Last nights sleep didn’t feel like long enough! Before we knew it, we were back downstairs having breakfast in the big hotel hall. It’s a huge hotel, which must have been very grand in its day. After eating in the formal hall, (nice, but a bit weird being the only people in there!), we took… Read more

Freshly cooked cheese omelettes at the hotel made a nice change from porridge this morning, before we wheeled our bike through the spotless reception area and back onto the “EuroVelo 6” cycle route.  The trail followed the river all day, but this time along a tarmac route on top of the dyke.     After a… Read more

Finally, we’re back to proper cycling touring conditions! A mostly traffic free day, much better (dry!) weather and a stop for coffee and cake after only five minutes of leaving the guest house! We’d stayed the night in a room just outside of Solt, so after making some more porridge for breakfast, rolled into town… Read more

Wow. So much has happened today and we’ve lived through so much ‘weather’ it feels like it might all have been a dream! It was a positively idyllic start to the day, with bright skies about the yurt. (PS. After an amazing sunset last night, the central skylight in the roof was brilliant for star… Read more

On most of our cycle tours, we have camped in our tent. As well as being much cheaper, it allows a lot of flexibility on how far we ride each day. This time, we are staying in a range of accommodation, from Yurts to Spa Hotels! Although this can be booked day by day, we’ve… Read more

A few years ago in 2019, Clare and I cycled from Vienna to Budapest. (For some pics, click here).. https://mountain-lifestyle.blogspot.com/2019/04/vienna-to-budapest-by-bike-some-photos.html?m=1 Today, we returned to Hungary to continue the journey, down the River Danube towards Croatia and Serbia. After a late night (due to both a party and Mum reminding us that the clocks go forward), we… Read more