Rome to Home: bikepacking across Europe

A bikepacking trip across Europe... from Rome, Italy to our home in Newcastle upon Tyne. 3 weeks of annual leave well spent! We reversed the ‪@ViaFrancigenaEU‬ cycle route until Basel, then followed the ‪@EuroVeloECF‬ 5 to Brussels before making our way up the coast to Amsterdam to get the ferry home.  I plotted the route on strava: Part 1 (Italian Via Francigena - mostly off-road):   / strava   Part 2 (Switzerland to Amsterdam - mixed terrain):   / strava   Follow me on Instagram here for updates of my day to day adventures:   / cait.lean.runnerbean   We experienced amazing hospitality from ‪@warmshowers_org‬ hosts throughout our trip: https://www.warmshowers.org Our kit: Ben’s bike set up: ‪@BombtrackBicycleCo‬ gravel bike, ‪@TailfinCycling‬ alloy top trunk/pannier, ‪@Restrapltd‬ handbar/top tube/frame bags. Exposure lights. Caitlin’s bike set up: Scott gravel speedster, Restrap saddle bag, Lifeline toplife tube bag, ‪@alpkit‬ handlebar bag. Camping set up: Alpkit Ordos 2/cloud base/cooking pots. Non-essential essentials: Spoon: generic bamboo spoon. Nappy cream: zinc is key! Coffee filter: ‪@GSIOutdoorsLLC‬ Javadrip https://ultralightoutdoorgear.co.uk/u... Pocket sized rucksack: https://www.ospreyeurope.com/shop/gb_... Neck flap: ‪@AléCycling-d6c‬ Corsario 0:00 Introduction 0:15 Italy 6:57 Switzerland 9:23 France 11:17 Germany 11:28 Luxembourg 12:33 Belgium 15:05 Netherlands 15:15 Bikepacking essentials 16:04 Netherlands (part 2) 18:17 Newcastle-upon-tyne Music from Uppbeat: https://uppbeat.io/t/zayner/another-c... License code: DVTKISJOYEVBQH93 https://uppbeat.io/t/soundroll/this-s... License code: HLQLN50EUA6HD206 https://uppbeat.io/t/andrey-rossi/sei... License code: G7CMRFY6ZTDCQM5W https://uppbeat.io/t/paul-yudin/summe... License code: APPWOE6SKLZ72UAH https://uppbeat.io/t/infraction/do-it License code: LAOJWFKUGHENRDTQ https://uppbeat.io/t/soundroll/young-... License code: CYWXYWGDVF7TDM9W https://uppbeat.io/t/atm/follow-your-... License code: K8RB7LPKTCIMMVO4 https://uppbeat.io/t/cruen/in-the-now License code: 8VQZRKMD7WTMWEIA https://uppbeat.io/t/andrey-rossi/dis... License code: SBQ622CAIOIOGGAZ