Well done!

@MatHall

4 жыл бұрын

Cheers Al! Just finished empty quarter. Incredibly well filmed. I wish I could have got the sound right for our cycle vlog series. Might try doing a narration version of the film.. Feeling fully inspired!

I'll be done with school in 2 years. I'll be 17 years then. I have planned a route across Europe, all my friends call me crazy but its really my dream to do this. I'm really looking forward to it.

@ferdinandlauffer

3 жыл бұрын

Just do it!

@PS-ic9yb

3 жыл бұрын

Next month i’ll be turning 50 and have the same dream... Just make it come true before you get as old as I am ;-)

@716tommo

3 жыл бұрын

do it mate..ill be doing same in about 2023....

@jesbackpacking13

3 жыл бұрын

i am going to bike Europe in July upper excited

@mediumsizedgrape

2 жыл бұрын

Is wel handiger als je 18 bent voor hotels etc. Maar zeker doen! Ik ben nu 19 en op weg naar Istanbul. Nog 2 weken te gaan.

Thanks to everyone who has watched and shared our video! Its incredible to think we have inspired or helped people planning to do a cycle tour. It's the best way to travel especially as a couple! Much love. More to come as soon as covid19 has gone! Mat and Harriet x

What a wonderful adventure and beautifully captured. Loved how you incorporated so much nature, scenery, and people into your ride. Happy for the two of you to reach this achievement together. Thanks for sharing it!

@MatHall

Жыл бұрын

Ah thank you so much Andy!!!! ☺️

Welcome to Turkey and Istanbul.....I wish you could visit Izmir too...

Great Video. Cycling can be a form of meditation.

C'est formidable j'ai beaucoup apprécié vous êtres courageux les images sont magnifiques merci beaucoup et bon courage à bientôt

@MatHall

3 жыл бұрын

Merci beaucoup Thierry! Bon chance etc toi, bonne ete!

Nice!Jesus bless you,respect from Romania.

wow this is my dream journey! It is quite inspiring. Greetings from Istanbul! (:

You both seem like the nicest people in the world. 🌍 🚵‍♀️

@MatHall

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊 But we definitely have bad moments too 🤪 Appreciate the comment and thank you watching!

@Mokkel73

2 жыл бұрын

@@MatHall Thats just called being human. I am super inspired by your joy of life and approach to this adventure.

Brilliant guys, your both really lucky.

you guys have done an amazing adventure. Thank you for sharing it with us.

Just found this. I'm hoping to do Istanbul to UK next year for my 60th birthday. Thank you so much for lots of great ideas. Your route planning sounds great building from ever friendly and easy rides in the Netherlands ending with the lesser known Greece & Turkey. However I just really like the idea of doing the annoying flight and transport at the start, cycling home, putting the bikes in the garage and turning on the kettle.

Thanks both of you, a great introduction to euro velo.im inspired¡

Terrific. Greatest way too see the world. Never stop. Cycling is the most rewarding activity! Thank You!

@MatHall

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks John!! :) We cant wait to get back out and cycle again probably and make some uk touring videos!

Good luck nice beautiful 👍 well done

it was so fun

Jooosssaa...👍👍👍

Very inspiring, thank you for setting up the channel and sharing your impressions, perfect.

Beautiful ❤️❤️❤️

Great videos. You're well done guys. Waiting for a new cycling adventures.

Great video

P34fect !!! Greetings form turkey

Beautiful life-by-cycle movie, keep going ahead

Well done guys, amazing! I even saw my hometown in your video;)

Hey! I did UK to Athens solo last year along the Rhine and then down the Adriatic coast. It was totally cool. I even have the same tent as you two! :) MSR rocks! Congratulations to you both! Looking at doing the Baltic Eurovelo route in 2021 if I can! Keep on pedalling :)

@MatHall

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Steve! Cool trip to Athens. How good is it when you get to balkans/Greece and the food just steps up a level..! Yum. Cheaper too. Baltics I'm sure will be beautiful. We plan on doing some France ev1 next year.. hopefully of course. Happy NY and thank you for saying hi!

Amazing adventure! Thanks for sharing it with us :)

@MatHall

4 жыл бұрын

Hey! Cheers and thanks for watching mate! :) Greetings from sunny London:)

What a great trip! Nicely edited too. Well done.

I am Proud of YOU !!!!

Super

Sehr schöne Video Danke 🇹🇷🇹🇷

epic shots especially 5:18 😮

@MatHall

3 жыл бұрын

Ah Liechtenstein, certainly one of the most beautiful spots. Such a cool little country in so many ways! They have a good life there!

@nateums

3 жыл бұрын

@@MatHall im taking notes bro.. as soon as EU opens back up I'm hopping on the eurovelo network

What a great 3 films, excellent footage, brilliant advice given, a real inspiration. Thanks for helping me quarantine!!

@MatHall

2 жыл бұрын

Ah thank you Gary 😊

that's was a superb video. Thx for sharing.

@MatHall

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!!😍😍😍

Your sojourn looked to be for the most part a nice blend of work (peddling) and relaxing in a restaurant for a local meal, coffee, tea, beer and wine with some camp cooking besides. I was surprised that you all were doing 70 - 80K a day - not too shabby as we say in the States. Enjoyed the videos and the music was relaxing. Om!

@MatHall

2 ай бұрын

Cheers Daniel, appreciate that!! That montage was my first attempt at putting all together but the 3 bigger movies i did later on im much more proud of. Took a lot of editing time during covid and pre kids ..! :D Thank you for your kind words and for watching. And yes best part was definitely enjoying local food beer and wine, soaking it all up!

Great work and thanks for sharing - getting my touring feet itchy again.

@MatHall

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!!! Hope you can and everyone can go exploring again soon. Much of Europe already is. We'll get there.. and I think low budget distanced cycle touring could be the one!

beautiful travel video !!

@MatHall

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Hans!!

thank you for sharing your journey with us. really admire your hard work filming and editing it.

@MatHall

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Basikal! Means a lot to us :)))

Beautiful ride thank you for sharing Ron

@MatHall

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching Ron! Full length movie in the works watch this space..! Best wishes

Oh dear! Was good to watch this. It made me smile when I saw bits and bobs I remember from vlogs. Hope to see new journeys as well. btw I saw down in the comments, all the best for the wedding.

@MatHall

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Levent! That's nice of you to say! So glad I finally made a short film of it.. as we can have the memories on the screen until we lose our own memories ha! Thanks for watching :)))

Welldone! Fine bicycle travelling👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🚴🏻‍♂️👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@MatHall

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, was the trip of a lifetime for us and theres more for come!

Tank you for the video it was amazing, it´s like a dream, greetings from México

@MatHall

4 жыл бұрын

Gracias!! Wow all the way from mexico that is so cool! Stay safe and happy :) thanks for watching!

Really enjoyed your pieces ...

@MatHall

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

What a fantastic journey and with so much details of the actual journey. Truly inspiring. One day....

@MatHall

3 жыл бұрын

One day we all can travel again. So excited for that!!! For now.. local adventures only! Just started the full feature length edit of London to Istanbul this week. Watch this space!

@ODOB

3 жыл бұрын

@@MatHall Can't wait. This is more exciting than Mission Impossible 7!

@MatHall

3 жыл бұрын

@@ODOB ah thanks!!! I am so excited to get it done. It has to be. Even if it is great memories for my family in the future:) I think it will be one hour long.. let's see!

Bravo📽💛🚴‍♂️🚴‍♀️👏👏👏✊

@MatHall

4 жыл бұрын

Cheers!!! :)))))

Amazing video! Such a inspiration

@MatHall

4 жыл бұрын

Ah thank you thank you! I guess by your name you're in s Korea. I heard you have some beautiful cycling too! Maybe next year:)

@suidkorea

4 жыл бұрын

@@MatHall Yes I am. And We do have quite nice cycling route too. Always welcome and hope you enjoy :)

A great mix and appropriate music.

@MatHall

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!! :)))

Absolutey incredible. Very tasteful editing on the video, by the way - it's really all about the images.... What a dream. Thanks for putting a smile on a fellow traveler's face. (And also, congrats on those 5000+ Kms :D )

@MatHall

3 жыл бұрын

Ah thanks so so much! Glad I made a pure scenic journey video of the trip with just a little narrative at the end. The full films are nearly all complete now, 3rd and final one should be done in a few weeks. I'll premiere it and be watching with family. Hope you enjoy! Do you have any euro or general cycle tours planned? Thanks again for kind words and for watching!

looks amazing! my dream to do this in my life

@MatHall

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Yeh was really amazing. Cant wait to do more asap! I hope you can too !

Mesmerising !! Loves n kisses from Istanbul. Well done guys !!

@MatHall

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! We miss Istanbul ❤

@erdimmuslu8617

3 жыл бұрын

@@MatHall I hope that some day you'll be back again and we'll have a sip of Turkish coffee. Stay safe and happy guys 😘😘❤️

I really enjoyed following your journey back then, which I only found out about because you cycled through my hometown of Sigmaringen on the danube in Germany, and it was very nice recapping all of that in this wonderful video. thanks guys.

@MatHall

4 жыл бұрын

Oh we loved Sigmaringen. We stopped here for ice cream near the castle....and also treated ourselves to macdonalds :p

You guys always look so happy , even in the rain , loved the camera work and music choice.

@MatHall

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! The freedom just kept us so happy. Even on the longest days. Just an amazing journey :)

I have loved watching all of the episodes of your ride from London to Istanbul. My husband and I are planning on riding the Eurovelo 6 next year, beginning of June to the end of August, giving ourselves 3 months to complete it, with plenty of time to explore the villages, towns and cities on the way. I had been worried about accommodation on the Eastern side, but after watching your videos, I now have confidence that all will be good. Our first cycling tour was down the Rhine from Frankfurt to Amsterdam in 2015, the year after we rode from Paris airport to Amsterdam and this year we rode the 4 rivers cycle path in Sth. Korea. We never book accommodation, we just wing it and hope to find a hotel, next year will be different as we have purchased a tent :-) Look forward to watching more of your adventures on Monte and Komodo.

@MatHall

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Carolyn!! Thank you so much for the lovely message! We just woke up and read it together before work and it made us so happy :) Eurovelo 6 plans!!! So exciting! How far are you planning on going? We'd love to follow your trip, would you be posting photos or blog somewhere? We went from the source to Drobetu Severin in Romania then met the eurovelo 13 and went south. Would be interested to know how that last section through Romania to the black sea was. The whike eurovelo 6 though up until Romania was pretty well marked throughout and accommodation was easily found in campsites until Bratislava and then super cheap and easy in hotels mostly from there with the odd campsite. We just used booking.com for those. I'm very intrigued by the South Korea cycle!! I'll google it! We work in travel and have just started selling it, I'll mention it to the team! Thanks again for your lovely words and if you need any help or advide for the route just shout! Under every video I wrote where we stayed too which should help :)

@MatHall

4 жыл бұрын

On the note of new videos, as it's been just over a year since we got home we plan on making a video on a little day ride this weekend about how we feel one year on, and probably do a review of the bikes and tyres etc and also what filming kit we used (all very basic on the go stuff, no laptop etc!)

@beaujohnston1297

4 жыл бұрын

@@MatHall Hi Matt, My husband and I are planning on riding the entire Eurovelo 6 from Nantes to Constanza. I actually want to start right at the Atlantic and dip my wheels in the ocean and dip them in the Black Sea at the end :-) I will be posting on FB. In regards to the 4 Rivers ride in Sth Korea, it was fabulous, the signage is brilliant and easy to follow, plenty of places to stay, most of the hotels we stayed in allowed us to take our bikes in the rooms. The path is mainly shared between cyclists and pedestrians, not a lot of riding on the road and when we did the drivers were very good. We even encountered a man in a van driving along the road next to the path, he was handing out cards for accommodation. We were probably 3 kms from the town and he appears driving slowly next to us, he stayed with us and took us right to the hotel.There are camp sites everywhere. It's not a long ride 633kms from Seoul to Busan, we took 9 days, some people have done it in 4, we liked to stop mid arvo and have a look around. Food was delicious, except for the offal, we didn't know what we were ordering. As for the Sth Korean people, so, so helpful and ready to offer help, a very safe country to ride in.

Your video is so stunning, no words needed... By far the best video i ever seen on YT, love it. Cheers from Zurich (and Cologne ;-))..."Toni"

@MatHall

3 жыл бұрын

Oh wow thanks again!!! 😁😊😊😊 that means a lot to us!

This is a great video, very nice editing and music.

@MatHall

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Gabe!!! That means a lot as I dont have a laptop etc to edit..just my tablet and a free App called PowerDirector! Thanks for watching and commenting:) More videos to come this year!

Hi mat great video great tour

@MatHall

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you mate!!!

Cool, a great compilation of what looked a great ride. Turkey itself is a great country to ride a bike through or up and down as pretty mountainous.

@MatHall

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Alex! I'm working on an hour long documentary of the ride too, cant wait to share with everyone!

Beautiful cycling! Congratulations!!! Very hard! Thank you for sharing! Hugs from Buenos Aires - Argentina where the coronavirus is arriving! Be careful in your country! Go ahead!

@MatHall

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!! Ah we're not worried about a bit of flu honestly. Its silly media blowing it out of proportion. So many more disease killing many more people but that didnt stop travelling or stop football! Very frustrating as we sell holidays for a living and local people are really struggling to survive without tourism :( I think its gona pass by the summer. Most countries are cracking down on it very well now :)

Nice vedio to give motive in long cycling journey kudus to u 2

Inspirational video. Well done to both of you. I watched all the episodes already. 😊👍

@MatHall

4 жыл бұрын

Amazing thanks so much for watching Sam! Not the best sound and editing in the world but as good as I could muster while camping :)))

@SimplyCyclingtoursandrides

4 жыл бұрын

Are you joking. I couldn’t believe you did it on a tablet when I read your gear list. I didn’t find anything lacking with it. Anyhow. What’s next? Get up Scotland. It’s amazing and the best place to cycle in the UK.

@MatHall

4 жыл бұрын

@@SimplyCyclingtoursandrides ha cheers! Yeh amazing what you can do with a point and shoot and a tablet these days! We head up to scotland in may for a day ride with some friends. Will take the cam! Heard a lot about this 500 cycle around scotland. Sounds incredible. 2021 plan I think!!

@SimplyCyclingtoursandrides

4 жыл бұрын

Mat Hall just look on the sustrans website at all the cycle routes up there. Great Glen Way. Lochs snd Glens. Caledonia Way. Hebridean Way. Look my. channel up and peek at my videos of Hebridean Way and Caledonia Way Oban to Campbeltown. Not in your video league but just look at the scenery. And no bloody traffic. Other vids not that good as it took me a while to get hang of this video lark 😂

This is so wonderfully filmed! Great story telling and what an adventure! Always my dream to do this route hopefully I can do it one day! Btw I think we have the same tent and drone! 😀 And you have the 'sarong' from my home country too!

@MatHall

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks man that means a lot! Right its 530am,time to get up and get into central and film my lockdown London vid!

@jacobhicalcium

4 жыл бұрын

@@MatHall Such dedication! Huge respect!

It's amazing bicycle film, your compilation , editing and sound adaptation are perfect ,the drone shots were fantastic congratulation to both of you , thanks for sharing best wishes new subscriber from Philippines more videos to come.

@MatHall

3 жыл бұрын

Wow thanks devy! What a lovely message. Cheers and happy new year! I hope to return to the Philippines soon. I love it there!

Life - as should be.... Thank you!

@MatHall

4 жыл бұрын

I know, freedom! That's living the best life :)

Well done guys! Beautiful video! Beautiful places! This year I’ve done a small peace of road EuroVelo from Barcelona to Bezier. Unfortunately due to covid haven’t a chance to continue. Best regards from Kazakhstan!

@MatHall

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dan! Wow all the way from Kazakhstan! So cool! Thank you for watching. We are coming to your neighbours Kyrgyzstan in September to go trekking (hopefully covid19 allows us). And hopefully some cycling touring this year in the UK if we can! Stay well :) I hope you get to cycle more eurovelo soon

A bit of a coincidence this popping up because at this minute in time I am planning our cycle trip down the Danube for September 2020 our first ever such journey. We had been planning to avail of one of those companies that does everything for you - transfer of luggage between stops etc but having viewed your epic journey numerous times we decided that "winging it" would be much more of an adventure. We have been reading Harriet's blog which is both informative and humorous as a guide along with your vlogs. So in ending all the very best for the big day and hopefully in the near future we can sit back in the comfort of our favourite chair and watch as you both take on another exciting bike adventure

@MatHall

4 жыл бұрын

Good morning Gary, I just showed this to Harriet and she was so delighted you had read the blog :) Thank you for the kind words too! Exciting year for us next year. So you are going to cycle the Danube next September? What part are you planning? We saw various group cycle or assisted tours and they still looked so fun but yes I think the adventure of winging it.. you won't regret it! It's so easy to pack panniers and find accommodation. And go at your own pace. It's the best thing we've ever done

@al_humphreys

4 жыл бұрын

You should definitely wing it.

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Good job mate! It was nice to see the whole trip in one piece, and of course it was nice to see your smiling faces again! :) Any new adventures down the line?

@MatHall

4 жыл бұрын

Hmm just small matter of our wedding then south africa honeymoon! Very exciting 12 months. Hopefully some mini tours in between. And you??

3:52,we call it '' Sarong" famous in South East Asia especially in my country Malaysia.

Well done both of you! I'm currently planning a trip up the Rhine and down the Danube with my wife for next year and your videos and Harriet's blogs have been invaluable showing what some of the roads/paths are like. We caught the touring bug this year cycling North to South through France and wanted to do more. We're a couple of softies in that we travel light and credit card tour but enjoy it none the less. Good luck with the wedding and beyond and don't stop touring!

@MatHall

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Gavin, so so so glad our videos and blog could help in some way! Really cool knowing we can help others plan, imagine, and get even more excited about their own trip. Cant recommend the route enough, it just has so much variety! Do email if you ever have any questions travelwithmat@gmail.com :) Thanks for watching!!!

@MatHall

4 жыл бұрын

Oh and please send me the link to your blog or instagram posts if you plan to do such a thing too :)

@MatHall

3 жыл бұрын

hi Gavin - I guess your trip was postponed but I hope it can still go ahead! I have a new video for the Rhine premiering tonight, I hope you enjoy!! :D

@Avantimeman

3 жыл бұрын

@@MatHall Hi Mat, yes, definitely postponed and I'm not sure it will happen this year either. :( I've seen the updates on the new video so I'm looking forward to watching it. Regards, Gavin

@MatHall

3 жыл бұрын

@@Avantimeman yes it still seems touch and go but perhaps in the autumn. Fingers crossed for you!

Hi Mat, just re-watched your video again, always brings me a smile. I am onleave and had planned to cycle to London this week end, planned to stay in Travelodge, but was advised they are only open for essential workers only :( dang. I was also checking to see if your "movie" version was out. Hmm I guess local trips for now (Brighton to Eastbourne).

@MatHall

3 жыл бұрын

Ah thanks for the message! Brighton to Eastbourne sounds good to me. We are stuck in London but getting out in May for a week in devon, will take the bikes for some long overdue countryside exploring! Movie is ready by May time. Really enjoying making it. Its turning out more a complete How To video also! 3 part movie, rhine, danube, balkans. Hope you enjoy it and it helps others get into cycle touring! I'll make a announcement for its 'premiere' soon! :)

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Hi Mat and Harriet. Congratulations on a great video series of your fabulous trip. I really enjoyed watching them all today. Yes, I watched them all in one day! I followed your route on Google Maps going off the places you mentioned in each video. Did you have a GPS of the route to Istanbul after you left the Danube EV Route? If there's a link you might recommend from Ride With GPS or similar app that would be grand. Cheers mate. 🍺

@MatHall

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Michael, thank you so much for watching! Amazing to think people are watching, let alone all of them! I really appreciate the nice comment, i really only made them on-the-go for us to watch back in the future and for family, its great to know they've helped people plan! I think the best way to grab the route from Edirne (where we left the Eurovelo 13)to Istanbul (via a detour to the black sea), would be to check out my Strava, as it's all on there. On Stava my name is Mat Hall and our Monte and Komodo bike logo is my profile photo. On here, you can search my activiees over October 2018 for example... actually, it will let me embed a link.. i'll try on here..copy this link and it will take you to Edirne to Kirklareli... let me know if it works!

@MatHall

4 жыл бұрын

ah i think you need to be signed in to Strava. best way - find me on Strava, and then you can find every day's detailed route on there :)

@JOGAMIGMOG

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for that Matt. I'll check it out tonight after work. Chapeau!

Inspirational . Enjoy watching your cycling odyssey whilst recovering.from Covid 19. Would luv to emulate u and haz if flights to Europe from oz ever happen again. Where did u get the Melbourne cap from. Luv it. Keep cruising. Best wishes to u both from Tasmania

@MatHall

4 жыл бұрын

Cheers Frank! Got the cap as a gift from my bro Josh who owns Just Pedal in St Kilda Melbs. Love it! Hope you can cycle eurovelos too, too much fun. Get well stay strong!

Hi good morning just came across your videos amazing adventure to turkey 🇹🇷 can I ask which country did you need visa fir thanks

@MatHall

2 жыл бұрын

Heya! Only serbia romania and turkey, all on the border. Super easy. 2018 mind

You must cycle for sevent lakes. Bariloche to San Martin de los Andes and then to Villa la Angostura! Beautiful places! Or North of Argentina: Iruya to Quebrada de Humahuaca (Jujuy) and from here to Cafayate (Salta). Go ahead! Of course after coronavirus.

@MatHall

4 жыл бұрын

Ohh that sounds good :) I hope one day to cycle in south America! You must come and cycle UK :)

Great video , I'm cycling from Swindon to Santander in August. What drone did you use ? as I'm planning to make a video too with some aerial video and photos.

@MatHall

4 жыл бұрын

Hey thanks for the comment:) I had the DJI Spark. Super small and could charge on the go with a power pack. Ideal! Just used phone too with auto modes so no need for remote. I'd get the mavic mini tho now if I were you. Looks perfect for cycling with, better and cheaper!

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What beautiful song especially the first 2 in the beginning!! what title is it if you can share?

@MatHall

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Anna! All music from epidemic sound royalt free website. I'll try and find the names and add to the description:)

@annefwee

4 жыл бұрын

@@MatHall thank u!!

awesome video guys, awesome beard as well! I'm looking at doing London to Athens when the borders across Europe open again, doing eurovelo 5 and then 8, is there any advice you would give to someone that hasn't done such a big trip before? anything good to know? I was thinking 6 weeks to do it. anything you would tell your before trip self that he didn't know and would be good to be aware off?

@MatHall

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Ross thanks for watching! London to Athens would be unbelievable. 6 weeks would be pretty rapid but certainly doable if you go some. We stopped for at least 1 day off per week in a point of interest, usually a main city and had a hostel night or cheap hotel later on. Was the best idea as it gives your body a rest and builds the excitement back up to get cycling again. I'd really recommend that! I guess a few things we bought en route would help.. we didnt think about it before we left. We bought a tarpaulin, which was really good as a quick to put up addition to our tent, giving us shelter from hot sun and a dry area to cook in when it rained. This was great! You'll see it in the Danube videos eurovelo 6 and 13. Buy some amazing wax earplugs! I got some half way and it helped me so so much, I didnt get much sleep until Austria!

@MatHall

4 жыл бұрын

Bike kit, we just went rear panniers and bar bag. This is fine if 2 people cycle to share the load but you will defo need 2 from panniers too unless you go super light. It was a great idea to have waterproof trekking trainers instead of cycle cleats. We spent some of our best times walking off the bike. Invest in the best camping mat you can too... sleep is so important! Learn some basics for cycle repair but honestly that's all you need, even in remote Europe you can find someone to help you. We chose to take nothing but spare inner tubes, and we didnt even get 1 puncture with a combine 10,000km ... get good tyres! Marathon Plus

@alexmorgan3435

4 жыл бұрын

I don't know how much cycle touring you have done on a loaded touring bike, but cycling London to Athens in 6 weeks is a pretty tall order. What sort of mileage were you thinking of riding each day? Indeed how much long distance cycling you have done in general and how far and frequently you normally cycle? How good are you at climbing hills and mountains? What route are you going to take as you could save a shed load of cycling by riding down to Brindisi on the heel of Italy on the east coast then get a boat to Greece either Igoumenitsa or Patras?

Good job , well done guys I plan to do something similar when the world is over its case of Covid. I would be traveling from New Zealand would you recommend I travel reverse order ?

@MatHall

4 жыл бұрын

Hey Peter! Yes in fact most people go the opposite route for the Rhine section and I guess if you can get to Istanbul or start in Romania, the danube going east to west would be great still! We found it great also going from expensive west to cheaper and cheaper Eastern. I hope you get to come over, its such a beautiful and varied ride!!

@MrPeDeQ

4 жыл бұрын

@@MatHall thank you for your reply this will help in planning another trip . In 2017 I rode from England to Berveria Germany and rode a short section of the Danube from Sigmaringen to Ulm. I had very limited finance so I am planning another trip.

Hi Mat. Really enjoyed all your videos. Couple of questions . Will you give me a cost breakdown or total cost of your journey as was thinking of doing something similar next year... Also where are you both off to next.? Merry Christmas and new year.....

@MatHall

4 жыл бұрын

Hey Paul thank you so much for watching. Hope they helped! We did is as a two.. and approx £3000 per person all in. That includes 2 weeks in Istanbul and cappadocia to end with Airbnb. Inc flight back from istanbul too. I think pretty good. We were well organised to budget.. roughly 75euro a day western euro between 2, and more like 35 a say in easter Europe. Western euro was campsites and eastern mostly booking.com hotels and a under a week of camping in more remote spots. Including in that is splurging a bit more in cities along the way! Didnt feel too little at all but of course the more you have more luxuries you can allow. We restricted chocolate Monday to Thursday for example!! I'd love to follow your journey, do let me know if you plan on blogging or photos on instagram etc. Good luck. Just do it. Harriet's full blog will help with costs and planning too.. head to the link in our journey Instagram @monteandkomodo :)

@woodymcnab

4 жыл бұрын

@@MatHall hi Mat. Sorry to bother you. Can you send me a link to your Instagram please as I cannot find you despite using your handle.. best Regards Paul

@MatHall

4 жыл бұрын

@@woodymcnab Hey Paul, search for @monteandkomodo That should work:) In the bio is link to Harriet's blog too

@woodymcnab

4 жыл бұрын

@@MatHall Sorry Mat. No luck just says no results.. bummer.. tho I am on my s9 lol

Fantastic video, well done !!! I had planned to cycle from France to Istanbul as well, but via the Mediterranean next summer. I would like to know which drone you used and how much it cost you? thank you very much :)

@MatHall

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Alexandre! I really hope you manage to get to do it next summer. I'm sure itll be ok by then..! It's the best sense of freedom ever :) I had the old DJI Spark but now the DJI Mavic mini would be perfect. I got it for £250 I think without remote (wasnt needed!). Check out my How to Edit video.. I talk a lot about the drone :)

@alexandrelaigo6580

4 жыл бұрын

@@MatHall Awesome !!! Thank you very much for your quick answer, I will check it out :)

Brilliant video. Well done 👏 Just out of curiosity. How much money did this adventure cost you in all?

@MatHall

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Benn thanks for watching! So, 500 in flights home from istanbul separately, overall £2000 each for 3 months trip, all food camping/hotels, beers, ice creams! Approx £75 total per day average (for both of us) in western europe. About 45 a day average in eastern Europe :) Harriets blog has a full breakdown of all costs. Search monte and komodo london to Istanbul blog, it should pop up!

@benn9918

2 жыл бұрын

@@MatHall thank you for that. I was planning on going to Istanbul myself from the UK and your videos and the blog are going to be very helpful planning my trip. 👌👌👍👍

Fantastic ride fantastic film. Better than the BBC films. How did you get home with bikes & all your gear ?.

@MatHall

4 жыл бұрын

Wow thank you Michael! Probably the biggest compliment possible! Heading home we flew back with BA who allow free bikes as long as they're boxed up, and we didnt go over luggage allowance. Then took a taxi home in London which was quite surreal..!

Looks amazing! How do you follow the Eurovelo routes? And are the eurovelo routes all paved? I'm thinking about riding a eurovelo route :)

@MatHall

3 жыл бұрын

Hi! Yes it really was amazing. Every day something different! Each eurovelo is different but mostly the eurovelo 15 is regarded as the easiest to follow along the Rhine, with plenty of Eurovelo signs and mostly good paved paths. Eurovelo 6 was very good if not better until Romania and then the signs stop. Eurovelo 13 had some signs but again you need to buy a guidebook or map :) Cicerone make the best guides we found. Or check out our very detailed route and blog via our Instagram @monteandkomodo, the link is in the bio :) You have to do it!

@wout8018

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for you answer! I will definitely check your instagram. You have an extra follower :)

My best compliments. I wonder, what’s about passport control up to Turkey, how do you handle that? I mean, are you crossing any border chrckpoint? Thank you.

@MatHall

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Thanks for watching sorry i missed this comment! Yes it was a checkpoint and very simple, show passports etc. They checked our bags, we paid small fee for visa and cycled through no problem! This was 2018 though so might be different now post Brexit for us brits

Awesome! Guys, could you share your track with us?

@MatHall

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Sure, I'll try and find them. All from Epidemic Sound website, royalty free :)

@golomozyy

4 жыл бұрын

Sorry Mat, I meant cycle track (your route) in Strava or KML or GPX

Hello, I'm planning to do a solo trips splitted in two - from Lisbon to Istanbul starting from 1st May 2021 and later from Istanbul to Bishkek. And I have a question on preparing to the trip (of course If you don't mind answering - it would be awesome and really helpful). How did you managed to fight saddle soars, these Brooks saddles you had - helped?

@MatHall

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Patryk, very exciting plan you have!! Will you head north to join the eurovelo 6? The first 4 or 5 days we had sore knees and a sore bum but no saddle sores. You may already know wearing padded cycle shorts only, is the best way to avoid sores. So no underwear! And keep them clean, so we washed them every few days and dried at the campsite. The brooks saddles were only approx 100km used before we left, so yes they were still hard! But after another few weeks riding average 70km a day they became very comfortable and we had no problems at all. I hope that helps!!! Will you document your trip with photos or video?

@patrykblog

3 жыл бұрын

@@MatHall thank you very much, I appreciate your help! So I will buy a Brooks saddle then and will try to make them less hard till may. My actual saddle is problematic at longer distances ;) Yup, I’m going to record my whole trip and it will end on youtube, but on other account (not this troll account ;D) I will write down in here from my main account around march. Cheers and thank you and Great Vid btw

@MatHall

3 жыл бұрын

Ah I look forward to watching your ride!!! Yeh can't recommend 'breaking in' your brooks saddle enough before you go. Get 500km in the saddle before you go if you can! But regular breaks also help. We had a day or 2 off the bike each 10 days or so. Enjoy your planning!

@patrykblog

3 жыл бұрын

@@MatHall oh and about the route. I’m from north part of Poland and I wanted to move to different climate so that’s why I’m flying to Lisbon with my bike, and from there I want to go mainly on the bottom of Europe. Lisbon > Gibraltar > Andorra > Barcelona - ferry to Sardinia > round trip there > ferry to Italy near Rome > Pisa > To Garda lake > Slovenia > croatia and rest almost same as you did. And if political situation in Azerbaijan let me, then I want to go further to Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan from Baku to Kazakchstan and further. Thats the plan. I’m training each day now to be ready.

@patrykblog

3 жыл бұрын

@@MatHall people like You or Ed Pratt motivate a lot, so, thanks for the vid and hints!

How many KM a day was you doing? also what drone did you use? thanks.

@MatHall

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Dan! We averaged around 70km a day in western Europe and morel I've 40 to 50 in the mountainous Balkans. Used the cheaper lighter DJI Spark drone which I loved. No remote, I just used phone and it charged with our power pack as we cycled. Perfect

@fuckerknuckles1

3 жыл бұрын

@@MatHall amazing stuff mate! thanks i can't wait to go myself

Hi guys about to do this trip, would you be able to do a call to give some advise ?

@MatHall

3 ай бұрын

Sorry mate genuinely super busy with work and 2 kids now, happy to reply to questions. Do watch the 3 main films we made to Istanbul as theyll probably answer a few questions. What are your plans?

Do you think the butterfly handle bar works?

@MatHall

3 жыл бұрын

Harriet says yes absolutely! Great for changing positions and avoid hand and back pain. You can sit upright on long flat sections.

@abcfreehkhk359

3 жыл бұрын

@@MatHall hahaha. Great I will surely get one. Thanks. Enjoy your beautifully filmed video

Great Video, thanks so much! I am planning a trip next summer from maybe somewhere in Eastern Europe to Istanbul. Looking back, would you recommend the Euro veto rout, or another? Thanks Greg

@MatHall

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Greg! Thank you for watching! Yes totally recommend the eurovelo. However the eurovelo 13 stops in serbia. We then saw a few signs in Bulgaria but nothing in Macedonia. If you have a map with the route it's still fine. All part of the adventure. Then in turkey there is no route, we just followed our nose and did some research. Harriet's blog has a detailed route if you want to read. The link is in our Monteandkomodo instagram bio. Hope it helps! Going through Turkey was a challenge, long roads with no space sometimes for bikes but still like I said.. it was the challenge! Bulgaria and Serbia was just wonderful in every way and coming into Edirne and Istanbul was truly magical

hi :) have you ever got told not to put your tent somewhere?

@MatHall

3 жыл бұрын

Hi, we actually used official campsites nearly everytime. Only needed to wild camped once and it was fine, a fun experience but we prefer the security of a campsite and the facilities of showers/toilets and potentially somewhere to charge our power packs. Also nice to meet other cyclists some nights!

Hey greetimgs from Turkey! I wonder if you had any problem at the way. Maybe some agressive dogs, really bad ways etc.

@MatHall

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely nothing in Turkey! Only had dogs chase us in serbia Romania and Bulgaria. Never really a problem.. just sometimes they jump out and startle you causing us to swerve but thankfully no crashes ha!

@MatHall

3 жыл бұрын

And hello from London! :)

@halilkalegurme9653

3 жыл бұрын

@@MatHall Thanks for ypur answer. I hope I will do it too soon.

What your wheel and tire size?? And how many spokes did you used???

@MatHall

3 жыл бұрын

Hi! 36 spoke wheels but best thing was the Schwalbe Marathon tyres. Zero punctures for both of us and we still have the same tyres now 2 years later...! Win!

@MatHall

3 жыл бұрын

700c wheels

@JheyVbee

3 жыл бұрын

@@MatHall thanks for the info take care always godbless.

@JheyVbee

3 жыл бұрын

@@MatHall what size the schwalbe marathon tire?

@MatHall

3 жыл бұрын

@@JheyVbee just for a 700c wheel :)

Would you be so kind to tell me what bikes' you choose?

@MatHall

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Marek, we both had entry level touring bikes. Me Fuji Touring 2017, and Harriet Dawes Karakum. Did a great job. Still no punctures in 8000km.... ! Tyres Schwalbe marathon :)

Hey Mat! Is there a contact through which one can reach you...?

@MatHall

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Tyson, sure, on travelwithmat@gmail.com 👍👍👍

@tyjuma

3 жыл бұрын

Mat Hall Brilliant! Will send you an email in the next hour. Thanks a lot

No wonder u got Dron with u,

@MatHall

3 жыл бұрын

Yeh pretty awesome to see birds eye view 📷🌏❤🚴‍♀️

в Турции знаешь что хорошо то что здесь европейцы реализует свои проекты. Европа даёт деньги Так бы и Турция финансирует Как как бы 50 на 50 что ли И вот они строят эти велосипедные дорожки по всей стране тут вообще вот за счёт этого плюс идёт.