die 3 fehlendenMeer informatie
Hitting Danube again!
3 augustus 2018, Roemenië ⋅ 🌙 24 °C
Today was hot. We had to cycel roads with heavy traffic. We are a bit terrified by the cars overtaking from the other direction and who do not bother if there are cyclists or not. That is how the dogsMeer informatie
Bite, ASP, mosqitos - but a good day!
4 augustus 2018, Roemenië ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Worst thing today:
Aggressive tall dog bit a hole in Jos bag (a tiny one from his tooth BUT still!) The best deescalation strategy, we experienced so far, is to stop and wait until the dogs get boredMeer informatie
Crossing Moldova
5 augustus 2018, Moldavië ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
What did we do in Moldova? Have a lunch snack, buy a drink (paid with Romanian lei :D), talked a tiny bit with some people in the village (hand-foot communication only)
Why? It's a new country and onMeer informatie



























































































































































































