For a while we had been having a look and trying to use a cyclist-dedicated community platform called "warm showers", where (typically) cyclists welcome other travelling cyclists all over the world. Hosts know exactly what is craved and needed by cycle-tourists. Sweaty cyclists are welcomed with a warm shower (hence the name) and a hot … Continue reading Jonathan and Marleen
Author: Pedro Vicente
Tomás and the wine
We were heading towards the Óbidos lagoon, a place we had passed by on one of our previous weekend cycling adventures, when I remembered that I might actually know someone who lived nearby. I met Tomás through Lindy hop, something I did for some time while still living in Lisbon. I knew he lived in the … Continue reading Tomás and the wine
Luís and Maica
Luís and Maica were kind enough to receive us in their Quinta on our first night of our trip, arriving late, sweaty and tired. The departure from Lisbon had been an unexpected late one (as unexpectedly late a departure, which was meant to happen on Monday but that instead happened on Friday, can be), and … Continue reading Luís and Maica
Pimping our rides
And so with the house packed away, we made the most of the space and turned the living room into a bicycle workshop. With our gears tuned, dynamos, mud guards and front racks fitted our bikes were looking ready to go... even if we didn't. Now to answer the question: what to take, what to … Continue reading Pimping our rides
Mountains of tea
Our trial trip, before the big adventure, took us to Africa for our very first time to try out some of the gear, and to warm up our legs! ;p (more to come!) Here are some photos:
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