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Bike Touring Western Europe with Mike
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In the summer of 2013, Mike, a Pedaling Nowhere contributor, set out on a bike tour through Western Europe on a shiny new Surly Crosscheck. Here are stories and photos from Mike’s trip.
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In the summer of 2013, Mike, a Pedaling Nowhere contributor, set out on a bike tour through Western Europe on a shiny new Surly Crosscheck. Here are stories and photos from Mike’s trip.
“I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel’s sake. The great affair is to move.”
― Robert Louis Stevenson
Leaving the bike behind and hopping on the train for a non pedal powered trip to see family and a few favorite Italian places.
One of the original aspects of bike touring that drew my interest was the ability to explore areas on my own at a slower pace. Sometimes days of loaded down riding just for the sake of making distance can take some of the fun away. In order to get back to having fun I decided to remove the panniers and head out into the mountains to explore the Jungfrau Region by bicycle instead of taking the day off. I’m glad I did.
A week of bicycle touring the Moselle and Rhine Rivers. Two of Europe’s most popular cycling routes. Pedaling down the Moselle River from Luxembourg City to Koblenz and then up the Rhine.
Cycling from London to the Netherlands through France and Belgium on a Surly Cross Check. The start of my European bike tour.
Riding on a train in Ireland during the first week of backpacking about Europe during the Summer of 2010 I saw several groups of travelers boarding with lightly loaded touring bicycles. The moment I saw this I thought that it would be a great way to see Europe…