Category: Europe
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A note from Francesco on Cycling through Denmark and Germany
Sometime in early June 2020, Francesco wrote me a message about planning a cycling trip in Europe. He had read some of my blogs on my Berlin – Copenhagen cycle tour and had some additional queries. We were in the COVID lockdown here in India so I was really happy to get some cycling vibes…
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Abandoned Railway Tracks for Cycling & Hiking: The Vias Verdes of Spain
I heard of abandoned railway tracks converted into cycling and hiking routes when I was touring Australia. At the time I was exploring a different route. I then visited Portugal and Spain in winter, 2017. As I researched possible routes, I found out about the rich Vias Verdes network in Spain.
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Q: Paid Camping is costly, Wild Camping may not be legal. How do I keep my camping costs minimal?
“I have been thinking / contemplating cycling Europe and looking for any pointers. I came across your travelogue during my search and found out that it can be done.” Received an email with a bunch of questions from this person looking to cycle tour in Europe. One of the Qs is about camping, Q: Free…
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The Historic Centre of Córdoba in 28 Pictures
I found my way to Córdoba in Andalucia, Spain because it was a good base for hiking and cycling in the countryside. I earlier wrote about these various nearby trails one can explore. But something needed to be said for the historic centre of Córdoba. This old town area is a UNESCO heritage site and…
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Griffon Vultures are Awesome! That Crazy Hike in the Subbetica, Andalucia
(I didn’t click this pic, it’s from Pixabay.com 🙂 ) I had that solo hiking situation in Andalucia, Spain where I eventually got lost and had to be rescued. Well, yes, the latter part of it – getting lost, accepting it and then getting rescued – was totally crazy and I had to write down…
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Vegetarian Girl in Lisbon
In general, Lisbon isn’t considered very vegetarian-friendly. This is what the few people who had some idea about it told me. People generally don’t know much about Lisbon because it is not one of the top must-visit cities in Europe. But after spending over 3 weeks here, I wouldn’t really call Lisbon particularly difficult for vegetarian or…
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Lisbon Oceanarium
I came to Lisbon for some work meetups. And everyone in this work team had to vote for one fun group activity. This is how I landed up at the Lisbon Oceanarium 🙂 If you are wondering about the difference between Oceanarium and Aquarium (I was *geek alert*) – any aquarium that provides an ocean habitat for its marine life…
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13 Black And White Photos Of European Cities
I recently have a new found love – Black and White photos! It started with an impromptu black and white Taiwan Street Photography series. And couple of weeks back I started a series on European cities on Instagram. The idea was to create vintage type shots of a common city scene. Not particularly landmarks or…
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A Month In Modern Day Germany – How Travel Changed My View
When I first started researching Europe for my first solo international trip last year, I looked at many countries France, Spain, Scandinavia…. But Germany wasn’t really a country I considered in particular. Then I zoomed into going on a long distance cycling & camping trip. This brought Germany into my radar. Because it is the best place…