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Welcome to Istanbul
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Visa dramas in Istanbul – 15th Sept
So as you’ve probably gathered, we enjoyed a prolonged stay in Istanbul. A five-day sightseeing pit stop turned into ten, and all of a sudden we were pushing the two-week mark since our arrival on 1st September. Of course, in … Continue reading
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Bulgaria: To See the Sea Once More – 30th Aug
A low murmur in the distance. A rumble, accompanied by increasing vibrations. A chill shoots down the spine. The ever nearing sound of doom indicates only one thing. No matter how fast you pedal there is no escape. It moves … Continue reading
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Tagged bicycle, Black Sea, blog, Bulgaria, charity, Cycle to the East, cycle touring, cycling, Laurence Gribble, Nick Codrington, Prostate Cancer UK, Varna, Will Lord
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Getting closer to the deep end – out of the EU and into Serbia!! – 20th Aug
Having been warned by several Hungarians to avoid Serbia at all costs and with no rerouting option in the end we just had to take the plunge and hope for the best! We crossed the border and it was the … Continue reading
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Out of the West – 13th Aug
The next stage of the expedition was to continue east from Vienna and into Hungary, “the gateway to Eastern Europe” as one Austrian bloke put it. We would follow the Danube as far as Budapest and then cut directly south … Continue reading
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Mein Arsch – 10th Aug
We are now one month into our expedition and we hope (depending on how kind our routemaster Lobby is feeling) well over half the distance of our first leg from London to Istanbul. While we’ve talked through a few highlights … Continue reading
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Hitting the Danube
After spending a few days in Munich, we decided that we’d push on down to Vienna via Marktl – made famous for being the birthplace of Pope Benedict XVI (the one who recently stepped down). The day getting out of … Continue reading
Another day another football pitch
As we leave Munich for the border with Austria it seems barely a couple of days since we first put rubber to German tarmac, and yet so much has happened, we’ve seen so much and met so many people. In … Continue reading
The first thousand
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When in Germany…
Evening cycle through the German countryside and we come across these local lads. Speakers, balloons and free beers all round. Ideal!
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Journey To The East 