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"Kali mera" and "kalo taxidi" (Scouting unknown Greece; SPT1209)

April 29, 2012

The headline might sound Greek to you - and you are right - it is! "Have a good day" and "Have a good trip" are the words the locals are using to farewell us at the Edelweiss tour start in Athens. After tour guide Stephan trailered ...

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Already half way, now done! - Christopher Columbus Tour (13.03. - 23.03.2011)

March 19, 2012

Due to a technical problem we were not able to tell you out there how good the trip was so far. Allready almost a week ago we mounted our bikes on a wonderful spring morning in Malaga and headed towards the coastal mountains. Great roads, great scenery ...

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SOUTH AFRICA - Welcome to summer! (SAT 1201, Jan. 28th - Feb.12th)

February 2, 2012

Welcome to summer! Flying in from the Northern hemisphere I left Austria with cooooool minus 10° C. Getting off the plane in Johannesburg South Africa welcomed me with nice 22° C. More than half of the group came in a day earlier and so we spend ...

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The world in one country - South Africa (SAT 1102)

November 2, 2011

Sunday - arrival day! Almost everybody made to Johannesburg in time, excited and looking forward to two weeks of riding, cultural differences, beautifull landscapes and some adventure. The first day was easy going, cruising through a country side which could be in the US midwest. Wheat ...

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Christopher Columbus Tour (CCC 1102)

October 13, 2011

It's getting cold in the Alps, winter starts to move in - but there are corners on this globe, where there is still summer! Southern Spain is one of them. We are allready at day three of the Christopher Columbus Tour. Taking off in Malaga we experienced ...

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ADVENTURE NORTH CAPE (ANC 1101)

July 25, 2011

A group of fearless riders is gathering in beautiful Alesund, about 400 kilometers North of Oslo. Everybody in this international team, coming from eight different nations, has one destination - the NORTH CAPE, Europes most northern point. The travel will lead us first to Trondheim, the major ...

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NORWAY TOURING CENTER 2 (NTC 1102)

July 19, 2011

After a successfull first tour Manuel and me were looking forward to the new group coming in on Sunday: seventeen customers, twelve from the US and five from Germany - everbody looking forward to a great week. Even the weather forcast wasn't good for this week, we ...

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GRAND ALPS, the second (CGA 1101); part 1

June 21, 2011

After a rainy sunday we left Erding in almoost bright sunshine. An easy riding day took us to Bad Tölz, we passed Walchensee and after a first "pass experience" in Kühtai we ended in Galtür, Austria.

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ADVENTURE OF THE GRAND ALPS (CGA 1102) Last part

June 18, 2011

The last days were extended experience of the past ones: more switchbacks, more outstanding scenery, more good riding. Heading for Passo Stelvio we hit rain, fog, low temperatures. But everyone made it to the top and got awarded with Bruno's famous sausages. Only 48 to the ...

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THE ADVENTURE OF THE GRAND ALPS (CGA 1102) Part 3

June 12, 2011

After a great rest day in Briancon we were heading for the rest of the high passes in France. After the first one we took a real "Italian" break in Susa - best cappuchino ever! That's at least what Alex thought......

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THE ADVENTURE OF THE GRAND ALPS (CGA 1102) Part 2

June 9, 2011

Day four was special in a certain way. We did see the invisible Matterhorn. But before that we found the iceman inside the Rhone Glacier. All in all was good and we made it safe to Chamonix First stop at Furka Pass........

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THE ADVENTURE OF THE GRAND ALPS (CGA 1102) Part 1

June 6, 2011

It all started out with a welcome briefing hold by the tour guides. Their real reason was to tease us with descriptions, pictures and stories about what to come. We took off on a sunny morning heading towards the Alps, our playground for the next thirteen days ...

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High Alpine Tour - Doc Riders (HAT 1101)

May 30, 2011

Finally the tour ended in Erding. Everybody made it safe there - so we could call it an excellent tour. On Friday we got the adventure experience - low temperatures ( down to 2,5° C) and snow (no pictures available)! Our Brasilian friends are not used to ...

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RIDING DOCS (HAT 1101)

May 26, 2011

This special High Alpine Tour was customized for a group of Brazilians doctors and turned out to be a real Alpine Adventure tour: We are already half way through! Before we started our adventure in Erding most of the group had spent a few days in ...

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