As part of a bike tour across Europe following the EuroVelo 8 cycling route, Cat wrote regular posts of her journey. This update is all about flexible schedules! Flexible Bike Touring Schedules By Catherine Small One of the beautiful things about traveling solo is that you don’t have to follow anyone else’s schedule. You don’t have to feel competition. And you only ‘cheat’ if you break … [Read more...]

This bike touring blog post was written by Cat as part of her Eurovelo 8 cycling tour across Europe. This entry covers thoughts and impressions of cycling near Split. Thoughts on camping when cycling By Catherine Small Camping is changing my sleeping schedule. I’ve fallen in a habit of finding a spot around 4pm, setting up and eating something by 5, doing the necessary things like washing and … [Read more...]

This blog post was written by Cat as part of her bike tour from Montenegro to Spain along the EuroVelo route 8. It marks the end of the first week of the bike tour. Impressions of Croatia By Catherine Small I stocked up on tinned tuna, lentils, seeded bread and some fruit at a local supermarket, and a yogurt drink as a treat. It totaled 40 kunas (about 5 euros). Yesterday, I spent nothing … [Read more...]

As part of Cat's bike tour from Montenegro to Spain, she wrote a blog post a day. This is from day 4 of the bike tour, when cycling near Kotor. Sightseeing in Kotor By Catherine Small After a lazy morning sleep in, I hopped on my vastly lighter leg-powered machine and flew along the 17 kms of picturesque bay road back to Kotor. This time I tied her up on the Perast side of the city, just … [Read more...]

This bike touring blog post was written by Cat as part of her 2014 bicycle tour from Montenegro to Spain. Day 3 involved the Mosaics in Risan. Sightseeing in Risan By Catherine Small This entry covers day 3 of Cat's bike tour across Europe. Find out more about her tour here: Cycling Eurovelo Route 8. In keeping with my relaxed (read entirely nonexistent) bicycle touring schedule, when … [Read more...]