Running, Cycle Touring and Roaming with Simple Living and Slow Travel
June 9 - Schaffhausen to Basel Those things that make riding tricky. Those things that make a day that little bit harder. Those things found us and ganged up on us today. We had a detour. We had hills. We had rain. We packed up the tent under clear skies and the day looked like... Continue Reading →
June 8 - Kreuzlingen to Schaffhausen Every now and again you have that experience where you round a corner and see something that just takes your breath away and is simply…wow! I had one of those today. We set off from Kreuzlingen, back into Germany to Konstanz, introduced ourselves to the Rhein and became its... Continue Reading →
June 6 - Arbon to Kreuzlingen Ah yes, that quintessential Aussie phrase of two words that are so versatile in their usage. It was put to work today by the taller member of the team. Had it not been this chosen phrase, an expletive would probably have been used in its place. WOOMP…WOOMP…WOOMP…WOOP… That went... Continue Reading →
June 5 - Kressbronn to Arbon Have we discovered a two-wheeled Concord? We have breakfasted in Germany, sat for elevenses in Austria and then lunched in Switzerland. Three countries in a day. Have we pulled a Tardis out of our pannier? Nope, we have pedalled Lake Constance. We planned to spend a bit of time... Continue Reading →
June 2 - Ulm to Biberach an der Riß Oh what a beautiful mooooorrrrning, oh what a beautiful daaaaaay… The morning shone bright and blue and warm and there was a Rogers and Hammerstein moment there somewhere! We rode out of Ulm, back through the centre, through the Fishermen’s Quarter and past the Crooked House... Continue Reading →
June 1 - Ulm OK, let’s start with a pop quiz. Are you ready…? Q1: Where is Ulm? Q2: Point to Ulm on a map Q3: Which famous person was born in Ulm? Q4: What landmark is Ulm’s claim to fame? How did you go? If you didn’t score too highly, then you are a... Continue Reading →
May 31 - Donauwörth to Ulm What makes travel so memorable? What are the moments that become highlights and memories of gold? Is it the famous places? Is it the iconic sites and scenes? Well, those things are all great and important but what makes travel so special…it’s the people. It’s the people. We put... Continue Reading →
May 30 - Ingolstadt to Donauwörth Just to make sure we weren't getting too soft with all this river riding, the route decided to throw in some ups today and they were the huffing, stopping for breathers sort of ups. For a Danube River Cycle Route, we haven’t been seeing much of the river since... Continue Reading →
May 29 - Ingolstadt to Munich via Dachau We took the train today. Without the bikes. We had a plan. We rode to Ingolstadt yesterday with the plan to stay two nights so we could implement our plan. We’re close to Munich but not close enough for a detour on the bikes, that would have... Continue Reading →
May 28 - Bad Goggin to Ingolstadt patter-patter-patter-patter-patter-patter-patter-patter-patter-patter-patter-patter-patter-patter-patter-patter-patter-patter-patter-patter-patter-patter-patter-patter-patter-patter-patter-patter-patter-patter-patter-patter-patter-patter-patter-patter-patter-patter-patter-patter-patter-patter-... Try sleeping through that, when the only thing between you and the downpour outside is a thin layer of nylon. Not going to happen. No sleep was had thanks to the drumbeat of rain. The rain came down all night and by the morning, some of that... Continue Reading →
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