Day 96 25 July 2013 How green is (the) Graz? Australia and Holland must be the only countries where you are able sleep in. In Muslim countries you are awakened by the muezzin singing their prayer from a nearby mosque. In the eastern bloc countries incl. Austria, the 6 am church bells which will do joib just the same. Ljubljana was no exception as the hostel I was staying in was right opposite a church; my open window made sure I didn't miss a single bang.. As...

Day 84 13 July 2013 I must go now I said… My host Rudie invited some friends over this morning who insisted that they wanted to go for a ride with me. They were young chaps with sports bikes I know what kind of ride that would be. I refused politely and they left. Tomorrow I must go because the way it is going at present I may put on half a kilo a day. Last night it was pizza and tonight it will be trout from the local river. The verandah is inviting, ...

Day 82 11 July The consequences of a very late night which was fueled by a cocktail beer and champagne need no further explanation as the result early in the morning was predictable. My host was not very well and looking the best and as for me… well I did not drink that much and drank water in between so actually I felt ok. I accepted the invitation to stay so I could catch up with some email stuff and my blog. I managed a ride in the area which has brea...

Day 81 10 July 2013 The hostel I was staying last night, I could write ten pages about it, but of course...I won't. When I arrived the couple who own the place were in the middle of what appeared to be an argument. As soon as they saw me the directed fake smiles into my direction whilst during check in I kept on hearing unintelligible growls coming from both parties. "Where are the cameras?" I thought, for sure I have arrived in the middle of a Czech episode o...