Days 9-12 – Montenegro & Grossglockner 25/05/2017 Following most of the day spent with possibly the nicest people in Montenegro and riding around south part of the country, then getting soaked by the rain in the afternoon, I ended up in Podgorica where I found a cheap room for the night. I didn’t really know […]
Austria, Croatia & Montenegro 2017 (#4)
Days 7-8 – Croatia to Montenegro 23/05/2017 I got to Split in Croatia the previous night. Plan for today was to ride South along the coast and get to Dubrovnik, and then to Bosnia or Montenegro. This was the route I did that day: Soon after I left Split the views were amazing: Views were […]
Austria, Croatia & Montenegro 2017 (#3)
Days 5-6 – Croatia 21/05/2017 Last night after getting soaked on Vrsic Pass in Slovenia, I ended up stopping at B&B near Udine in Italy for the night. I didn’t fancy camping all wet and this was the cheapest room I could find. For 10 pounds I got a bed, dinner and breakfast – cheaper […]
Austria, Croatia & Montenegro 2017 (#2)
Days 3-4 – Austria (Tyrol) to Slovenia 19/05/2017 I got to a campsite at Lake Constance the previous night, near the border with Austria. Woke up in the morning and went to pay for the campsite. The only option was to pay by cash though, and I only had my mum’s credit card with me (since […]
Austria, Croatia & Montenegro 2017 (#1)
Days 1-2 – Glasgow to Black Forest In summary: 4.300 miles / 7.000 km 11 days (17 – 28 May 2017) 1 girl (21 years old at the time) 1 bike (Honda Fireblade 900rr) mostly camping UK (Glasgow) – Dover – Germany – Austria – Slovenia – Croatia – Montenegro – Bosnia – Croatia – Slovenia […]
Scandinavia 2016 (#5)
Days 13-15 – Norway to UK 08/09/2016 After having to stay 24 hours in Tromso to sort £1500 speeding fine out, I managed to make up some miles the previous afternoon / night and got to Kalix (just above Lulea) about 2am. Stopped at a campsite which was closed because the season was over. But […]
Scandinavia 2016 (#4)
Days 11-12 – Norway 06/09/2016 I stayed at a campsite in Olderfjord the previous night with two guys (brothers) from Poland who I met in Nordkapp. They were heading in the same direction as me so we decided to stick together. This was the route I did that day – from Olderfjord to Tromso: Olderfjord […]
Scandinavia 2016 (#3)
Day 10 – Nordkapp 05/09/2016 I made it to the Arctic Circle the previous night and ended up at a campsite 30 miles north from Rovaniemi for the night. It was mid September and the temperature dropped to 0 degrees at night. When I woke up, there was frost on the ground. On a plus […]
Scandinavia 2016 (#2)
Days 8-9 – Estonia to Finland 03/09/2016 I got to a campsite near Tallinn in Estonia the previous night. I was trying to get as close to Tallinn as I could so that I could take the ferry to Helsinki in the morning. Once I woke up, packed my tent and headed to the ferry […]
Scandinavia 2016 (#1)
Days 1-7 – Glasgow to Estonia In summary: 7000 miles – 11000 km 15 days but only 10 days of riding (26 August – 11 September 2016) 9 nights of camping 1 girl 1 bike (Suzuki GSX650F restricted to 47hp as I was still on A2 licence) Glasgow – Dover – Calais – Szczecin – Mazury – […]