Recovery time!

Bikelife Bram My travel, my stories Homepage Recovery time!PPPPPPPPwooooooooooooooooah what a difference this is: living under the same roof now for a few days, instead of waking up and not knowing where I’ll be in a minute, where I will sleep the next day, what...

Reached the finish line

Bikelife Bram My travel, my stories Homepage Reached the finish lineThe journey has come to an end. Eleven months since I took off, 24 countries in Europe and Asia and in a way it doesn’t matter about the kilometers, the hours ridden on the bike. What matters...

Almost there, almost done

Bikelife Bram My travel, my stories Homepage Almost there, almost done!1500km to go and I’m not even sure if I will cover everything by bike. I have decided to be back in The Netherlands for a wedding of a good friend the 17th of september. That’s a clear...

Eat, Sleep, Ride

Bikelife Bram My travel, my stories Homepage Going fast while smelling The NetherlandsRiding with a clear goal in mind make me go faster. I´m covering more kilometers than I have ever done with the bike, steadily doing 6 to 8 hours daily with a rest day once in a...

In love with Turkey

Bikelife Bram My travel, my stories Homepage I fell in love with TurkeyCycling in Turkey has been the best bike traveling experience. The combination of nature, the generousity of the people and the weather made me fall in love. A random day went like this, or could...

Turkish delight (3)

Bikelife Bram My travel, my stories Homepage Turkish delight (3)‘Accept it with gratefullness’ is what I tell myself these days. The generosity of the Turkish people is just from another planet.  -I bought a bread at a gas station. The owner wanted me to...

Turkish delight (2)

Bikelife Bram My travel, my stories Homepage Turkish delight (2)Turkish delight (2) I pushed myself pretty hard the last 20 days, it’s time to catch some rest. In Tekirdag I found a couchsurfhost and that was where I was heading to. Reaching the town relatively early,...

Turkish delight

Bikelife Bram My travel, my stories Homepage Turkish delightTurkish Delight I was nervous and excited at the same time. What would Turkey be like? What am I nervous about? Nervous about the unknown, but that’s not a reason to not go. So hey ho, let’s go to Turkey. The...

Escaped the bears!

Bikelife Bram My travel, my stories Homepage Escaped the bears!Trouble in Greece Troubles in paradise, in Greece. I found a nice little road on the map. It’s about 40km in the middle of nowhere. That’s how it started, my bags full of food and the water bottles filled....

7 challenging weeks

Bikelife Bram My travel, my stories Homepage 7 challenging weeks in the booksPart II of this journey, together with my dad, started with illness, after separating in Zürich we both ended up with Covid. The time inbetween was unforgettable perfect – to go on a...