Category Archives: Bicycle touring

Northern Albania — rough around the edges

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Bryan Keith

I didn’t know what to expect from Albania.  I had never met an Albanian or even spoken with someone who had been here.  For years Albania was completely cut off from the world.  It’s been open 20 years now, but … Continue reading →

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Dubrovnik, Kotor, Budva: gems on the Adriatic

Posted on December 25, 2011 by Bryan Keith

If the coast is the promised land, then what’s to say about Dubrovnik?  That it makes many folks’ 10-things-to-see-before-I-die list is no secret.  Pearl of the Adriatic.  A medieval town with polished marble streets and the shimmering sea as the backdrop. … Continue reading →

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Bye, bye winter; the Adriatic in November

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Bryan Keith

The Promised Land.  Oranges and lemons.  Grapes and grapefruit.   Olives and palm trees.  Kiwis and pomegranates.  Wine and olive oil.  Rain instead of snow.  Mostar was close.  Dalmacija was the real deal.  We may not have found the Mediterranean, but … Continue reading →

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Belgrade to the beach?

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Bryan Keith

How many people read Dervla Murphy’s Full Tilt and wondered, “what is this woman thinking, biking through the Balkans in the middle of winter?”  Well, an extra month in Romania, an extra week in Belgrade, and then we started with … Continue reading →

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Rest, repairs, recuperation, relaxation in Belgrade

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Bryan Keith

Snežana and I ended up spending over two weeks in Belgrade.  Eventually we just had to choose a day to leave since it became obvious that the list of things to do might never end.

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