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April 11, 2011
10 Tips for successful Tandem touring
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April 20th 2010, we left Brighton for a 3 and a half month cycle tour round Europe on a tandem - starting in Dieppe, France and heading north through Belgium, Holland and into Germany, with a few days off in Berlin. Then over to Poland, Czech Republic, Austria, Slovakia, down through Hungary and Slovenia and into Croatia. From there we headed into Italy and crossed the Alps into southern France, cycling through Provence and along the Canal du Midi towards the west of the country. Our final stretch of the tour took us north through Bordeaux and the Dordogne to the Loire, before we crossed the Loire into northern France and back to Dieppe. We covered a total of 4,450 miles (7,160 km) and our legs hurt...-
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- Cycle touring in Southern India John and Cathy’s tour of Southern India (a couple we met in Ljubljana)
- Remo's Cycle Tour of Europe and beyond Remo, our mate from the Pump Room in Brighton, currently touring on his single-speed Swiss Army bike. Brave man!
- Sieben Linden Eco Village (Germany) We visited this project and loved it. Here’s their website,,,
- The Blazing Saddles – cycling UK to Australia Jamie and Henry who we met in Hungary doing a charity cycle ride from UK to Oz -
- Ultra-Lightweight Touring Should have read this before leaving on this tour. Some interesting stuff…
- VW Vagabonds Not strictly cycle tourists, but I liked their recycled bikes and their trip fund raising methods….
- Westwarts Swiss Couple we met in Maastricht also touring Europe and beyond…
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