Riding Adventure Duo

Hanna and Herbert biking through Europe

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In the the text below, we want to introduce ourselves a bit and before that we want to show you a bit our route.

Our exact tour so far

Our planned route

Who are we?

Hanna
Globetrotter, curious and always looking for a new adventure

With her open and curious personality, Hanna has always been interested in travelling and lived in Spain for a few summers as well as in China for a university semester. This is where she discovered her interest in exploring foreign cultures. Furthermore, she is enthusiastic about any kind of new ideas, the more exceptional the better. She likes to try out all kinds of sports, too. Cycling (for several days) will be another new territory for her. But one thing is for sure, her enthusiasm (or rather her stubbornness) won’t allow her to give up after a few kilometres already.

Herbert
Sporty, nature-loving and interested in technology

For Herbert, social contacts and sporting activities are very important. In his youth, he often spent many hours on the road with his bicycle and his friends, and later he also discovered climbing and hiking in nature as sports for himself. He is open to new experiences, but until a few years ago he lacked a person with whom he could realise extraordinary ideas. But now he found Hanna for that. When making decisions, Herbert is a very thoughtful person who likes to do his research and give it a lot of thought before coming to a decision. However, in some cases, you just have to trust your gut feeling!

And what is your plan now?
From mid-April 2022, we want to set off together on our biggest adventure yet – discovering Europe by bike. Since we want to escape the heat in the summer and still want to have plus degrees in the winter, our route has come about quite easily – once around Europe in an anti-clockwise direction.
But where exactly do you want to go now?
We have already worked out an approximate route, but the exact places, daily tours and overnight stays are always planned a few days in advance. We don’t know yet what the weather will be like, where it might be nice and where even more beautiful, so we might even want to stay for a few days.
And where will you sleep?
To stay as flexible as possible and to be able to explore the places that are not so touristy, we will be travelling with a tent. But we will certainly also spend many nights in various accommodations or with couchsurfing/warmshower hosts. Not only to treat our tired muscles to real beds now and then, but also to do our laundry and shower or plan the next tours without sitting on the ground.
And why by bike, actually?
Well, with a bike you are very flexible in your route, but still you are slowed down enough so we can discover many great places off the beaten track. Besides, for us, the focus is not on top sporting performances, but on getting to know the country and its people as closely as possible. And apart from walking, cycling is probably the most sustainable way to travel.
But why do you do it at all?
Opposite question – why not? One simply has to break out of one’s comfort zone every now and then and try something new. Sitting around at home for two years has only strengthened our urge for action and adventure. We are looking forward to the many impressions, all the people and cultures we want to get to know and understand, as well as all the problems and challenges we will face, which we will definitely master and grow from.