Cycling into Montenegro and the Bay of Kotor
On August 31, 2020, after spending the entire month in Croatia, I was preparing to finally cycle out of the country, out of the European Union and into Montenegro. Montenegro …
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Bicycle touring tips for coastal Croatia
Croatia has some incredible coastal scenery, but in my experience, it was not the most enjoyable place to travel by bike. After spending more than a month in the country, …
Cycling along the southern Dalmatian seashore
I left Split in such low moods that even a last ricotta fig ice cream from Gelateria Emiliana – yes ricotta fig, imagine – the best gelato I’ve ever eaten …
Cycling and visiting cities in Central Dalmatia
I had not initially expected to encounter any more familiar faces after Zurich. But part of my recent motivation for cycling so slowly across Croatia was the prospect to meet …
Cycling north to south on Dugi Otok
Throughout my stay in Croatia, I had not yet seen the open sea. I spent my days by the Adriatic shore, but the western horizon was always dotted with distant …
Cycling on Pag Island and to Zadar
One more thing happened on Rab. After more than two thousand kilometres of cycling, I finally opened one of the six blank notebooks I had carried all the way from …
Taking a break in Rab
The food poisoning on Krk Island had been a serious blow to my motivation. If I was already getting ill in Europe, how would I ever survive more exotic countries? …
Cycling about Croatia’s Krk Island
The culture shock between Slovenia and Croatia was much stronger than that between Austria and Slovenia. While sipping a last morning cappuccino in the quiet campsite campsite among the hills …