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4am and blogging in Novotel reception...cracking hotel!

May 15th 2011
We got up very early (around 3:30am) and I went and finished packing down in reception. I completed some of my travel blog on the computer while I was awaiting Nick and John. The taxi was far too small and we had to cram the bikes in (John was less than happy). More adventures at the airport when John had his hand luggage searched, Nick left his plastic bag with 'water products' in his han ... read more

Europe » Lithuania » Vilnius

Independent between the two World Wars, Lithuania was annexed by the USSR in 1940. On 11 March 1990, Lithuania became the first of the Soviet republics to declare its independence, but Moscow did not recognize this proclamation until September of 199... ... read more

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Alan Quinlan

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I wrote this travel blog to capture my first charity bike ride around Lithuania that occurred between the 8th and 14th of May 2011 in the vain hope that it would be my one and only major foray into charity fundraising - hmm, we are all now back for May 2012! I originally took my then new Specialized Sirrus Sport 2010 in my Ultimate Hardware travel bag and set off on a predicted 500 mile journey (actually was 468miles in the end) with two friends that I work with at Barclays, starting from Vilnius. I still continue to support the Lithuanian charity called Rugute that supports child cancer famil... full info

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