Tag: long distance cycle touring

Georgia

Start Finish Distance (Km) Notes
Batumi Shekvetili 41
Shekvetili Ianeti 71
Ianeti Zestafoni 61
Zestafoni Khashuri 73
Khashuri Gori 53
Gori Tsinarekhi 63
Tsinarekhi Tbilisi 44
Tbilisi Armenian Border 71
cycling days distance
Total Georgia 8 477

Turkey

Start Finish Distance (Km) Notes
Ayvalık Port Ayvalık 10
Ayvalık Burhaniye 32
Burhaniye Ivrindi 58
Ivrindi Balıkesir 37
Balıkesir Susurluk 44
Susurluk Istanbul 63 ferry not included
Istanbul Yalova 30
Yalova Cumhuriyet 40
Cumhu Iznik 40
Iznik Pamukova 50
Pamukova Haciyakup 42
Haciyakup Dedeler 42
Dedeler Nallihan 53
Nallihan Beypazari 61
Beypazari Ayaş 45
Ayaş Ankara 64
Ankara Yaglipinar 41
Yagli Kulu 76
Kulu Şereflikoçhisar 61
Şereflikoçhisar Aksaray 81
Aksaray Acigöl 54.5 taxi to Nevershir
Göreme Kayseri 71 taxi from Nevşehir
Kayseri Boğazliyan 80
Boğazliyan Sarikaya 38
Sarikaya Sorgun 43
Sorgun Çekerek 47.2
Çekerek Zile 53
Zile Amasya 96
Amasya Kavak 79
Kavak Irmaksirti 75
Irmaksirti Fatsa 86
Fatsa Ordu 43
Ordu Gülburnu 74
Gülburnu Trabzon 106
Trabzon Kiyicic 58
Kiyicic Işikli 75
Işikli Hopa 51
Hopa Batumi 38 8631
cycling days distance
Total Turkey 38 2140

Greece

Start Finish Distance (Km) Notes
Komotini Xanthi 54
Xanthi Kavala 57
cycling days distance
Total Greece 2 111

Bulgaria

Part 1

Start Finish Distance (Km) Notes
Slivnitza Sofia 30
Sofia Mirkobo 80
Mirkobo Sopot 72
Sopot Plovdiv 67
Plovdiv Stara Zagora 96
Stara Zagora Sliven 67
Sliven Banevo 105
Banevo Sozopol 49
Sozopol Burgas 31
Burgas Nessebar 35
Nessebar Byala 48
Byala Varna 54
Varna Balchik 50
Balchik Kamen Bryag 55
Kamen Bryag Vama Veche 48

cycling days distance
Total Bulgaria 15 887

Part 2

Start Finish Distance (Km) Notes
Giurgiu Cherven 56
Cherven Byala 41
Byala Veliko Tarnovo 52
Veliko Tarnovo Gabrovo 44
Gabrovo Shipka Pass 26
Shipka Pass Shipka 39 via Buzludzha Monument
Shipka Stara Zagora 50
Stara Zagora Haskovo 63
Haskovo Kardzali 56
Kardzali Komotini 75

cycling days distance
Total Bulgaria 2 10 502

Serbia

Start Finish Distance(Km) Notes
Doroslovo Novi Sad 70
Novi Sad Belgrade 85
Belgrade Gaj 66
Gaj Golubac 70
Golubac D. Milanova 57
D. Milanova Zaječar 80
Zaječar Trgovište 50
Trgovište Pirot 50
Pirot Slivnitza 50
cycling days distance
Total Serbia 9 578

Cycling in Cambodia – facts and figures

Between the 13 April 2017 and the 13 of May of the same year (31 days) I cycled 982 Km (610 miles) in Cambodia covering an average of 54 Km a day. The longest distance I cycled on a single day was 99 Km and the shortest 4 Km.

During that time I spent 265 euros. The average daily cost in Cambodia was 8.54 euros.

Eating out includes not only meals but any ready made refreshments whilst groceries are mainly buying ingredients to cook my own meals.

Communication covers the cost of SIM cards and postage to letters and parcels home and Transport include a few buses and public transport in the cities.

Here is the breakdown of the accomodation.

 

 

 

Cycling in Vietnam – facts and figures

Between the 16 January 2017 and the 13 of April of the same year (88 days) I cycled 3,085 Km (1,917 miles) in Vietnam covering an average of 54 Km a day. The longest distance I cycled on a single day was 93 Km and the shortest 3 Km.

During that time I spent 951 euros. The average daily cost in Vietnam was 10.80 euros.

Eating out includes not only meals but any ready made refreshments whilst groceries are mainly buying ingredients to cook my own meals.

Communication covers the cost of SIM cards and postage to letters and Transport include a few buses and public transport in the cities.

Nearly half of my money went on accommodation so I decided to look at that heading in a bit more detail.

 

 

 

Cycling in Thailand – facts and figures

I  spent two periods in Thailand, the first one between the 02 December 2016 and the 16 of January 2017 (46 days) and the second one between the 13 May 2017 and the 28 of May 2017 (16 days). Altogether I cycled 1,378 Km (856 miles) in Thailand covering an average of 60 Km a day. The longest distance I cycled on a single day was 93 Km and the shortest 10 Km.

During that time I spent 632 euros. The average daily cost in Thailand was 10.19 euros.

Eating out includes not only meals but any ready made food whilst groceries are mainly buying ingredients to cook my own meals.

Communication covers the cost of SIM cards and postage to letters home and Transport are mainly ferries to the islands and a couple of buses.

This is the breakdown of the accomodation

 

 

Cycling in Laos – facts and figures

Between the 17 October 2017 and the 02 of December 2017 (47 days) I cycled 1,623 Km (1,008 miles) in Laos covering an average of 52 Km a day. The longest distance I cycled on a single day was 84 Km and the shortest 3 Km.

During that time I spent 642 euros. The average daily cost in Laos was 13.66 euros.

Eating out includes not only meals but any ready made food and in Laos huge amounts of delicious beer Lao were consumed whilst groceries are mainly buying ingredients to cook my own meals.

Communication covers the cost of SIM cards and postage to letters home and Transport are mainly ferries to cross the Mekong and a couple of buses.

Nearly half of my money went on accommodation so I decided to look at that heading in a bit more detail.

 

 

Cycling in China – facts and figures

Between the 11 July 2016 and the 17 of October 2016 (99 days) I cycled 2,354 Km (1,463 miles) in China, taking a break and going to Hong Kong to get a new Chinese visa. I cycled and average of 65.4 Km per day. The longest distance I cycled on a single day was 110 Km and the shortest 18 Km.

During that time I spent 2,069 euros. The average daily cost in China was 20.89 euros.

Eating out includes not only meals but any ready made refreshments like cakes and soft drinks and of course all those nice cold beers at the end of the day whilst groceries are mainly buying ingredients to cook my own meals. Included in accommodation costs are any gifts I took to say thank you to those that open their doors to me.

Communication covers the cost of SIM cards and postage to letters home. My tablet died and I had to replace it and that is included in the communication costs as are a new battery for my phone and a power bank.

The Transport costs in this page are very high. I too a high speed train between Urumqi and Xining and trains to Hong Kong to get a new visa. Not included are flights from Hong Kong to Chengdu.

Below is how I spent my nights in China and Hong Kong