https://thequietadventure.com/en/ Travel journals, by bike and as a family.enhttps://thequietadventure.com/en/2025/09/26/de-la-venetie-au-piemont/https://thequietadventure.com/en/2025/09/26/de-la-venetie-au-piemont/ Fri, 26 Sep 2025 08:44:58 +0000We have two options today. From Mogliano Veneto, we can pick up a cycle path or take a shorter route inland. Italian drivers have earned our trust since we crossed… https://thequietadventure.com/en/2025/09/23/en-traversant-litalie/https://thequietadventure.com/en/2025/09/23/en-traversant-litalie/ Tue, 23 Sep 2025 21:50:27 +0000In the morning, we're surprised by a breakfast made especially for us. She didn't have to, but Alessandra insisted on making us coffee and toast, a gesture that touches us… https://thequietadventure.com/en/2025/09/19/de-la-slovenie-a-litalie-par-les-alpes/https://thequietadventure.com/en/2025/09/19/de-la-slovenie-a-litalie-par-les-alpes/ Fri, 19 Sep 2025 20:09:59 +0000From Slovenian rain to Italian tunnels, our road takes us from the damp forests of Kranjska Gora to the sunny valleys of Friuli. Between warm encounters, spectacular descents and makeshift… https://thequietadventure.com/en/2025/09/16/trois-jours-en-slovenie/https://thequietadventure.com/en/2025/09/16/trois-jours-en-slovenie/ Tue, 16 Sep 2025 08:51:28 +0000125 kilometres by bike and 50 by train across a Slovenia whose face changes as we move towards the Alps. The Sava has shrunk into a modest, shallow stream running… https://thequietadventure.com/en/2025/09/14/le-retour-en-europe/https://thequietadventure.com/en/2025/09/14/le-retour-en-europe/ Sun, 14 Sep 2025 21:44:31 +0000We were dead tired by 9 pm last night, but that doesn't stop Stéphane waking up at 2:30 am, followed by Cassandre at 4. Clémence holds out a little better… https://thequietadventure.com/en/2025/09/11/derniers-jours-en-coree/https://thequietadventure.com/en/2025/09/11/derniers-jours-en-coree/ Thu, 11 Sep 2025 07:13:52 +0000From Songdo to Incheon airport, the loop closes after four months of travelling in South Korea and Japan. Between sudden downpours, children's museums and last spicy meals, the days slip… https://thequietadventure.com/en/2025/09/06/en-cheminant-vers-incheon/https://thequietadventure.com/en/2025/09/06/en-cheminant-vers-incheon/ Sat, 06 Sep 2025 15:39:27 +0000We leave rural South Korea behind for good and enter the urban sprawl that revolves around Seoul. The end of our journey in this country is drawing near, and it's… https://thequietadventure.com/en/2025/09/03/gongju-sejong-et-mokcheon/https://thequietadventure.com/en/2025/09/03/gongju-sejong-et-mokcheon/ Wed, 03 Sep 2025 09:02:57 +0000With our last pedal strokes in South Korea, we keep discovering a fascinating country: Gongju and its red crosses that light up at night, Sejong, the brand-new but deserted administrative… https://thequietadventure.com/en/2025/08/31/le-long-du-fleuve-geum/https://thequietadventure.com/en/2025/08/31/le-long-du-fleuve-geum/ Sun, 31 Aug 2025 03:17:22 +0000After two months of pedalling through the sticky Asian summer, we've learned to live with a clammy heat that never leaves us. More than landscapes or monuments, it's sometimes sensations… https://thequietadventure.com/en/2025/08/28/la-lente-remontee-vers-seoul/https://thequietadventure.com/en/2025/08/28/la-lente-remontee-vers-seoul/ Thu, 28 Aug 2025 09:49:00 +0000From Jeongeup to Gunsan, our journey back towards Seoul continues through misty mountains, summer rain and unexpected encounters. Between the crushing heat of the valleys, the spontaneous generosity of Koreans… https://thequietadventure.com/en/2025/08/25/des-sauts-de-puce-sur-les-iles-de-larchipel-de-sinan/https://thequietadventure.com/en/2025/08/25/des-sauts-de-puce-sur-les-iles-de-larchipel-de-sinan/ Mon, 25 Aug 2025 03:05:32 +0000Leaving Mokpo for the islands of the Sinan archipelago means venturing far from Korea's classic routes. An early ferry, a terminal almost empty of tourists, some surprisingly lengthy formalities… and… https://thequietadventure.com/en/2025/08/22/le-long-de-la-riviere-yeongsangang/https://thequietadventure.com/en/2025/08/22/le-long-de-la-riviere-yeongsangang/ Fri, 22 Aug 2025 14:21:28 +0000We wake up excited this morning because we're finally starting a new cycle route. We're not in the most densely populated part of Korea, so we've had to split our… https://thequietadventure.com/en/2025/08/18/gwangju-la-revolutionnaire/https://thequietadventure.com/en/2025/08/18/gwangju-la-revolutionnaire/ Mon, 18 Aug 2025 08:51:13 +0000If you've never set foot in South Korea, there are lots of cities you've never even heard of. The average French person knows Seoul, maybe Busan, and that's it. Yet… https://thequietadventure.com/en/2025/08/16/le-retour-en-coree/https://thequietadventure.com/en/2025/08/16/le-retour-en-coree/ Sat, 16 Aug 2025 02:10:42 +0000The day ferry from Fukuoka in Japan to Busan in South Korea has the immense good taste to leave at 12:30. For a while now we've been doing our best… https://thequietadventure.com/en/2025/08/12/des-deluges-bibliques-une-avancee-homerique/https://thequietadventure.com/en/2025/08/12/des-deluges-bibliques-une-avancee-homerique/ Tue, 12 Aug 2025 14:52:20 +0000Human beings tend to notice only their bad luck. We're often aware of negative events but rarely of the positive. This morning at breakfast, though, we have to admit we've… https://thequietadventure.com/en/2025/08/09/kumamoto-la-ville-de-kumamon-et-de-one-piece/https://thequietadventure.com/en/2025/08/09/kumamoto-la-ville-de-kumamon-et-de-one-piece/ Sat, 09 Aug 2025 15:29:20 +0000After a quick breakfast in the room and a little detour via the hotel's children's area, around 10 we take a small country bus to Kagoshima airport, about 30 minutes… https://thequietadventure.com/en/2025/08/05/kagoshima-kirishima-et-lenvie-dailleurs/https://thequietadventure.com/en/2025/08/05/kagoshima-kirishima-et-lenvie-dailleurs/ Tue, 05 Aug 2025 15:07:37 +0000Once again, we've completely lost track of the days of the week. It takes us a while to work out why Kagoshima station is so empty as we go to… https://thequietadventure.com/en/2025/08/05/ou-le-velo-devient-un-fardeau/https://thequietadventure.com/en/2025/08/05/ou-le-velo-devient-un-fardeau/ Tue, 05 Aug 2025 14:56:54 +0000What are the odds of a child being so excited by her new toys that she wakes up at 4 in the morning? Probably next to zero, and yet… Clémence… https://thequietadventure.com/en/2025/07/31/ou-lon-visite-un-hopital-japonais/https://thequietadventure.com/en/2025/07/31/ou-lon-visite-un-hopital-japonais/ Thu, 31 Jul 2025 14:24:58 +0000Miyazaki is a great filmmaker; that's a fact no one can deny. But we'd always thought he greatly exaggerated the local wildlife. After a few weeks travelling the roads of… https://thequietadventure.com/en/2025/07/27/nagasaki/https://thequietadventure.com/en/2025/07/27/nagasaki/ Sun, 27 Jul 2025 15:00:25 +0000Taking several days to visit second-tier cities is a luxury you can afford when travelling by bike. Our bodies and minds need rest, so we wander the streets without hurrying.…