Category Archives: Bicycle touring

Tour de Karpaty ends in Beograd

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Bryan Keith

Exactly three months after Snežana and I were in Bratislava, we crossed the Danube again on the nasty Pančevo Bridge and rolled into Belgrade.  Big city, big traffic.  The biggest city I’ve been in since Vienna and probably the poorest … Continue reading →

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The Danube and mountains of east Serbia

Posted on November 5, 2011 by Bryan Keith

We crossed the Danube for the first time since Bratislava, 2½ months earlier.  Bye, bye Romania.  The end of seven weeks of fantastic touring there.  Bye, bye the familiarity of a Romance language; back to Slavic-language land where, confusingly, malo … Continue reading →

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Fall colors in the Retazat Mountains

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Bryan Keith

After eight days in a row of hard mountain riding, a two-day rest in Alba Iulia wasn’t enough.  I knew it but felt pushed by the continued fantastic weather.  It couldn’t last, right? Snežana and I entered and left Alba … Continue reading →

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The highest Carpathians

Posted on October 16, 2011 by Bryan Keith

I feel like the last time I wrote all I could do was gush enthusiastically about Romania as I ran out of superlatives.  This has to stop, really.  Then after crossing the beautiful rolling hills of Transylvania, I arrived in … Continue reading →

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Romania, for real?!

Posted on October 6, 2011 by Bryan Keith

About 25 days in Romania (so far!), and, oh my gosh, incredible!  Not a single boring day.  Tremendous diversity — people, landscapes, architecture.  After a great interaction with Ana, then, wow, Bicaz Gorge!  Just starting to get saturated with beautiful … Continue reading →

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