I’m moving onto my bike. Not for forever. Just for the next three or so months. My goal is to cross Europe from the French Coast to the Black Sea in Romania using nothing but myself and my trusty steed, The Green Machine.
The farthest I’ve ever ridden my bike was a 60-mile jaunt from London to Cambridge to visit a friend. The same goes for camping. The last time I camped was in elementary or middle school with my grandpa (from whom I almost certainly inherited the itch to do a trip like this in the first place). I don’t know how to set up a tent and I wouldn’t describe myself as the outdoors type.
But after nine months in sunny Dublin, I’m ready for a change of scenery. So with hopes of remedying my Ireland induced Vitamin D deficiency and of building my self-reliance skillset, I’ll follow roughly this route with stops at many towns and cities in between:
- Dublin to France via 22-hour ferry
- France to Switzerland
- Switzerland to Germany
- Germany to Austria
- Austria to Slovakia
- Slovakia to Hungary
- Hungary to Serbia
- Serbia to Bulgaria
- Bulgaria to Romania
- Romania to the Black Sea
Along the way, I’ll post updates here at shaneseppinni.com. Up next, I’ll share the gear list I’ve assembled for this first bike tour. Subscribe below if you want to get updates delivered to your inbox.