On day ten I cycled out of Copenhagen on my way to Sweden. To come to Sweden you’ve to take the ferry. (Tip: with your bike go through the car checkpoint. Easy and fast!) That will costs around 29 DDK (3.90 euro) It was a nice day with lots of tailwind and could make 110km. My first impression of Sweden was Helsingborg and a few km later I saw the first IKEA. I ended my day in Orkeljunga on a campsite near a little lake.
In one week #TourduEurope: tailwind brought me from the Netherlands to Copenhagen
On day one I had company of my friend Rick. He cycled the first few hours with me till Apeldoorn. He wanted to try my bike so I gave him my bike just before Apeldoorn. There is a nice part uphill 😉
The rest of the day till Bad Bentheim I cycled in a normal pace. The road was not hilly so I made it in little bit more that 6 hours. In total I cycled 140km to my hostel. The evening before I slept only 4 hours so when I arrived I went to bed, to the supermarket and to bed again for a reload of sleep!
A lot of people ask me what I bring on a big cycletrip like this. In the article below I’ll show you the list what I bring on this trip. I did two cycling holidays before (one month each) but never this long so I’m curious as well!
Starting with the bike. It is a Cortina. That is a dutch brand cycle. Three years ago this was the cheapest good bike I could find. And after 6000km I’m still happy with my Cortina bike. It is a 27 speed. In Switzerland I used all my gears to get over the Alps. The bike weight is around 16kg.
I booked my ticket back to Europe so I could see two weddings of my friends in 2015! But in between I have 5 months to travel. In 2013 and 2014 I cycled in Europa. Once to Pisa (#TourduPisa) and once to Berlin (#TourduGermany) and back. But I have still much to see in Europe.
When I stayed in Mandalay I did several things. The Mandalay cycling tour and did the grasshopper cycling tour and my own cycling tour trough Mandalay city to the U-bain bridge.
Today I did the cycling tour in Mandalay in Myanmar. I booked the morning cycling tour at Grasshopper adventure in Mandalay.
When you are on Don Det or Don Khon (4000 islands in Laos) you can rent a bike for 10.000 kip (1 euro or $1.20). With the bicycle you can cross the islands and bike around. When you rent a bicycle check the tires if they are good enough. Because the road isn’t that good.
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