After 5 days crossing delightful southeast England and then the uninspiring Flanders region, I had finally arrived at ‘La Meuse’, at the place where the river leaves France and enters Belgium. Except I was going to go the other way – Belgium to France – upstream along the designated cycling path ‘La Meuse À Vélo. …
Category: eBiking Europe
#97 Kent, Flanders and the Ardennes
I collect my eBike from a friend’s home in Wanstead, London, and decide to go to Italy by skirting around the eastern rim of France. At map scale, it looks like an almost straight line across Kent, Flanders and the Ardennes, but when you drill down into it you’ll see there were quite a few…
#96 Northumberland and the Scottish Coast to Dundee
I have to say the best scenery and the nicest people of my 3,200 km journey so far, I found along the Northumberland Coast and on into Scotland. The weather left a bit to be desired though, and I struggled through days of cold wind and rain. Would I go again? You betcha!
#95 The Yorkshire Coast
Riding north along the Yorkshire coast (that’s East Riding of Yorkshire and North Yorkshire) is well worth the effort. The terrain is varied and interesting and no matter that the weather doesn’t often cooperate, the scenery makes up for it and the natives are friendly. This was the first time for me in most of…
#94 Suffolk and Lincolnshire
I arrive in a wet and dreary England and set off up the east coast towards Scotland. The countryside is pleasant, the people are nice and I was truly in “England’s green & pleasant land” [ThomasBlake,1808]
#93 The Rhine across Holland
A long haul through Germany’s industrial heartland of the Ruhr and a mad dash across the flatlands of north-east Netherlands.
#92 The Middle Rhine
…and now for the best section of the Rhine Cycle Route: Mannheim to Cologne, (more specifically, Mainz to Koblenz is the best).
#91 The Upper Rhine
Finally back in Germany again for another leasurely ride down the magnificant Rhine.
#90 The Upper Rhône
The second half of my trip up the Rhône where it meanders and zig-zags east towards Geneva and Lac Léman was even better than the first half.
#89 The Camargue and Rhône River
I depart Cap d’Agde and head off in the general direction of Germany along Eurovelo 17 , also marked Via Rhôna. I pick up the Via Rhôna/ Eurovelo 17 at the ancient and beautiful port city of Sète, cross the western delta of the Rhône River known as the Camargue and follow the Rhône up-river…