Author Archives: Todd

I Can Pronounce LJUBLJANA

This post will conclude the events in the Slovenia trip and will be followed up by a thoughts post.  Half of it was written on the plane and the other half a week after getting back so it will be … Continue reading →

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Slovenia has WINE and MOUNTAINS

I have found that traveling with someone and on bikes I have a lot less time to make blog posts since most of them previously were written on transportation and in the off hours of the day. We left grandma … Continue reading →

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Staying at Grandma Cuder’s in Slovenia

This is continued from the last post. We got up early this morning, cooked eggs, ate salami, and headed out to ride the highest pass in Slovenia. We stopped and walked down a pretty cool gorge 3 miles into the … Continue reading →

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Alps and Bikes, Loving Life

It has been a few days since I have last posted mainly because we have been having such a good time I didn’t want to spend the time writing a blog post and this post is going to be uploaded … Continue reading →

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Cycling to Logarska Dolina

Day two cycling was another successful day. It started with breakfast consisting of two types of homemade prosciutto and half pork half beef salami. Most of the stuff on the table minus the coco puffs and butter was made in house … Continue reading →

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We did not get lost in Slovenia, yet

  I am in Slovenia, 6km outside Slovenj Gradec, about 1-2km up a damn step hill. The only reason the steep hill matters is because I am with my buddy Chris Wehrly riding bikes. I have also discovered that in … Continue reading →

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Russia is a County of Possibilities, Everything is Possible

Russia is a country of possibilities, everything is possible is what Roman told me in the car and it kind of fits. It alludes to the fact that people in Russia can change their socioeconomic status and to the fact … Continue reading →

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Bye Bye Russia, Hello Stockholm

This morning I headed out for breakfast with hot chocolate and a croissant dipped in it in mind. The issue is that none of the places j have had breakfast at opened at 8. I picked the place I had … Continue reading →

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Wandering Around Saint Petersburg

Last night was an uneventful night after the hockey game. I got back around 11pm and tried to post a blog, but it got deleted when I was just about ready to submit it so I gave up and went … Continue reading →

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Adventures by Minibus and Hockey in Russia

Thursday morning I was headed to Catherine’s Palace, a suburban summer palace 30km away. My journey got off to a rocky start when I got off at the wrong metro station and I realized that I forgot my hockey ticket … Continue reading →

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