Ruth: Tonight is our third night in the medieval Bulgarian capital of Târnovo. Here we have been spending our days doing two of my favourite things: exploring the sights and eating tasty food.  The Turks, Greeks and others in the Balkans argue about the origins... Read More

Ruth: It is all coming back to me now. It’s been two years since we visited Bulgaria for the first time. Since then many of the broken sidewalks have been replaced but otherwise it is the place I remember. Crossing the bridge over the Danube... Read More

Ruth: We entered Bulgaria on the 1st of August at Ruse. While we were crossing the bridge over the Danube the weather seemed to change as the forecast had promised it would. Right after crossing the border we bumped into Martin, an Austrian cyclist that... Read More

Gordon:  From Brasov we climbed over the Carpathians one last time before descending to Sinaia.  It should have been a spectacular ride, with the Bucegi range rising above the touristed mountain towns, but for us it was a world of water, with heavy rain falling... Read More

Ruth: Ok, I have tried to be goodnatured about the weather in Romania this July, but after two days of complete soakings I am fed up. Yesterday morning our ride out of Sinaia was lovely, with the sun even making an appearance, but at noon... Read More

 Ruth: I was thinking that our blogs this trip lacked a certain Je n’est sais quoi, with our descriptions  and pictures of countless churches. When I looked back over the last few posts I realized that they also lacked pictures. I have no idea what happens... Read More