Taking a 6 Month Bike Ride Across Europe (Ep. 8)

What's it like to take off 6 months and ride your bike across Europe? What are the challenges, pitfalls, logistics and the stories that such a journey provide? Join me this week as my guest Keith Maurer recalls just such an adventure he took a few years ago.  We'll discuss:

• Getting the travel bug through academic cultures class in Ireland
• Biking in Upstate New York
• Lake Champlain breakdown lesson
• A trial run in the Adirondacks
• Shipping the bike
• Schengen Area for Visa free travel
• Getting out of Calais
• Exploring the United Kingdom and Ireland
• So much to do in London
• Feeling of lost experience due to language
• Carrying food and shelter
• Hostels (organized and independent) and the experience
• Hostels vs hotels
• Football (soccer) in Northern Ireland and European football fans vs American football fans
• How Keith handled money and took care of home needs while overseas
• Double-edged sword of a laptop
• Spot GPS transmitter
• Banking logistics and always having a little cash
• Losing a wallet in Germany
• Washing clothes in Paris
• No room at the inn
• Constant hunger
• Easiest and hardest countries to get around in on a bike

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Episode Resources

• Keith's Bike Travels Blog: http://keithsbiketravels.blogspot.com/
• Keith's photos via Flickr
• The garden Keith was referring to was Powers Court, but there are others, especially in the UK.

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