I Need A Vacation; Why Not Take A Trip Around The World
Janes holiday travels
Cycling today is 39.5 kilometers · +366 m / -376 m. Today is the final stage of our journey, and so we departed from the town of Rovinj and headed south towards the historic city of Pula. The first leg took us on light gravel roads through campsites and beaches. The cycle ride today involved…
Today is the 4th anniversary of my dear husband Maurice’s passing. I know Maurice would love to be on this journey with me but would also want me to be getting on with life so that is what I’m doing. There will always be a sadness in my heart because he is not here to…
Todays Cycling: 38 kilometers · +391 m / -669 m As we depart from Grožnjan, we head back towards Buje, where we stopped for a coffee and for a pharmacy. Our cafe was in the old town square. From Buje, we turned west and began our descent towards Brtonigla and continued towards the coastal city of Novigrad. We also passed…
Today is a shorter day in terms of kilometres. We cycled 34.6 kms with an ascension of 440mtrs and a decline of 166 mtrs. We started our journey in Slovenia and crossed the border into Croatia. We travelled across the Istrian Peninsula, the largest in the Adriatic. We traveled along the Parenzana Route which was…
Today’s cycle ride took us from Sezana to Piran. It ended up being 61 kms because we did a detour in to the town of Izola which was well worth the visit. We climbed 455 meters and descended 798 meters. We descended the Karst Plateau and headed towards the Adriatic Sea. The landscape was really…
Well as you can see from the feature photo, today was a challenge and one that we managed to live up to!! Over 60 kms with 914 mtrs ascent and -824 mtrs descent. We rode to the top of the Karst plateau and passed beautiful Italian countryside where we enjoyed the serene landscape of the…
Day 4 of our cycling trip!! Today we are cycling 37.2 kilometers and ascending 708 meters and descending 667 meters. As we leave Tolmin we are descending and riding alongside the beautiful Soca River. The River Soča, which has a distinct emerald green colour, is considered to be one of the most beautiful rivers in…
Day 3 of our cycle holiday and we depart Bovec located in the heart of the Soca Valley, and head towards our destination for today, Tolmin. We cycle along the Soca River and are surrounded by stunning mountain ranges and lush green forests. Luckily today we are blessed with dry weather which makes the cycling…
So today we were cycling 45.2 kilometers and ascending 1181 meters and then descending 1525 meters!! Leaving Kranjska Gora we started to ascend very quickly. Sadly it was pouring with rain and the road was partially paved with cobbles. The gradient was very demanding. However the scenery was amazing . We were surrounded by mountains…
Today we started our first official bike journey. 35.4 kilometres. We cycled through the mountains along by Radovna River. The water was so clear and aqua in colour, but icy to the touch. We climbed to Zgornja Radovna and then descended in to the village of Mojstrana. We rode across fields and past villages like…