Cycling to the Bosnian Pyramids | Sarajevo - Bike tour in Europe ep. 7

[@gwendolineg8498]

Beautiful country and Great video. Thank you

[@BetweenWheels]

We thank you for watching 🤗

[@AJGeeTV]

At 2:15 you brought back my worst cycling memory.... I went through Bosnia just after the war ended summer of 1996. Started in Srpske Brod and headed south through destroyed Sarajevo and on to Mostar and Dubrovnik. In that very tunnel, without traffic and lighting, I pushed my bike with the wheels on the road and my feet where you were cycling, when one of those cement flagstones cracked and I began to plummet into an abyss. Luckily my arm grabbed the edge and I has hanging in mid-air- I don't know how deep it was and I dread to think. It was all in total darkness. I felt wetness down my leg and realised I'd injured myself and was bleeding. With nobody about I mangaged to haul myself up and onto the dark road, and waited for a vehicle to come, and it did in the form of a UN APC with Norwegian soldiers inside. They guided me out with their headlights and patched me up, I still have the scar. I cursed myself for not having any lights. When I saw you riding on those cement slabs my heart sank thinking how easily one of them could have broken and sent you the same way as me. You have guardian angels!

[@BetweenWheels]

That's a shocking story! When we got on them I realized many of them slabs were cracked. This way that you could see inside. Some of them maybe 1m deep. Sometimes they were collapsed creating 1m length and 1m deep whole so we just would need to go on the road for a moment. Looks like we were lucky. Maybe because we have lights on our bike 😉

[@geospatialindex]

Good tip thanks

[@نوننون-ف2د]

Amazing , hit the road 👍

[@BetweenWheels]

🤗

[@1elaire]

Thank you, your video adventures are fabulous. As I sit in raimy London, you inspire me to plan my own trips for the summer. Thank you :)

[@BetweenWheels]

Thank you so much for watching our adventures! I hope you enjoy planning your next trip and that it will be an epic one! Please do let us know if you have any questions during the planning! See you on the road

[@BetweenWheels]

BTW, hope the rain stops very soon and that the sun will come out in London! We sit in snowy Poland and can't wait for the warmer days to come soon!

[@skarthi52]

Great video guys. Looking forward to more. Greetings from Brazil 😎

[@BetweenWheels]

Greeting from Poland! Thanks for watching the video 💙

[@lydiaschmidt499]

Леночка природа просто красота неописуемая....молодцы что вы можете себе позволить быть свободными и путешествовать вдвоем Счастья и новых открытий..!

[@BetweenWheels]

Danke:)

[@flaeuro]

😍😍👍🏻👍🏻❤️❤️👏👏👏🚴🏻‍♂️🚴🏻‍♂️ Beautiful Bosnia & Herzegovina... will follow you guys 🚴🏻‍♂️🚴🚴‍♀️👋❤️

[@BetweenWheels]

We are glad you liked the video! 💚 BiH is such an amazing country!

[@JacqueslemacFrance]

I drove your route, in reverse, in my 2CV in 2019 and it was fantastic. Your video makes me want to go back with my bike. Thank you.

[@BetweenWheels]

Its a great route we chose, isnt it 🤗 eother way! Thaks for watching 💛

[@ianmatlock1]

Great video, will watch the others now. I remember hammering copper like that to make an ash tray in school many years ago. I'll add that to countries to visit. Well done, hope you get more subscribers.

[@BetweenWheels]

That hammering smiths do some amazing job there! A beautiful art. We are happy you like our videos! We will keep them coming 💙

[@marksadventures3889]

Incredible. countries I hope to visit in time. Ah, Proper Pizza. Italian friends i have from Foggia bake square pizza, they make them in trays and cut them into slices for sale in their take out shop in Yorkshire.

[@BetweenWheels]

The country was so amazing. I hope to be back very soon. The pizza was ok but we had better :)

[@marksadventures3889]

@@BetweenWheels If we ever meet I'll make you pizza and anti pasta like an Italian made with love by a Englishman ...lol.

[@BetweenWheels]

@@marksadventures3889 Sounds great :)

[@rahimullahmirza3849]

Thanks for providing an opportunity of viewing this beautiful country, which was not possible for me practically to go and visit. I enjoyed this video and hope you will show more beautiful and historic cities in future.

[@BetweenWheels]

We are glad you enjoyed the video! Did you already check out the first part of our Bosnian video? There we visited Mostar. So beautiful! Also in an earlier video we were in Croatia, which is full of old Roman cities! Thanks so much for watching 💙

[@celineaa3178]

Nice video again !👍

[@BetweenWheels]

Thank you!

[@ewagraczyk5476]

Piękna przygoda😀cieszę się że mogę podróżować z Wam 😘

[@BetweenWheels]

🤗

[@brentirvine2336]

Really interesting! It seems the roads were fairly busy with basically no margin on the side for cycling. Did you find that to be the case in BH? Were there smaller quieter roads usually available?

[@BetweenWheels]

Hi Brent! The road to Sarajevo was quite busy with no shoulder. However we the drivers were really respectful for cyclists and there was no trouble with that. The rest of the roads in BH were in a really good condition and not too busy. We took mainly the main road but heard of other cyclists that there were some nice gravel roads in the mountains.

[@tonyives7104]

Many cyclists complain that Croatia is dangerous to cycle in. They complain that the motorists are reckless. I cycled from Split to Slovenia and never felt danger but I understand their point of view. How does Bosnia-H compare? Also the tunnels seem difficult, as you know it can be very slow going if the tunnel is uphill and the truck noise is quite alarming. Were all the tunnels like the one in your video? (By the way I’m loving the journey... kudos)

[@BetweenWheels]

Yeah the cyclists were a bit of a pain sometimes in Croatia. Bosnia and Herzegovina was a completely different story we found. The roads weren't that busy and in a really good conditions. There were many trucks at times but those were really respectful and we didn't feel in danger. The tunnels were annoying I have to say, most of them was like on the pictures, they were smelly and loud and often there was no light. In this case it was very important for us to have our own light (dynamo and extra clip on lights) and we pushed our bikes most of the time. I guess in a way we can be grateful about the tunnels as the other option would be climbing up a steep mountain, so I won't complain 🤗 we are so glad you enjoy the videos. Hope you get to cycle somewhere exciting this year too. Kudos back 💙

[@alkoop100]

Nice works 🔥🔥🔥

[@BetweenWheels]

Thanks🤗

[@w.junginger280]

I love Burek with cheese ( sir in Croatia). The tunnels are dangerous, be careful.

[@BetweenWheels]

Looove burek! Especially made over the fire! Yes agree with the tunnel! It's important to be cautious! Thanks for watching 💙

[@viralserbia]

man, this life is fantastic!! do you go with electric bikes?

[@BetweenWheels]

No electric bikes 🤗

[@denissgorba2420]

When cycling through the countries of the former Yugoslavia, were you more likely to live in the wild, in a campsite, in a hotel or Airbnb / warmshowers?

[@BetweenWheels]

Hi Deniss, it depends on the country, in Slovenia and Croatia we wild camped as accommodation was rather expensive. In Bosnia we only wild camped one or two nights and stayed other times in cheap apartments/rooms. Reasons for that are the prices as it was very cheap (on average 12 Euro per night for both of us). Also we read a lot about misplaced mines in Bosnia so we were cautious of this. However, locals ensured us that these areas are always marked and that it's not something to be worried about. It can also happen in Bosina (maybe other former Yogoslavian countries too) that you get invited by locals. It happened once to us in Mostar and was wonderful to be able to spend time with a local. That experiences are always priceless and the most enjoyable. Are you planning a trip soon to any of these countries? Best regards, Elena

[@denissgorba2420]

@@BetweenWheels Dear Elena! Thank you for your detailed and polite answer. My wife and I travel around Europe when we go to triathlon and running competitions, as we compete in amateur races. Yes, indeed, there are expensive campsites in Slovenia, we spent a week in Piran on the seashore. We were in Rovinj (Croatia), but we didn't go further. There is a travel experience - a week on bicycles in Hungary. And we often go to Estonia, since we live in Riga (Latvia). If you ever go to Estonia and further to Finland, we are ready to receive you in Riga. We have experience of hosting bike travelers, two years ago we had five French speaking Canadians overnight while traveling around Europe. We met them by chance in Augustow (Poland). Best regards Deniss

[@BetweenWheels]

@@denissgorba2420 Hi Deniss, no worries at all. I love talking about bike touring and I can do it all day long :) I love Europe, there is so much variety and amazing landscapes and cultures, it's great that you and your wife can also connect it with the triathlon and competitions. What a lovely way of enjoying the continent! I remember Piran very well. It was very impressive and the hill there is very steep :) Thanks so much for the invitation! We will definitely cycle one day up north and visit you on the way. So see you soon :D

[@LyricBeastOrphanage-l3w]

How much time would you say a tourist needs in Visoko? Would three hours be enough?

[@BetweenWheels]

@@LyricBeastOrphanage-l3w if you are not planning to visit the tunnels or go up on one of the 'pyramids' I would say a few hours are plenty to walk a bit around and have a possibly a meal. We stayed there overnight to be able to visit the pyramid related activities which you can see in the video

[@andresmacnamara]

You guys fuckin rock!!!!! 😍

[@BetweenWheels]

Gracias 😁

[@hidajetsejdic4270]

"Republika Srpska" it"s not Serbia, it is part of Bosnia. That part of Bosnia is occupied by Serbian army and Bosnian Serbs, during aggression against Bosnia. Bosnian traitor president Izetbegovic signed and sealed the name "Republika Srpska", so it exists today but it is still officially part of Bosnia.