Round the World Attempt: Original Diary Entries

Round the World Attempt: Original Diary Entries

Below are my original online diary entries written during my attempt to cycle around the world between January 2015 and January 2018. For anyone looking for a bit more background and more photos than I could include in my book, the below pages will give you more than enough of both!

Round the World Attempt Blog

Yup, I couldn’t come up with a better title so I’m just describing it as it is, a cycle around the world. The attempt part is just to cover my ass in case I fail spectacularly!

Continent #1: Europe

Introduction

Days 1-2 – The Great Escape: Limerick to Rosslare Harbour

Days 3-6 – Fliuch go craiceann: Cherbourg Port to Rouen

Days 7-9 – Powered by Pain Au Chocolat: Rouen to Reims

Day 10 – Back in the swing of things: Reims to Stenay

Days 11-12 – Hiding out the storm in Luxembourg: Stenay to Luxembourg City

Days 13-14 – Taking the Scenic Route through Germany: Luxembourg City to Kappel

Days 15-17 – Full Tilt to Fulda: Kappel to Fulda

Days 18-19 – Two Evenings in Great Company: Fulda to Jena

Days 20-21 – Cycling in a Winter Wonderland: Jena to Tharandt

Day 22 – The Last Dash to the Border: Tharandt to Görlitz

Days 23-25 – The Not So Harsh Polish Winter: Görlitz to Wrocław

Days 26-27 – Good Days and Bad Days: Wroclaw to Katowice

Days 28-29 – Sightseeing around Krakow: Katowice to Krakow

Days 30-32 – The Polish Winter Finally Arrives: Krakow to Przemyśl

Days 33-34 – Ukrainian Driving At Its Finest: Przemyśl to Lviv

Days 35-36 – Ukraine, Let’s Let Bygones be Bygones: Lviv to Ivano-Frankivsk

Day 37 – Another Lovely Day in Ukraine: Ivano-Frankivsk to Horodenka

Days 38-39 – An Interesting Reintroduction to Wild Camping!: Horodenka to Lipcani

Days 40-41 – Watching out for “Banditos” and “Bad Men”: Lipcani to Bălți

Days 42-43 – Freezing my Arse Off!: Bălți to Chișinău

Days 44-45 – Chilling Out in Chișinău: Rest days in Chișinău

Days 46-47 – Cutting Through the Bleak Landscape of Southern Moldova: Chișinău to Vulcănești

Day 48 – You Want to Do What With That Chicken!?: Vulcănești to Luncavița

Days 49-51 – Battling Through Romania: Luncavița to Negru Vodă

*To be continued*