Day 1 : From Takamatsu to Mt. Konpira
After arriving at Takamatsu station, I started by putting my bicycle together which took somewhat more time than expected. From there, I wanted to see the city a little bit and I wound up going to the garden of the remains of Takamatsu castle which is right across the street from the station. I was [...]
Day 0 : The train to Takamatsu
Leaving work around 20h, I went directly to Tokyo station in order to catch my 22h train. I had a little time to kill so I ride around the station area as I don’t often get the chance to make it out to the Tokyo Station area. I took the bike apart and put it [...]
Back from Tour de Western Japan
After a very enjoyable month of riding around Japan and sleeping in a tent every night like a homeless person I am now back at work again. It almost feels strange being back in an office instead of on the bike. The trip as a whole was 29 days, 2980km. I managed to complete the [...]
I leave for my one-month cycling trip today.
Well, I leave for my cycling trip today. This means that i will not be able to respond to any emails until I get back. May 27th. I am really looking forward to it, but I would be lying if I didn’t say that I wasn’t a little bit scared. It will be the longest [...]
New Bicycle…Giant Great Jouney 2
With my “Tour of Westen Japan” bicycle coming up. I definitly needed a new bicycle, the bicycle that I wanted, the Louis Garneau, was out of stock so it came down to the slightly cheaper Great Journey 2 made by Giant. The size was a bit iffy so I got a significantly longer stem. The [...]
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