Heading north towards Vienna I was mostly following the EuroVelo 9 route. Occasionally I lost it and went a bit my own way. While the area is generally not very mountainous, there were many hills I had to climb, just to ride down again right after. This combined with the…
After a night in the forest I was not in a great mood when I started cycling. I was hungry but couldn‘t find a good spot to get something to eat, so I decided to go to Maribor and get something there. It was still about an hour ride…
After another break I was ready again for a longer distance, so I headed towards Maribor, and was just going to see how far I could make it in that day. For big parts I was on remote roads, with a highway nearby, but I was also mostly the only…
I am spending an extra day in Ljubljana without any cycling. I really needed to buy sandals as I only had my cycling shoes and no flip flops or anything else. The cycling shoes unfortunately hurt a bit in some places so I don‘t want to walk around with…
In my initial plan I didn‘t intend to go to Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. I am glad I changed my mind. The ride from Bled was the shortest so far, but along the way I met some fellow cyclists in a Café, so I rode to Ljubljana with…
This is the day I finally went to Slovenia! Instead of going directly I decided to make just a small detour to Klagenfurt, since I was so close. For me it wasn‘t worth it though, the city felt very car centric and the old town was not that big…
After a day of resting I was full of energy again so I wanted to go for a longer distance. This would turn out to be my longest day riding so far, I don‘t think I plan to repeat it anytime soon.…
I decided to take a day off from cycling and stay in Lienz for another night. I am using the time to do some laundry, plan my route, update the blog and get some necessities. Of course I also think my legs could use some rest, so I should be…