Sid and Doris, Author at Sid and Doris Bonkers and their Epic Journeys

The Dash to the Onion Patch

June 21, 2020 Sid and Doris Between Journeys

During the Covid Quarantine, the constant drip drip drip of cancelled events seems to have inspired our doughty duo to be creative…

Interview with Sid and Doris after Phase 1

July 6, 2019 Sid and Doris EuroEpic19

Q: So the Epic Journey to Istanbul has delivered! What changes did you make as you went along? Doris: I think we became a little more fixated on Istanbul as a destination as we went on, and that straightened the route out and meant less sightseeing. We didn’t go to some bits of Bulgaria and Romania that we originally had…

Route Review of Part 1

July 3, 2019 Sid and Doris EuroEpic19

As we continue to crouch round the PC trying to plan Phase 2 with spreadsheets of road/climb distance, ferry timings, hotel availability, we are looking back to Phase 1 and what actually happened to the route. Two main things :1. We found that 100km a day and 1,000m of up was quite enough, and in fact shouldn’t be repeated day…

What is an Epic Journey?

June 15, 2019 Sid and Doris EuroEpic19

As we pedal epicly onwards, our fast-growing global audience (hello! both of you!!) are doubtless worried by the crucial question: What makes an Epic Journey Epic?

Let’s talk food

June 9, 2019 Sid and Doris EuroEpic19

As previously mentioned, my language skills are mythical rather than legendary. So I am indebted to a chap called Nigel, who we travelled with on a previous visit to Bulgaria, for the following top tip for ordering easy food in cafes where you don’t know the language.

Author: Sid and Doris

The Dash to the Onion Patch

Interview with Sid and Doris after Phase 1

Route Review of Part 1

What is an Epic Journey?

Let’s talk food

What do you think about when cycling? Part 2.

Scheduled Route Re-Plan #1

Navigating from Germany to the Czech Republic

Where does Mrs Frankenstein live?

Some random observations from the German countryside