dimrub
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Ok, we're almost ready - meaning, I'm still waiting for my wife to provide us with the dates when she can make do without the two of us. Under the assumption that this is around the September holidays, I've chosen the most convenient days for flying there and back again. The flight there (to Vienna) is direct, as I don't want to risk our bikes getting lost during a connection, the flight back (from Belgrade) has a connection, since it's cheaper than the direct one.
I've reduced the daily mileage all the way down to an average of ~66km, based on the lessons of the previous trip. Ditto, I only reserved hotels (free cancellation) for the first two nights (Vienna and Bratislava), and given that this is low season, we plan to play it by ear, but mostly preferring camping over hotelling. I'm actively resisting the urge to plan further than that. If we proceed faster than the average suggests, we might take a day off in either Budapest or Belgrade. I found on FB a recommendation of a bike shop in Belgrade that will pack our bikes and call a mini-van for the airport - all for $17 per bike, marvellous news. That, and a visit to Decathlon in Vienna before we start pedalling, and not to forget to pack the bikeline books - and I think we're all set for another wonderful adventure.
I don't know whether ALDI or LIDL extend beyond the border of Austria, but whatever the discount chain of supermarkets there is, I'm sure Daniel will find it and drag me to it, so I think the main macro-nutrients we will be consuming are going to be pasta and raspberries.
I've reduced the daily mileage all the way down to an average of ~66km, based on the lessons of the previous trip. Ditto, I only reserved hotels (free cancellation) for the first two nights (Vienna and Bratislava), and given that this is low season, we plan to play it by ear, but mostly preferring camping over hotelling. I'm actively resisting the urge to plan further than that. If we proceed faster than the average suggests, we might take a day off in either Budapest or Belgrade. I found on FB a recommendation of a bike shop in Belgrade that will pack our bikes and call a mini-van for the airport - all for $17 per bike, marvellous news. That, and a visit to Decathlon in Vienna before we start pedalling, and not to forget to pack the bikeline books - and I think we're all set for another wonderful adventure.
I don't know whether ALDI or LIDL extend beyond the border of Austria, but whatever the discount chain of supermarkets there is, I'm sure Daniel will find it and drag me to it, so I think the main macro-nutrients we will be consuming are going to be pasta and raspberries.