Europe

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 ... Read More

Ruth: I must be getting stronger because after climbing 1050 meters to the top of the Shipka Pass I found the strength to climb up ... Read More

Gordon:  We spent a pleasant night at a hotel in the Shipka Pass.  Located at an altitude of 1200 metres, it was cooler than the ... Read More

Gordon:  To break up the ride from Kazanlak to Plovdiv we spent a night in the town of Karlovo.  This turned out to be a ... Read More

Ruth: Plovdiv won the competition for the European Capital of Culture for 2019 and as a result much activity is in process fixing sidewalks and ... Read More

Gordon:  Years ago I was looking at a map of this part of the world and I was struck by the Rhodope mountains.  Here was ... Read More

Gordon:  Today we climbed almost 900 metres to pass the ski resorts of Chepelare and Pamporovo, before coasting down to the traditional village of Shiroka ... Read More

Gordon:  Ruth thinks that today’s blog should be titled “The Best Ride Ever” because neither of us can recall a more beautiful single day of ... Read More

Ruth: We have spent the last three nights in towns within about 10 kms of each other, but each is located up a different valley ... Read More

Gordon:  This morning we climbed 300 metres above Dospat and then spent most of the remainder of the day on an undulating plateau at around ... Read More