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RE: @felixxx STEEM funded my cycling journey, what did I use his steem for?
The tour is far from over lol. Not even got through Europe yet:) But the tour is not about reaching Africa, its everything in between
We're you at if I may ask ? :)
In regard to everything in between, I completely get your point! During my previous journey to Lviv, Ukraine, the most exciting moments were those experienced on the road :)
Also, in August, my buddy and I are going for a tour from Poland to Romania (the longest one yet).. and I was wondering if you're be able to maybe give us some advice?
I have just reached Romania, so in a little while soon ending my first "stretch" of the journey. In Romania I will stay a while in Brasov to gain a little money again. :)
I cycled Denmark - Germany - Switzerland - Austria - Hungary and now Romania!
My original route were actually also through Poland and eastern europe to Romania. I would give the advice to go through Slovakia and their mountains, it should be amazing there!
When you come into Romania try to go along the Carpathian Mountains range, you will love it! ALSO in Romania you will start getting chased by dogs daily, but they usually just bark and run after you a little bit, I have usually just kept my calm and biked slowly or completely stopped up. I have not met any that tried to bite me. The shepherd dogs are usually the most aggressive! So if you see a bunch of sheeps maybe prepare yourself.
Wow, thanks for an informative reply @holm :) Will you be passing through Syria and Israel then? I'm curious about the reality over there as I don't really believe in what the media says.
In regard to passing through Slovakia, we considered it but due to a limited budget we decided to try a cheaper and longer option - through Ukraine :) Here's a draft of our trail if you're interested: https://steemit.com/cycling4steemit/@piotr42/trail-update-2-a-cycling-trip-from-southwestern-poland-to-romanian-coast
There seems to be a nice elevation gain in Carpathian and Apuseni mountains btw :D
Also thanks for warning us about the dogs :) One night, while passing through a forest in Ukraine, we accidentally entered a private property and a dog chased us. We haven't seen it, but by the barking and the noise it made, we could tell it was a big one. Can't express how frightened we were at that moment :D I guess we need to have our pepper spray ready at all times :)
Ukraine is unknown to me but it has me intrigued!
No actually when I head on from România I'm planning going the other way towards Morocco. Basically a huge detour but I want to go along the western Sahara. it's a dream of mine:)
Ukraine is beautiful and Ukrainians are very friendly, in opposite to what some people might tell you - again it's the media spreading the false information! Also the costs of living are extremely low. A nice dinner in Lviv (in a restaurant) will cost you roughly 2 - 3 bucks. Do not forget about the beer (probably the best I ever tasted), which is less than a buck! Only the border with Poland seemed pretty sketchy :)
That was my first guess, but since Syria is way closer, I thought that'd be your choice.
I have a friend from Chad who told me a lot about Sahara :) He used to for the military picking up leftovers from the war hidden under the sand. I'd really love to tour over there as well!