Backroad Romance - A self-supported gravel tour

My last multi-day bike tour started out in Slovenia with the goal of cycling all the way to the Baltic Sea. While the scenery was beautiful, I quit after a couple of days riding in Bratislava because it was too exhausting on my body and my mind. I do not regret starting or quitting. Both the cycling before and the time afterwards were great. From Bratislava, I went straight to my girlfriend Maike…