I'm going to travel a bit of Europe by bicycle this summer,

>>74851857
>Literally P A K I

Why would you bike through the Rhein-Ruhr area? It's one of the biggest and ugliest urban agglomerations.

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>>74851244
Have fun
The longest bicycle tour that I did was across the Alps but this is another category

>>74851244
This looks like a really dumb plan and coming to England just to cycle through London is probably one of the most retarded things I've ever heard of.

>>74851244
You should really consider going through the Netherlands, beautiful, fantastic people, and the coolest landbridge ever made.

They have fantastic bike-roads aswell, you should really not miss out.

wouldn't it be easier to swim from italy's heel to greece instead of the frills

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>>74851244
>use bike
>not going to bike country

I bet you will get a flat tire about 2km from your home and suffer a moral defeat and just sit at home drinking finnish low quality pilsner.

>>74852228
>>74852245
Netherland is bike country because it is so fuckinf flat. Like Belgium and north of France. Horrible landscapes.

>plan a bike trip
>travel through major population centers instead of beautiful landscapes

>>74851244
how the fuck are you supposed to bicycle over the sea?

>>74852228
>They have fantastic bike-roads aswell, you should really not miss out.
This.
They probably have the best cycling infrastructure in Europe.

>>74852361
build up speed and jump

>>74852361
The sea is frozen there.

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Why would you bicycle through a boring swedish forest?

>>74852401
in italy?

>>74852415
>boring forest
Sounds like sour grapes to me.

>>74851244
I agree with the others fammelam.
Skip London in favor of going through Netherlands if you are on bike.

>>74851244
Why are you avoiding THE bycicle capital of the world? Literally every road has pink bycicle paths and roads. It just amazes me

>>74851244
Russian part will be tough hehehe. Literally zero infrustructrue for bikes

>>74851244
How is the mosquito situation in your cunt in July?

>>74852700
Come find out.

>>74852727
Come to brazil

Why not go through Serbia and not the coast of Croatia etc. Should be allot more beautiful. Also I've heard there are still migrants going north in the Balkans. Should maybe check what routes they take.

>>74852727
That was what I was planning to do, but my usual hiking buddies ain't really up for it.
I got altitude sickness last time so I'm staying away from mountains this year

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>>74852153
>>74852326
It's just that I want to see German cities, I know some german but I've never been in Germany. I basically took the straightest route from Berlin to Aachen

>>74852220
>>74852479
London isn't my primary target in the UK, I'm aiming for Oxford and after Oxford turn south to Portsmouth

>>74852180
Thanks, my longest trip this far has been some 3000 km when I spent a month criss-crossing Finland, this will be about 7000 km long (including ferries) so it's gonna be a push. But as always it's worth it

>>74852228
>>74852245
>>74852516
>>74852373
I've ever travelled to three places outside Finland and they are Estonia, Switzerland and Netherlands and I'm kind of aiming to see places I haven't been in before. But sure if I have time I could pay Holland a visit after Aachen, going a bit north before turning south to France

>>74852361
By ferry

>>74852415
Yeah I've been thinking about that, but I just don't know if I have the time to go through Norway

>>74852700
Pic related. This is Laplands summer

>>74852652
It's allright, in Finland I've mostly driven on the side of car roads. How are the roads on the Karelian isthmus?

>>74852287
Possible

>>74852982
I've been thinking about this too and that's why I'm actually staying away from the Croatian coastline, but it's true that I have no clue what routes the migrants are using. Have to check that out

>>74853450
Man, no wonder you guys are depressed alcoholics

>>74853450
I just spent a week in Aachen, it's pretty nice desu

I doubt the small portion of Russia you will bike trough will be pleasant.
Beyond that, seems good.

>>74851244
nothing like biking in the adriatic sea

>>74853722
Mm, I'm mostly going through to see the old Finland and the town where my grandfather was a priest before the war
I've heard St. Petersburg is an interesting place, gonna see the eremitage

>>74853627
Missäpäin Aachenia vietit aikaa?

>>74854514
Melko keskustassa, paikallisen teknillisen korkeakoulun liepeillä

>>74851244
Hey mate, good thread. However, I suggest you take it over to >>>/trv/ that way you'll get helpful responses and limited shitposts.

ITT: we bet where his bike is going to get stolen

Belgium

>>74854729
Forgot that board completely

>>>1249299

>>74853450
Portsmouth is a shithole desu, just so you know

Why miss all of Spain? You could do a trip just on it

>>74851244
>by bicycle
>this summer
you have pretty funny idea about how long summer is

>>74851244
How exactly do you plan to bike from Venice to Greece on seawater Jesus?

why dont you drive?

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>>74855424
Didn't even come to my mind
I've never really been interested in Iberian culture or found Spain or Portugal very desirable places
Also I know french and some italian but I don't understand the Iberian languages
Maybe I should pay there a visit, but not on this trip

>>74855772
>>74855820
>we gotta joker over here
the trip will take a little over two months, I'll be using ferries/other vehicles when needed

How are you going to navigate?

are you doing it alone?

and are you gonna carry the stuff you need for 2 months on a bike?

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>>74855772
7000 kilometers can easily be done in 2 months.

t. fellow bike traveler

>>74851244
stay out of the fucking Balkans, retard

>>74856025
it doesnt look comfy at all
how do you cycle with all that stuff?

>>74856025
from KC?

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>>74856060
You just keep hitting them pedals with your feet. It's comfy enough as long as the weather is favorable. And even if it's bad, you're gonna be miserable but you'll live.

>>74856065
:3

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>>74852982
>>74853450
>>74853881
>>74856046

oh and BTW OP
there are still landmines in Croatia (aswell as in Bosnia)

>>74856136
Beautiful, where is this from?
Also checking your setup, what's in the red bag?

>>74856136
>>74856025
do you sleep in a tent at night?

what do you eat?

how much money do you bring with you?

>>74851244
Be careful in Poland. Nationalists are at rise. You should be fine if you travel by the edge of sea since there are the most touristic cities/towns and people should be more friendly.

how do you fuckers navigate

I cant get 1 mile in my city witout getting lost

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>>74856442
Same

I guess it's just autismo in both cases

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>>74856275
>Beautiful, where is this from?
Upper Normandy.

>Also checking your setup, what's in the red bag?
Sleeping bag, pillow, clothes, foodstuff, basic tools for bike repair...

>>74856313
I cycled across Poland last year and didn't have any problems. People were noice despite being unable to hold basic conversations in English.

>>74856309
>do you sleep in a tent at night?
I do bring a tent on bike trips. But often I'm too lazy to pitch my tent at night and just lay myself down to sleep on my sleeping pad where it feels reasonably safe and if the weather is good.

>>74856309
>how much money do you bring with you?
I usually spend about 10-15€ each day, which includes accomodation (which I rarely pay for due to having a tent).

>what do you eat?
Stuff from supermarkets.

>>74856638
you lock the bike every time you sleep?

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>>74856442
I use a GPS device, a Garmin Oregon 450.

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>>74856670
Of course. Better safe than sorry.

Wrote a more in-depth route for the other thread, might as well post here too
Going:
Helsinki -> Vaalimaa 190km
Ylä-Urpala ->Viipuri 55km -> Petersburg 140km -> Kingisepp 125km
Narva -> Valga 260km
Valka -> Riga 160km -> Klaipeda 274km
Klaipeda -> Kaliningrad 136km, ferry included
Kaliningrad -> Gdansk 144km, ferry included
Gdansk -> Peenemünde 370km
Peenemünde -> Berlin -> Brandenburg -> Dortmund -> Aachen 880km
Aachen -> Brussels -> Calais 360km
ferry to Dover -> Canterbury -> London 116km
London -> Oxford -> Portsmouth 250km
ferry to Le Havre -> Paris 220km -> Vichy 360km -> Lyon 150km
Lyon -> Torino 305km -> Milano -> Venetsia 415km
ferry to Patrai 1175km
Patrai -> Athens 210km
Turning back:
Athens -> Thessaloniki 420km -> Sofia 330km
Sofia -> Belgrad 400km -> Veszprem 370km -> Wien 200km
Wien -> Praha 290km -> Dresden 140km
Dresden -> Leipzig 110km -> Hannover -> Lübeck 340km
Lübeck -> Kööpenhamina 270km -> train over the Öresund bridge to Malmö
Malmö -> Stockholm 670km, might use train
Stockholm -> Uppsala 80km -> Umeå 680km, might use train
ferry to Vaasa -> Tampere 250km -> Hämeenlinna 80km -> Helsinki 120km

>>74857254
you can do london to oxford by river :)

>>74857458
Waterways are a lovely way of travel, I'll keep Thames in mind. Thanks for the tip!

>>74856442
Map. Pen and paper. Memorize/write down major places, so you got a reference in terms of signs.

>>74856783
You are a good and sane person.