Food for thought
July 11, 2018 in Bulgaria ⋅ ☀️ 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 SkillsRead more
Musala Peak 2/2
July 12, 2018 in Bulgaria ⋅ ⛅ 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
July 13, 2018 in Bulgaria ⋅ 🌙 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 freeRead more
Out of comfort zone
July 14, 2018 in Bulgaria ⋅ ⛅ 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, IRead more
Botev Peak (2376m)
July 15, 2018 in Bulgaria ⋅ ⛅ 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 andRead more
Resting day
July 16, 2018 in Bulgaria ⋅ ⛅ 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,Read more
7 Rila lakes
July 17, 2018 in Bulgaria ⋅ ⛅ 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 3hoursRead more
Sofia Mish Mash
July 19, 2018 in Bulgaria ⋅ ☁️ 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:Read more
Kopfschütteln
July 20, 2018 in Bulgaria ⋅ ⛅ 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 JosRead more
Höhle Ledenika
July 21, 2018 in Bulgaria ⋅ ☀️ 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 esRead more
Highway to Zlatna Panega
July 22, 2018 in Bulgaria ⋅ ⛅ 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 wirRead more
Bulgarian village life
July 23, 2018 in Bulgaria ⋅ ⛅ 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 afterRead more
Old capital
July 25, 2018 in Bulgaria ⋅ 🌧 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 weRead more
Sight seeing
July 25, 2018 in Bulgaria ⋅ ⛅ 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 bestenRead more
Last stop in Bulgaria (for now)
July 26, 2018 in Bulgaria ⋅ ⛅ 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 theRead more
'Wis Magen zurück auf Los'
July 27, 2018 in Bulgaria ⋅ ☁️ 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,Read more
Rumänien
July 28, 2018 in Romania ⋅ ⛅ 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 vonRead more
Regen und Bukarest
July 29, 2018 in Romania ⋅ 🌧 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 eineRead more
Moving on
July 30, 2018 in Romania ⋅ ⛅ 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.
ItRead more
Sickness nb. 2
August 1, 2018 in Romania ⋅ ⛅ 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 hotelRead more
Statistik
August 1, 2018 in Romania ⋅ ⛅ 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 IRead more
Polizei Escorte
August 2, 2018 in Romania ⋅ 🌙 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 fehlendenRead more
Hitting Danube again!
August 3, 2018 in Romania ⋅ 🌙 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 dogsRead more
Bite, ASP, mosqitos - but a good day!
August 4, 2018 in Romania ⋅ ☀️ 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 boredRead more
Crossing Moldova
August 5, 2018 in Moldova ⋅ ☀️ 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 onRead more



























































































































































































