Onwards to Hungary This morning I struggled to find my rhythm. For some reason I didn't sleep so well last night. And I'd probably eaten a bit too much breakfast. So the start was rather rough. Fortunately, at least there was no headwind and the roads were good. Today was...

Welcome to Slovakia I started early this morning because I had planned a few kilometres. Shortly after 7.30 a.m. I plunged into the morning traffic in Vienna. It wasn't that bad though - Vienna is a really great city for cycling. And after 2 kilometres I was already out of...

Meng I had a good rest today. The highlight was meeting my friend Meng. She came to pick me up at my hotel in the morning and we spent the day together until she had to catch the train to work at 2pm. Thank you again for the great food, the good conversations and the lovely...

Wachau with a diversion In the morning, I still harboured the hope that I would make it to Vienna without rain and at first it looked that way. The sun was shining and there wasn't much to suggest the predicted 20% chance of rain. After just under 21 kilometres, however, the ride came to a halt. A roadworks. As I approached the...

It just goes on and on... Today we set off before 9am, but only a few hundred metres to the next shop where we bought some provisions. The sunglasses were also used again today after yesterday's break. The sun was still shy at first, but came through more and more as the day progressed and only disappeared...

I've got company... I went to bed early last night, so I woke up refreshed at 6.30 this morning and was pleased that I could stay in bed for a while. After all, it's Sunday. But then I set off at 09:10 in a cool 4 degrees Celsius. And today I rode for the first time...

It's rolling... What I forgot to mention yesterday: I had sunshine all day. And it was the same today. I'm very grateful for that, because of course it makes the whole thing much more pleasant. The temperatures are still relatively low at night, but the sunshine makes it feel perfect....

German Danube The first thing I did this morning was to catch up on something I had missed yesterday: I cycled through the beautiful little town of Donauwörth. Then I cycled along the Danube again, often on gravel roads. One of the signposts read «German Danube». In principle, it was all downhill again today. But according to the...

After spending the first two days travelling in familiar areas and staying overnight with familiar faces, today was the first day into the «unknown». But thanks to the well-prepared routes and my bike computer, it was easy to find my way. And it was one thing above all: downhill. How that...

The journey continues... Yesterday I still had a lot of doubts about how my journey would continue after the difficult first day and especially the recovery from it. But I had also learnt my lessons: from now on I want to drive more slowly, take better care of myself with food and drink than I did on the first day and...