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Garry McGivern (Travelsonabike2) bicycle touring Hungary on his trusty bike, Passepartout

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Cycling To Australia: Serbia, Mohacs, Hungary To Novi Sad, Serbia | Travelsonabike2

Lookout tower

Bicycle Touring to Australia: Serbia, Mohacs, Hungary to Novi Sad, Serbia

My latest bicycle touring to Australia update: cycling in Serbia on Tuesday, the 15th November 2011. Mohacs, Hungary, to Novi Sad, Serbia. 104 miles. Another cold start, but at least it’s dry, which is a lot better than rain!

Croatia came and went today, my seventh country. As I cycled up to the Croatian border, I was worried it was closed. There was a long line of lorries that weren’t moving! But thankfully, all other traffic was being let through, well, at least bikes! I never saw any other vehicles.

I got the first two stamps in my passport today, one as I crossed into Croatia, the other on my exit. Whilst I was waiting for my entry stamp into Croatia, I was being asked a lot of questions by a rather portly man. I wasn’t sure who he was as he wasn’t in a uniform, although he had a badge on his suit lapel. Maybe he was the secret police! I think he was asking me where I was going, so I told him, not sure what he thought, or whether it’s what he wanted to know! But he shook his head at certain countries.

Warning sign
Watch out, there are mines in those fields

Signs Of War

It was a pleasant ride through Croatia, nice and flat. As I cycled through Osijek, I noticed a couple of houses that looked as if they were riddled with bullet holes! But I decided it probably wasn’t bullets, and it was something else. Then about a kilometre out of Osijek, when I was away from any houses and surrounded by fields, I noticed some signs with skulls and crossbones on them! And after a closure look, I realised they were warning about mines! Perhaps they were bullet holes in the houses, after all, the Croatian war of the 90s! I’m glad I didn’t pop into the fields for a comfort break. That could have been painful! I had more border checks crossing into Serbia, but again, no problem and I’m now in country number eight.

Tour Information

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Cycling To Australia: Hungary, Szekesfehervar To Mohacs | Travelsonabike2

Bike by road

Bicycle Touring to Australia: Hungary, Szekesfehervar to Mohacs

My latest bicycle touring to Australia update: cycling in Hungary on Monday, the 14th November 2011. Szekesfehervar to Mohacs. 91 miles. Another cold and frosty start to the day. It’s not warmed up all day! And the only layer to come off today was my hat!

Little market stall outside a house
One of the many little stalls outside peoples houses

Hungary has been kind to me! So far, the route I’ve picked has seen very few hills, and the roads have been quiet. The only time the traffic increases is near motorway junctions and in towns. Although the roads aren’t good, they’re in a bit of a state! Not with potholes, just ruts, which are pretty deep! I have to be careful when negotiating them; my pedals catch on the sides, and I’ve nearly fallen off a couple of times!

Horse and cart
I’ve seen plenty of horse and carts today

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Cycling To Australia: Hungary, Mosonmagyarovar To Szekesfehervar | Travelsonabike2

Bicycle Touring to Australia: Hungary, Mosonmagyarovar to Szekesfehervar

My latest bicycle touring to Australia update: cycling in Hungary on Sunday, the 13th of November 2012. Mosonmagyaróváron to Szekesfehérvár. 78 miles. Gone are the new Audis and BMWs of Germany and Austria, replaced with battered old Fiats and Opels! The roads are also a lot quieter now.

It was very frosty first thing this morning, and it took quite a while for the sun to burn it off. My ride today has been flat and windless. With it being so still and flat, I made good progress this morning and decided to stop at the side of the road for a bite to eat. I’d just finished the roll that I’d got from breakfast this morning when an old Vauxhall pulled up. And out jumped three men! Not feeling too easy about the situation, I started to get ready to move.

Aeroplane by building
Interesting use of a plane

One of the men rushed towards me and made gestures that he wanted money and was offering me a ring. Abruptly, I said no and packed my bike up, but he wouldn’t give up. He just kept going on, “lovely ring, very good quality.” In the end, I think his mates got fed up and called him back to the car. Luckily, they drove off in the opposite direction to the way I was going. I don’t suppose this will be my only scare on this trip, but I’d like it to be.

Tour Information

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Cycling To Australia: Hungary, Vienna, Austria to Mosonmagyarovar, Hungary | Travelsonabike2

Bicycle Touring to Australia: Hungary, Vienna, Austria to Mosonmagyarovar

My latest bicycle touring to Australia update: cycling in Hungary on Saturday, the 12th November 2011, Vienna to Mosonmagyarovar, Hungary. 62 miles. The hotel last night was a bit of a joke! It was very modern and looked expensive. And I was a bit worried about the price! But as it turned out, it was very cheap. (I know why now!) After being told that the restaurant was open till nine. And the bar till 10.45. I was a bit shocked when at 8.35, they both closed!

The girl working behind the bar just said she was closing, as she’d been there since eight this morning! Was that my fault? I nearly said that I’d been riding for 10 hours and cycled 130 km! In the end, I decided to keep my mouth shut! And just ordered a few beers before she left! Breakfast was the same this morning! It was supposed to be from 6.30, but there was no staff again. There was also a group of German women. They weren’t happy either!

The Arsenal Vienna
The Arsenal Vienna

I only realised late last night that the city I was staying in was Vienna. I thought the incompetent girl on reception, who was also the girl who closed the bar, had given me a map of the wrong city! She gave me a map of Vienna! I was staying in Wien!

Road and bridge
At the Hungarian border

It was very windy this morning, but it had died down by this afternoon, making for a pleasant ride into Hungary. My sixth country. It is also my first country where they don’t take the Euro, which I hadn’t realised until I went to buy something! So I stopped early today so that I could get some local currency. I shouldn’t need much, as I think I’ll only be here for a couple of days. The other shock after entering Hungary was Tesco’s are here! I should have brought my club card!

Cars on roundabout
Tesco’s opposite my hotel!

Tour Information

It’s been years since I took this ride, but the memories (and the data) are all archived:

Follow My Bicycle Touring Adventures

Subscribe to my blog and follow me as I continue to travel around on my bike. Plus, as a subscriber, you’ll be among the first to receive news and updates on future tours. If you’re enjoying the ride and want to fuel my next mile, you can always buy me a beer. And, of course, you can always follow me on social media: Facebook, Bluesky, Threads, X, Instagram, YouTube and Pinterest. I’m also on Flickr, where you’ll find pictures from all my tours, along with regular photo updates that I generally publish each month.

If you want to find out if I’m away touring at the moment and check my location, visit the Where’s Garry page.

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