Most people talk very positive about where they come from, so does my friend Razvan. He has always been keen on showing why his home town Câmpulung is such a fantastic place for biking. For some reason it took me 4 years to finally discover it and I’m glad I finally did! It’s a […]
Albania. The nature is breathtaking, the people friendly and the food incredibly delicious. I can tell you already now that I will go back! As this was mainly a family vacation I only got to do one bike ride in the South but let me just share some pics from some places in the […]
Galichica is the big mountain and National Park overlooking Lake Ohrid in Macedonia. In fact the lake is shared with Albania and surrounded by high mountains all around. The City Ohrid is a bit like the Riviera of the land locked Macedonia. In my view a gem of the Balkans. I’ve been here before […]
What is it with bikes that makes life so fun? Even a crazy purple mini bike makes it happen. This time in the village/island of Guraidhoo in the Southern Male Atoll in the Maldives Right here: And the crazy bike The island is home to 1800 people even though the streets look empty in […]
Also in Kandy I managed to rent a bike even though this was a place where I really missed my brand new MTB at home. Kandy sits at approx 500 meters above sea level and the surroundings are offering nice hills and mountains to be explored if you have the right gear. I didn’t so […]
Habarana is maybe not a site to visit as such but is strategically located if you are going to visit the historical UNESCO sites Dambulla, Sigiriya and Polonnaruwa. The hotel manager was kind enough to get me some wheels. Again a very small bike but giving you that nice feeling of freedom of pedaling […]
Sri Lanka is new to me and when there appeared a time slot where biking could take place I of course went for it. I found a place down the road where they would rent me some wheels for 2 Euros. I set off for a ride nearby. Having just landed it was […]
Six years on the good old Giant Reign have come to an end. The bike has been great. In fact more than that. Incredible durability. Still the original wheels after six years of torture… But ok, it’s well used and meanwhile the technology in the bike industry has taken leaps ahead. Thanks to the […]
It’s so close to Bucharest, yet it has remained on my bucket list for years: the Mud volcanoes in Pâclele, Buzău County. The Volcanoes are actually not real volcanoes, but small volcano-shaped structures a few meters high caused by the eruption of gas from 3000 meters depth. Before reaching the surface the gas is […]
I Got back to Bucharest Sunday evening. Snowstorm, -11 degrees and a dead battery in the car at the parking… I’m lucky to have friends to help me out – Cosmin showed up within 10 minutes (record?) and we got the car started. After the first day back in the office after the break my […]