Running, Cycle Touring and Roaming with Simple Living and Slow Travel
May 7 - Celje to Ptuj We had some hills today…some big hills…some tough hills and we huffed and puffed our way to the top, but the top was worth the effort…beautiful scenery again! The legs worked hard for it but they eyes were grateful! We set off from Celje, the third largest city in... Continue Reading →
May 6 - Lukovica pri Domžalah to Celje The day dawned with mist over the hills and the clock bells tolling from 5:00am. It was cold, cold, cold but not raining and there was just a hint of blue sky trying to peek between the clouds. Things were looking good. We farewelled the wonderful women... Continue Reading →
May 5 - Ljubljana to Lukovica pri Domžalah Today began like a a game of Good News, Bad News…and then it happened. Let the games begin. Bad News: We woke up to it still raining. Good news: It wasn’t raining too hard. Bad news: We’d be back in traffic on a wet and hairy... Continue Reading →
May 4 - Ljubljana SLOOOSH…SWISSSHH…SHSHSHSHWOOSH… You’ve gotta love flying through puddles! Rain or no rain, you’ve just gotta love going full pelt through a puddle! It rained…again. Full, pouring, stinging the face type rain and we pedalled out in it. We had errands to run, like that trip to Decathlon to find a replacement spork... Continue Reading →
May 3 - Bled After a lovely sunny, warm day yesterday with a temperature of about 21C, today became cold, raining and 12C. Just like that. We seem to be on roughly a 2:3 cycle. We have two days of fine weather followed by three days of rain. Today is the first of the three... Continue Reading →
May 2 - Trieste to Ljubljana Ever gone to a place and instantly felt a vibe, a feeling, a sense that, “this is my kind of place”? Ever experienced that? That’s how I felt in Ljubljana today. Love it! The day got off to a good start and if there’s such a thing as a... Continue Reading →
May 1 - Trieste l like Trieste. Trieste is a nice city. I’m feelin’ some Italian magic! The sun shone today in a cloudless sky and it was perfect for a gentle roam through the streets and piazzas of Trieste. We strolled across the grand Piazza Unita d’Italia that we had ridden past on our... Continue Reading →
April 30 - Portorož to Trieste Yes, we have crossed another border…just like that… all of a sudden…we’re in yet another country! We had no plans to return to Italy on this trip, but leaving Portorož, our route took us so close to the border that we thought we’d just pop across and investigate Trieste... Continue Reading →
April 29 - Portorož Y’know when you put a layer of clothes on and then it’s still cold so you add another layer and then another layer until you can’t bend your arms and you can only tilt them back and forth like a Lego person? Well that was me this morning. It was COLD! ... Continue Reading →
April 28 - Umag to Portorož Farewell Croatia, cheerio, Doviđenja, we say goodbye and over the border we go. We decided to try beating the weather and at least ride on a bit, even if it was only short, so with the prospect of rain but none so far, we hit the road. Our final... Continue Reading →
Run. Ride. Roam. 