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Uruguay Route Descriptions & Maps

June 16, 2014 by Ride the Road

February, 2003 – Itinerary Montevideo to Piriapolis 102Ks Out coast road, bike path and sidewalk most of the time. Then on a road which becomes a new four lane quiet road to El Pinar 36Ks. Straight on smooth dirt road to end, left 1/2 K to 1B. Views of beach. Moderate traffic, but you avoid […]

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Chile Route Descriptions & Maps

June 14, 2014 by Ride the Road

Chile to Brazil December 2003 – March 2004 Santiago to San Felipe 97Ks Cross the river and ride out Independencia Avenue (It’s very quiet on Sunday AM) We used minor streets to the left (west) of Independencia Avenue after the bridge (4Ks) then 10Ks to start of Highway. Independencia is the best way. Sometimes a […]

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Fiji Route Descriptions & Maps

June 14, 2014 by Ride the Road

Nadi to Sigatoka on Queens Highway 63Ks 2-lane, no shoulder, polite traffic, less and less traffic as you go. Some trucks. Very gradual rolling hills then at 17Ks a gradual to moderate 3K climb. Uninteresting rural scenery. Variable winds, plenty of sweat, occasional rain. Sometimes it rains for hours. Gradual 1-2K climbs and descents. Occassional […]

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Australia Route Descriptions & Maps

June 12, 2014 by Ride the Road

Australia – Melbourne to Perth October and November 2010 Melbourne to Geelong by transport. Geelong to Lorne 71Ks Out to C121 to Horseshoe Bend road at 7Ks. Right. 2-lanes light traffic and some easy hills. Very cold and windy (head) some rain in mid October. Nice scenery. At T-junction, (21Ks) right into Torquay. At 25Ks, […]

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Poland Route Descriptions & Maps

June 11, 2014 by Ride the Road

Warsaw to Pulawy 125K Out of town heading south. Mostly flat and straight through pine forests. Usually in a river valley. Moderate traffic. Rain and cool, not much of interest. Pulawy to Tarnobrzeg 117K Far more interesting. Small hills and bluffs. At times, we rode on a plateau above the river. More interesting towns with […]

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Germany Route Descriptions & Maps

June 9, 2014 by Ride the Road

May 1993 into & out of Frankfurt. The romantic way, the black forest and the Bodensee. Frankfurt Airport to Heidelberg 85K Out of the terminal and go left on the bike path (weg). Around airport next to sound barriers to the west then through a forest to Waldorf, 8Ks. Then continue on the bike path […]

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Czech Republic Route Descriptions & Maps

May 30, 2014 by Ride the Road

1st trip: May 1990 – from Warsaw, Poland to Frankfurt, Germany 2nd trip March 1991 – from Munich, Germany to Warsaw, Poland Polish Border to Kezmarok 40K Compared to our earlier attempted visits to Czechoslovakia, the border formalities had recently become a snap. Reported to be beautiful views of the Tatra mountains but we were […]

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Bulgaria Route Descriptions & Maps

May 30, 2014 by Ride the Road

Road Stories Vienna to Istanbul – September, 1985 The Idea “Someday, let’s ride from Shannon, Ireland to Istanbul,” I said to Sally on some previous bike trip through Europe. She liked the idea. “Wouldn’t it be great to experience the subtle day-to-day changes as we go? What countries would we pass through?” “Well, Ireland, England, […]

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Nicaragua Route Descriptions & Maps

May 30, 2014 by Ride the Road

Nicaragua 2009 – November Esteli to Junction 35Ks (see from Esteli to Matagulpa) Junction to Leon 108Ks Hwy 26. Good 2-lane new road. No shoulder. Light traffic. OK scenery. In November strong NE (tail) winds make for easy riding. Some minor hills, at 45Ks out of foot hills and onto the flat coastal plain. New, […]

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Honduras Rout Descriptions & Maps

May 29, 2014 by Ride the Road

Honduras 2007 El Salvador Border at El Amatillo to San Lorenzo 52Ks Hwy #1 (Pan American), 2 good wide lanes with a 1 meter shoulder. Light traffic. Good riding. OK scenery, road winds thru low mountains. Occasional moderate climbing. Traffic builds, trucks come through the border in late morning. NE winds (head). At 35Ks, Nacaome […]

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