Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Final Words

Eastern Europe is a sleeping giant as far as tourism is concerned and will only get bigger and better (maybe those two don’t go together) as time goes on. I’m so glad I got to see it before it got 'cleaned up' as it was a special insight into life there. Vienna to Bucharest should be done over about six weeks on the bike, any less and you would be rushing.

A good solid tour bike would be ideal but due to the occasional rough surface a mountain bike with rigid front forks would be good too. I would highly recommend the tour for adventurous types who like to get away from crowds and enjoy the great outdoors.  If you prefer smooth bike paths away from traffic and cute European villages, go to Western Europe. 

Some of the road surfaces we encountered
Very good road

Good road

Bad road

Ugly road




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Final Words

Eastern Europe is a sleeping giant as far as tourism is concerned and will only get bigger and better (maybe those two don’t go together) as...