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About The Adrien and Martin Joly Blog

Brothers Adrien and Martin follow in the footsteps of many travelers who crossed the Balkans from antiquity to modern times. But they do it by bicycle! Starting on October 6, they have given themselves one month to cycle the nearly 2,100-kilometre distance between Venice and Istanbul. In their blog, they reflect on and document their journey as they travel through Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro, Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia, Bulgaria and Turkey.
Their blog in French is at http://balkansavelo.unblog.fr/

Budva, three idle days waiting for an ID.

October 23, 2008 • 0 Comments Montenegro

The next day, we wake up in the room our friend Rovshan managed to find us…

We go to his office, where his colleague knows a French Man working in the French Ambassy… After a few chat, we realise that what the only thing they could do is sending us back to France.. We need another solution..... Full Story

From Rogosnico to Split

October 22, 2008 • 0 Comments Croatia

We wake up at 7,00, unfortunately we have no showers, just two snikers to share… Martin was worried about the bikes and didn´t sleep at all.

We only have 45 km to reach Split, so it wont be too hard It takes us two hours to reach Split.

As we are getting close to Split from the North, we... Full Story

Hvar Island

October 22, 2008 • 0 Comments Croatia

A complete day in Hvar Island, very relaxing.

We really need a shower, unfortunately we can't find any water… We have a great idea, we borrow the garden hose of vacated house, we bring it over their wall, and have a cold shower…

It is so nice to feel clean.

We spend the whole day on a... Full Story

Hvar Island to Dubrovnik

October 22, 2008 • 0 Comments Croatia

We wake early as always to catch the morning ferry. Martin takes some artistic pictures to make the ferry's journey go faster.

Arriving in Dubrovnik, we are assaulted by an army of Croatians offering a bedroom in their house for 15 euros per person… As we cycle accross the city at every... Full Story

From Dubrovnik to Kotor

October 22, 2008 • 0 Comments Montenegro

We wake with all our cats…

And head off to Kotor, happy to discover another country.

Leaving Dubrovnik on the E65 is scary, buses pass so close to us, the road is very narrow, and we can see the deep on our right hand side.. If we stay in the middle, they horn at us, if we are on the... Full Story

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Adrien and Martin Joly

French brothers Adrien and Martin – both passionate travellers, embark on their first journey together as they cycle across the Balkans. When not travelling, Adrien works as at the Royal Pavilion in Brighton as an interpreter, while Martin works for an NGO in Paris. Adrien considers his first important journey to have been when he travelled along the Amazon River and relied on the local people’s hospitality 10 years ago. Martin, who also practices photography as an amateur, spent a year in Central America and walked across Iceland, the Pyrenees and Peru.