Yet another sun rose above the Italian peninsula. That one found us on a prominent spot in it: the rock of San Marino. It was an exquisite, sunny day, I beheld as I came out to the hostel's porch after I woke up early in the morning. We spent the entire morning there, at the hostel. We'd paid quite a large sum of money to be there, so we took the chance to compensate some of … [Read more...]
In San Marino – The Italy Cycling Trip day #6
It was a fascinatingly beautiful morning out on that field near San Marino. The sun had a while ago risen over the eastern horizon and was now hiding behind some few tenuous clouds which featured the east sky, producing a fiery line between them and the horizon. The birds had just started awakening and their merry chirps were pervading the air over the otherwise quiet field. … [Read more...]
Reaching Rimini and heading towards San Marino – The Italy Cycling Trip day #5
It was an exceptionally pleasant night out in that field near Cattolica. Raindrops started to compose their meek melody falling upon the tent's fabric. This caused some minor nuisances: needing to urgently run out and make sure that everything is covered properly: but, otherwise, it only filled the air with that sweet freshness which knowingly guarantees such a balmy sleep as … [Read more...]
Leaving Ancona and cycling northwards – The Italy Cycling Trip day #4
Finally, cycling day... We got up at 5 o'clock sharp and started packing things right away. We farewelled Luca who'd waken up at the same time with us to go the first day to work. Then we had coffee with Zheni, who had the first day off work but woke up to goodbye us. And, finally, we left our friends' house right by sunrise time and started pedaling away from Belvedere … [Read more...]
Canoeing along Mount Conero and visiting the Wine Festival in Morro d’ Alba – The Italy Cycling Trip day #3
The first morning rays of the brilliant summer sun streamed into our room through the open window. A new day had just started. And it was our mission to render it a great one. We spent a relaxed morning at home with Luca, drinking coffee and listening to some exquisite Italian music. Now it's almost noon and we've hit the road. It has been a very pleasant ride driving … [Read more...]
Arriving in Ancona and getting over to Belvedere Ostrense – The Italy Cycling Trip day #2
To find some proper spare space to sleep on the boat was quite a complicated mission last night. We were not -as we should have been- fast enough to look for the right spot to settle for the night. And when we finally did, at about midnight, all the good spots had already been occupied by the numerous other travelers sharing the boat with us. We looked all around the boat … [Read more...]
Leaving Athens and getting aboard the boat to Italy – The Italy Cycling Trip day #1
5 o'clock this morning the alarm rang on its usual, detestable tone. It, however, this time, sounded pleasant. That was so because it rang to signal the beginning of a great adventure. Today is the day I and Christina are starting our cycling trip through Italy. The day's mission was to leave Athens, reach the port of Patras, and catch the ferry which is to bring us to … [Read more...]
Getting Visited by a Brown Bear, that Night in the Carpathian Mountains
It was an exceptionally hot summer afternoon. Many hours had withered away since I had left my last night's refuge in that cornfield somewhere near Bacau, by dawn that day. Through many towns and villages, and immense extents of fields, I had traveled by the means of revolving my bicycle's pedals. And then, I was regarding all in awe the easternmost portion of the wild … [Read more...]
Cycling in Casamance – The Story of a short day trip
Yet another flaring sun rose in the all-clear blue sky over the West African coast. Another exquisitely beautiful day had just started at Cap Skirring Beach, Casamance. I had already spent there more days than what I could have kept count of. So, waking up that morning, I felt the impulse to do something different than what I had been doing regularly ever since I arrived there: … [Read more...]
While Cycling from North Macedonia to Greece
I remember that day... It was summer in its heyday. It was noon in its very climax. The sun was beaming mercilessly against that lonesome mountain that had happened to stand on my way that very day. The road was completely desolate. No car had crossed me, nor overtaken me, for some time that was long and seemed even longer. There was only me staring impatiently at the purview … [Read more...]
