Dall'Olanda all'Australia in bicicletta attraverso l'Italia

[arctic-cycler]

Hi there. I hope to cross passo del stelvio in the last days of September. I've heard it is likely that the pass is still open then. I hope so. :-) Thanks for the best wishes!
Hi there. Spero di attraversare il Passo del stelvio negli ultimi giorni di settembre. Ho sentito che è probabile che il passo è ancora aperta, allora. Spero di sì. :-) Grazie per gli auguri

Prodotti bici scontati

 

[arctic-cycler]

Hi there.
Only two months to go before I leave Holland and start my cycle trip to Australia, passing though Italy.. :-)

A week ago I went on a test ride with all my equipment in France. It was good I did, as I need to get some repairs done. Anyway, it was a great trip cycling down to Limoges, where I spent 3 months in 1988-89. I also made a little video of the trip.

Take a look at my blog..
http://arctic-cycler.com/2014/07/06/2014-world-trip-preparation-cycle-eindhoven-limoges/

Ciao.
Solo due mesi per andare prima di lasciare l'Olanda e inizia il mio viaggio in bicicletta in Australia, passando attraverso l'Italia .. :-)

Una settimana fa ho fatto un giro di prova con tutta la mia attrezzatura in Francia. E 'stato bello che ho fatto, come ho bisogno di ottenere alcune riparazioni effettuate. Comunque, è stato un grande viaggio in bicicletta giù a Limoges, dove ho trascorso tre mesi nel 1988-89. Ho anche fatto un piccolo video del viaggio.

Date un'occhiata al mio blog ..
http://arctic-cycler.com/2014/07/06/2014-world-trip-preparation-cycle-eindhoven-limoges/

 

[VFLuca]

Hi there,

first of all congratulation for your great tour and good luck!
I would like to know if you think that you will have the opportunity to write somehow your position when you will be in Italy, on this forum or your website or facebook or just an e-mail...
If you delight, I realy would like to share a part of your tour with you, maybe the Stelvio climb!! Please note I don't want to bother you during your trip, for sure you will have somenthing more important to think about..
So if it doesn't make your tour more complicated keep in touch!!

all the best

Luca

 

[arctic-cycler]

Hi there,

first of all congratulation for your great tour and good luck!
I would like to know if you think that you will have the opportunity to write somehow your position when you will be in Italy, on this forum or your website or facebook or just an e-mail...
If you delight, I realy would like to share a part of your tour with you, maybe the Stelvio climb!! Please note I don't want to bother you during your trip, for sure you will have somenthing more important to think about..
So if it doesn't make your tour more complicated keep in touch!!

all the best

Luca

Hi Luca. Sure! I will be writing blog entries on my blog most days - arctic-cycler.com, so you can follow me there. I will also post on this forum where there are new posts on my blog.. :-)

It looks like a friend will be cycling with me across the alps to Verona or Venice. Maybe you could join after that, or cycle along with the 2 of us for a while. Anyway, we will keep in touch!

Have a nice Sunday!

Matthew

 

[VFLuca]

Hi Luca. Sure! I will be writing blog entries on my blog most days - arctic-cycler.com, so you can follow me there. I will also post on this forum where there are new posts on my blog.. :-)

It looks like a friend will be cycling with me across the alps to Verona or Venice. Maybe you could join after that, or cycle along with the 2 of us for a while. Anyway, we will keep in touch!

Have a nice Sunday!

Matthew

great!! I look forward to hear from you!

 

[arctic-cycler]

Ciao a tutti,
E 'a soli 5 settimane fino a quando lascio il mio viaggio in bicicletta dall'Olanda all'Australia. Ora ho fatto una lista di tutte le cose che sto prendendo con me, e controllato che tutti si adattano sulla moto. E lo fanno! :-)
Ecco la mia lista attrezzature. http://arctic-cycler.com/equipment/
Eventuali suggerimenti sono i benvenuti!

Hi all,
It's just 5 weeks now until I leave on my bike trip from Holland to Australia. I have now made a list of all the things I am taking with me, and checked that they all fit on the bike. And they do! :-)
Here is my equipment list. http://arctic-cycler.com/equipment/
Any suggestions are welcome!

 

[arctic-cycler]

Ciao a tutti,
Il mio viaggio in bicicletta di 36 mila chilometri dall'Olanda all'Australia attraverso l'Italia, io incontrerò persone. Io osservare, e scriverò. Quali sono i problemi di sostenibilità gente faccia tutto il mio percorso, e come si trattano con loro? Chi sono le persone? Quali sono le loro storie? Vorrei anche sostenere Green Pedals per promuovere questo dialogo, e utilizzare per realizzare infrastrutture sostenibili nelle scuole selezionate sul mio percorso.

Date un'occhiata al mio blog su Green Pedals: http://arctic-cycler.com/2014/08/18/green-pedals/


Hi all,
On my bike trip of 36000km from Holland to Australia through Italy, I'll be meeting people. I will observe, and I will write. What are the sustainability issues people face across my path, and how do they deal with them? Who are the people? What are their stories? I will also support Green Pedals to promote this dialogue, and use to realise sustainable infrastructure in selected schools on my route.

Take a look at my blog entry on Green Pedals: http://arctic-cycler.com/2014/08/18/green-pedals/

 

[arctic-cycler]

Il mio tour in bicicletta dall'Olanda all'Australia sta per iniziare. Sono stato a L'Aia oggi per la fondazione verdi Pedali parlando di sostenibilità per i bambini in una scuola. Che il viaggio abbia inizio.
http://arctic-cycler.com/2014/09/12/the-day-has-almost-arrived-day-0-farewells-and-green-pedals/

My bike tour from Holland to Australia is about to start. I was in The Hague today for the Green Pedals foundation talking about sustainability to kids at a school. Let the trip begin.
http://arctic-cycler.com/2014/09/12/the-day-has-almost-arrived-day-0-farewells-and-green-pedals/

 

[Perseo_navy]

Ci dispiace, ma il mio italiano non è buono. Questo è stato tradotto da google translate. The english version is below. :-)

Sono eccitato e spaventato allo stesso tempo. Questo settembre lascerò il mio lavoro di 16 anni, e il ciclo dall'Olanda, dove attualmente vivo, dove sono nato in Australia. Il viaggio è di circa 25000 km avranno 2 anni.

Attualmente sto progettando la rotta, e ora sto lavorando sulla sezione italiana del mio viaggio. Dopo aver inserito l'Italia nei pressi di Bolzano, voglio passare Venezia e Trieste prima di entrare in Croazia con la Slovenia. Io non ho familiarità con questa parte d'Italia, e vorrei davvero il vostro consiglio. È questo un buon percorso? Sono le strade belle?

[url]http://arctic-cycler.com/world-cycle-2014/world-cycle-2014-italy/[/URL]

Grazie mille per il vostro aiuto!

Matthew

I am excited and scared at the same time. This September I will be leaving my job of 16 years, and cycle from Holland, where I currently live, to where I was born in Australia. The trip is about 25000 km will take 2 years.

I am currently planning the route, and am now working on the italian section of my trip. After entering Italy near Bolzano, I want to pass Venezia and Trieste before entering Croatia via Slovenia. I am not familiar with this part of Italy, and would really like your advice. Is this a good route? Are the roads nice?

[url]http://arctic-cycler.com/world-cycle-2014/world-cycle-2014-italy/[/URL]

Thanks very much for your help!!

Matthew

Ciao Matthew,
first of all I would like to wish you good luck and to cogratulate with you it will be a nice and exciting experience.
I do not live in that area of Italy, but I live in Belgium close to your Holland and I can give you some logistic advice considering the difference of the two contries.
In Italy is much easier to find a place where to get something to eat or to drink, even in the smallest town you find unless a bar open (our culture of bar is complete different from not of europe are more caffetteria and the room than real bar, it is not a place to drink only alcool) to get a sandwich a snack or something to drink. The shops are maybe closed between 1 and 4 pm, but do not close at 6 pm....so if you need to buy something there is something open until 8 pm even later and also in the weekend in the tourist area.
Be very careful to the car, try always to be on the right of the road never in the middle or close to the middle, it is not Holland or Belgium, there is less respect for cyclist and get used that they will beep you before to overcome you and most of the time they do not respect a security distance to do it. Do not be scared for what I said to you consider only tha in general there is more danger on the road and you need always to be concentrate.
Have nice ride

 

[arctic-cycler]

Ciao Matthew,
first of all I would like to wish you good luck and to cogratulate with you it will be a nice and exciting experience.
I do not live in that area of Italy, but I live in Belgium close to your Holland and I can give you some logistic advice considering the difference of the two contries.
In Italy is much easier to find a place where to get something to eat or to drink, even in the smallest town you find unless a bar open (our culture of bar is complete different from not of europe are more caffetteria and the room than real bar, it is not a place to drink only alcool) to get a sandwich a snack or something to drink. The shops are maybe closed between 1 and 4 pm, but do not close at 6 pm....so if you need to buy something there is something open until 8 pm even later and also in the weekend in the tourist area.
Be very careful to the car, try always to be on the right of the road never in the middle or close to the middle, it is not Holland or Belgium, there is less respect for cyclist and get used that they will beep you before to overcome you and most of the time they do not respect a security distance to do it. Do not be scared for what I said to you consider only tha in general there is more danger on the road and you need always to be concentrate.
Have nice ride

Hi there.
Thanks for the best wishes and the tips. It will be an amazing trip!
I'm looking forward to seeing Italy. It is a beautiful country!! :-)

Matthew

 

[arctic-cycler]

Olanda per l'Australia in bicicletta. Giorno 1.
La giornata era surreale. Scortato da una massa di amici al confine con il Belgio, ci siamo seduti al sole, temendo il momento dei nostri modi divergenti. Poi accolti da altri amici in arrivo in Schimmert - con la bandiera olandese e un bicchiere di champagne. Non ho ancora scandagliato tutto. Che verrà.
Leggi il mio blog ..
http://arctic-cycler.com/2014/09/13/day-1-87km-eindhoven-schimmert/

Holland to Australia by bike. Day 1.
The day was surreal. Escorted by a mass of friends to the Belgian border, we sat in the sun, fearing the moment of our ways diverging. Then welcomed by more friends on arrival in Schimmert - with the Dutch flag and a glass of champagne. I still haven't fathomed everything. That will come.
Read my blog..
http://arctic-cycler.com/2014/09/13/day-1-87km-eindhoven-schimmert/

 

[arctic-cycler]

Olanda per l'Australia in bicicletta. Day 2.
La pressione e lo stress della scorsa settimana è stato rilasciato come l'aria che fuoriesce da un palloncino. Un breve viaggio attraverso il territorio familiarità con Ed e Frank ad Aquisgrana prima di un rilassante nelle splendide terme di Aquisgrana.
http://arctic-cycler.com/2014/09/14/day-2-36km-schimmert-aachen/

Holland to Australia by bike. Day 2.
The pressure and stress of the last week was released like air escaping from a balloon. A short ride through familiar territory with Ed and Frank to Aachen before a relaxing in the beautiful thermal baths in Aachen.
http://arctic-cycler.com/2014/09/14/day-2-36km-schimmert-aachen/

 

[arctic-cycler]

3 ° giorno del ciclo mondiale dall'Olanda all'Australia.
Un silenzio eery in piedi sopra l'autostrada vuota, un uccello solitario starnazzare in lontananza. In piedi sotto la sempre impressionanti cime gemelle della cattedrale di Colonia, in attesa che il giornalista per arrivare. E mettersi al passo con i vecchi amici, in Aquisgrana e Colonia. Kölle Allaaf! Leggi il mio blog.
http://arctic-cycler.com/2014/09/16/day-3-87km-aachen-koln/

Day 3. World cycle from Holland to Australia.
An eery silence standing above the empty freeway, a lone bird squawking in the distance. Standing under the ever impressive twin peaks of the Cologne cathedral, waiting for the journalist to arrive. And catching up with old friends, in Aachen and Cologne. Kölle Allaaf! Read my blog.
http://arctic-cycler.com/2014/09/16/day-3-87km-aachen-koln/

 

[arctic-cycler]

Dall'Olanda all'Australia in bicicletta. Day 4.
Oggi è stata una giornata con gli amici a Bonn con una breve corsa sotto il sole prima di arrivarci. Parlare, mangiare, camminare, tagli di capelli, e la raccolta di una nuova webcam a Bonn. Leggi il mio blog.
http://arctic-cycler.com/2014/09/17/day-4-42km-koln-bonn/

From Holland to Australia by bike. Day 4.
Today was a day with friends in Bonn with a short ride in the sun first to get there. Talking, eating, walking, haircuts, and collecting a new webcam in Bonn. Read my blog.
http://arctic-cycler.com/2014/09/17/day-4-42km-koln-bonn/

 

[azorat]

Hello Artic-cycler:

I just came across this thread and I will follow your progress.
When in the Adige valley, you will go through Trento. I live there. If your schedule is compatible with a stop-over in Trento, you are certainly welcome to stay in our house. We do have extra space (for you and bike).
Depending on which days you are here - and if you like company - I could join you to Lago di Garda -> Verona. Just drop me a note at my email address.

In Italiano: nel messaggio sopra mi congratulo con Artic-cycler per la sua avventura che seguiro' qui sul sito. Inoltre, se passa da Trento e vuol fermarsi da noi, gli offro di farci visita visto che ho una stanza ospiti.
Se poi i tempi lo consentono, lo accompagnerei nella tratta TN->Garda->VR.

 

[arctic-cycler]

Hello Artic-cycler:

I just came across this thread and I will follow your progress.
When in the Adige valley, you will go through Trento. I live there. If your schedule is compatible with a stop-over in Trento, you are certainly welcome to stay in our house. We do have extra space (for you and bike).
Depending on which days you are here - and if you like company - I could join you to Lago di Garda -> Verona. Just drop me a note at my email address.

In Italiano: nel messaggio sopra mi congratulo con Artic-cycler per la sua avventura che seguiro' qui sul sito. Inoltre, se passa da Trento e vuol fermarsi da noi, gli offro di farci visita visto che ho una stanza ospiti.
Se poi i tempi lo consentono, lo accompagnerei nella tratta TN->Garda->VR.

Hi Zorat.
Thanks! That sounds great. I may be cycling over the Alps to Verona/Venezia with a friend from England. I'm not sure yet - it depends on his work. It would be great to catch up with you, and maybe cycle with you (if you want to join me/us). Let's keep in touch! :-)

Matthew

 

[arctic-cycler]

In bicicletta dall'Olanda all'Australia. Giorno 5.
In bicicletta attraverso il sole con Dirk Tenhündfeld. Salimmo le Drachenfels e rotolò lungo il Rhein - Dirk su una pesante bicicletta pubblica in affitto. Il tramonto a Coblenza era incredibile.
http://arctic-cycler.com/2014/09/17/day-5-74km-bonn-koblenz/

Cycling from Holland to Australia. Day 5.
Cycling through the sun with Dirk Tenhündfeld. We climbed the Drachenfels and rolled along the Rhein – Dirk on a heavy public rental bike. The sunset in Koblenz was amazing.
http://arctic-cycler.com/2014/09/17/day-5-74km-bonn-koblenz/

 

[arctic-cycler]

Dall'Olanda all'Australia in bicicletta. Giorno 6 Koblenz - Limburgo.
Mi sono svegliato alla pioggia, e la pioggia incombente rimasta tutto il giorno. Ma il sole sporse troppo come ho pedalato lungo la bellissima valle del Lahn, dotato di ripidi fianchi boscosi e graziosi villaggi.
http://arctic-cycler.com/2014/09/18/day-6-76km-koblenz-limburg/

From Holland to Australia by bike. Day 6. Koblenz - Limburg.
I woke to rain, and the rain remained looming all day. But the sun poked out too as I cycled along the beautiful Lahn valley, endowed with steep wooded sides and pretty villages.
http://arctic-cycler.com/2014/09/18/day-6-76km-koblenz-limburg/

 

[arctic-cycler]

Olanda per l'Australia in bicicletta. Giorni 7,8 e 9.
Negli ultimi 3 giorni ho pedalato più in basso il fiume Lahn, e poi a sud, attraverso Francoforte e il famoso 'Bergstrasse' - un tratto di bei villaggi alla base delle colline dove si coltiva il vino. Qui ci sono inserzioni blog degli ultimi 3 giorni.
http://arctic-cycler.com/2014/09/19/day-7-82km-limburg-giesen/
http://arctic-cycler.com/2014/09/20/day-8-103km-giesen-darmstadt/
http://arctic-cycler.com/2014/09/21/day-9-84km-darmstadt-heidelberg/

Holland to Australia by bike. Days 7,8 and 9.
In the last 3 days I cycled further down the Lahn River, and then south, through Frankfurt and the famous 'Bergstrasse' - a stretch of beautiful villages at the base of beautiful hills where wine is grown. Here are blog entries from the last 3 days.
http://arctic-cycler.com/2014/09/19/day-7-82km-limburg-giesen/
http://arctic-cycler.com/2014/09/20/day-8-103km-giesen-darmstadt/
http://arctic-cycler.com/2014/09/21/day-9-84km-darmstadt-heidelberg/

 

[arctic-cycler]

Olanda per l'Australia in bicicletta. Giorno 10.
Dopo una traversata inizio asciutto rotolamento campi, i cieli hanno cercato di superare il loro sforzo di ieri per quanto riguarda acquazzoni - e ci sono riusciti. Marius - il mio ospite doccia calda - si sta preparando per un viaggio ciclo mondiale. Amo il luccichio nei suoi occhi. Siamo entrambi in procinto di sperimentare. Vivere sulla strada.
http://arctic-cycler.com/2014/09/22/day-10-84km-heidelberg-heilbronn/

Holland to Australia by bike. Day 10.
After a dry start crossing rolling fields, the heavens tried to outdo their effort from yesterday regarding downpours – and they succeeded. Marius – my warm shower host – is preparing for a world cycle trip. I love the twinkle in his eyes. We are both about to experience it. Living on the road.
http://arctic-cycler.com/2014/09/22/day-10-84km-heidelberg-heilbronn/