Sorry, this entry is only available in English, Български, Castellano, Deutsch, Ελληνικά, Français, Italiano, Македонски, Română and Türkçe . For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown below in this site default language. You may click one of the links to switch the site language to another available language. One lesson for Biketour organising out of 2024 is how much personal connections matter. For people involved in the process could see a clear distinction between project visits that had been arranged only via online-communication and those where we were able to meet the people beforehand. Very special were…

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Sorry, this entry is only available in English. For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown below in the alternative language. You may click the link to switch the active language. On the 31st of July we cycled through a valley in south-eastern Serbia towards the border of Kosovo. Some small villages every couple of kilometers, not a lot of people on the streets, barely any traffic. The night before it had already felt weird to see a big truck or bus making their way into the darkness of the mountains every now and again, not really seeming…

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I went to the BikeTour as I was running away from a Rainbow Gathering (jolly hippy stuff) and was immediately relieved to meet some normal, cool, approachable people. A real collection of dreamers of a better world, but also with the practical mindset of those who make daily use of spanners and allen keys. But the most striking common trait was our ferocious (but strictly vegan) appetite. So I went from doing & eating almost nothing at the hippy gathering, to a bustle of activities & and jaw exercising during the Bike Tour.. On the very first official day, „Ecotopia“…

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Sorry, this entry is only available in English, Български, Castellano, Deutsch, Ελληνικά, Français, Italiano, Македонски, Română and Türkçe . For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown below in this site default language. You may click one of the links to switch the site language to another available language. The first of us arrived in Sofia on Thursday afternoon. After orientating ourselves, we were met at Eagle Bridge by a guy from Sofia Green Tours – a group of volunteers who give guided tours of the city by bike – and were shown our place to sleep quite…

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Sorry, this entry is only available in English, Castellano, Deutsch, Français, Italiano and Română. For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown below in this site default language. You may click one of the links to switch the site language to another available language. Earlier today protestors met outside the Romanian Embassy in Berlin in Solidarity of the Sunday protest in that have been gaining momentum in Romanian, and beyond since September. There were simultaneous protest all over Romania but also in Barcelona, Paris, and parts of South America. After recently returning to Berlin from the Biketour, I…

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Sorry, this entry is only available in English, Castellano, Deutsch, Français, Italiano and Română. For the sake of viewer convenience, the content is shown below in this site default language. You may click one of the links to switch the site language to another available language. Made whilst unpacking panniers from items foraged or carried along the way…this is just what would fit in the picture! (Click to enlarge). This a thankyou to all the people who cycled alongside us. For the people who cooked delicious creations – for those who built and fixed the rocket stoves (several times) – …

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