It was obvious from my brother's face that he didn't have a pleasant night. His cold has gotten worst overnight and he seemed quite tired. I am sure he could have used some rest, but there was no time as we were both set on crossing the Alps into Italy...
Woke up to another rainy and cold day. My brother was showing all the classic symptoms of a cold. I tried to motivate him by telling him that weather in Italy looked much better and dry. I am not sure that it helped at all. He was too weak to insist on having breakfast this time around, so we got go...
It was already raining as we left the hotel around 9AM. The original plan was to head down south and spend the night near Karlsruhe which was 60+ miles away. So I wanted to get going right away. But, my brother insisted that we get something to eat first. I suggested that we look for a place to eat...
On Thursday morning, we saw a possible break in the weather. The forecast was clear and relatively warm for Saturday and questionable after that. We decided that we will leave on Saturday morning regardless of the future forecasts. Our uncle and the cousins thought it was a bad idea. They suggested...
Just as the weather reports have predicted, we finally had a rain free morning after. Although, it was a bit cold outside, we were glad to see the sun shining over the horizon. After quick breakfast, we loaded up our bikes and got on the road. As promised, our cousin kept us company for the first 15...
I was responsible for route planning and navigation for the trip. I initially toyed with the idea of heading east from Frankfurt and following the Danube bicycle trail to Romania and subsequently making our way down to Istanbul following the coastline. That route would have taken us through Austri...
My trip truly began in Los Angeles. I flew to New Jersey and met my brother there. I wanted to help him setup his bicycle and make sure that he had everything he might need for the trip. Although neither of us had taken a long distance bicycle trip like this before, I had a little more experience th...
I must confess. I am writing about my trip waaay later than I should have; about 6 months later to be more precise. I just couldn't do it during or immediately after the trip for various reasons as you shall see. And once I got back to the states I just got too busy. Now that I have some free time o...
I am hoping to post some of our adventures from a planned bicycle trip that is coming up this summer. The plan is to cycle from Frankfurt via the Alps, Italy, the Adriatic Coast and through Greece finally ending the journey in Istanbul. I will not only post my daily encounters but unavoidably includ...
In this post, I wanted to write about few other additions to the bike, one of which is the [amazon asin=B000ZKHN6Y&text=Topeak Super Tourist DX Tubular Rear Rack&chan=default].
The installation was straight forward
The installation was quick and painless using eight screws in total. It looks and...