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Some of the climbs on this 3300 km tour of the Alps included: Kitzbüheler horn (1996m), Sella di (Monte) Zoncolan (1739m) from Priola, Passo del Cason di Lanza (1557m) (from east), Portes de Culet (1787m) from Morgins, Bäregg (2451m), Lago del Narèt (2313m), Sewenegg (1742m), Pertet à Bovets (1840m), Euschelspass (1567m), Edelweißspitze (2572m), Loiblpass/Ljubelj (old road) (1368m), Telegrafo/Punta Veleno (1156m) and walking up through the woods to Chalets du Charmant Som (1669m).

Bicycle tour from Fidenza, (Emilia Romagna), to Rome, along via Francigena. About 500 km with a friend.

After my previous year, when I cycled up to all of the paved ascents of the Pyrenées above 2000m, for this bicycle tour my aim was to complete the collection of the paved roads above 2000 m in the French Alps. That meant visiting hardly known climbs, like for example Parking du Laus (2110 m) by Lac Allos, or Chalet Laval, Lac Besson (2090 m) above Alpe d’Huez, or the climb to Plan d’Aval and Plan du Lac (2362 m), about which there were no cycling informations on the internet, although it is a wonderful road. Besides these climbs I visited well known cols, passes, where I was indulging in nostalgia. Almost every 2nd day I had few hour long rain, and during the tour I cycled minimum 5 times in rain above 2000 m, but fortunately I was lucky on the „milestone-days”: when I climbed La Bonette (2802 m), Col du Galibier under clear skies and Col de l’Iseran. With cycling up to Courchevel (2030 m) I reached my aim: I cycled up to all of the asphalted roads of the French Alps finishing above 2000 m. The travelogue contains about minimum 15 minutes long videos about each day.

Il mare, la mia insegnante di inglese ed Auschwitz. Tre cose che apparentemente non hanno nulla in comune, ma che in realtà sono le basi che hanno fatto nascere questo ciclo-viaggio. Un viaggio dall' Adriatico al Baltico, la visita ad Oswiecim ( nome polacco di Auschwitz) e un salto a Riga, città natale della mia insegnante di inglese. Cartine alla mano, è stato sufficiente tirate una traccia (o meglio una Riga) aggiungere qualche deviazione turistica ed ecco preparato un viaggio.

In May, 2011 I visited Tirol & South Tirol to cycle up to few ascents going above 2000m which I missed and hadn't already cycled. I returned to the wonderful Passo Gardena, which was the 1st pass above 2000m for me, where I cycled 15 years before. AFter Sella I climbed to Rifugio Gardeccia (1949 m), which was Giro d'Italia stage finish 2 days later, and finished the day with the similarly steep, Pampeago / Zischgalm (2000 m). On my last day I visited one of the hardest ascents of Austria, Idalpe (2320 m) with its 13-17% steep kilometers and finished the day with the hardly known mountain road to Belpiano / Schöneben (2105 m), which is situated by the Lago di Resia, not far from the Italian border. I arrived at the camp at 2 am, after cycling the last 2 hours in rain, but feeling well: during the 4 days I cycled up to another 6 new climbs for me and remained only ca. 35 pieces to have the complete collection of the Alps above 2000 m.

Nida/Neringa e la Penisola Curlandese.

Raggiungere Nida lungo i 50 chilometri di ciclabile interamente asfaltata, che parte da Smyltine, è una esperienza che vale il viaggio. Seguire la ciclovia significa immergersi nella pienezza della natura attraversando un territorio intatto. Una via dove la scenografia sono le dune di sabbia (calpestabili su percorsi prestabiliti), i boschi di pini che hanno colonizzato parte delle dune, la spiaggia e il mare, eterni elementi di scontro e di confronto.

Eine Rundfahrt über fünf Pässe rund um das Gotthardmassiv in 4 Tagesetappen über 276 km. Tagesetappen zwischen 33 und 103 Kilometern

Eine Fahrradtour vom Bodensee zum Genfer See in 7 Tagesetappen über 401 km. Tagesetappen zwischen 33 und 87 Kilometern

Eine Rundfahrt um den Mont Blanc in 7 Tagesetappen über 500 km. Tagesetappen zwischen 49 und 126 Kilometern

Eine Rundfahrt in Andalusien in 11 Tagesetappen über 874 km. Tagesetappen zwischen 46 und 101 Kilometern.

Eine Fahrt vom kärntener Mallnitz in die Hauptstadt Südtirols in 4 Tagesetappen über 309 km. Tagesetappen zwischen 59 und 100 Kilometern.

Eine Pässerunde durch die Dolomiten in 4 Tagesetappen über 203 km. Tagesetappen zwischen 68 und 31 Kilometern.

Eine Pässerunde durch die Dolomiten in 4 Tagesetappen über 338 km. Tagesetappen zwischen 55 und 127 Kilometern

Eine Pässerunde durch die Dolomiten in 4 Tagesetappen über 329 km. Tagesetappen zwischen 78 und 92 Kilometern.

Eine Pässerunde durch die Dolomiten in 3 Tagesetappen über 175 km. Tagesetappen zwischen 53 und 65 Kilometern.

Bike tour in 1 day from Rome to Simbruini Mountains. About 60 km alone in september along Citerno Lake, Passo della Sella (931 m), and vollage of Fiuggi

120 km alone in winter, 2 days bike tour from Rome to small village of posta, along Salaria Road, an ancient roman street.

Bike Tour around Norcia, small village in Umbria, with a mountain bike. About 20 km easy but very nice.

Bike Tour of 90 km in one day, around Panatalica and Anapo Valley, in Sicily. Alone and with a folding bicycle.

Bike Tour in South Italy, from Naples to Cosenza. About 500 km alone with a special folding bicycle.

Albania on winter Bike Tour. 400 km alone from and to Durres.

It's an extreme tour I made with a friend of mine. We climbed the toughest alpine road in Romania: "The Transfagarasan". This road goes up to 2040m high, and it was snowing, we had to fight against a blizzard, it was a great adventure.

Tasting Travels is a three-languaged blog about people, places, culture and nature we have had the chance to meet on our travels. We post articles, fotos and videos as articles and you can also follow our personal experiences in the Travel diary.

Tasting Travels ist ein dreisprachiger Blog über Menschen, Orte, Kulturen und Natur, die wir während unserer Reise kennen gelernt haben. Wir veröffentlichen Artikel, Fotos und Videos als Artikel und Beiträge über unsere persönlichen Eindrücke im Reisetagebuch.

Tasting Travels es un blog trilingüe sobre personas, lugares, cultura y naturaleza que hemos conocido en nuestros viajes. Publicamos artículos, fotos y videos en forma de articulos y mas sobre nuestras experiencias personales en nuestro diario.

I undertook a short tour of southern Tuscany in June 2010, starting in Montepulciano. The page describes the four days of touring, providing maps and photographs of the area. For those wanting to combine picturesque cycling with stays in beautiful towns and great food, it is an excellent choice. I've provided some information on the hotels and restaurants I used. I would highly recommend the trip, although perhaps shortening some of the days to allow more time to explore.

Route: Montepulciano - Montalcino - Massa Marittima - San Gimignano - Pisa

We wanted to take a long door-to-door trip and, hurrah, we made it. Our route went from Munich to Bremen, the Baltic, the Polish border, Prague and back to our front door where we started. Travelling through different parts of Germany and a bit of the Czech Republic, we saw many different landscapes, people, architecture. In relatively densely populated Europe things are close together and there were seldom long stretches with nothing of interest.

For Europeans, Canary Islands are a perfect winter training place.

At the end of the year, when the winter grips Europe with cold, fog and damp, the European "wannabe" racing cyclists start to panic. The hard work throughout the year and investment in developing muscles and superior VO2 is lost in just a few weeks of non activity. At that time their sad eyes turn to the south, to warm inviting places where the sun still provides much needed training, enabling that essential tenth of a second of advantage over their opponents on a club ride in the spring next year.

I started this cycle tour by going by vintage vessel up the coast from Bergen. From Florø I went by bicycle along fjords, passed glaciers and crossed mountains. At one place, because the road hadn't been built through, I had to push by bicycle through the terrain for 10 kilometres in order to reach the town of Trondheim.

This is a description of our 30 day (almost 2000 km) trip from Canterbury to Rome, on the Via Francigena by tandem. We found our way using paved roads on a diagonal route from Calais passing through Arras, Reims, Langres to Besancon. We crossed into Switzerland at l'Aubusson and St. Croix. One of the highlights was the 42 km climb over the Grand St. Bernard Pass from Martigny, Switzerland into Italy. The route then took us through the Val d' Aosta and south eventually to Pontremoli, Lucca, Siena, Montalcino, Bolsena, Bracciano and into the heart of Rome via the bike path along the Tiber River.

It is a descriptin of a very nice tour I did with a friend of mine in the Banat Region, a spectacular area from Romania. We had quite an interesting and lovely bike trip. I hope you will enjoy it and you will come to cycle in beautiful Romania, Best regards, Claudiu

A film I made to document a 26 day clockwise tour of Iceland. Also includes pages with my equipment list, route map, useful Iceland touring tips and lots of photos.

I undertook a short tour in Norway in the summer of 2011, beginning in Lillehammer. The page describes the four days of touring, providing maps and photographs of the area. Riding in the Jotunheimen mountain range was particularly spectacular. For those interested in great climbs which are a bit off the beaten track, this is an excellent choice. I've also provided some information on getting around and the hotels and restaurants I used. I would highly recommend the trip, although I may have felt differently had it rained

Chi percorre questa via non può non entrare in sintonia con la natura e il silenzio che vi abita. Le persone, incontrandosi, entrano immediatamente in relazione verbale e gestuale. Alle spalle i colli, sono pronti a donarci l'abbraccio che custodiremo anche nei pixel della fotocamera. Due lontani campanili attraggono costantemente. Prima alla nostra sinistra e poi di fronte si avvicinano fino a sovrapporsi. Come i due campanili...

Sakarthvelo is another name for Georgia. In july 2011 we cycled one full calender month through the Caucasus in Georgia. We really loved it, specially the people. We definitely return one day!

Fahrradtour durch Norwegen und Schweden von Trondheim nach Oslo 2007-07-18 - 2007-08-06

Fahrradtour durch Norwegen und Schweden von Årnes bei Oslo nach Trondheim 2008-07-12 - 2008-08-10

Fahrradtour entlang der norwegischen Küste und durch das Fjordland von Bodø nach Bergen

This is a travel documentary of a bike trip from Vienna, Austria to Budapest, Hungary. The trip took place in Mid September, 2011. Information on maps, accommodation, and meals along the Danube Bike path are included, as well as many photos.

We are Mary Thompson and Peter Root. At 17.00 on the 12th July 2011 we got the boat to France with loads of stuff and two bikes with the intention to cycle east around the World.