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Month: April 2018

Cycilng through Eurasia isn't so simple: wars, governments, and mountains get in your way

The Visa Problem

April 24, 2018January 6, 2020 gregmelia

Whenever people hear about my bike trip, they always seem to ask the same questions: “Wow, are you going to … like … die?”  (Hopefully not) “What sort of bike […]

 Uncategorized  Bureaucracy, Route, Visas

Kit – testing the bike with some DIY

April 16, 2018January 6, 2020 gregmelia

Cyclists are always obsessed with kit, and everyone seems to think their way is the best way.  It goes with the territory I suppose – if we weren’t a bit […]

 Uncategorized  bike, kit, preparations, York

Cyclestan

April 8, 2018January 6, 2020 gregmelia

Into the mountains of Central Asia: Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and the Tien Shan range. Read my journal here at crazyguyonabike.com

 Previous Tours  Central Asia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, previous tours, Tien Shan, Uzbekistan  2 Comments

Travels with Tito

April 8, 2018January 6, 2020 gregmelia

Back to the Balkans, starting in Bulgaria and ticking off the former Yugoslav states before heading north to the Alps. Read my journal here at crazyguyonabike.com

 Previous Tours  Austria, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Europe, france, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, previous tours, Serbia, Slovenia, Switzeezrland  1 Comment

Bucharest to Berlin

April 8, 2018January 6, 2020 gregmelia

Across the Transfagarasan Pass and through the dark heart of Eastern Europe, before meeting a friend in Budapest and making a run for the Berlin Wall. Read my journal here […]

 Previous Tours  czechia, Germany, hungary, poland, previous tours, romania, slovakia, transfagarasan  1 Comment

Sous le Ciel de Paris

April 8, 2018January 6, 2020 gregmelia

The Paris Brest Paris randonnee: a non-stop ride too the Atlantic and back, a gathering of 5,000 cyclists and a continuation of the oldest professional bicycle race in the world.  […]

 Previous Tours  audax, france, PBP, previous tours  2 Comments

Rome to Home

April 8, 2018January 6, 2020 gregmelia

As the leaves started falling from the trees, I finished some work in Rome and headed home the long way: by bicycle, across the Adriatic, and up through the Balkans […]

 Previous Tours  Austria, Croatia, Germany, Holland, Italy, previous tours, Slovenia

Manche – Mountain – Med

April 8, 2018April 8, 2018 gregmelia

Across France from Caen to Marseilles, via Mt Ventoux.  My first overseas tour and a ride with Andrew, who I’m now riding to visit in China. Read my journal here […]

 Previous Tours  france, previous tours  1 Comment

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