| The Plan |
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| On choosing a title and getting started |
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| The bike: Co-motion Pangea Rohloff |
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| I am not a Blogger |
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| Getting Ready |
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| I am a bad ass! |
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| Gear |
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| Packing the Bike |
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| Getting things done |
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| Final Bike Prep |
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| All my bags are packed, I'm ready to go ... almost |
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| Saturday, July 11th and Sunday, July 12th 2015: Travel days |
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Sweden |
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| Stockholm |
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| Stockholm to Vaxholm to Field west of Vaxholm |
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| Wild camp west of Vaxholm to Norrtalje |
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| Ferry to Finland |
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Finland |
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| Hanging out on Mariehamn |
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| Ferry to Helsinki, plus some sight-seeing: Friday night, Saturday, and Sunday, July 17th - 19th 2015 |
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Estonia |
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| Ferry to Tallinn |
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| Sightseeing in Tallinn |
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| Camping on the Baltic Sea |
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| To Haapsalu |
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| To wild camp, 8 km south of Lihula |
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| On to Parnu |
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| Riding the Via Baltica: Last day in Estonia |
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| Estonia Map |
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Latvia |
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| To Tuja |
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| It always rains in Latvia |
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| To Riga: I give a lecture in a castle |
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| Touring Riga: Friday and Saturday |
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| Riga to Skaistkalne |
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| Latvia Map |
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Lithuania |
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| Finding my way to Kupiskis |
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| To Utena, and a rest day |
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| To Giedraiciai via Moletai |
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| Vilnius! |
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| Bogged down in Vilnius: Saturday and Sunday, Aug 8 and 9 |
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| Train to Trakai |
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| More west than south |
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| Last night in Lithuania |
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| Lithuania Map |
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Poland |
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| On to Augustow: What a difference a day makes! |
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| Augustow to Sokolka |
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| Bialystok: Planning |
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| Train to Gdansk |
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| Day off in Gdansk |
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| Train to Krakow |
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| Sightseeing in Krakow |
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| Day trip to Auschwitz |
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| Touring the Salt Mine |
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| In the Carpathian Mountains |
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| Out of Poland |
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| Map of Poland |
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Slovakia |
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| In the High Tatras |
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| Donolavy: A long slow climb in the rain |
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| To Banska Stiavnica: Another hilltop finish |
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| Across the border into Hungary: To Retsag |
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| Slovakia Map |
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Hungary |
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| The Danube!: Domos Camping |
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| To Esztergom and then to Szentendre: Catching up with friends |
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| R&R Near Budapest |
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| Budapest to Rackeve: Back on the road |
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| On to Kalocsa: Paprika capital of Hungary |
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| Rain day in Kalocsa |
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| A quick comment on the European Migrant Crisis |
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| Mohacs: Near the Croatian Border |
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| Hungary Map |
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Croatia |
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| Another new country (9, if you're counting): To Osijek, Croatia |
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| To Ilok: Croatia gets hilly |
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| Croatia Map |
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Serbia |
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| To Novi Sad: Taking the Serbian Route |
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| A Rainy Day in Novi Sad |
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| Novi Sad to Belgrade |
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| Tourist in Belgrade: I get a look at the Syrian migrants |
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| To Vinci, Serbia: Most of the way by bus |
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| To Donje Milanovac: The Danube Gorge |
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| The Iron Gate |
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| Serbia Map |
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Romania |
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| To Calafat, First full day in Romania, first wild dog incident |
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Bulgaria |
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| Into Bulgaria |
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| Two days in Sofia |
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| Sofia to Dupnica |
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| Dupnica to Strumyani |
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| Bulgaria Map |
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Greece |
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| Into Greece in the rain: To Sidirokastro |
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| Short day to Serres |
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| To Ofrynio Beach: I've crossed a continent! |
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| Nea Iraklitsa |
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| Lazy Rainy Beach Day |
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| To Xanthi: It didn't rain |
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| Xanthi to Xanthi: Road closed ahead |
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| On to Roditis: Wind, and a flat tire, and Frappe, and rain! |
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| To Alexandroupoli |
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| Greece Map |
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Turkey |
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| Into Turkey: A Windy Day |
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| Ipsala to Kesan, and bus to Gelibolu |
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| Rest day in Gelibolu |
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| Ferry to Lapseki, bus to Bandirma: I'm in Asia! |
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| I'm in Istanbul! |
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| Playing Tourist in Istanbul |
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| The Practical Side of Istanbul: Packing up and getting ready to fly home |
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| Turkey Map |
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| Home sweet home |
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| Equipment review |
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