Cycling South

The super fast but also very expensive ferry brought us to Malta. When entering the port we had an amazing view of the old city of Valletta. But cycling through the city wasn’t so easy because navigating is difficult with so many small one way streets. Plus the roads were packed with cars and the […]

Arriving in Palermo felt like being somewhere outside of Europe. There where overloaded cars waiting for the ferry to Tunisia, the traffic was chaotic, the roads were in bad condition and there was garbage everywhere along the road. Tired from the night on the ferry we sat on our saddles and left the city. After […]

Lovely camping spots were again very easy to find on Sardinia. One day fighting against the headwind a car passed by and honked a few times. When we had a closer look we spotted Andy’s parents in the car. They only knew the name of the city where we slept the night before and cruised […]

Already from the ferry we were overwhelmed from the stunning landscape of this island. While cycling along the coastal roads we experienced little traffic except for the rally drivers who were doing test drives for an upcoming competition. From time to time we saw wild pig hunters with their dogs and heard their shots echoing […]

Our route lead us through the French Alps to the Rhone Valley. On the way to the south we visited. Avignon and met other travellers heading to warmer places. Off season made it sometimes hard to find a place to stay if we needed a shower. One evening, we were offered a place to camp […]

Excited to start cycling again, we left our hometowns in Switzerland on the 19th of November 2019. The days were sunny but the nights cold and long. Luckily, we were invited to the home of a couple of our friends on our way and got the chance to warm up there. Thanks again for your […]