EUROVELO 15 FILM ☆ Cycling The Rhine 2018 ○London to Istanbul Film 1/3🚴♀️🎬
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- BEGINNERS GUIDE TO ALL THINGS CYCLE TOURING - Featuring the EV15
*Chapters/Time stamps available if you're looking for a particular stretch of the river/tips!*
Film 1 - Eurovelo 15 - Full Cycle Touring Film documenting our journey as we cycled the Rhine River, following the Eurovelo 15 cycle route, including tips on how to Cycle the Rhine and general bike tour advice (kit/accommodation/costs/food etc!)
Film 2 - Cycling the Danube from it's Source in Germany to Romania via Eurovelo 6
Film 3 - Cycling the Iron Curtain Trail from Romania to Turkey via Eurovelo 13 and news of our next adventures..
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The Rhine Cycle Route: From source to sea through Switzerland, Germany and the Netherlands (Cycling and Cycle Touring) (Cicerone Guide) amzn.to/39uJdzI
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15 countries, approx. 5500km, 77 days cycling over 96 days, camping, warm showers and cheap hotels in Eastern Europe.
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Thanks for watching!
I hope you enjoy our bicycle touring documentary film and it makes you want to do one too! We practiced in England with a couple of longer day tours, approx. 50 miles or so in a weekend then just went for it. Thankfully our jobs allowed us a 4 month sabbatical, the perfect amount of time to cycle to the edge of Asia, Istanbul! For preparation and tips on what to take on a tour, check out our CZcams episodes Playlist for the ride - 'Cycle tour London to Istanbul'. Thanks for watching!!
Music from #epidemicsound Edited on Filmora 10 software by Wondershare.
All filmed on small point and shoot #canong7xmkii and #drone #djispark
00:00 - Intro
02.39 - Day one, leaving London for the Netherlands
04.44 - Planning
08:16 - Day six, Wijk bij Duurstede and the start of our Eurovelo 15 trip
08:50 - Accommodation
11:48 - Day eight, into Germany
15:47 - The Rhine gorge, the middle Rhine
21:26 - Day fifteen, lower Rhine
22:11 - Cooking, camping, cycling
26:44 - Hydration
27:39 - Costs
28:29 - Day sixteen, 1000km
29:34 - France, to Strasbourg
32:19 - Switzerland, Basle
36:31 - The Rhine falls / Rheinfalls
37:36 - Stein am Rhein
38:29 - Bodensee and Koblenz
39:24 - Austria, Bregenz
40:21 - To Liechtenstein, Vaduz
41:47 - To Chur and the start of the Rhine
Seriously the most instructive and thorough travel vlog for cycling through Europe that I've ever seen! Can't wait to see part 2!
❤ Thank you that means a lot. Put a lot of time and effort in, from not really knowing how to make a sort of 'how to' video, and working out how to do voiceovers. Most were useless and hilariously bad but ended up really enjoying the process in the end. Thanks 😊 Next one up on Monday and thoroughly enjoying editing part 3. Comments like this and know it might help a few people plan, motivates me so much. Appreciate that:)
@@MatHall we are planning for next summer on our tandem and will be watching and rewatching your videos. Just love the travel style you two used; exactly what we have envisioned! Thank you, thank you, thank you!
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There are so many of these bike touring documentaries and so many are just people showing us videos of their trip. You folks have done a first rate job of showing us how a ride this actually feels and the day to day logistics of the trip. Most worthwhile one I've watched.
Thank you! I really appreciate that. It took me ages to go through all ny footage and comments like this make it all worthwhile. Thanks again and happy new year!
Thank you for consistently showing us the map, the costs, what you ate… thanks for the details.
So glad you said that, nearly didnt put a map on as it was so hard to do :D
I am watching it now, 3 years later, and it is quite inspiring for the trip I am planning to do. Congrats! And keep cycling!
Hi everyone! We hope you enjoy this long over due complete Rhine cycle route film... and it brings back good memories/ hope you can do it in the very near future !
I'm excited
So very well done. I fact, one could argue that it's TOO well done!
I realize I don't have to outfit my bikes, bags, arrange airline tickets or do anything like that.
With CZcams videos like this, I don't even need to leave home to experience world bicycle touring. I can enjoy it in the comfort of my home, on the couch, sipping a home-made latte, just to my liking. Much, MUCH easier!
Oh but not so good for the waistline!!! 😁
PS And with blokes like Ed Pratt on YT, I can pretend I, too, have unicycled the world! (I can unicycle, but not much more than about a mile these days!!!)
@@dudeonbike800 hehe this made us laugh!! :)))))
One of the best European bike touring videos I’ve come across. Thank you for taking the time to post.
Ah thank you Alex. I'm so glad you liked it, it was a labour of love and it means a lot to us that people can enjoy it and find it useful for planning! Do you think you'll do the ev15 one day?
Well done!! I wanna do this route someday
😁😎 thanks Ryan!! 😊
Love your channel Ryan. Be great to see you doing some vlogs in Europe and beyond.
When you get a Van Duzer check in, you know you're doing it right! Kudos!
It's mind boggling that we fight wars where we could have peace. Great video.
Awesome Video! Thanks a lot for sharing!
Great video and some good down to earth advice.
Thank you for sharing 👍😄🚴
Looks amazing! Very inspiring.
Loved it 😊😊
beautifull! Thank you
Excellent
Thank you and well done... very inspirational.
Bloody brilliant, well done with the ride and a superbly edited blog. going to binge watch the next two.
So good to see this wonderful couple cycling through all europe and cultures.
Superb quality. Well done guys. JP
Great video with useful information 👍🏻 thanks for sharing
Toppppp 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻
Brilliant stuff 👍
All these years and this is still so informative as I start (just looking) how to get to istanbul and came across your video. Brillinant, just what Im looking for. ill be doing it alone and one-way journey as I will be flying to Japan after. Thanks for the info.
Enjoyed this very much just like a holiday programme.
Some people are thinkers some people are doers...
Go for it !
Great video. Shows people you can do it even if you are not that experienced. Well done.
Thanks for sharing. This is fabulous
Cheers Darryl!
Superb production/travel. Just wow! Thanks for making and sharing!
Ah thanks so much , glad you enjoyed it!!
OMG, your trip was amazing to view. Such incredible everyday cycling adventures which are so uplifting and inspiring. I love the way you organized yourselves with planning mini breaks, flexible accomodation arrangements and good use of guide books. Am so looking forward to the family adventures your hopefully planning with your new baby. Thank you much for sharing your incredible journey and for promoting cycling on the Velo network. Can't wait to get going:-)
Cheers Ted! Really appreciate your comments and so glad you enjoyed the videos. We can't wait to make more next year :) hope you have some exciting plans too!
Great video! I lived in Heidelberg Germany in 80's and often saw people on bicycling trips. Look forward to watching part 2. GOD BLESS.
Very inspirational video, thanks for posting! Wow!!!!!!
Thanks Tully! Glad you liked it :)
Really enjoying your videos ♥️
Wow, nice video, makes me feel as if I went along with you. That scenery was unreal; probably not the same after the 2021 floods. Good work again.
Thanks for posting your vid guys 👍..
A real pleasure to watch and all my questions answered 😄x
Thank you Jason!!! 😊
Watching this for the second time. Great adventure. -H
Loved it. Been looking for this type of VLOG for the EV 15 for ages
Thanks for watching David. We too were looking for a more comprehensive ev15 video before we left, hence why I thought I should make one. Hopefully it'll help people imagine and plan!
Lovely video, great source of inspiration! Thanks!!!
Gracie!!!! :)
@@MatHall 🙏😆
What a wonderful film you've created! thank you.
Thanks so much 🙏
Chapeau
Very cool! Well done and thanks for sharing.
Thanks guys appreciate that 🙏
Thank you for a great video. Both entertaining and informative.
Thanks Joao! 😊 glad you liked it. Amazing fun ride if you get the chance!
Hi Mat and Haz great video enjoyed old memories of the route looking forward to the next video
Thanks Andrew!
Great series. Loving it
Thanks a lot!
Beautiful film. Well done.
Ah cheers!!!!!! 😊😊😊
Very nice video, I must say, loved it. Informative and beautifully edited. ❤️✌🏾
Great video! I enjoyed following you when you first made the journey. I have cycled most of these routes and it brought back so many fond memories. Feeling nostalgic. Can't wait for life to return to normal.
Felt very nostalgic editing the video together too haha! Such a wonderful journey. I'm glad you liked it and hope we did the route justice!
Wonderful! What a great adventure, and super quality film. Inspirational, entertaining and informative. Cheers!
THANK YOU!! Means a lot :)
Very inspiring, thank you for the informative narration as well as the excellent footage. Very inspiring.
Thanks Adam, we really hope the videos help people plan their own trip and we found there wasn't really any video guide before we did it. Such a great trip, miss those days. Family rides starting next year...!
I am toiling with the idea of travelling through Europe using EuroVelo and will definitely refer to this video. ❤️
Epic looks amazing 🤩
Thanks for watching. It certainly was!
Such a useful and inspiring video! Thank you for creating and sharing it.
Thanks Mary 😊
This was brilliant, I have a lot to think about now very inspiring. Thank you
Thank you Luke! Hope you enjoy it too some time soon!
Great video. Definitely informative and inspiring. Thanks for taking the time to edit and organize.
Thanks Mark, appreciated the taking the time to edit comment a lot, it was a real labour of love..!
Thanks for the inspiration!
Thank you for watching!! So glad it helps :))) have a great summer
Thank you very very much!
You are welcome!
Well done, a brilliant thing to do in life.
Cheers Liam, we loved it!!
Guys a really great trilogy of videos along the Rhine and Donau, thanks. Very informative and encouraging. Great presentation too.
Thank you for watching and your compliments mean a lot!! :)))
HiGuys, loved your initial videos and this just takes it to another level. We had to cancel our journey down to Switzerland due to Covid so this video has made up for it a little. Loved the addition of logistics, planning etc. Inspires us once again to discover Europe by bicycle again. Thanks.
Ah thanks Glenn that's a huge compliment. That's exactly what we wanted, to try and stitch each major section together in full, to hopefully help others plan for the future. I hope you get to ride the route at some point. I guess for now we just enjoy more local rides!
I thought I was done bike touring. But then I saw these three videos 🤤Nice seeing to much of the EV you chose to travel. And you seems to have a nice and simple mindset. Just like me. 🤗
Your video inspired me to embark on my first cycle tour around the Netherlands, and I've just returned having caught the cycle touring bug! I had the best time and wanted to thank you for sharing your adventures. Now my sights are set on the Rhine!
Ah mate thats so nice to hear!!! Youll love the Rhine. Such a casual, fun, easy to follow Eurovelo. Its just glorious!! Thanks for commenting:))))
I'm planning a similar trip this April! Have you done your Netherlands trip yet?
Hi Matt & Harriet, I contacted you both in 2019 after watching you travels along the Rhine route. Just to advise I (solo) cycled the route from Andermatt to Hoek van Holland in September 2019. I had a fabulous time and completed the journey in 19days. Thanks for the information and providing the inspiration. Cheers, David, Canberra, Australia
Really enjoying the style and pace of your trip and video.
Thanks Norman!
I'm inspired! I can't wait for Covid to end and Europe to open up. Thanks to you both for a wonderful cycling video!
Ah thanks William, that's amazing to hear. I hope you get to ride it ASAP! Thank you for commenting and watching:) Pls subscribe if not already as new films are coming very soon!
Wow - you certainly inspired us to give it a go. A beautiful and informative vlog. Thank you so much.
Thanks Sue. Do you have any routes in mind already? Maybe the Rhine! It was such good fun :) Thanks for the comment !
Super video ❤️
Thank you Kyra!! :)))
I'm so impressed with this film! Informative, enjoyable, and altogether inspiring! Just want to head off now!
Thanks Philly!!!! So glad you enjoyed it 🥰
Thank you so much for this. The best bike +travel vlog I've ever watched. I particularly like the small things you include, simply getting on the ferry for example. Small stuff for the person who's done it but if you've yet to venture abroad on a bike it's good info.
Youre so welcome and we're so pleased its helpful! Do you have cycle touring plans?
Thank you, a marvelous vlog.
Thanks John!!! More to come this summer avec bebe!
@@MatHall I cycled to Hunza in northern Pakistan in 1985, pre eurovelo, but some of our stops the same. I rode a Claud Butler Dalesman, which I still use for touring. Mind you, these days I use B&b where back then I'd just kip under the stars without a tent.
That was so enjoyable, thanks, particularly because my wife and I did it in the opposite direction also summer 2018 so it brought back some very pleasant memories of familiar places. We may have passed you! We started from Andermatt on 25 June and reached Cologne about 16 days later.
This is the best Cycle touring video I’ve seen on CZcams by far ( and I’ve watched a lot!!) It was so well put together, excellent footage and commentary. Well done and thank you.
Wow thanks Mike!!!! I can't tell you how much I appreciate that. It took me ages to learn how to edit and do voiceovers etcetc, even had to invest in a new pc as my old laptop would keep crashing. Its now making me about 10 usd a month... so in about 100 months it will pay back the pc hahaha! I just hope it helps people plan as we couldn't find anything as detailed on CZcams before we left
another great and informative vid mate, nice one. Ill be doing Eurovelo 15 in July when I set off on my big trek......doing Eurovelo 6 to.
I have been lucky enough to cycle some of the Moselle and Danube, as well as visit Budapest and Vienna (episode two spoiler!). Having a Dutch wife, and living on the outskirts of Rotterdam for a short while, has made me miss t'Netherlands.....only three weeks till my next visit.
Fantastic, inspirational films; thank you.
The way Matt and Harriet film is really excellent, mixing in all kinds of eating, riding, walking, camping and swimming shots and dialog. We've done EV6, this makes us want to ride EV15!
Thanks so much Jan. I pretty much just kept the camera in my bar bag and hoped for the best.. it esd certainly hard to edit haha!! So so happy it's been helpful to people
Well done
I have watched all 3 videos and they are so useful and informative and I'm really looking forward to when the world returns to closer to normal so I can do at least some of the route. I love the way you demonstrate it is affordable and a lot better and more enjoyable than say a crap all you can eat Med package tour. And you are spot on about this type of holiday being the future - it certainly should be!
Thanks for watching them all David! I wish we knew about this way of travelling earlier and I hope more people take any kind of opportunity to cycle tour be it a weekend trip or a long cross continent trip. Anyone can do it. Will be a new challenge with baby and we can't wait to try. Hope you can enjoy some of the eurovelos too. Thanks again!
Best cycle touring vlog I've found on CZcams so far, thanks for sharing and I hope to see more of this great content
Ah cheers Blair thats so nice of you to take the time to comment and say! Appreciate that a lot, it was a labour of love for sure.... ! :))))
Fantastic source of inspiration and information for a novice bike tourer planning my first cycle tour. Well done and thanks for sharing :-)
Thanks for watching and glad it could help!! :))))
Great documentary of your trip. Thanks. We will likely do this as well. Thanks again for sharing your experience.
Cheers Jim!!! Hope you get to ride it soon, it was such a fun and interesting journey as you can see!
Thank you for sharing. This was very interesting. Liked the covered bridges and old towns the most. Greetings from Germany.
And thanks for watching! Hi from sunny south coast england :) Yes those historic covered bridges were a marvel! Germany really was so much more interesting than we ever imagined. And very pretty along much of the EV routes of course too
Great video, brings back memories of my trip from Manchester to Orleans, and then following the Loire, Rhine, and Danube to Linz (and back home through Eastern France). Looking forward to the next one :)
Sounds a great trip!! Thanks for watching mate. Almost done with with danube one, likely pass through plenty of places you went thru on ev6 too!
Watched this video many times
Now may is here
Can't wait for Euro velo 6 part :-)
This is one of the best if not the best cycling experience video I have ever watched in CZcams. Well done! And many thanks for sharing. Really motivated to plan for this
And I saw u wearing a sarong😁 wonder where u learned to wear it🤓
Hey thank you SO much for your amazing comment, I put a lot of effort into the edit having no real experience so your comment made me so happy!! I hope you can ride a eurovelo soon too :))) Thanks again. Oh! And I first learnt how to wrap a sarong in Thailand and also Malaysia. I genuinely love wearing one at home still when it's warm ha!! Not very English but I love it...
I have done small UK cycle tours but yet to go abroad. Have watched many cycle touring videos on CZcams and this is by far the most useful, relevant and inspiring. Fantastic effort. Thank you for making it.
Ah wow thank you!!! It was a pleasure making it!
I really loved watching this. I just got hooked on bike touring, and your videos really makes me want to do a bike Euro-trip.
Ah cheers!!! What a nice message:) We get riding again soon with baby in tow so hopefully new videos soon too 😊
Harriet and Matt hi! Thank you so much for this video. I really enjoy it! It was like a documentary, very well filmed and edited. You are very good tourist guides! You also have positive energy. The scenery was fantastic and very well comented and presented. This video gave me the motivation to make my first 2 day "tour" here in Cyprus. You are a very nice couple. Thanks again! Pavlos.
Pavlos THANK YOU!!! Brought a smile to our faces today! Enjoy your Cyprus tour, that sounds very nice. I'd love to visit Cyprus one day. Have a great summer and thanks again for watching and taking the time to comment :))))
Hi guys, such a pleasure to watch the first part of this cycling and I cant wait to watch more. Great video!!!
Ah cheers Joao!! Hope you enjoy the other 2! You have any eurovelo plans??
@@MatHall My friend. I am brazilian and I love cycling and as soon as these crazy days end I want to go back to Europe to do the TMB and maybe to do some cycling in France or in Italy. Let's cross the fingers and to see how things will be arranged. I was watching the part 2 and I had to do a little pause to see the gear of my bike, but bie sure. I'll wathc the rest of your cyclic epic. A big hug from Brazil!!!
Loved watching this guys! What a trip. I'm planning on riding Basel to Amsterdam this year in 5 days... wish me luck!!
Oh wow jealous!!! Have an amazing amazing time. Such an epic route. Do you mean the whole journey in 5 days? Thats bloody fast! Hope you get time to stop for beers somewhere 🤗
Thinking of doing EuroVelo 15, except I’ll start in Switzerland. This is really helpful. Thanks.
So glad it can hopefully help Mike! It's practically the same experience just the other way round. You will love it!!!
Fantastic video, I really enjoyed viewing it, well done to you both and best wishes😊
Thanks so much Tom! 3rd film (last part to Istanbul) I have just finished the first cut, should be up on CZcams next week! Appreciate the comment :)))
Beautiful video of your trip. Looking forward to doing something similar post pandemic.
Thanks Kevin. We hope to this summer too. Not sure where yet...!
I came here looking for a quick guide on Eurovelo 15 and didn't expect I'd watch through the whole video, yet I just finished it and it was not only amazingly well explained but also very entertaining. What a trip!
So glad it can help!!! Makes me so happy some people actually watched it all 🤗🤗🤗 thank you for commenting Manuel!
Excellent film. Very inspiring. Hope to ride up the Rhine too at some point in the future. Thanks for sharing it.
Hope it helps the planning and builds more excitement for your trip! Thanks for watching Stephen
Looks like a really great trip. Something to start with if you were thinking of one day doing one of the more ambitious Euro routes. Great video guys.
Thanks Paul!! Absolutely. Ev15 is certainly one of the easiest in many ways, perfect to get us into touring!
Thanks for sharing this - great info
Hope it can be helpful. Are you planning on ev15 ride??
@@MatHall We're a couple also looking for a cycle adventure through central Europe - recently novices to triathlon. I've been looking at doing either EV 4, 5 or 15 but perhaps you've convinced us to do 15!
@JamesDowningChapters nice! I cant speak for EV4/5 but 15 was so much fun. EV6 was more 'epic' and varied, tougher, and EV13 was immense and so much harder but so much more rewarding. 15 was pure fun and incredibly pretty easy riding
@@MatHall That's great to know - thanks for replying :)
.} one more great film | i would like to try cycling same way next year >}}} well done
What a Nice Video and thanks for the positive Vibe:-) no crying about the weather:-)….next Time you pass cologne you can com to my home Couch Surfing!!! Mar
Danke mate!!!
always mega jealous of couples that bike pack together, amazing video guys :D
Thank you for watching! Going to start with our little one this year. Nee videos in a month or so :))) Pls subscribe and send to anyone who might be interested in family cycling! :P
A most enjoyable film.
We've done a lot of EV routes in France and found them brilliant.
It's nice to see they're as good elsewhere.
Might have to do some planning!
Cheers Colin!!! We really want to find more EV routes now too. We'll be planning future holidays on where they are!
this is the rout I'm considering solo for next year Hull to Rotterdam then catching the 15 partway down, great video and super informative👍
Thanks dan, glad it can help, its a great route the ev15, couldnt be easier to navigate either. Enjoy!
Very informative and well thought out. Thank you! Great marketing video for the Eurovelo routes. 😄
Haha yeh!! Any extra traffic I send there way is a pure thanks for their hard work. The eurovelos are so bloody good and improving all the time. Can't wait to get on one again some time soon hopefully!
And thanks for watching!!!
@@MatHall I look forward to parts 2 & 3!
Great set of videos. Just watched all three. Really enjoyed your filming, good edits, lovely mix of story telling and information. Thanks! Very inspiring, would love to do some longer bike touring.
Ah thanks Katherine that means a lot! Lot of effort over covid went into these edits! Hope you make it on some longer tours soon. I cant wait either. We now have 2 kids and will wait until they are perhaps at least 3 or 4. But will do some shorter ones next summer :) watch this space! Merry xmas
Cool! I'm doing it! Thanks from Northwestern Wisconsin in the USA!!
Yes Kerry!! Get it!! Wow northwestern wisconsin, amazing how CZcams can reach all corners! You will love the rhine, everyone does, it's amazing joy all the way! When will you go??
@@MatHall it's nearly time to get back to school, but I'm thinking early June next year after the school year finishes. I've really gotten into cycling lately and I bought a bike packing tent only yesterday. As soon as I get it, I'll do some get-used-to-it bike camping trips before the snow flies. Ordered the guide book 5 minutes ago! Yeah, I live in a smallish (2000 peeps) town on Lake Superior and there's always somewhere to hike or to pedal too. Maybe I can grab my German friend to join me? I was also thinking about roller skating cycle routes in the Netherlands. Normally, I'm a hiker and I love longer distances, like a month or 2, but this cycling thing is exciting! You might like to watch You Tuber-Ryan Van Duzer's antics on various cycle treks...the Continental Divide Cycle Route perhaps? I am very intrigued, but I think it'd be better to do my first long trips on routes not quite so isolated. I need to find somebody to teach me about bike repair! Thanks for the information and inspiration!! All the best, Kerry