Slovenia and the Istrian countryside. I crossed this region from the foggy fields of Northeast Italy, to the ancient city of Pula. Over quiet gravel roads and alongside crystal clear rivers in the Slovenian mountains, to the sunlit Adriatic coast, and along revitalized rail trails. Through medieval cities, silent forests, seaside paths, and deserted border crossings discovering a world of peace that felt entirely my own.
From May 2022 until June 2024, I went on a 41,500km solo bicycle journey around the world, that took me through 26 countries.This is the 16th episode overall, and the 6th from Europe.
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Route Map:
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Gear List:
0:00 Intro
0:28 Foggy night ride out of Venice
0:56 Morning fog in Northeast Italy
2:26 Leaving Italy
3:58 The Soca Valley
6:30 Bike paths along the Soca
8:29 Adriatic Coast
9:33 Parenzana begins
11:13 Into Croatia
11:57 Parenzana wonder
15:04 Porec
15:49 Up the Lim Bay
16:42 Traffic and Shoes
18:42 Last push to Pula
19:49 Ferry
25 Comments
Yay! New video!! I love your content! I'm planning my own European bike tour and your films are just pure inspiration!! ❤❤❤
I was just thinking about a new video, glad you came to my saving…seriously….you tortures us with that radio silence!
New video! Always looking forward to the next one 🙂 I miss my bike during the winter. Haven't worked up the nerve to try biking during winter time.
Thanks for reminding me that that hike a bike exists at 6:00, i'd blocked the trauma out of my mind :')
Man, that crunch of tire on gravel makes me feel like I'm there. Amazing video.
Welcome back I miss your videos
Oh, wow, followed your Canadian trips and loved them all. And now, you’re in Europe. This will be awesome.
How do you plan your routes and what choices or decisions do you make when planning?
Awesome video. Many thanks!
Fabulous video, Nathan! In other words, it meets your usual standards.
looking forward to the next installment!
Nice, I was planning to go biketouring around Slovenija in 2022, but ruzzia has started a full-scale war on my country and no travels since that moment
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I am really enjoying the videos. Thank you!
Loved seeing your adventures. Apparently you've valued bike over shoe maintenance! 🙂
Doesnt tire your hips using the belt bag and cycling at the same time? Or you just use it to carry camera equipment when taking a shot?
DAMN those shoes look like they have been in a nuclear blast,
Cant wait to check this route on Google earth and dissect on Qgis,
Great video again! I love the peaceful vibe and the beautiful, cinematic way you showcase the surroundings! Hope you are doing well!
Thanks for posting this Nathan, beautifully done as always. I was eager to see how you routed thru Friuli. I'm BC-based but keep a vintage tour bike in Friuli, which I've used often over many years. It's a shame your weather was socked in there, as the riding is pretty wonderful. That sudden loss of traction in the Soca valley at the 6:00 minute mark is a persistent nuisance…..always a walk given the 700×32 limit on my old bike , plus my wife's protests!
Great video – thanks for sharing your adventure with us. Hope you have in the meantime some new shoes😀
this was awesome. some of the most pleasant riding in europe. except some of those eurovelo roads… i had a similar experience of preferring to push the bike on a terrible stone path over dealing with traffic.
amazing!
After 20.000km those shoes earned every second of retirement…impressive. Most crank for the buck for sure!
Like your video, but find the very short display time of many of the pics to be annoying, ' flashing'.
How do you remember all those names and informations when you are editing your videos,
Wow. This is amazing. I will now fallow you. Thanks.