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Enjoy and get inspired! Blanche
Cycling Belgium and GermanyAn Autumn ride Falling leaves, an Indian summer, 6 friends (Wouter, Marloes, Rene, Douwe, Jans and Blanche), the sun, steep hills, good food and some beers. In autumn Wouter and I decided to make up a nice trip for six crossing borders of the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. Join us in the movie or ride the same. As the weather was cold in the evening, we stayed in Youthhostels and Prum, a rented Caravan in Arimont and a very nice and super cheap B&B in Monschau. Here you'll find the route , the places where we slept and the movie made by Wouter. WF - Ardennen 2008 from Wouter Hagedoorn on Vimeo Sleeping Stayokay Maastricht Maasboulevard 101 6211JW Maastricht The Netherlands Camping Familial Rue des Bruyères 19 4960 Arimont - Malmedy tel/fax: +32 80 330862 info@campingfamilial.be Belgium Veranstaltungs- und Kongresszentrum Jugendgästehaus Prüm/Eifel Kalvarienbergstraße 5 54595 Prüm Germany Rasthaus zum müden Wandersmann Monschau Germany Cycling Cuba
Salsa en la CalleThis summer we combined sun, salsa, lost of other good live music,
mojito's, snorkelling and cycling in an amazing and difficult to understand
country. We cycled 33 days through the west and the east off Cuba. I visited
almost 25 % of the world but saw never a stranger country then Cuba; but it was
wonderful. Early rides are recommended as the heat is hot. Also a device for
water purification is very very handy. Make sure you'll take also some national
pesos along as food is hard to find during the rides and sometimes the only way
to get it is to pay in national pesos. We needed around 20 euro's for one month
in national pesos. This will buy you lots of cookies and sometimes if you're
lucky fruit. Have fun with your preparations using my film and other
information!
Cycling Cuba, the route
Route East CubaMantanzas -Valle de Yumuri - (bus to Holguin) - Gibara - Banes - Mayari - In all places mentioned on this route you can find places to sleep. Some are special and mentioned, one is horrible and also mentioned.We cycled all together some 1450 km.
Route West Cuba (bus Las Tunas to Havana) - playa Baracoa - Las Terazas - San diego los Banos – In all places mentioned on this route you can find places to sleep. Some are special and mentioned, one is horrible and also mentioned.We cycled all togheter some 1450 km.
StelvioHigher GroundI never went on higher grounds as I did in the Alps in Swiss an Italy. In June I cycled almost 10.000 meters into the height with 17 other club members from the Wereldfietser, the world cyclist the heigh alps of Swiss and Italy.The highest point, the Stelvio at 2737 meter.
Route
Utrecht - Zurich -Chur (train) - Fillisur - Lvigno - Bornio - Santa Maria - Sush - Chur - Zurich- Utrecht (train)
Cycling FranceLes Montagnes, la mer et deux bicyclettes A ultra cheap ticket to Nice, the high mountains and the deep blue sea, thermal under ware and short cycling pants, rain and sun, herbs for the pasta growing on the roadside, washed away with lots of wine, spring and two weeks off...... Route : Nice, Carros, Vence, Andon, Copms-sur-Artuby,Gorges du Verdon, Moustiers-Sainte-Marie, Puimuisson, Valensole, Manosque, Reillane, Cereste, Apt, Bonnieux, Murs, Gordes, Cavaillion, Molléges, Saint-Remy-de-Provence, Les baux de provence, Fontvieille, Arles, Saintes Marie de la Mer, Bioch Badet, Saint Gilles, Sallier, Arles, (train to) Nice. Cycling the NetherlandsFor all (foreign) cyclists who want to cycle the Netherlands.... On my web space you'll find cycling trips of 2-3 days cycling in the Netherlands.
Some of it is still in Dutch, sorry! But hey yo can look at the road maps.  Twente op zijn kop!Twenti-2 fietsweekend 11-13 april 2008 For all of you who want to cycle into our footsteps..........
Via Romana, from Nijmegen to XantenIn september 2007 I cycled with 17 other members of my club de Wereldfietser the Via Romana in three days organised by Marianne, Wouter and me. A cycle route from Nijmegen in the Netherlands to Xanten in Germany and back again. The route can cover three days cycling and has a lenght of 254 km and has roadsigns.
Cuba summer 2008Are we going to cycle Cuba in summer 2008?
Yessssssssssssssss! We are going to Cuba!! Cycling and dancing into the summer :>.
New cyclingdreams are spinning around in my head. For now I enyoi the video of my cyclingmate Jim in Cuba.......
Afterparty volume II; cycling with the romansIn september 2007 I cycled with 17 other members of my club de Wereldfietser the Via Romana in three days organised by Marianne, Wouter and me. A cycle route from Nijmegen in the Netherlands to Xanten in Germany and back again. The route can cover three days cycling and has a lenght of 254 km and has roadsigns.
Cycling the NetherlandsFor all those (foreign) cylist who want to have cycle inspiration for the Netherlands.....
An autumn biketrip along the rivers Maas and RijnEnd of October I cycled two days with a few fellow cyclists of my club De Wereldfietser organised by Jim. It was trip in the middle of the Netherlands and concentrated around the rivers the Maas and the Rijn.
Nazomerweekend WereldfietserIn the weekend of 31 of august till 2 september 2007 I joined as much as 95 other cyclists to celebrate the finish of a long nice summer. My club, de Wereldfietser organises this every year at the Veluwe in the Netherlands. On the program: nice people, campfire, camping, lovely food, lots of wine and of course cycling.
Via Romana, from Nijmegen to XantenIn september 2007 I cycled with 17 other members of my club de Wereldfietser the Via Romana in three days organised by Marianne, Wouter and me. A cycle route from Nijmegen in the Netherlands to Xanten in Germany and back again. The route can cover three days cycling and has a lenght of 254 km and has road signs.
Utrechtse HeuvelrugIn June I cycled with 19 other members of my club de Wereldfietser in Great Britain. Three weeks after this Trip I organised a afterparty in the Netherlands. We went with a group of 14 people to the Utrechtse Heuvelrug where we stayed at a camping and cycled for two days. This cycleroute in the middle of the Netherlands has road signs. The total route stretches over a 200 km and incorporates places like Rhenen, Driebergen-Zeist, Hollandse Rading, Hilversum-Noord, Naarden-Bussum, Amersfoort and Maarn. The route is divided into 8 stretches. We cycled 6 of them.
Wonderful Morocco!!I started my cycling holidays in Morocco in the winter of 2003. A country I just love and keep on visiting, year after year. After travelling a great part of the world by public transport and to Morocco three times (2x by bus and 1 x by hired car), I got frustrated. Passing all those beautiful stretches with a speed of 80 km/hour feels a bit stupid. So I looked for a better way to travel and there it was....the bicycle!! Since then the cycling-bug got me and I visited more countries on a bicycle. On my web space -Traveling the world on a bicycle- you'll find the Moroccan routes and the pictures to tell the story. Enjoy!
Climbing the Tizi n Test, down again into the desert and dipping in the see - Morocco 2007In the winter of 2007-2008 I cycled my favourit -Morocco- again!! This time with Wouter and Roel joined my husband and me. So we four were off to the high Atlas mountains.
The Marocco-team and movie winter 2007 ________________________________________________
Roel Wouter Douwe Blanche
Into the desert and getting higher in the Anti Atlas - Moocco 2006We had a very nice but heavy route planned for winter 2006. We were fully prepared; fith and with excellent gear we went to Morocco.But already on the first day it appeared that I brought belly fever with me from home. After two days of resting, three days cycling to Tafaroute and another two days resting, we choose a easier option because there was no strength anymore. We cycled down the atlas to Sidi Ifni in short bits in three days and had a lazy five day stay in one of our favourites; Sidi Ifni on the beach. Despite the stomach flue and the planned route which went down the drain, we enjoyed our stay in Marocco and a meeting with our Moroccan friends anyway. Next time we will cycled the route planned, N sh'Allah!
The plan >> Agadir (Flight) - Ait Baha (509) - Souk-el-Had-de-Targa-n-Tchouka (7051/ 7108) - Tafraoute - Ighrem (7074/ 7038) - Souk-Tleta-de-Tagmoute (7086) - Tata - Akka (7084) - Icht - Assa (7084) - Fask (772) - Plage Blanche - Sidi Ifni - Ait Meloul (Taxi) Acctual route >>Agadir (Flight) - Ait Baha (509) - Souk-el-Had-de-Targa-n-Tchouka (7051/ 7108) - Tafraoute - Col the Cerdous - glou plage - Sidi Ifni - Agadir by taxi - Düsseldorf
Along the coast and grabbing a peace of dessert - Morocco 2005Casablanca (Flight) - El Jadida (Bus) - Oualidia (S 1301 /S 121) - Safi (S 121) - Souira Kedima- Essaouira (6531/6667) - Tagazoute (P8, 6636, 6652) - Agadir (P8) - Guelmin (Bus) - Abeïno - Sidi Ifni - Tiznit 7063 - Casablanca (Bus).
Cycling along the beautiful Moroccan coast - Morocco 2003Casablanca (Flight) - El Jadida (S 130) - Oualidia (S 1301/S 121) - Safi (S 121) - Essaouira (6531/6667) - Tiznit (Bus) - Sidi Ifni (7064) - Tiznit/Casablanca (Bus) The roadnumbers are from the michelincard from 1998. Watch out, the newer cards can have other roadnumbers! No pictures available of this trip on this website.
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Gudrunwrote:
Ha die Blanche,
Bedankt voor je berichtje in ons gastenboek; als je nu terug gaat naar onze website ziet'ie er compleet nieuw uit :)
Wij vinden de wereldse fietsfilmpjes ook heerlijk! Als je thuis zit lekker genieten van andermans avonturen!
Je site ziet er leuk uit, we hebben 'm direct in onze links gezet (je bent de eerste op onze nieuwe site), we zouden het leuk vinden als wij ook een plaatsje tussen jouw links zouden krijgen.
Groetjes,
JW en Gu
Feb. 1
Gudy Rooijakkerswrote:
Mooie foto's van Marokko!!!
en van Cuba.
Groetjes
Gudy
Oct. 30
No namewrote:
Leuk hoor Blanche:)
groetjes, Hilda
Sept. 28
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