Sunday, and as I had not been able to get a flight home and now of course the cost had gone up, I decided to suck it up, get on my bike and pedal as far out of Serbia as I could. As it was Sunday, I was praying that there wouldn't be as much traffic on the roads. Fortunately, I was right, plus the fact that I was up early helped. So I cycled out of Belgrade quite relaxed thankfully. Sundays seem to be market day however, and as I rode out of the city I rode into ...

Slept well but woke up wondering what plan I should be making. First stop, breakfast, dire coffee again. Then set out to do some sight-seeing around Belgrade. I headed straight for the castle front and the view down to the Danube. The castle was actually very nice and had fantastic views of the Danube and Drava rivers. Then went to train station to try and miss out the next section in Serbia as yesterday's ride was so awful and stressful. Was told that I couldn...

I woke up quite well rested, looking forward to breakfast. After the dire bike ride yesterday, I was daunted by what awaited me and only hoped that it would get better. I set off about 9am towards Belgrade. Of course I had to get out of the city first which proved not so difficult as other cities I have departed from. The route, like yesterday was on the road. Coming out of Novi Sad the traffic was moderately heavy but bearable. About 10am I started getting coffe...

After yesterday's wonderful ride I was quite excited about getting on my bike again and heading off towards Serbia. I had a quick look around Vukovar before I left and stopped and talked to a couple of Croats in German about where I had started and where I was going. They warned me that the next 40km were going to be up and down and around curves. So I stocked up on fluids cos it was already hot and began my ride up to Ilok on the Serbian border. The first twent...