Vidin

At the beginning of this summer I will be cycling from London to New Zealand

This is the exciting journal of my cycling adventures in the wild lands of Europe. Will my knees hold up? Will I simply be too lazy and return after a week? Will I make it to Istanbul in time to host a WILD party? Read on......

... ; Its strategic location on the Danube made the town an important Bastion and trading center.  When it came under Turkish rule, Vidin became the largest town in Bulgaria.  We set off along the road to visit Belogradshik.  At first we saw ...

... mountain ranges on the fringes. the border crossing from serbia to bulgaria (in vrska cuka, near the bulgarian town of vidin) was quite a climb. actually, the enire way through the serbian mountains passing into bulgaria was a steady, ...

... are the reasons why: 1)     Police bribes; 2)    Rip of camp sites; 3)    No accommodation; 4)    No signs (or hardly any at least) 12.00pm Motel next to Vidin waiting to escape ...

Rest day. Rented a car from the hotel for £15 and went for a drive with a girl called Mandy who is also staying at the guesthouse. Saw a great medieval village and some churches cut into the rock in the local national park. Had the biggest gin and ...