Start in Hamburg with two bicycles This time we packed the bicycles into specially designed cardboard boxes since the bikes have been damaged on the flight back last year, and it turned out to be pretty difficult to repair them … Continue reading →

The flight with two shrink wrapped bicycles is meanwhile routine for me. Since we started in Split two years ago to pack the bikes this way, we had no longer problems checking in at the airport. Unfortunately, this packing solution … Continue reading →

A sensational route lies ahead of us: this year we cycle along the southern Croatian coast and continue through Montenegro to Albania. After carrying our bicycles for more than 20 years on aircraft we found this year the perfect packaging … Continue reading →

Arrival: This year Sven flew to Hamburg, so we could start our trip together from our hometown. Sven arrived at the airport on time in the morning, met as usual some friends and relatives for breakfast, lunch and coffee, so … Continue reading →

First of all: This was one of the most beautiful stages we had during our cycling tours since 1990. The flight from Hamburg with both bikes checked in as oversized luggage went smoothly again. Over the decades it has become … Continue reading →

Like every year we could’t wait to start again, Sven had done the logistics part very well, we arrived in Basel almost at the same time; he flew in from Florida via Dusseldorf, I had a direct flight from Hamburg. … Continue reading →

Start am 09.06.2013 As usual Sven had coordinated the flights perfectly, we would have arrived at the same time in Paris. But unfortunately my flight had a delay of more than 2 hours. Check in of both bikes ran smoothly, … Continue reading →

Starting on June 6th 2012 Carrying 2 bikes under my arm I crossed Terminal 1 at Hamburg Airport several times, looking for the right check in counter. Despite the picky supervisor at British Airways, mumbling something about boxes for bicycles … Continue reading →

This year’s leg of our x-Europe -Tour us from Manchester to London on a direct path of about 350 km (220 miles). We had 4 days to complete it and with an average of 100 km (65 miles) per day … Continue reading →

Saturday 07/31/10, from Glasgow to Invararay We started the tour on fantastic cycle paths, always next to the water with almost no rain, even though forecast was really bad. In the afternoon we had to climb a hill with the … Continue reading →