Category: Croatia

Bologna, Italy – Thursday 11 Jun 2015   Train trips in Europe can be fun once you know the ropes. First, if you are travelling with a bike it is important to know that...

Croatia Stage 20 – Wed 10th Jun 2015 – Piran to Trieste (44 Km)   The 3 Km steep climb out of Piran was a nice heart starter and gave me a chance to...

Croatia Stage 19 – Tue 9th Jun 2015 – Novigrad to Piran, Slovenia (44 Km)   From the hotel Nautica where I was staying in Novigrad I headed North-East along Route 06 from the...

Croatia Stage 18 – Mon 8 Jun 2015 – Porec to Novigrad (23 Km)   In contrast to yesterday today’s ride was a dream, under a clear blue sky again, but this time on...

Croatia Stage 17 – Sun 7th June 2015 – Rovinj to Poreč (42 Km) Perfect riding conditions again today, with full sunshine, no wind and an expected top temperature of 32 degrees. I certainly...

Croatia Bike Tour – Sat 6th Jun 2015 – Rest day in Rovinj   After taking my time over a healthy breakfast in my apartment I went for a stroll around the Old Town,...

Croatia Stage 16 – Fri 5th Jun 2015 – Pula to Rovinj (49 Km)   Five days into summer and every day gets a little bit warmer, with today reaching a perfect 32 degrees...

Croatia Bike Tour – Thu 4th Jun 2015 – Rest day in Pula   What a relaxing day. It is so good to sleep in until 8 am and then take my time over...

Croatia Stage 15 – Wed 3rd June 2015 – Rabac to Pula (50 Km) Waking up to another perfect sunny day, with a forecast temperature of 30 degrees, I couldn’t wait  to get on...

Croatia Stage 14 – Tue 2nd Jun 2015 – Cres to Rabac (55 Km + 5 Km ferry)   Mountains of 400 m or higher are par for the course now in Croatia, so...

Croatia Stage 13 – Mon 1st Jun 2015 – Rab Island to Krk Island to Cres Island (30 Km + 2 ferries)   On this first day of summer the sun was shining brightly...

Croatia Bike Tour – Sun 31st May 2015 – Rest day in Rab   Today was supposed to be a rest day, but my bike was feeling neglected so I took it for a...

Croatia Stage 12 – Sat 30th May 2015 – Novalja to Rab (40 Km + 2 ferry rides)   Forget what I said yesterday about today going to be a nice easy ride. The...

Croatia Stage 11 – Fri 29th May 2015 – Zadar to Novalja (76 Km)   Today’s leg was the longest so far and included two fairly decent sized mountains, so it was a matter...

Croatia Stage 10 – Thu 28th May 2015 – Biograd na Moru to Zadar (30 Km riding + ferries)   Today was almost the perfect day. Although breakfast is not normally served until 8...

Croatia Stage 9 – Wed 27th May 2015 – Šibenik to Biograd na Moru (61 Km)   Intending to set off early for today’s 65 Km ride, I over slept and had to hastily...

Having now completed about 400 Km (about 40% of my journey) I thought it would be a good idea to assess how I am travelling at this stage, what has worked, and what hasn’t...

Croatia Stage 8 – Tue 26th May 2015 – Trogir to Šibenik (61 Km)   Waking up early to clear blue skies, I went for a last walk around delightful Trogir (and naturally taking...

Croatia Stage 7 – Mon 25th May 2015 – Split to Trogir (32 Km)   On the road again! After my ride to Solin the other day I decided I had to come up...

Croatia Bike Tour Day 10 (Sun 24 May 2015) Another “rest” day in Split Photos: View photos of Diocletian’s Palace Cellars View photos of Split markets and streetscapes Sunday morning and it is my...

Croatia Bike Tour Day 9 (Sat 23 May 2015) A “rest” day in Split Photos: View photos of Solin’s Roman Ruins: the Amphitheatre and the Episcopal Centre View photos of Diocletian’s Palace View urban photos...

Croatia Stage 6 – Fri 22nd May 2015 – Hvar Town to Split (63 Km) No route photos today … too wet   Hvar is the sunniest place in the country with 2,724 sunny...

Croatia Stage 5 – Thu 21st May 2015 – Jelsa to Hvar Town, Hvar Island (33 Km)   It had to happen! It’s raining, it’s pouring, the old man is … definitely not snoring!...

Croatia Stage 4 – Wed 20th May 2015 – Drvenik to Jelsa, Hvar island (62 Km)   What more relaxing way to start the day than a 35 minute Jadrolinija Ferry ride across the...

Croatia Stage 3 – Tue 19th May 2015 – Ploče to Drvenik (22 Km)   A nice easy relaxing day today, about 25 Km, on smooth flat roads, under an azure blue sky, with...

Croatia Stage 2 – Mon 18th May 2015 – Neum (Bosnia) to Baćina Lakes, 3 Km north of Ploče (Croatia) (40 Km)   Today has been so near to perfect that I have to...

Croatia Stage 1 – Sun 17th May 2015 – Dubrovnik (Croatia) to Neum (Bosnia) (68 Km)     The bell on the town clock was tolling 6:30 am when I set out from Dubrovnik,...

Croatia Day 2 – Sat 16th May 2015 – Dubrovnik    It would be impossible not to fall in love with Dubrovnik, a city that has everything … history, food, scenery – beauty wherever...

Croatia Stage 0 – Fri 15th May 2015 – Dubrovnik Airport to Dubrovnik (24 Km)       Left cold, wet, Gatwick behind me at 9:10 am and arrived in Dubrovnik (about 24 degrees)...

Europe has an impressive network of cycleways known as the EuroVelo routes, so when planning my Croatian tour I created my maps based on the EuroVelo 8 Mediterranean Route which runs along the entire...