Author Archives: Helen

.The next day we continued on the E80 from Nis to Sophia, and what a road it was! It twisted around the mountains and in through tunnels built into the rock. It was also rich farming land as most of … Continue reading →

Another restless nıghts sleep…not only due to the greyıng somewhat dodgy duvet covers. The alarm on Neıl’s bike had been set off late in the evening. After running downstairs we discovered some very suspicious looking dudes coming out of where … Continue reading →

We left Budapest having not fully decided which route to take to Bulgaria, through Romania or Serbia so headed to the border town of Szeged to decide.  We couldn’t find an open campsite and so went to the first hotel … Continue reading →

We awoke after quite a broken nights sleep with the plan of seeing some of Budapest.  At certain points of the night there seemed to be an abundance of sirens going off.  Having spent the night thinking that we were … Continue reading →

250 miles to Budapest and we covered them all in one day… Happy Birthday Neil!  The going was tough as very strong crosswinds blew over the motorway.  At times the bike  seemed to be going forward at 70 degrees to the … Continue reading →

We woke up the next day to the sun shining on the hills below us and set off in the direction of Wien (Vienna).  We stocked up on supplies of food at the local SPAR (yes that’s SPAR!) and received … Continue reading →

Just a quick post to say that we arrived in Amsterdam this morning after catching the ferry from Newcastle.  We’re staying in Hamm tonight after doing 200 miles today.  Heading to Frankfurt tomorrow and will hopefully have a chance for … Continue reading →

So it was all coming together and then whilst sweeping up the garage (cleaning really is bad for you!) I managed to get a piece of metal lodged in my left eye. One trip to A&E later and I now … Continue reading →

Well my last day at work seemed a pretty appropriate time to add my first post to the website.  I like to think of this as Neil’s department, but considering he’s done basically everything there is to do with the … Continue reading →