Eva Pfarrwaller & Miguel Anjo travel blog
Two recumbent bicycles, a tent, camp kitchen, no limits. After six years of sedentary life we start off towards the west, to see where Europe ends, and beyond...
This is the big day. Today, we’re flying to South America – Brazil, to be precise. Our bicycles: packed in bubble wrap and lots of tape. Our panniers: packed in big plastic bags from the Chinese shop downstairs. Us: nervous.
But wait, what happened? This is not Brazil. How did we end up in front of a mosque? Continue reading “Diary of Last Year #1: We’re going to South America – but wait, not right away”
On the 24th of October 2016, we went to say goodbye to the waves on the Portuguese Atlantic coast in Azenhas do Mar.
We were already 4 months into our year off, had cycled from Switzerland to Portugal, cycled around a good deal in Portugal, spent time with our families. Summer was slowly, but surely turning its back on us. The birds were flying South. And so did we.
On this very day exactly one year ago, we were feverishly preparing our trip to South America. Getting our stuff together after about a month of a more sedentary life, wrapping up our bikes. This mixture of excitement and slight worry, before travelling to countries yet unknown to us.
One year later, we are looking back on the South American part of our trip.
Every week, we will go back into our diaries and remember some of what we did exactly one year ago.
And here’s what this means for you: Every week until February, we will share one day on the road on this blog: a picture, an anecdote, an encounter, a memory.
So, stick around – the first post is coming very soon.
And what would you need to know before buying a touring recumbent for your next trip? If you’ve already had the chance of talking to a recumbent rider, you may have noticed that most of them say that they love their recumbent and wouldn’t ride anything else.
So, what is it about recumbents that make people so passionate about them?
Continue reading “Touring on a recumbent bicycle: Everything you need to know”
We took this picture almost exactly a year ago. We had just come up a seemingly never-ending uphill in baking heat, and were making our first pedal strokes in Portugal. Little did we know at that time that we would cycle well over 2000 kilometres in this country, spread over the whole year. Summer, winter, spring.
It’s about time I write this post! Continue reading “So, how was it? – Two recumbents in Portugal”
Most cycle travellers come across the question at some point: How do I cycle into and/or out of the capital city? How do I plan my route without ending up on the city highway? Where are the back roads?
Many roads lead into Lisbon, there are cycle paths and big roads and highways and back roads, and your choice will depend on where in the city you’re heading. We don’t pretend having all the answers or knowing all the options. But we cycled into Lisbon three times, and out of it twice. Here we share our routes and what it was like. Continue reading “Tips & tricks: How we got in and out of Lisbon by bicycle”
