The big difference between Dutch and Slovenian cycling infrastructure is not that there is much more cycling infrastructure in the Netherlands. The difference is a fundamental one, Dutch cycling infrastructure is made for cyclists, Slovenian cycling infrastructure is made for motorists. While in the Netherlands bike paths are meant to give cyclists a faster and safer… Continue reading Slovenia and the bike unfriendly bike path
In the last week of April I visited the Netherlands with a group of tourists from Slovenia for a bike tour around Amsterdam. We rode bikes between Amsterdam, Leiden, Haarlem and Volendam, the part of the Netherlands we can really call Holland. It was a good opportunity to see how strangers react on Dutch cycling infrastructure. What… Continue reading Lessons from Holland
People who ride a bike to work are smart, happy and healthy. And that is all scientifically proven! Read on for all 8 compelling reasons to take the bike to work.
Whenever I see a castle on my way I want to ride my steel horse through its gates and conquer it.
With the Festive 500 activity application Strava and clothing manufacturer Rapha challenge cyclists to ride 500 kilometers or more between Christmas Eve and New Year. With our, so far, snow free winter it was a good chance to join the challenge and explore and show the Slovenian roads and roadside in wintertime. So here you… Continue reading Festive 500: Slovenian holiday spirit seen from the bike
My 10 favorite views from the bike of the last two weeks in which we saw a little bit of winter and a lot of spring From evening till morning Rest time is yours, From dusk till down Don't be afraid to work (school in Bevke) High on the hills near Ljubljana, curvy lines draw up… Continue reading The Sunny Side of Winter
It's Slovenia, but not really Slovenia. It's Italy, but not really Italy. Goriška Brda is a little bit of both. It's a 80 square kilometre Slovenian paradise which lies in Italy. Or to say it like Jure Boltar of bike tour company Terra Cycling explains: Slovenia has the shape of a chicken and Goriška Brda… Continue reading Rolling between vineyards
“Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.” (Albert Camus, French author, philosopher, journalist 1913-1960) Two hours of chasing the November sun. A little bit going uphill, little bit down, little bit on gravel, little bit on asphalt, little bit in the wind, little bit in the warmth. Very big bit of… Continue reading Chasing the sun
There still are places in Europe where the presence of us humans is almost non existent. Where you don't lock the doors against thieves but against wild animals. Places where nature is the boss. With 555 square kilometres and only 16.000 inhabitants the forest of Kocevje is such a place. It's huge, it's wild. If… Continue reading A Ride On The Wild Side
The Tour of Lombardy aka Giro di Lombardia aka Il Lombardia aka Classica delle Foglie Morte is the last of the 5 monumental classic races in cycling held in October. This year on October 4. Although the route changes every year, the race always twists and turns around Lake Como. Here the land of Il Lombardia… Continue reading Views of Il Lombardia
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