Category Archives: Bicycle touring

Welcome to Bavaria: Füssen and Neuschwanstein Castle

Posted on November 5, 2022 by Bryan Keith

On last year’s Gökova Bicycle Tour we met Sven from Bavaria. If you’re anywhere near it, he said, make the effort to visit Neuschwanstein Castle. So we did. We crossed the border, crossed the river, and entered the historic center … Continue reading →

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Bicycle touring Austria: from the Dolomites to Bavaria

Posted on October 26, 2022 by Bryan Keith

Ferda and I planned this tour as far as the Dolomites. Then we started looking at tickets back to Antalya — from Venice, from Milan, from Innsbruck. Turns out Munich was a lot closer than we realized, and the tickets … Continue reading →

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5 days in Colfosco: the end of the Dolomites

Posted on October 16, 2022 by Bryan Keith

Ferda and I ended up spending about three and a half weeks in the Dolomites. The last five days were in Colfosco in Alta Badia on the other side of Passo Gardena from Ortisei. My parents took a taxi to … Continue reading →

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10 days in Ortisei: 4 via ferrata adventures

Posted on October 6, 2022 by Bryan Keith

Ferda and I coasted down from Passo Sella to Ortisei. We parked our bikes and didn’t touch them for about 10 days. The main goal was to spend time with my parents and my brother and his family for our … Continue reading →

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Passes in the Dolomites: Staulanza, Fedaia, Sella

Posted on September 26, 2022 by Bryan Keith

Wow, the Dolomites are beautiful. Ok, I guess that shouldn’t be such a surprise. Visiting the Dolomites has been on my list for years, but still I was stunned. Our first pass was Staulanza. From the Piave River down at … Continue reading →

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