❤ 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!
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!
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?
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 !
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 TH-cam 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!!!)
Glorious! I’ve cycled from Amsterdam to Dusseldorf to see the TDF but always hoped to continue further down the Rhine. Lovely video. Looking forward to part 2. 😊
@meejoir1 hope you like the 2nd part of our ride! Rhine was so so fun, danube definitely more of a challenge! Both utterly perfect cycle tour mini adventuring
Watching this in august 2024. Such a great video wow! 🎉 I lived in Bavaria for a few months and spent my days cycling around all of the bike paths. Such incredibly good memories. I would love to do something like this. But maybe in the spring or fall when it isn’t so hot 😵💫 thanks so much ❤
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. 🤗
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.
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 one of the best if not the best cycling experience video I have ever watched in TH-cam. Well done! And many thanks for sharing. Really motivated to plan for this
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...
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!
I think the Eurovelo marketing department need to send you some free pastries for showcasing the route so well! Great to find this film on TH-cam and looking forward to watching the next ones. Happy cycling!
Hi Mat & Harriet I just want to tell you that I have just found your video and really enjoyed watching it. Aged 72 its even got me thinking about riding the route as well. Although my wife probably won't let me as she is convinced I will be murdered if I venture too far from home. I am now looking forward to viewing your other two videos . Best wishes to you both Ted.
Hi Ted thanks for your message! Your wife should join you perhaps! Its such a gentle and safe route. Probably the safest in europe wmin respect of the cycle path segregation and friendly villages towns and cities you pass thru.. i hope you enjoy the next 2 films!
From the corn crop I saw, I’m betting you’re travelling in August. Thinking about doing the same trip in May. I’m sure there would be lots of rain, but I think I could handle that better than the heat. Plus we’d stay in BnB’s rather than a wet tent.
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
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
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
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.
This is the best Cycle touring video I’ve seen on TH-cam 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 TH-cam before we left
Well that was 45 minutes well spent! Brillantly put together. I get a lot of questions about the Eurovelo 15 on my channel, and from now on I'll just direct them towards this video!
Thanks Mike!!! I'm a big fan of your videos and if it was even half as informative and interesting as yours ill be chuffed! Thanks for watching and commenting. And sharing! Ev6 episode hopefully ready next month too. Great memories editing it!!
@@BikeTouringMike yeh this one took forever as I learnt more about editing then finally my old laptop crashed so I invested in a new pc. Made all the difference!! Great use of lockdown time:)
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 🤗
What an extraordinary video, full of adventure, nice cinematography and pertinent information. Thank you for sharing this beautiful experience with us, especially considering the fact that the editing must have taken such a long time!!
Thanks Pietro, I really appreciate anyone who mentions the time it took to edit as yes, it took most of lockdown haha! Was a labour of love and I learnt lots about editing and iys certainly made me want to make more. Have lots of plans for 2022 once our baby is big enough for a trailer.. thanks for watching and for such a lovely comment!!! 😍 Do you have any rides planned??
@@MatHall Can´t wait to see what the future holds for you, your family and your next adventures! As for me, I have many rides planned (too many to write down) because I am only 21 haha! I´ll use your videos as inspiration! Cheers!!
Thanks for the video. It will help me to prepare my holiday trip. Asmterdam-Bâle via EuroVelo15, across France East to West between Bâle And Nantes and then nantes-Bordeaux via Eurovélo 1
Oh sounds fantastic! We really want to do a family ride next year EV6 germany to france and south on EV1.will make bew videos one day! Thanks for watching :)))
@@MatHall i think you will enjoy. I Come from south west of France, between Bordeaux and Pyrénées. I couldn't live anywhere else. But i want to visit Europe. I recommend you Atlantic coast, Dune du Pilat and basque country and the beautiful beach Sand in south of Landes ( Hossegor - Seignosse- Capbreton) or. Biarritz
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
So nice to follow this journey, I saw some of my much loved cycling paths in NL around @3:50, the Dutch dunes and Scheveningen, I'll probably visit those on coming Sunday 😁 And I fully agree: cycling is the perfect pace to enjoy the scenery. With walking you just don't get very far really and by car a nice bit is gone too soon, cycling: perfect! I was not prepared for the Lichtenstein footage, that was so beautiful, I literally got a bit emotional.
Oh Liechtenstein was incredible, I'm glad you made it that far in the video THANK YOU!!! :)))) I really appreciate the comment. Ah just talking here, makes me want to return to beautiful cycle paths in Europe again. Roll on next year, we plan to cycle in April with baby!
@@MatHall Haha, No swimming was done, but indeed Sunday was on the hot side. With adequate hydration (there are free safe drinking water taps throughout the dunes provided by the local water provider) it was quite OK. Also a sea breeze was helping with cooling down a bit.
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
Yes Kerry!! Get it!! Wow northwestern wisconsin, amazing how TH-cam 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
Een sfeervolle weergave van deze fietsroute. Ik heb heel veel herkend. Goede uitleg, leuke tips, mooie opnames, vooral met de drone. Heb zelf de route gereden van Hoek van Holland tot Bazel. Wel op een andere manier, nl. met caravan. Telkens een stuk rijden en langs de andere kant van de Rijn weer terug naar de caravan. Met auto en fietsenrek zo nog enkele volgende stukken gereden. Dag 5 de caravan weer verder verplaatsen en zo verder.
Thank you for this video! I'm off in a few weeks riding London to Milan - only going lightweight with x2 10ltr rear panniers and 3.5l upfront. Hotels though, not camping. It was really good to get an overview of the route! I need to knock out about 130km a day, its gonna be a challenge!
This was great to see, a video where cycle tourists are using campsites rather than wild camping. I was planning a similar trip last year, my plan is to get to the castle section of the Rhine via train or plane then cycle back to the U.K. Obviously that didn’t happen and it’s not going to happen this year now either, but hopefully next year.
Thanks for commenting! The campsites were nearly all fantastic and really made the trip what it was. We met great people along the way at campsites too. I think overall along the rhine we only used hotels in strasbourg, mannheim, and dusseldorf which was always a treat to look forward to. I really hope you make it next year, I'm sure things will be ok by then. It's surely the most covid friendly way to travel too !
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!
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!
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!
Watched your recent electric bike review and thought I’d rewatch this series since it inspired me to start planning my own Rhine route. Was thinking of cycling to Harwich (less than a hour’s ride away from home), ferry across to NL then train down through Germany then riding back to Hook of Holland to ferry it back. Sadly won’t be able to do it this year but fingers crossed for ‘23.
That sounds like a brilliant plan! Especially if youre near harwich too. We're moving to south coast soon so will use the Portsmouth ferry i think for some rides in france next year. This year will be practising riding with baby in trailer tow locally. Should be fun! Thanks for watching again, so nice to hear :) All the best Pete
What a fantastic video! Thank you for sharing your adventure. All the information you provide is great too but done in a really informal manner. Planning on a trip to Greece to visit my sister next summer. This video is very useful! Have a great summer guys, looking forward to your next film! 👌👌👌
Thank youuuu!! Appreciate that. Glad it can bd useful. Happy touring!! Just editing our first camp tour with our toddler... pls subscribe, as is the youtube saying! X
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!
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
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!
My wife and I have done the Rhine route both ways several times and it's always nice to see it again with new cycling tourists. We hope you guys continue bicycle touring, there's a lot more of Europe to see.
Ha we were just saying earlier today that we wished we lived nearer to the rhine or danube to pop on and do some sections at the weekends...! So nice you've done it so much, great memories I'm sure. Thank you for watching George!
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 :))))
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...!
@@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.
@@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!!!
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.
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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What I most like about the trip is having right partner, who supports you. Thats incredible
@@TheGermanExpat very much agree!!!!
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
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!
So well done ! Animations, explanations were wonderful. Can't wait to see part 2!
It's mind boggling that we fight wars where we could have peace. Great video.
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?
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 TH-cam 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!! :)))))
Glorious! I’ve cycled from Amsterdam to Dusseldorf to see the TDF but always hoped to continue further down the Rhine. Lovely video. Looking forward to part 2. 😊
@meejoir1 hope you like the 2nd part of our ride! Rhine was so so fun, danube definitely more of a challenge! Both utterly perfect cycle tour mini adventuring
Watching this in august 2024. Such a great video wow! 🎉 I lived in Bavaria for a few months and spent my days cycling around all of the bike paths. Such incredibly good memories. I would love to do something like this. But maybe in the spring or fall when it isn’t so hot 😵💫
thanks so much ❤
Glad you enjoyed it! Hope you can get back to Germany and ride the rivers. So much fun.
Magnifique merci 🤩 😮😅😊
Enjoyed this very much just like a holiday programme.
Some people are thinkers some people are doers...
Go for it !
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. 🤗
I am toiling with the idea of travelling through Europe using EuroVelo and will definitely refer to this video. ❤️
Great video and some good down to earth advice.
Thank you for sharing 👍😄🚴
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.
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.
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 one of the best if not the best cycling experience video I have ever watched in TH-cam. 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...
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?
Really enjoying your videos ♥️
I think the Eurovelo marketing department need to send you some free pastries for showcasing the route so well! Great to find this film on TH-cam and looking forward to watching the next ones. Happy cycling!
Haha that would be amazing! But i also feel forever greatful for Mr or Mrs Eurovelo for creating such a route 🙌
Bloody brilliant, well done with the ride and a superbly edited blog. going to binge watch the next two.
I have 11 days off in July im a 23 year old Triathelete and very excited for an ROAD cycle adventure but no idea where to go! :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!
Very nice video, I must say, loved it. Informative and beautifully edited. ❤️✌🏾
Awesome Video! Thanks a lot for sharing!
.} one more great film | i would like to try cycling same way next year >}}} well done
So good to see this wonderful couple cycling through all europe and cultures.
beautifull! Thank you
Hi Mat & Harriet I just want to tell you that I have just found your video and really enjoyed watching it. Aged 72 its even got me thinking about riding the route as well. Although my wife probably won't let me as she is convinced I will be murdered if I venture too far from home. I am now looking forward to viewing your other two videos . Best wishes to you both Ted.
Hi Ted thanks for your message! Your wife should join you perhaps! Its such a gentle and safe route. Probably the safest in europe wmin respect of the cycle path segregation and friendly villages towns and cities you pass thru.. i hope you enjoy the next 2 films!
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!! :)))
Watching this for the second time. Great adventure. -H
From the corn crop I saw, I’m betting you’re travelling in August. Thinking about doing the same trip in May. I’m sure there would be lots of rain, but I think I could handle that better than the heat. Plus we’d stay in BnB’s rather than a wet tent.
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
What a wonderful film you've created! thank you.
Thanks so much 🙏
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
Great video with useful information 👍🏻 thanks for sharing
Great video. Shows people you can do it even if you are not that experienced. Well done.
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
Lovely video, great source of inspiration! Thanks!!!
Gracie!!!! :)
@@MatHall 🙏😆
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.
This is the best Cycle touring video I’ve seen on TH-cam 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 TH-cam before we left
Best cycle touring vlog I've found on TH-cam 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.... ! :))))
Well that was 45 minutes well spent! Brillantly put together. I get a lot of questions about the Eurovelo 15 on my channel, and from now on I'll just direct them towards this video!
Thanks Mike!!! I'm a big fan of your videos and if it was even half as informative and interesting as yours ill be chuffed! Thanks for watching and commenting. And sharing! Ev6 episode hopefully ready next month too. Great memories editing it!!
@@MatHall Take your time Mat. I can only imagine the time it takes to sit down and edit 30 days worth of footage. Phew! ;-)
@@BikeTouringMike yeh this one took forever as I learnt more about editing then finally my old laptop crashed so I invested in a new pc. Made all the difference!! Great use of lockdown time:)
@@BikeTouringMike your videos and Matts have made a long winter pass quickly, Thanks guys.
Thanks for sharing. This is fabulous
Cheers Darryl!
Great series. Loving it
Thanks a lot!
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 🤗
What an extraordinary video, full of adventure, nice cinematography and pertinent information. Thank you for sharing this beautiful experience with us, especially considering the fact that the editing must have taken such a long time!!
Thanks Pietro, I really appreciate anyone who mentions the time it took to edit as yes, it took most of lockdown haha! Was a labour of love and I learnt lots about editing and iys certainly made me want to make more. Have lots of plans for 2022 once our baby is big enough for a trailer.. thanks for watching and for such a lovely comment!!! 😍 Do you have any rides planned??
@@MatHall Can´t wait to see what the future holds for you, your family and your next adventures! As for me, I have many rides planned (too many to write down) because I am only 21 haha! I´ll use your videos as inspiration! Cheers!!
Thanks for the video. It will help me to prepare my holiday trip. Asmterdam-Bâle via EuroVelo15, across France East to West between Bâle And Nantes and then nantes-Bordeaux via Eurovélo 1
Oh sounds fantastic! We really want to do a family ride next year EV6 germany to france and south on EV1.will make bew videos one day! Thanks for watching :)))
@@MatHall i think you will enjoy. I Come from south west of France, between Bordeaux and Pyrénées. I couldn't live anywhere else. But i want to visit Europe. I recommend you Atlantic coast, Dune du Pilat and basque country and the beautiful beach Sand in south of Landes ( Hossegor - Seignosse- Capbreton) or. Biarritz
@Aurelien DesLandes thanks for recommendation!!
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!!!
When are you taking another trip.. This video is so Good we need another series. This is my third time watching and being jealous BTW.
Amazing! Ah we wish too. I think a few years yet when kids are bit older. Some small rides for the time being!
So nice to follow this journey, I saw some of my much loved cycling paths in NL around @3:50, the Dutch dunes and Scheveningen, I'll probably visit those on coming Sunday 😁
And I fully agree: cycling is the perfect pace to enjoy the scenery. With walking you just don't get very far really and by car a nice bit is gone too soon, cycling: perfect!
I was not prepared for the Lichtenstein footage, that was so beautiful, I literally got a bit emotional.
Oh Liechtenstein was incredible, I'm glad you made it that far in the video THANK YOU!!! :)))) I really appreciate the comment. Ah just talking here, makes me want to return to beautiful cycle paths in Europe again. Roll on next year, we plan to cycle in April with baby!
Did you cycle to the dunes on Sunday?? Hot weather for it! Maybe a swim too..!
@@MatHall Haha, No swimming was done, but indeed Sunday was on the hot side. With adequate hydration (there are free safe drinking water taps throughout the dunes provided by the local water provider) it was quite OK. Also a sea breeze was helping with cooling down a bit.
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
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.
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 !
Well done
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.
Cool! I'm doing it! Thanks from Northwestern Wisconsin in the USA!!
Yes Kerry!! Get it!! Wow northwestern wisconsin, amazing how TH-cam 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
Een sfeervolle weergave van deze fietsroute. Ik heb heel veel herkend. Goede uitleg, leuke tips, mooie opnames, vooral met de drone. Heb zelf de route gereden van Hoek van Holland tot Bazel. Wel op een andere manier, nl. met caravan. Telkens een stuk rijden en langs de andere kant van de Rijn weer terug naar de caravan. Met auto en fietsenrek zo nog enkele volgende stukken gereden. Dag 5 de caravan weer verder verplaatsen en zo verder.
bedankt voor je reactie, ik heb het op google vertaald! waardeer je vriendelijke woorden, een gelukkig 2023
Thank you for this video! I'm off in a few weeks riding London to Milan - only going lightweight with x2 10ltr rear panniers and 3.5l upfront. Hotels though, not camping.
It was really good to get an overview of the route! I need to knock out about 130km a day, its gonna be a challenge!
Coor that is very very big days on these slowish river paths, you might need to do some main roads to make up time, good luck, sounds amazing!!!
Thanks for posting your vid guys 👍..
A real pleasure to watch and all my questions answered 😄x
Thank you Jason!!! 😊
Looks amazing! Very inspiring.
Superb quality. Well done guys. JP
Really enjoying the style and pace of your trip and video.
Thanks Norman!
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 😊
Superb production/travel. Just wow! Thanks for making and sharing!
Ah thanks so much , glad you enjoyed it!!
This was great to see, a video where cycle tourists are using campsites rather than wild camping. I was planning a similar trip last year, my plan is to get to the castle section of the Rhine via train or plane then cycle back to the U.K. Obviously that didn’t happen and it’s not going to happen this year now either, but hopefully next year.
Thanks for commenting! The campsites were nearly all fantastic and really made the trip what it was. We met great people along the way at campsites too. I think overall along the rhine we only used hotels in strasbourg, mannheim, and dusseldorf which was always a treat to look forward to. I really hope you make it next year, I'm sure things will be ok by then. It's surely the most covid friendly way to travel too !
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!
Loved 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!
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!
Watched your recent electric bike review and thought I’d rewatch this series since it inspired me to start planning my own Rhine route. Was thinking of cycling to Harwich (less than a hour’s ride away from home), ferry across to NL then train down through Germany then riding back to Hook of Holland to ferry it back. Sadly won’t be able to do it this year but fingers crossed for ‘23.
That sounds like a brilliant plan! Especially if youre near harwich too. We're moving to south coast soon so will use the Portsmouth ferry i think for some rides in france next year. This year will be practising riding with baby in trailer tow locally. Should be fun! Thanks for watching again, so nice to hear :) All the best Pete
What a fantastic video! Thank you for sharing your adventure. All the information you provide is great too but done in a really informal manner.
Planning on a trip to Greece to visit my sister next summer. This video is very useful!
Have a great summer guys, looking forward to your next film! 👌👌👌
Thank youuuu!! Appreciate that. Glad it can bd useful. Happy touring!! Just editing our first camp tour with our toddler... pls subscribe, as is the youtube saying! X
Already done! Keep up the good work and congratulations on the new addition to your family. 😊
Hey Matt, just wondering which bikes you both used? Did you use your old bikes like you mentioned? Just wondering to see how good a setup I need.
Hi, full details of our bikes in this video near the start, they were prettu basic but did the job and uncomplicated thus easy to repair if remote!
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!
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!
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
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!
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!
Such a useful and inspiring video! Thank you for creating and sharing it.
Thanks Mary 😊
Excellent
My wife and I have done the Rhine route both ways several times and it's always nice to see it again with new cycling tourists.
We hope you guys continue bicycle touring, there's a lot more of Europe to see.
Ha we were just saying earlier today that we wished we lived nearer to the rhine or danube to pop on and do some sections at the weekends...! So nice you've done it so much, great memories I'm sure. Thank you for watching George!
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 :))))
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
Planning this for the summer of 22; Amsterdam to Andermatt. No camping though.
Excellent!! Hope this video gets you even more excited for it. Its a wonderful journey thank you for watching Debbie!
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 🥰
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!
Beautiful film. Well done.
Ah cheers!!!!!! 😊😊😊
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...!
Thank you for a great video. Both entertaining and informative.
Thanks Joao! 😊 glad you liked it. Amazing fun ride if you get the chance!
Very cool! Well done and thanks for sharing.
Thanks guys appreciate that 🙏
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.
Wonderful! What a great adventure, and super quality film. Inspirational, entertaining and informative. Cheers!
THANK YOU!! Means a lot :)
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!!!
buscando información sobre alguna ruta europea, me encuentro con esta joya! realmente me motivo mas a hacer algo así
Glad it helped!! 😍 thanks for watching:)))
Toppppp 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻
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?
Super video ❤️
Thank you Kyra!! :)))
Well done, a brilliant thing to do in life.
Cheers Liam, we loved it!!