OFF THE HAMSTER WHEEL

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Biking in Greece

The speed limits in Greece are 50 km/h (50 mph) in built up areas, 90 km/h (56 mph) outside built up areas, and 130 km/h (86 mph) on motorways. In Greece the motorways are just …

Posted by The Madbiker on Fri, Oct 23, 2020

Days 47 to 52 Bulgaria and Greece to Turkish Border

Day 47Due to the madness I had to pre book my accommodation in Greece and pass the details to the Greek government before entry, therefore once I entered Greece I had to get from …

Posted by The Madbiker on Tue, Oct 20, 2020

Biking in Bulgaria

The speed limits in Bulgaria are 50 km/h (50 mph) in built up areas, 90 km/h (56 mph) outside built up areas, and 130 km/h (86 mph) on motorways. In Bulgaria the motorways A roads, …

Posted by The Madbiker on Thu, Oct 15, 2020

Biking in Romania

The speed limits in Romania are 50 km/h (50 mph) in built up areas, 90 km/h (56 mph) outside built up areas, and 130 km/h (86 mph) on motorways. In Romania the motorways A roads, …

Posted by The Madbiker on Mon, Oct 5, 2020

Days 45 to 46 Bulgaria to Greek Border

Day 45After 2 days off the bike I needed to get going again so I left Sofia in the pouring rain and headed South East in the direction of Plovdiv. My reasons for visiting Plovdiv …

Posted by The Madbiker on Wed, Sep 30, 2020

Biking in Hungary

The speed limits in Hungary are 50 km/h (50 mph) in built up areas, 90 km/h (56 mph) outside built up areas, and 130 km/h (86 mph) on motorways. In Hungary the motorways M roads, …

Posted by The Madbiker on Wed, Sep 30, 2020

Days 43 to 44 Romanaia to Bulgaria

Day 43The next day when I arrived at the Bulgarian border it was pretty quiet and there were just a couple of cars in the queue in front of me but then I encountered one of the …

Posted by The Madbiker on Mon, Sep 28, 2020

Days 39 to 42 Slovakia and Hungary to Romanaia

Day 39The next day I head off South from my hotel in Kompachy in the direction of Hungary and at about 12 noon I get to a small border crossing, as expected there is no one on the …

Posted by The Madbiker on Sat, Sep 26, 2020

Biking in Lithuania

The speed limits in Lithuania are 50 km/h (50 mph) in built up areas, 90 km/h (56 mph) outside built up areas, and 130 km/h (86 mph) on motorways In Lithuania the motorways and the …

Posted by The Madbiker on Fri, Sep 25, 2020

Days 34 to 38 Poland, Lithuania and Ukrainian Border to Slovakia

Day 34Once I had finished with my coaching I resumed my travels and I headed North to Warsaw. I stayed in a small hotel on the edge of Warsaw for under 30 Euros and I was able to …

Posted by The Madbiker on Sat, Sep 19, 2020