Winter Cycling In Ukraine

Posted on by Darren Alff
16
Nov

My last night of camping in Ukraine was spent in a large forest. Entering from the road and riding the bike several hundred meters back into the trees before setting up the tent that night, a thick fog rolled in as darkness fell and in the morning I had trouble getting my bearings. I couldn’t tell which way I had come in from the night before or which way I needed to go to get back to the road. Luckily, I was able to find my way out of the forest and continue cycling, but it was a dark, cold night and a miserable, scary morning. When I think back on my bicycle tour in Ukraine, it is this one image (and the feelings I associate with it) that will likely stand out most in my mind.

Darren Alff

My goal as the "Bicycle Touring Pro" is to give you the confidence and inspiration you need to travel by bicycle anywhere in the world. I'm here to help you plan, prepare for, and execute your first bike tour and remove all the guesswork, wasted time and frustration that plagues so many first-time bicycle travelers.

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