You may be forgiven for thinking that going from Vienna to Whitby is a bit of a come down.  Not a bit of it! Each have their own highlights but Whitby has a charm that only an English seaside town with a fishing harbour and historic abbey ruins can have; oh, and reputedly the best…

The morning after the night before.  No we did not have hang-overs, but whilst we were at A&E having Lyn’s ankle checked, the rest of the cycling group enjoyed a last evening meal together in a local restaurant. We all met up at breakfast time in the hotel and had a final chat with Andre.  Some…

Part 1 of this blog described our trip from Passau, an overnight stop in Schlogen and onwards into Linz.  This blog will cover the remaining 3 stages towards Vienna. The riverside cycle path was a short walk from our hotel and the following morning after a good breakfast we were back on the trail heading…

“I Want To Ride My Bicycle, I want to ride my Bike.”  So sang Freddie Mercury and Queen in 1978.  For us, cycling is a fairly recent pleasure and we have been keen to experience a point to point cycling holiday. Step forward a small cycling holiday company in Germany named Mercurio, recommended to us…