after i arrived in lefkada and had a little break i continued my way. a bath at a beautiful beach in mind… there are more tourists as soon as you leave the mainland. which you soon notice as prices go up and you can see on the plates of the cars there is less traffic… Continue reading lefkada islands
Month: September 2009
to preveza on the mainland
i followed the coastline down south until i found a sleeping place at the beach. and a comfy chair ! in preveza i met tassos in his bicycle shop. he worked in munich for some years so we could communicate in german. he explained to me how to get to lefkada island. since there is… Continue reading to preveza on the mainland
cycling meeting in igoumenitsa
as i was pedaling out of town i spotted 3 cyclist on the seaside. two guys from france and philippe from canada. you can find his blog here. it’s in french. as a goodbye present he gave me a rear mirror for my bicycle. in return he is now a proud owner of my album… Continue reading cycling meeting in igoumenitsa
cd review
here is the first review on rote raupe. a german online fanzine.
hellas
the first miles of greece looked a bit unreal. few people live close to the border and there is just one big road with little but forest to both sides. i stayed the night somewhere in those mountains and felt more between two countries and the sound of a trumpet of the bugle call of… Continue reading hellas
albania
i had to leave the coastline to get to the first point where one can cross the border. i had to follow the only road leading to tirane, which was sometimes in very bad condition an smelled of the cheap fuel used for cars and trucks. i cycled a bit faster to reach durres where… Continue reading albania
montenegro
i was looking for a sleeping place but found myself at the border to montenegro instead. there i met two girls from norway. sisters, one working in herceg novi and the other visiting her. we rode the way down from the border to the city togehther and it was one of those nice accidents which… Continue reading montenegro
croatia
as i arrived in croatia i went to the old city of dubrovnik. it is beautiful but feels somewhat empty like an museum. so i continued south on the coastline. you have an amazing view most of the time… and the road is nice for riding despite some heavy traffic at times… just before the… Continue reading croatia
on the ferry
it was a nice change to travel by boat. after i first went down to my deck to prepare for the night it soon got too cold for me and i went outside. it was a lot more lively and some musicians were present as well. two guys from brasil playing some one stringed instrument… Continue reading on the ferry
bari
i was glad to leave the coastline and head back to rural italy. somehow i felt more at home. the people are more interested in one another and seem to cherish what they have a little more. i came by the beautiful city of colliano and spent the night in the mountains with view on… Continue reading bari