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Гатчина, Russia at last!

Amsterdam to Vladivostok Posted on April 19, 2007 by mevApril 22, 2007

Made it to Russia! The hardest part about crossing the border was finding it. My hotel was close to the border, so cycled inbound and followed the signs. The border station signs pointed to an area with rows of large … Continue reading →

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Narva, riding in the rain

Amsterdam to Vladivostok Posted on April 18, 2007 by mevApril 18, 2007

Today I must have followed a rain cloud into Narva. However, not long after I’ve arrived the cloud moved on and it is sunny with few clouds. The day started out a little slow, since I wanted to check into … Continue reading →

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Rakvere, backroads and Estonian hospitality

Amsterdam to Vladivostok Posted on April 17, 2007 by mevJune 9, 2007

Add Estonia to the list of your next cycle vacations. I’ve always maintained that Newfoundland and Tasmania are two overlooked places for cycling vacations that really should be considered more often. I’ve only seen two and a half days of … Continue reading →

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Paide, quiet ride through the forest

Amsterdam to Vladivostok Posted on April 16, 2007 by mevApril 16, 2007

A nice ride into the middle of Estonia. I followed highway 5 which cuts across diagonally and heads towards Narva. The road was a little quieter than the main Tallinn/Riga road and occasionally  bumpy but overall a good road. Had … Continue reading →

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Parnu, cycling into Estonia

Amsterdam to Vladivostok Posted on April 15, 2007 by mevApril 15, 2007

I passed a few boundaries today. There is the border of Estonia at 71km and also 2000km cycled in Europe. Sometime I also seem to have passed a religious boundary as the old churches I see are now Lutheran rather … Continue reading →

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Saulkrasti, short easy rest day

Amsterdam to Vladivostok Posted on April 14, 2007 by mevApril 15, 2007

Today was somehow destined to be a short easy rest day. As I looked at the map, I figured I had two extra days, and considered spending one of them in Riga. However, the hotel was expensive and I had … Continue reading →

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Riga, into the big city

Amsterdam to Vladivostok Posted on April 13, 2007 by mevApril 13, 2007

Riga is the largest city I cross between Amsterdam and St. Petersburg. It is also the capital of Latvia. Riga had over 900,000 inhabitants in 1991, but is now has a little over 700,000 as many of the ethnic Russians … Continue reading →

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Dobele, quiet roads through Latvia

Amsterdam to Vladivostok Posted on April 12, 2007 by mevApril 12, 2007

Weather keeps improving in the Baltics. Awoke to bright sunshine, though cool temperatures. Waiting until 8am to have breakfast as the cafe opened. It was about 160km along the main road to Riga, so wanted to get about half of … Continue reading →

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Rudbarzi, cycling into Latvia

Amsterdam to Vladivostok Posted on April 11, 2007 by mevApril 12, 2007

Crossed another border and now in Latvia. Not that I noticed much difference so far between Latvia and Lithuania except that language is different and that I needed to change currency. Cold overcast skies when I awoke with a wind … Continue reading →

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Sventoji, quiet roads along the Lithuanian coast

Amsterdam to Vladivostok Posted on April 10, 2007 by mevApril 12, 2007

Today cycled much of the Lithuanian coast on the Baltic Sea. Quiet roads on the Curonian Spit and also some quiet bicycle paths north of Klaipeda. Awoke to cold overcast skies, but very happy to see it was dry. My … Continue reading →

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