October 16, 2008 • 0 Comments Croatia

We wake up at 7am, leave our little camp and head off to split.

How hard it is to leave Zadar, and find the right road, avoiding motorways. Eventually we are on the road again. We find it very hard to cycle and after one kilometre, we wonder how we will be able to cycle 140km…
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Adrien and Martin Joly

Arrival in Venice

October 14, 2008 • 0 Comments Bulgaria

We arrived in Venice on tuesday morning, with our bikes in a box… and no sleep at all.

The whole night we were annoyed by an horrible italian ticket collector who thought that we should pay him 100 euros in Cash for carrying the bikes.

At 9,00Am, on the platform of Venice train station,... Full Story

Adrien and Martin Joly

From Jesolo to Portogruaro

October 14, 2008 • 0 Comments Bulgaria

After a long night of sleep, we wake up at 11,00Am, and already our plan to do a 100 km seems compromised.

It takes us hours to organise ourselves, to pack all our things, our bikes are new and need fixing, and adjusting.

We eventually start our journey accross the plains of Northern... Full Story

Adrien and Martin Joly

From Portogruaro to Trieste

October 14, 2008 • 0 Comments Bulgaria

We leave the lovely Italian Family, wishing the best to Elisa who is about to get married to Stefano.

We have to be in Triest for the night, so we cycle all day long, part of it is along the coast. It is very sunny but we are still on the SS14 and have to deal with the heavy lorries.

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Adrien and Martin Joly

From Trieste to San Antonio (Slovenia)

October 14, 2008 • 0 Comments Bulgaria

Early in the morning, we leave the youth hostel of Trieste, and are proud of ourselves. We stop in a supermarket to buy some food. Martin´s crucht breaks…. Nevermind, it is not indispensable to cycle. As we are leaving Trieste, Adrien´chain breaks..

That's a bit more annoying. We need to fix... Full Story

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