reis – blog – travel
We were travelling along the Black Coast in Turkey, on our way to Georgia. So when we were looking for a spot to camp for the night we ended up in the Black Diamond Geopark, and the tarmac is really Black as well (I will explain later). Despite all this … Read more
Hugging the slopes of the Pirin Mountain Range is the small town of Bansko. It is also a ski area in Bulgaria. We had a very nice walk in this area from the Vihren Hut to the Okoto lake and surroundings. We were still a bit early in the summer … Read more
Finally I found a proper GPX track that I could use for mountain biking. Not that I can’t create a route myself, but when using an existing GPX, my hope is that they guide me to smaller single-trackish tracks. If you know what I mean.Well, this time it was a … Read more
a lot of not-so-nice weather prevented us from much activity, but then the sun broke through and we were in the right spot at the right time: Belogradchik. it is a nice area that is famous for it’s rock formations. We walked a very nice route here and while doing … Read more
The last month has not been the best one in terms of ridable weather. We have had a lot of winter weather since we had to leave Turkey and went back to Bulgaria. Lot’s of snow and freezing conditions meant that we had the opportunity to do some skiing and … Read more
or: freedom2 Finally both bicycle wheels are repaired, respectively replaced. Off course the big one was the wheel for the Trek. That is after all my favourite bike to discover the mountains. When it is not possible to ride, I notice how quickly I miss riding the bike. There is … Read more
…was never so easy as with the use of low gearing. At the end of January, the 28th in the evening to be precise, I hit a stroke of bad luck. After a long day, the period of dusk had already changed into darkness. We were still looking for a … Read more