Men carried by toothpicks

There they are walking on the sidewalk of Slovenska Cesta in Ljubljana. Two men with legs so skinny that you wonder how they can carry grown men. But the legs of Kenyans Jacob Yator and Stephen Kipkoech Kibiwott are capable of carrying them at speeds some people have trouble reaching by bike. Yator and Kipkoech… Continue reading Men carried by toothpicks

How I saw the Tour of Slovenia

From last Thursday till Sunday Slovenia's most important bicycle race was held. Here my favorite photos from my two visits to this year's the Tour of Slovenia.

Visit to Litija makes ground shake

We were three; my Dutch friends Jeroen, Robin and me and we were riding our bikes on a Sunday morning along the fast streaming river Sava. It was cloudy and it was fresh. The wind was so strong that it even brought back memories of our home country. But it was dry and after the… Continue reading Visit to Litija makes ground shake

Remains of old Ljubljanese found

In the centre of Ljubljana workers found the remains of an unknown person on Tuesday morning. It’s not clear yet if the person was murdered or died of natural causes. An investigation at the scene is under way. The investigation should lead to more information about the deceased. The estimated time of death is somewhere… Continue reading Remains of old Ljubljanese found

Where did all the bikes go?

When i tried to get a Bicikelj hire bike last week and someone just got the last available one in front of me, I didn’t panic yet. But when almost a kilometre further on, at the second station of the Ljubljana rental bikes, the last bike again got taken just when I arrived things got… Continue reading Where did all the bikes go?