Wafer-thin Vladimir approached me slowly with a heavy snub-nosed hammer; “You could use this to knock in the pegs”. Trailing […]
Back in the Netherlands,
Antwerp was in such a furious hurray: It was as if they couldn’t decide what to build and what to […]
Blue Skies in Bruges
In Passchendaele, the dead sleep well beneath manicured lawns. The unknown soldiers receive dozens of daily visitors, like Peter Pan […]
In Flanders Fields
Our tour of Flanders (Belgium) continued up and over the wall into Geraardsbergen where we were rewarded with a Mattenstaart. […]
Back Roads to Belgium and Beyond
From Budapest, we took a local train from Keleti station to Gyor close to the Hungarian border where we were […]
Out There!
Cycle touring is rarely a linear pursuit. Getting There is half the fun and often involves taking a convoluted route: […]
Budapest
The House of Terror Museum is located at 60 Andrassy Street Budapest in an unobtrusive renaissance-style building that was the […]
Austria, Slovakia, Hungary: the Old and the New
Like thousands of others, my alienated angst-ridden adolescent self found a kindred spirit in the ideas and writings of Franz […]
Vienna Loafing
Leaving Passau early we made good time along the road and cycle path to Ottenshiem where we took the chain-driven […]
Danube Days
At its beginning, the Danube was little more than a stream as we followed its curves at a leisurely pace, […]
Cycle Touring Australia and Beyond 