3000 Miles for Fun Writing from Australia House London
A Sunshine boy Jack recalls an eleven week European bike tour from London to Dover and across France Belgium Holland Germany and Austria. He notes cheerful hosts and wartime memories including Ypres Hill 60 Menin Gate and Diggers memorials. He describes riding on the right side of the road and encounters with Nazi greetings at the German frontier.
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Wanderers recount a 11 week European bike trek
Two travelers describe five to eleven weeks of hitching and cycling across Europe. They lived cheaply in forests and farms, endured currency troubles and language barriers, met hospitable locals, and visited Berlin Dresden Vienna and Amsterdam. They finally returned to London after 4000 miles across six countries.
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