Day 44 The night before, we stayed in an apartment within walking distance of Alyki beach. We parked up on a sun lounger and spent most...

Day 39 ‘Welcome to Hellas’ I was looking forward to Greece, not for the Feta (I’d had the creme de la creme of Feta in Croatia), but for...

Day 35 We crossed the border with ease and made steady progress into Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia. Initially, we were blown...

Day 33 Thanks to the tailwinds, we were averaging 18mph. To take advantage of this, we cycled directly to the capital, Pristina. We made...

Day 28 Mokra Gora, meaning Wet Mountain in English, sits in the Tara National Park and is famous for its narrow gauge steam railway. The...

Day 21 As we cycled away from the border, dust swept across the road; the contrast between Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina was stark....

Day 16 Breakfast started at 7am, I arrived at 7.10am. Fully aware that I wouldn’t come across an all-you-can-buffet anytime soon, I made...

Day 11 Reminder to self: bring ear plugs when staying in a hostel, or sleep in a tent. Today’s aim was to continue heading east; directly...

Day 6 Without too much hesitation, I said goodbye and cycled into the centre of Cologne. I’ve never really liked goodbyes, so kept it...

It's difficult to articulate how it feels to leave home for a year on a bike. I’ve read about others travelling this way for years, so...

As eagles circled above and moose foraged on the beach below, we trekked through muddied terrain up Lone Cone Mountain on Vancouver Island.