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Portugal! As always it takes me a few days to get used to and settle into a new country. The #caminoportugues got very difficult after crossing the border and it involved some pushing uphill. Sun was out but it was icy cold. #thornnomad #cycling #biketrip #clickstand #cycletour #cycletouringlife #biketour #steelisreal #cyclinglife #rohloffspeedhub #bikepacking #bikepacker #fahrradtour #adventurecycling #bikewander #bici #fahrradliebe #fahrrad #fahrradfahren #biketravel #solotraveler #touringbicycle #goexplore #welivetoexplore #outsideisfree #portugal

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Beautifully wild day on #caminoportugues with alternating wind, rain and sun. The trail was wet and muddy, the colours deep and rich. The Camino has lots of shrines dotted along the way where passing #peregrinos leave messages carved or written on stone. As its winter there aren't many pilgrims out so the trail is mostly empty and quiet. #galicia #thornnomad #cycling #biketrip #cycletour #cycletouringlife #biketour #steelisreal #cyclinglife #bikepacking #bikepacker #fahrradtour #ortliebwaterproof #adventurecycling #bikewander #bici #fahrradliebe #fahrrad #fahrradfahren #biketravel #solotraveler #touringbicycle #goexplore #welivetoexplore

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Sunshine! The perfect start to the #caminoportugues, with the full beauty of #galicia on show today. It's again so different, so wet, so lush, wildly tropical, moss green, a vegetable spread over a roller-coaster landscape. The villages are moss covered, wet black stone, green grass and livestock. Raw. #thornnomad #cycling #biketrip #clickstand #cycletour #cycletouringlife #biketour #steelisreal #cyclinglife #bikepacking #bikepacker #fahrradtour #adventurecycling #bikewander #bici #fahrradliebe #fahrrad #fahrradfahren #biketravel #solotraveler #touringbicycle #goexplore #welivetoexplore

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11/11/19 Santiago de Compostela #caminodesantiago a bitter sweet feeling for me personally as I arrived in SdC. The end of one chapter and the start of another. I'd also be parting ways with a special person @martipalaub who fulfilled his dream of riding from his home in Barcelona to Santiago. Keep dreaming brother! #bicigrino Now, I need to turn my mind to the next chapter, south bound, to Portugal.

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Sarria to Melida, 64km and plenty up hill through the rolling hills of #galicia ! One of THE hardest rides I've done. Left Sarria and it was tropical almost. Then nice beautiful, easy riding through beautiful autumnal red and orange woods...then came the rain and it turned really cold. First my feet, then my hands, all feeling gone...but finally, Melida, famous for their pulpo (octopus), into #albergue, shower, dry clothes, reattach hands and feet. Then #pulpo! #melida #caminodesantiago big big ups to @martipalaub for the good company to keep us rolling!

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Day of two passes! From a very white, cold, wet, windy #ocebreiro village I climbed up through the clouds to #altodesanroque then #altodepoio then dowwwwwn through the rain and beautiful Galician country into #triacastela for a warm Galician soup and to dry off. Then into #sarria and celebratory midday beers with @martipalaub at the #alberguesarria #halfday 😁

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All about the climb today, the last big climb of #caminofrances to #ocebreiro at 1300m. Vineyards out of town then up through hamlets, in the cold rain and warm sun...and then into the snow. Arrived at #ocebreiro just as a snow storm arrived. Into albergue, then bar. 🍷
#thornnomad #cycling #biketrip #clickstand #cycletour #cycletouringlife #biketour #steelisreal #cyclinglife #rohloffspeedhub #bikepacking #bikepacker #fahrradtour #ortliebwaterproof #adventurecycling #bikewander #bici #fahrradliebe #fahrrad #fahrradfahren #biketravel #solotraveler #touringbicycle #goexplore #welivetoexplore #outsideisfree #caminodesantiago

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06/11/2019 Rabanal to Ponferrada. 7km to the pass at 1500m, cold, but no snow, then down to Ponferrada to meet an amazing #warmshowers host @vic0tic and family for an amazing 2 nights in their home feeling as one of the family. #caminodesantiago

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Early start again, easy into #astorga. Decided to push on another 20km. Since rejoining the Camino this is some of the nicest trail, off the main road, beautiful country and stunning peublos. BUT, this weather...as I gained altitude the storm just worsened. Gale force near the end. I barely made it to the #albergue (1140m). Stopping every 500m. Freezing cold, horizontal rain and rainbows! Fun times on the #caminodesantiago

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From the albergue I swung south of León then NW to rejoin the #caminodesantiago. The wind has swung to the north a touch and the temperature has dropped. Some hard riding against the wind but lots of rest stops help. I left my kindle behind but a #pelegrino picked it up and got in touch 🙏 so it's about 30km behind me! 🤦‍♂️
#thornnomad #cycling #biketrip #cycletour #cycletouringlife #biketour #steelisreal #cyclinglife #rohloffspeedhub #bikepacking #bikepacker #fahrradtour #adventurecycling #bikewander #bici #fahrradliebe #fahrrad #fahrradfahren #biketravel #solotraveler #touringbicycle #goexplore #welivetoexplore

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Exciting night in the tent, at about 0400 wind picked up, was blowing over 50km/h I reckon, tent was near flat over me, bent in the wind. Only reason it didn't blow away was because I was in it. By sunrise all the autumn leaves had collected around the tent. "Nice" drop in temperature too but sun was out, muy frio. Forecast was a 24km/h Westerly but it was more a NWer so I veered north as wind was relentless. Was battered all the way. Ended up just east of León and in an albergue! Bar elvis is still closed :(

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What a day! #springboks winning the #rwc2019! Watched 2nd half in Villarramiel after asking the bartender to put it on the TV. No, not football...rugby 😄ended up in tears of joy! Then into the fiercest of winds, temperature dropping, brutal riding but es lo que hay! Did 40km and stopped for night.

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So back on the road heading north west towards Ponferrada. Wind was the name of the game today, a strong WSWer had me creepin' along. Ear buds in, music on, grind!
#thornnomad #cycling #biketrip #cycletour #cycletouringlife #biketour #steelisreal #cyclinglife #rohloffspeedhub #bikepacking #bikepacker #brookessaddle #fahrradtour #adventurecycling #bikewander #bici #fahrradliebe #fahrrad #fahrradfahren #biketravel #solotraveler #touringbicycle #goexplore #welivetoexplore #outsideisfree #wildcamp #wildcamping

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Belgium to Slovakia, August 2019. Link in bio.
#thornnomad #cycling #biketrip #clickstand #cycletouringlife #biketour #steelisreal #cyclinglife #rohloffspeedhub #msrhubbahubba #dynamo #bikepacking #bikepacker #fahrradtour #ortliebwaterproof #adventurecycling #bikewander #bici #fahrradliebe #fahrrad #fahrradfahren #biketravel #solotraveler #touringbicycle #goexplore #welivetoexplore #outsideisfree #wildcamp #wildcamping

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Wild camping was my biggest fear when starting out. I´d done lots of research on “wild camping”, read many travellers blogs and gleaned some practical information. The first wild camp I cycled deep into a forest, my heart hammering away in case I´d be seen, going as quietly as I could in case I´d be heard...constantly looking around, maximum alert. Then barely sleeping as the meerest noise would have me eyes wide open. The sun would rise and I´d be wide awake. Over time, I learnt that it doesn´t have to be like that. I now think of it as “wild camping” and “stealth camping”, and I do a lot of the former, and very little of the latter. One of the best tips I can offer is: talk to the locals. Always smile, be polite, learn how to ask in their language. Each country differs, but take the time to get the feel of the place. You´ll find most people are happy to let you stay the night, some will even offer you a bed in their house. And remember: leave no trace. Happy wild camping.

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Where will I sleep tonight?

#wildcamp #wildcamping #campinglife #camplife #campingofficial #camper #woodlore #survivalist #camping⛺️#msrhubbahubba #mountainwarehouse #alpkit #thornnomad #adventuretravel #intothewild #outsideisfree #ourcamplife #cycletouring #welivetoexplore #wildernessculture #bikepacking #biketrip #theglobewanderer #clickstand #goatworthy #goexplore #bivvylife #bivakzone

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Cycle touring in France
#thornnomad #thorncycles #cycling #fahrrad #clickstand #cycletour #cycletouringlife #biketour #steelisreal #cyclinglife #rohloffspeedhub #msrdragonfly #msrhubbahubba #son28 #dynamo #bikepacking #brookessaddle #fahrradtour #ortliebwaterproof #adventurecycling #bikewander #bici #solotraveler #touringbicycle

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New video on KvBCycles YouTube channel
#thornnomad #thorncycles #clickstand #bicycletour #cycletour #cycletouringlife #biketour #steelisreal #cyclinglife #biketouring #rohloffspeedhub #msrdragonfly #msrhubbahubba #son28 #dynamo #eguzkilore #brookessaddle #fahrradtour #ortliebwaterproof
#adventurecycling #bicycletouring #bikewander #biketocamp #bici #solotravel #touringbicycle

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Trnava, Slovakia. Beautiful historic walled city. #zmrzlina #trnava #slovakiatravel #slovakia

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Svätý Jur, Slovakia. Pretty village just outside of Bratislava in the foothills of the Carpathians, in the middle of the Slovak wine region. Thank you @renesancny_dom for the tour of your amazing property. #slovakia #svatyjur #cokocafe #cokocafesvatyjur