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agosto 2022 - giugno 2025
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    Shkodër

    15 novembre 2023, Albania ⋅ 🌧 18 °C

    "Welcome!" says the Albanian border official as he hands me back my passport. I'm surprised and feel a little guilty because I know so little about his country that I'm not even able to say thank you in the local language.
    I have arrived in a country that I know nothing about, except that it lives out its strong national pride in huge motorcades during the football championships.

    Today it is cloudy and all the colours have the same basic tone: grey.
    Despite the drizzly weather, I can see the mountains in the distance.
    From my saddle, I roll through the small towns near the border to good music and take in the colours and shapes that pass me by: the cheap, poisonous green plastic chairs of a street café, the blonde or black-coloured stray street dogs, museum-worthy agricultural machinery. Unfortunately, rubbish bags and plastic packaging on the roadside are also part of the picture.

    Later I realise that many Albanians speak German. On a walk, for example, I meet Niko, who draws my attention to the good job offers at the Austrian school in Shkoder, which trains computer scientists.
    The Albanians are very fond of the Germans and German export goods - as can be seen, for example, from the fact that there are special shops selling German goods and there are almost as many Daimler vehicles on the roads as in their stronghold of Stuttgart. :D
    (In contrast to Germany, however, they tend to be driven here with a mileage of 300,000 kilometres =) .)

    I quickly learnt my first words of Albanian and integrated them into my vocabulary. Then I made the shop assistants at the cheese counter giggle with my rudimentary Albanian. :D    Leggi altro

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    Three days of Pizza

    14 novembre 2023, Montenegro ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C

    Since I've been in Montenegro, the supermarkets and shops have been closed. I arrived in the country on Sunday - it's understandable that the shops are closed. Monday was probably a public holiday here - okay.
    When the shops still don't open on Tuesday, I start to worry.
    I've been eating in restaurants, cafés and bakeries for days - it's only on the day of my departure that I have the chance to go shopping in a supermarket. 😂

    My summary of Montenegro :
    Wonderful nature, the cities (Niksic and Podgorica) are... well ...
    not to my taste.
    If you're interested in the brutalist Soviet architecture, Podgorica is supposed to offer exciting motifs, but I'm drawn to Albania 🇦🇱.    Leggi altro

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  • ViaggiatoreVagabonding

    The white nights of Montenegro

    12 novembre 2023, Montenegro ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C

    The route through the mountains is truly breathtaking.

    1st overnight stay above 1100 m in November ✅
    Night frost ✅
    Beautiful starry sky ✅
    My mattress has a hole in it and needs to be inflated every few hours 😬
    The mood is really good 👍    Leggi altro

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    Dangerous little creatures

    6 novembre 2023, Montenegro ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C

    In the Balkans, you are always warned about bears and wolves. So far I haven't seen either of them, but I have seen another dangerous animal.
    The little cats from the farm where I'm staying tonight like to jump into the tarpaulin with their claws extended and are not fazed by the fact that you make them realise that they are not wanted. Talking them down doesn't help and they don't take the grabbing and throwing as an invitation to stay away from me. Maybe they even enjoy it, because after every throw they just snuggle up to me even more, stick their noses in everywhere and paw around - even in the cooking pot and food.
    In the end, the only thing that helps is a splash from the water bottle 💦 - for five minutes. Then they're back again. 😩

    I finally enter Montenegro (new stamp!!). The first few kilometres are really mountainous and full of tunnels. My legs have a lot of pedalling to do and are pretty tired. The altitude information on my planned route simply can't be right, because I'm cycling from 7.30 am until dusk that day and I'm working so hard that I can't believe I've 'only' covered 1000 metres in altitude.

    Throughout the day my fear of starvation seems to occupy my subconscious, because although I'm not really hungry, I stock up at every opportunity even though there's still food in my pockets. 😅    Leggi altro

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    foca

    5 novembre 2023, Bosnia Erzegovina ⋅ 🌧 16 °C

    Sarajevo was a nice stop on my journey, but I've been stationary for a long time and want to experience nature again, to feel the freedom. Driving through small villages, having great views, drinking coffee in the smallest village bars and being looked at by everyone because I'm the only tourist in ages. I want to order something in a foreign language and then be helplessly lost at the first counter-question because my language skills are inadequate.
    I want to have this little misunderstanding about tipping and spend several minutes arguing with the waitress until she understands why I want to pay more than the bill says - and resolves the situation.
    These and other situations are the surprising things that make this trip so varied and, among other things, the reason why I set out on this journey.

    Two possible routes lead in the direction I want to go: along the coast or through the mountains.
    The coastal route would not do Montenegro justice. The mountains are part of the country, so I want to cross them.
    After a long time in Sarajevo, where I've had all the comforts, it's time to take a risk again and allow the unexpected to happen.
    It's going to be chilly, but I'd rather find out my lower limit regarding the temperature now and know where it is than be surprised later on my journey.
    If I can make it through the mountains under these conditions, then I can also make it through this autumn.

    My route takes me through picturesque hilly landscapes. Forests cover these hills as far as the eye can see and are bathed in a wonderful light by the autumn sun.    Leggi altro

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    Sarajevo

    4 novembre 2023, Bosnia Erzegovina ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C

    It is impossible to visit Sarajevo and not be confronted with the city's history. If you walk along the Miljacka through the city, you will inevitably pass the Latin Bridge, which became sadly famous for the assassination of the heir to the throne Franz-Ferdinand and the subsequent First World War. Bullet holes in the walls of some of the houses bear witness to the war in Yugoslavia that raged here less than 30 years ago. From conversations I get the impression that the conflict is too recent and was too cruel to be depicted with abstract data such as the duration of the war, the number of people killed and the parties involved. The museums here in Bosnia (and presumably in the Balkans as a whole) therefore do not offer an abstract overview of the topic, but tell the events from different perspectives using personal stories that give the war a name and many faces.
    Together with two friends, I then visit a museum that uses many small details to bring the war very close and emotionally stirring. I can't stay there for long, the stories told there are too dramatic for that.

    Fortunately, walking around the city takes my mind off things and it's hard to realise that today - after all the atrocities that have taken place here - I am able to move freely and unharmed through the city, whereas a few years ago it was still hell on earth.    Leggi altro

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    Oops I did it again 🙊

    2 novembre 2023, Bosnia Erzegovina ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C

    Bosnia is my second non-EU country and my virgin passport finally gets a stamp again! 🎉
    Before crossing the border, I undergo the obligatory security check for prohibited imported goods. A quick check that I'm not carrying any stray dogs, handguns or drones... alright.
    As always, my familiarisation with the new culture begins just after the border. Every time, I'm particularly attentive and try to quickly get an idea of the 'situation', i.e. find out how people react here, how much I have to look after myself and my belongings and the like. Once again, there are no major differences and I quickly feel at ease.

    In the afternoon, the sun comes out for a short while and I spread out my tarpaulin to dry. I hear a man shouting from the balcony of a nearby detached house. He says something that sounds like 'beer' - but it's only just after 11 o'clock 😯. Eventually I understand that he wants to invite me for a drink - and without further ado I sit on the swing in his driveway and eat sandwiches and fruit. I am introduced to the family and give an insight into my journey - with little pictograms and drawings we overcome the language barriers and have a lively discussion, which ends with him test riding my bike for a few minutes and firmly refusing to consider travelling on a bike like that. 😁

    Finally, I continue on to my first stopover in Bosnia - Mostar.
    Anyone who has been following my travel blog in Morocco already knows the story of Dolph. I met him in Seville and, after several months without contact in Morocco, found him again in one of the biggest cities and one of the biggest souks. =)

    The story repeats itself when I check into a hostel in Mostar. I meet Aun, a Malay cyclist, with whom I have a good chat.
    After shopping, we return to the hostel and Caro, whom I had already met in Budapest, is sitting there.

    The three of us take a look at the city centre, which is admittedly tiny. My two-day stay here is definitely too much of a good thing, as you've seen the most beautiful corners of the city within half an hour and the weather isn't really inviting either.
    There's nothing left to do but photograph Bosnia's most famous bridge at all times of day and in all weather conditions.    Leggi altro

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    Live Music in Split

    28 ottobre 2023, Croazia ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C

    At dinner in Split, I meet Johannes, who has already travelled by bike in several countries and can give me a few tips. He tells me about two other cyclists who use a swimming noodle to keep all motorists at a distance. Top.

    I wander through the town and explore the small, winding alleyways in search of my accommodation. I finally find it, open the door and find two bicycles and a water noodle in the ground floor - this is how I meet Jolanda and Andreas, with whom I quickly make contact, which turns into an evening of singing and guitar playing together.

    I really like the architecture and the integration of the cultural scene into the city - there is even a square here that is used by the neighbouring wine bar for live concerts.

    The weather here is still warm enough to swim in the Mediterranean and - for the first time in my life - I manage to float like a dead man in the sea.    Leggi altro

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    Beyond Wet

    26 ottobre 2023, Croazia ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C

    It rained all day today and I made an interesting discovery:
    There is a correlation between the motivation to cycle and how wet you feel.

    At the beginning you have to overcome a certain mental hurdle to get started. As you get wetter and wetter, it becomes increasingly difficult. Motivation drops and you have to push yourself even harder to ride.
    At some point, you reach the point where you can't get any wetter. Everything is damp/wet on the outside and inside.
    From this point onwards, your motivation doesn't drop any more, because everything is wet anyway and it doesn't get any worse.
    So if you get past this point, you can continue riding for a very long time (as far as I know). =)

    If you listen to music and sing, you can keep your spirits up for quite a long time.    Leggi altro

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    The Croatian Countryside

    24 ottobre 2023, Croazia ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C

    After the time in the city and the conversations there, I take the time to process everything again and drive through the countryside. There are some abandoned villages and houses here that are reminiscent of earlier times and the old agricultural equipment standing around looks like an open-air museum. 😊Leggi altro