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EVS Call out

2014-02-04T04:39:00Z

Domtheo: Undo revision 62010 by Anne17 (Talk)

=2013 EVS Biketour International Coordinators needed - Apply Now!=

Greetings bicycle lovers,

While we all get excited about the upcoming Ecotopia Biketour 2012 through Catalunya, France and Italy, the wheels are already in motion for next year's cycling adventures. Ecotopia Biketour 2013 is looking for volunteers to help make this happen through the European Voluntary Service scheme.

Every summer for over 20 years the Ecotopia Biketour has been promoting sustainable living throughout Europe. Pedalling through a different part of the continent every year, the Biketour is for anyone interested in do-it-yourself culture, social and ecological justice. Moving all our stuff by muscle power, the Biketour links with local environmental campaigns en route by both taking part in and organising actions and workshops. We create an international, mobile eco-community while visiting interesting places on our way: alternative, environmental, artistic projects and communities, natural areas and people struggling for ecological and social justice.

The theme and the route of the Biketour 2013 is open to be shaped by our ideas and inspiration.

The EVS position would ideally begin in January 2013 and last for 1 year.

We are looking for another 1 or 2 international co-ordinators to do EVS, and each volunteer will need to have an EVS "sending" organisation in their home country.

Biketour 2013 will be organised from Berlin in the office of [http://eyfa.org/organization EYFA]. The ecotopia biketour coordinators will be be involved in the day to day running of EYFA and also helping to organise and fundraise for international gatherings and events planned by EYFA, especially in the first and final months when there is less to do with the biketour.

The EVS scheme will fund travel expenses to the host country, accommodation, food, insurance and pocket money for the volunteer. However, the position is not officially ‘paid.' The EVS scheme is open to those who are between 18 - 30 years old and live in a european country. If you are not in this category, get in touch as there are many other ways to get involved than through EVS so please contact us for more information.
[http://www.awanirentcar.com Sewa Mobil Jakarta], [http://kiosauto.com Aksesoris Mobil]

The role of the EVS volunteers will involve:
* Helping to find a suitable EVS 'host' organisation where you will be based
* Getting to know local environmental campaigns in the region
* Participating in on-arrival EVS training
* Help organise and take part in a winter meeting of Biketour organisers and participants
* Update the Biketour community as the organisation progresses
* Updating/maintaining the Biketour website, and online social network accounts
* Keep information and media produced on the biketour wiki so future organisers may use it
* Writing funding applications
* Assisting Biketour participants with securing visas
* Promoting the Biketour on a European level
* Identifying groups/organisers in different countries and providing them with support
* Maintaining contact with different national/local groups and organising meetings
* (Possibly) cycle part of the route of the tour to test suitability, get know the hills etc.
* Assisting in the search for (preferably free) sleeping space along the route for 20+ cyclists, (ie: community projects, farms, squats, campsites, schools, community-halls etc.)
* Co-ordinate the Biketour's participation in actions and campaigns along the route, together with local activists (ie: Critical Mass, demonstrations, banners, leaflets, campaigns)
* Co-ordinate the translation of materials into local languages
* Responding to relevant enquiries from organisations of individuals
* Improving your skills of the host organisation's language
* Helping with the host organisation's other projects
* Co-ordinate the registration of participants
* Helping create and distributing route maps to biketour participants in summer 2013
* Take part in the entire biketour summer 2013
* follow up after the tour by writing relevant funding reports, uploading media to the website, and handing over tasks to the next international co-ordinators.

Our EVS volunteers must like bicycles and cycling, be good communicators and be willing to take the lead in organising an international project. They must agree with [http://www.ecotopiabiketour.net/join-us/participation-guidelines the principles of the Biketour] and ideally have participated in the Ecotopia Biketour before. It is extremely advantageous to to participate in [http://www.ecotopiabiketour.net/2012/05/07/registration-open the tour this summer] for at least a couple of weeks if you have not done so before.

Required skills:
* Speak and write well in English, as it is the common language of most Biketour participants
* Ability to communicate by email and telephone (mostly in English) and to organise parts of biketour from a distance as necessary
* Experience of online tools such as email-lists, maintaining websites, online forms, wikis, social network sites, blogging, etc
* Be able to work in a team and good at taking initiative
* Be able to make links with the local community and local activists
* Experience of building local campaigns and organising events or actions
* Experience in consensus decision making

Advantageous skills:
* Experience of bicycle-touring or participation in the Ecotopia Biketour
* Experience in producing leaflets, posters, press-releases and other written or visual materials
* Ability to speak and write languages of the route, and other European languages
* Ability to inspire other people to get active in organising the tour so there are more helping hands

Please do not hesitate to apply if you do not have all these skills but are willing and eager to learn. This is a great opportunity to gain skills and experience.

If you would like to apply for the position of International Co-ordinator for the 2013 Biketour, please email a letter of motivation with the subject "Biketour 2013 EVS" to info[at]ecotopiabiketour.net. Please include your relevant skills and experience, the name of your sending organisation (or one that you are in contact with) and as many contact details as possible.

Applications should be sent as soon as possible and must be received by end of August 2012.

* For more info on Biketour, past tours and photos: http://www.ecotopiabiketour.net/
* Join the email list: https://lists.eyfa.org/mailman/listinfo/biketour
* For more info on EVS: http://eyfa.org/projects/evs_projects

Biketour 2012

2013-10-31T08:00:58Z

Domtheo:

NOTE THAT THIS PAGE IS NOW HISTORICAL.
PLEASE SEE THE HOME PAGE:[[Main_Page] AND THE 2013 PAGE:[[Biketour_2013]] FOR MORE UP TO DATE INFO.

Hope to see you cycling with us in the future!

==Overview==

The [[Overview 2012]] page outlines the key ideas of the tour of 2012. NOTE THAT THIS PAGE IS NOW HISTORICAL: PLEASE SEE THE HOME PAGE:[[Main_Page] AND THE 2013 PAGE:[[Biketour_2013]].

+ Why are we touring by bicycle? +

# Because it will be a crazy awesome adventure.
# We want to influence by example: if we can travel hundreds of km from one place to the next hauling loads of gear, surely you can manage to ride your bike to go grocery shopping a few km down the road!
# The revolution will be pedal powered.

==The route==
[[Route 2012]]

This years tour begins in Spain and finishes in Italy. The theme is degrowth and we are now searching for projects and actions to visit and participate in this summer.
is a google map where we are starting to collect route ideas, please add any; places, projects, action camps, ecovillages, contacts which we could visit along the way.

==Communications==

[[Organization Call-out 2012]]

[[Call-out 2012]]

[[Host request 2012]]

==Preparation weekend 2012==
The first weekend of the biketour is from 6-9th July at Can Masdeu in Barcelona. Go to [[Preparation weekend 2012]] for more details. Open invitation for Sunday 8th [[Degrowth Biketour Openday call out]].

==Things needed for biketour==
See the [[Equipment]] page.
See [[what to bring]] for ideas about what participants need.

==Travel plans and advice==
Lots of people are starting to talk about travel plans [[getting to and from the biketour 2012]] so I thought I would make a page where people can share this if they would like to.

== Needs Translation ==
This texts needs to be translated for the website into key languages (of countries we are passing on - French, Catalan, Castellano, Italian):
* [[Welcome Text 2012]]
* [[Route Text 2012]]
* [[Participation guidelines]]
* [[Organization Call-out 2012]]
* [[Biketour 2012/1st Flyer]]
* [[Host request 2012]]
* [[Website Menus 2012]]

==Propaganda==
[[BT 2012 advertising material]] - Let's keep a track of flyers, the booklet, design (put all links for propaganda materials on this wikipage)

[[S!lence draft]] - French publication happy to print an article

[[Booklet 2012]]

[[Barcelona Connect Article]]

[[Degrowth Biketour Openday call out]]

=== Where to publicize it ===
* [http://www.optimaweb.co.id/jasa-seo Jasa seo Jakarta]
* [http://www.tiraimodern.com/product/vertical-blind Vertical Blind Minimalis]
* [http://www.propertykita.com/rumah.html Rumah Dijual di Depok]
* [http://www.pintuvariasi.com Jual Pintu Aluminium]
* [http://kiosauto.com Aksesoris Mobil]

==Winter meeting==

[[Wintermeeting 2012]]

This year the winter meeting will be held in Cerbere on the French side of the Spain/France border. For more info click [[Wintermeeting 2012|here]].

==BT 2012 workshop==

Last year in Italy we held a workshop by a lake which looked as the past present and future of biketour, find the [[BT 2012 workshop notes]] here.

==Money from past years==
500€ from last year with Helene, R&D bank details given

310.70€ with Alice in cash (460.70€ minus 150€ used to pay the translator)

João payed for the trailers axels (needs refunding - not priority)

==Links==
[[Links 2012]]

==Degrowth and the Conference in Venice==

[[Degrowth Workshop]] Can Decreix 21st July

There is a big Degrowth conference from 19th-23rd September 2012, Research and Degrowth here in Barcelona are involved with organising this and it has been proposed that this is the final destination of the tour. We aim to find a camp outside of town to unite us rather than scattering through the city. We would link with the conference with some kind of action and negotiate free entry for BT participants for part of the conference.

==Registration Form 2012==

[[2012 Registration Form Code]]

EVS Call out

2013-10-31T08:00:19Z

Domtheo:

EVS Call out

2013-09-27T02:24:56Z

Domtheo:

=2013 EVS Biketour International Coordinators needed - Apply Now!=

Greetings bicycle lovers,

While we all get excited about the upcoming Ecotopia Biketour 2012 through Catalunya, France and Italy, the wheels are already in motion for next year's cycling adventures. Ecotopia Biketour 2013 is looking for volunteers to help make this happen through the European Voluntary Service scheme.

Every summer for over 20 years the Ecotopia Biketour has been promoting sustainable living throughout Europe. Pedalling through a different part of the continent every year, the Biketour is for anyone interested in do-it-yourself culture, social and ecological justice. Moving all our stuff by muscle power, the Biketour links with local environmental campaigns en route by both taking part in and organising actions and workshops. We create an international, mobile eco-community while visiting interesting places on our way: alternative, environmental, artistic projects and communities, natural areas and people struggling for ecological and social justice.

The theme and the route of the Biketour 2013 is open to be shaped by our ideas and inspiration.

The EVS position would ideally begin in January 2013 and last for 1 year.

We are looking for another 1 or 2 international co-ordinators to do EVS, and each volunteer will need to have an EVS "sending" organisation in their home country.

Biketour 2013 will be organised from Berlin in the office of [http://eyfa.org/organization EYFA]. The ecotopia biketour coordinators will be be involved in the day to day running of EYFA and also helping to organise and fundraise for international gatherings and events planned by EYFA, especially in the first and final months when there is less to do with the biketour.

The EVS scheme will fund travel expenses to the host country, accommodation, food, insurance and pocket money for the volunteer. However, the position is not officially ‘paid.' The EVS scheme is open to those who are between 18 - 30 years old and live in a european country. If you are not in this category, get in touch as there are many other ways to get involved than through EVS so please contact us for more information.
[http://www.awanirentcar.com Sewa Mobil Jakarta]

The role of the EVS volunteers will involve:
* Helping to find a suitable EVS 'host' organisation where you will be based
* Getting to know local environmental campaigns in the region
* Participating in on-arrival EVS training
* Help organise and take part in a winter meeting of Biketour organisers and participants
* Update the Biketour community as the organisation progresses
* Updating/maintaining the Biketour website, and online social network accounts
* Keep information and media produced on the biketour wiki so future organisers may use it
* Writing funding applications
* Assisting Biketour participants with securing visas
* Promoting the Biketour on a European level
* Identifying groups/organisers in different countries and providing them with support
* Maintaining contact with different national/local groups and organising meetings
* (Possibly) cycle part of the route of the tour to test suitability, get know the hills etc.
* Assisting in the search for (preferably free) sleeping space along the route for 20+ cyclists, (ie: community projects, farms, squats, campsites, schools, community-halls etc.)
* Co-ordinate the Biketour's participation in actions and campaigns along the route, together with local activists (ie: Critical Mass, demonstrations, banners, leaflets, campaigns)
* Co-ordinate the translation of materials into local languages
* Responding to relevant enquiries from organisations of individuals
* Improving your skills of the host organisation's language
* Helping with the host organisation's other projects
* Co-ordinate the registration of participants
* Helping create and distributing route maps to biketour participants in summer 2013
* Take part in the entire biketour summer 2013
* follow up after the tour by writing relevant funding reports, uploading media to the website, and handing over tasks to the next international co-ordinators.

Our EVS volunteers must like bicycles and cycling, be good communicators and be willing to take the lead in organising an international project. They must agree with [http://www.ecotopiabiketour.net/join-us/participation-guidelines the principles of the Biketour] and ideally have participated in the Ecotopia Biketour before. It is extremely advantageous to to participate in [http://www.ecotopiabiketour.net/2012/05/07/registration-open the tour this summer] for at least a couple of weeks if you have not done so before.

Required skills:
* Speak and write well in English, as it is the common language of most Biketour participants
* Ability to communicate by email and telephone (mostly in English) and to organise parts of biketour from a distance as necessary
* Experience of online tools such as email-lists, maintaining websites, online forms, wikis, social network sites, blogging, etc
* Be able to work in a team and good at taking initiative
* Be able to make links with the local community and local activists
* Experience of building local campaigns and organising events or actions
* Experience in consensus decision making

Advantageous skills:
* Experience of bicycle-touring or participation in the Ecotopia Biketour
* Experience in producing leaflets, posters, press-releases and other written or visual materials
* Ability to speak and write languages of the route, and other European languages
* Ability to inspire other people to get active in organising the tour so there are more helping hands

Please do not hesitate to apply if you do not have all these skills but are willing and eager to learn. This is a great opportunity to gain skills and experience.

If you would like to apply for the position of International Co-ordinator for the 2013 Biketour, please email a letter of motivation with the subject "Biketour 2013 EVS" to info[at]ecotopiabiketour.net. Please include your relevant skills and experience, the name of your sending organisation (or one that you are in contact with) and as many contact details as possible.

Applications should be sent as soon as possible and must be received by end of August 2012.

* For more info on Biketour, past tours and photos: http://www.ecotopiabiketour.net/
* Join the email list: https://lists.eyfa.org/mailman/listinfo/biketour
* For more info on EVS: http://eyfa.org/projects/evs_projects

Route 2009

2013-09-20T04:45:47Z

Domtheo:

DRAFT ROUTE PROPOSAL! dates, places and activities can still change a bit. Big cities are easiest to start joining biketour: Belgrade, Skopje, Ohrid (Struga), Durres (as we are there a few days and only one afternoon in Tirana), Podgorica, Sarajevo, Banja Luka, Zagreb. Of course you can be adventurous and join us from other places - but please let us know in advance.

== Serbia ==
* 5 July Belgrade
:: [[Image:Gavez2.GIF|thumb|150px|Map to "[http://www.informbiro.rs/gav2008.html Gavez]" restaurant/cafe at Ada Ciganlija (Belgrade) where Biketour 2001 and 2005 already has been)]][[Image:Club_Green_Belgrade.gif|thumb|150px|The office of, Dr. Dragoslava Popovica 22]]BT Welcome meeting '''Be aware: we stay in a place which charges € 5 per night, excluding food etc. Belgrade is expensive.''' hostel became: hostel City Center. Most of the time we are in the club house of Serbian Green Youth, address: Dr. Dragoslava Popovica 22 (old Beograd). See map.
:: preparation of event of next day
* 6 July Belgrade
::Critical Mass through Belgrade center
::take a train to Skopje
:: Start at 10:00 PM from Belgrade train station on 6.07.09. and arrive on 07.07.09. at Skopje around 6:50 AM. This is a direct train with 2nd class only seated accommodation, Sleeping-car and Couchettes. '''Price per person approx € 20,-''' (not yet clear about bikes)
:: '''Nb. we initially planned to start BT in Skopje'''. But as we thought that many participants will come over Belgrade, we planned to facilitate the transport BG-Skopje, by trying to get a train together. This we then also can present as campaign to promote bike transport per train. After that (...) we also thought to add an action in Belgrade on the lack of integrated transport policy. However, our initial plan was just to facilitate the transport to Skopje.
:: Conclusion: we don't have money for this train trip. If you are coming from the south of Serbia, maybe its smarter to head/stay in Skopje and join the biketour there, instead of going to Belgrade, and immediately take the train ''back'' to Skopje. But of course you are welcome in Belgrade, we love to have you, just then be ready for some expenses for yourself.
[http://www.optimaweb.co.id/jasa-seo Jasa seo Profesional], [http://www.propertykita.com/rumah.html Rumah Dijual di Bekasi], [http://www.detikauto.com Harga Aksesoris Mobil]

== Macedonia ==
=== Maps ===
* [[Media:1 Skopje Veles Prilep Bitola.png]]

=== Route ===
[[Image:Mapa_sk.JPG|thumb|150px|after you arrive in Skopje and have breakfast on the train station as you planned, you may leave your bags in the youth hostel. You can park the bikes too, no problem. Next to the hostel there is restaurant "Domini", we are going to have meeting there at 9am]]Download the route description and see the BT site
* 7 July Skopje
*: BT participants arrive by train.
*: Event on new rent-a-bike system in Skopje
*: Ride to sleeping place near Katlanovo, in tents or perhaps in school building in Skopje.
* 8 July Veles
*: Ride to Veles.
*: Event on the smelter
*: Sleep over near Veles (Mlados Lake?).
* 9 July Smokvica – t.b.c.
*: Take a train/bus to Smokvica.
*: Event on the building of the highway and the destruction of the IBA.
*: Return with a train/bus to Veles.
* 10 July
:: Ride to Teovo (only 35km)
:: Ride to sleeping place in Teovo (either in Monastery, Scout camp or unused school)
* 11 July
::Ride to Debreste (only 35km)
::Visit of the conservation project of water buffaloes
::Sleeping place t.b.d.
* 12 July
:: Ride to Bitola
:: Sleeping place t.b.d.
* 13 July Bitola
:: Bike parade in Bitola center towards the new Info and Educations Centre on sustainability "Volvox" which offers projects on renewable energies
:: Sleeping place t.b.d.
* 14 July
:: Ride to & swim in Prespa Lake (Oteševo or further)
:: Sleeping place t.b.d.
* 15 July Struga (Vevcani)
*: Ride to Struga.
*: sleep over at Krste Jon scouts in Struga or etno village Vevcani

== Albania ==
=== Maps ===
* [[Media:2_Ohrid_Elbasan_Tirana_Durrës_Lezhë.png]]
* [[Media:3 Lëzhe Shkoder Podgorica Niksic.png]]

=== Route ===
:: <strike>Route suggestion: Via Egnatia, hint from SNV Balkans in Tirana.</strike> (Impossible & dangerous according to VE people)
::[http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&t=h&oe=UTF8&msa=0&msid=113833853360132480781.000469e3854bf8ad42425&ll=41.141433,20.24231&spn=0.529514,1.058807&z=10 some german ideas]
* 16 July
:: Ride to around Librazhd
:: Sleeping place t.b.d.
:: According to [http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ptab=2&oe=UTF8&msa=0&msid=113833853360132480781.00045168c5ed474b6da14&ll=41.204489,20.359726&spn=0.264503,0.529404&t=p&z=11 this] there's a bank for getting Leks.
* 17 July
:: Ride to(less then 25km from Librazhd)
:: action on chrome and iron smelter (t.b.c.) together with local groups
* 18 JulyPrëze
:: Ride to Rrogozhinë
* 19 July
::Ride to Dürres
:: film screening about Vlora Industrial & Energy park in city centre (inviting people to join action next day)
* 20 July
:: public awareness activity on Energy Park plans at Porto Romano harbour of Dürres
:: if possible: film screening at the touristic beach
* 21 July
:: Resting day at Dürres
* 22 July
::Ride to Prëze (35 km)
::activity with communities with whom the Permaculture Ass. of Prëze works with within the Green Agenda project
* 23 July
:: visit to (by bus back&forth from Prëze??)
:: event in Tirana: film screening?, public action on transport & bike use together with local groups? tbc
:: sleeping at Prëze
* 24 July
:: Ride to Kuje (only 12 km)
:: Action on the Fushë cement factory (4 years in operatin) and the Antea cement factory (planned for 2010) i.a.w. Eden
:: Sleeping place t.b.d.
* 25 July
:: Ride to
:: Sleeping place t.b.d.
* 26 July
:: Ride to Shkodër
* 27 July
:: Action (on NPP plans) or activity (on sustainable energies) in Shkoder together with local groups

== Montenegro ==
=== Maps ===
* [[Media:3 Lëzhe Shkoder Podgorica Niksic.png]]
* [[Media:4 Niksic Sarajevo.png]]
* [[Media:Niksic-Zabljak-Foca-Trnovo.jpg]]

=== Route ===
*28th of July
::cycle 23 km Shkoder- Vladimir + 19km Vladimir-Ostros (difficult climb, 17 km uphill), then 13km gradually down following Skader Lake till Murići
::camp in Murići at Skadar Lake (to be confirmed)
*29th of July
::cycle 39 km Murići - Rijeka Crnojevica
::camp with FORUM-MNE int. camp/volunteers (to be confirmed)
*30th of July
::action in morning? (to be confirmed)
::cycle in afternoon 30 km to Podgorica
::introduction of country/events/bike action next day
::cycle to camp place, 5 km above city
*31st of July
::joined action in Podgorica with Green Home on air quality and transport in the city
::(we can help prepare in morning)
::camp 5 km above city
*01st of August
::cycle to Nikšić
::Camp at Lake Krupac, 4 km from city center. Drinking water and toilets at nearby restaurant “Kod Vuka” (Cyrillic “Код Вука”).
*02nd-06th of August
:: activity in Nikšić is canceled, as local NGO gave up the idea.
::After Zabljak there are two options for the route, with different numbers of days for cycling. So, option is also to stay one more day in Nikšić, coz next cycling day to Šavnik is very demanding (50 km with 30 km uphill of 950 m altitude difference) and as there are no actions with locals prearranged, it's up to participants where to make resting days.
:: - cycle to Šavnik - 50 km with 30 km uphill of 950 m altitude difference
::Camping place - 1st option - by Komarnica River, at entrance in Nevidio canyon (few km after Šavnik turn left in direction of Petnjica/Poščenje, few km to Poščenje, after Poščenje is camping place). Drinking water from spring nearby or from Komarnica river. 2nd option - by restaurant "Jatak", after turn to Petnjica/Poščenje soon you'll see restaurant "Jatak"
:: - cycle to Žabljak - 45 km with 25 km uphill of 600 m altitude difference
::camping in official camping site "Kod Boće" (Cyrillic "Код Боће”), few km before Žabljak (price is 2 EUR per tent AND 1 EUR per person)
:: - after Žabljak there are two options
:: Option 1
:::: - cycle to Susica lake - 25 km with 10 km uphill of 500 m altitude difference
:::: camping by the lake, drinking water from the lake
:::: - cycle to camp Grab on Tara River - 40 km with 5 km of steep gravel road of 300 m altitude difference after the lake
::::camping at official campsite Grab (Price to be arranged (official price is 4 EUR per tent AND 1.20 EUR per person). They expect BT to pay some amount to them, and they propose BT to take one meal in the camp (breakfast 4.60 EUR, lunch 10.00 EUR and dinner 5.60 EUR).
:: option 2
:::: - cycle to Plužine - 45 km with 15 km uphill of 450 m altitude difference
::::camping by restaurant "Zvono" (Cyrillic “Звоно”)
*07th of August
:: cycle to Foča (Bosnia and Herzegovina, over border crossing at Šćepan Polje) - From camp Grab is about 15-20 km with few km steep gravel road of 300 m altitude difference; and from Plužine is 35 km without big uphills

== Bosnia and Herzegovina ==

=== Maps ===

[[Media:Scepan Polje (border)-Foca-Trnovo-Sarajevo.jpg]]

[[Media:Sarajevo-Zenica-Travnik.jpg]]

[[Media:Travnik-Knezevo-Banja Luka.jpg]]

[[Media:Banja Luka-Omarska-Prijedor-Dubica.jpg]]

=== Route ===
* 7th of August
::Camping by official rafting camp in place Bastasi, about 5 km after the border. Possible to use showers, toilets, water and electricity in the camp

* 8th of August
::cycle to Trnovo, app. 65 km with 35 km uphill of 650 m altitude difference
::camp near "Hotel Treskavica”, at entrance in Trnovo. Hotel is ruined, and it’s possible to use space inside the building, or yard for tents. Drinking water available. Toilets in the forest. BT 2005 was here.

* 9th of August
::cycle to Sarajevo, 35 km mostly downhill. Sleeping place - to be confirmed

* 10th of August
::resting day in Sarajevo

* 11th August
::Screening of Movie "Home" in Sarajevo and possible action of handing out fliers about waste/recycling

* 12th of August
::cycling to Zenica, 79 km, no uphills, generally road follows river Bosna, downstream
::camping in fenced green area, next to swimming pools. Drinking water, toilets, showers and electricity available.
::screening movie Home (to be confirmed)

* 13th of August
:: action with NGO Eko Forum against pollution and lack of taking responsibility of iron smelter
:: cycle to Travnik, app. 35 km, two options
::::option 1 - taking main road, more traffic, no uphills
::::option 2 - taking small roads, less traffic, two uphills, 400 m and 150 m altitude difference

* 14th of August
:: cycle toward Kneževo/Skender Vakuf - 45 km with 9 km uphill of 500 m altitude difference
:: camp next to Ugar River by house of fisherman’s association. Drinking water, fireplace, toilet, (electricity??) available. Space for tents.

* 15th of August
:: cycling to Krupa na Vrbasu, 45 km with 11km uphill of 400 m altitude difference
:: camping by private house with small yard and forest. Up to 20 people can sleep in house, and around house is space enough for 10 tents. Drinking water, toilet, shower and electricity available. Cooking in house or at campfire.

* 16th of August
::Two options
:::: Option 1 - cycle to Banja Luka, 25 km, downstream Vrbas River, no uphills
:::: Option 2 - resting day in Krupa na Vrbasu
::Sleeping in Banja Luka in Youth Center. Drinking water, toilet, electricity and Internet available. Showering and cooking possible in Center for Environment office or by the river Vrbas.

* 17th of August
::Screening movie Home in Banja Luka
::Sleeping in Banja Luka in Youth Center.

* 18th of August
::cycle to Omarska, 35 km, no big uphills
::In Omarska mines is the ore production for the iron factory in Zenica causing health problems for the whole town
::meeting with NGO Eko-Omarska, introduction to issues with ArcelorMittal pollution in Omarska and discussion on the action day after

* 19th of August
::cycle to Prijedor, 25km, flat road
::action with Eko-Omarska (press conference, delivering letters with demands to Prijedor municipality officials)
::sleep over nearby (to be confirmed)

* 20th of August
:: cycle to camping place in Lonjsko Polje (Croatia), 50 km with small uphills, on 35 km border crossing with Croatia in Dubica/Hrvatska Dubica

== Croatia ==

* 20 August
: Ride to Nature park Lonjsko polje.
: Very flat area, easy ride of 65km.
: Camping in Lonjsko polje. This one of Europe’s original wetland (swamp) areas, preserved and protected as nature park with incredible diversity of living creatures.
* 21 August
: Ride to Sisak
: Sleeping in the sport center, showers included. Place is called “Zibel kupaliste”.
: Some minor bike shops in Sisak.
* 22 August
: Action in Sisak with NGO” regarding air pollution from oil refinery
: Sleeping in a sport center.
* 23 August
: Ride to Vukomeric. Probably a chance for a swim in the river. Minor uphills, around 65km.
* 24 August
: Workshops in Vukomeric
: This place is an education center on DIY sustainability and permaculture. No showers, however. ☺
* 25 August
: Ride to Zagreb, 30km.
: Address where we sleep: Medika factory, Pierotti street 11.
: Action in Zagreb with NGO Action yet to be decided, but it’s always fun with GA.
: Sleeping in the squat. No showers, possible punk band gig in the evening. ☺ Plenty of bikeshops.

* 26 August
: Ride to Bjelovar, longest strech in Croatian part, some 80km but very flat.
: Chance to take a swim on a way.
: Sleeping in the sport center in Bjelovar, showers included. Address is Tudjmanova poljana 4.
* 27 August
: Action is Bjelovar with NGO regarding Bjelovar’s transport policy, a critical mass ride.
: Ride to Ferdinanovac on Drava river, sleeping at village Gabajeva Greda (close to Hlebine on the map) mostly flat with an uphill in first part, daily distance of around 65km.
: Sightseeing of Drava. Drava is the last natural river basin in Europe. There is a good chance it will be destroyed by electric power company.
: Sleeping next to the water, count on swimming and moskitos.
* 28 August
: Arrival to Koprivnica. Bike-friendly town, awarded for Mobility week 2006.
: Final arrival at near Koprivnica – END OF BIKETOUR 2009
''Optional''
* 31 August
: Action in Veliki Pazut, together with other people at MuM camp

See [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=http:%2F%2Fbtwiki.ecobytes.net%2Fmediawiki%2Findex.php%3Ftitle%3DTalk:Route_2009%26action%3Draw&g=Zenica,+Zenicko-Dobojski,+Bosnia+and+Herzegovina&ie=UTF8&ll=43.181147,18.654785&spn=8.202577,16.962891&t=p&z=6 it on google map] (1st version) to satisfy the geek in yourself.

Biketour 2012

2013-09-20T04:40:28Z

Domtheo:

NOTE THAT THIS PAGE IS NOW HISTORICAL.
PLEASE SEE THE HOME PAGE:[[Main_Page] AND THE 2013 PAGE:[[Biketour_2013]] FOR MORE UP TO DATE INFO.

Hope to see you cycling with us in the future!

==Overview==

The [[Overview 2012]] page outlines the key ideas of the tour of 2012. NOTE THAT THIS PAGE IS NOW HISTORICAL: PLEASE SEE THE HOME PAGE:[[Main_Page] AND THE 2013 PAGE:[[Biketour_2013]].

+ Why are we touring by bicycle? +

# Because it will be a crazy awesome adventure.
# We want to influence by example: if we can travel hundreds of km from one place to the next hauling loads of gear, surely you can manage to ride your bike to go grocery shopping a few km down the road!
# The revolution will be pedal powered.

==The route==
[[Route 2012]]

This years tour begins in Spain and finishes in Italy. The theme is degrowth and we are now searching for projects and actions to visit and participate in this summer.
is a google map where we are starting to collect route ideas, please add any; places, projects, action camps, ecovillages, contacts which we could visit along the way.

==Communications==

[[Organization Call-out 2012]]

[[Call-out 2012]]

[[Host request 2012]]

==Preparation weekend 2012==
The first weekend of the biketour is from 6-9th July at Can Masdeu in Barcelona. Go to [[Preparation weekend 2012]] for more details. Open invitation for Sunday 8th [[Degrowth Biketour Openday call out]].

==Things needed for biketour==
See the [[Equipment]] page.
See [[what to bring]] for ideas about what participants need.

==Travel plans and advice==
Lots of people are starting to talk about travel plans [[getting to and from the biketour 2012]] so I thought I would make a page where people can share this if they would like to.

== Needs Translation ==
This texts needs to be translated for the website into key languages (of countries we are passing on - French, Catalan, Castellano, Italian):
* [[Welcome Text 2012]]
* [[Route Text 2012]]
* [[Participation guidelines]]
* [[Organization Call-out 2012]]
* [[Biketour 2012/1st Flyer]]
* [[Host request 2012]]
* [[Website Menus 2012]]

==Propaganda==
[[BT 2012 advertising material]] - Let's keep a track of flyers, the booklet, design (put all links for propaganda materials on this wikipage)

[[S!lence draft]] - French publication happy to print an article

[[Booklet 2012]]

[[Barcelona Connect Article]]

[[Degrowth Biketour Openday call out]]

=== Where to publicize it ===
* [http://www.optimaweb.co.id/jasa-seo Jasa seo Jakarta]
* [http://www.tiraimodern.com/product/vertical-blind Vertical Blind Minimalis]
* [http://www.propertykita.com/rumah.html Rumah Dijual di Depok]
* [http://www.pintuvariasi.com Jual Pintu Aluminium]

==Winter meeting==

[[Wintermeeting 2012]]

This year the winter meeting will be held in Cerbere on the French side of the Spain/France border. For more info click [[Wintermeeting 2012|here]].

==BT 2012 workshop==

Last year in Italy we held a workshop by a lake which looked as the past present and future of biketour, find the [[BT 2012 workshop notes]] here.

==Money from past years==
500€ from last year with Helene, R&D bank details given

310.70€ with Alice in cash (460.70€ minus 150€ used to pay the translator)

João payed for the trailers axels (needs refunding - not priority)

==Links==
[[Links 2012]]

==Degrowth and the Conference in Venice==

[[Degrowth Workshop]] Can Decreix 21st July

There is a big Degrowth conference from 19th-23rd September 2012, Research and Degrowth here in Barcelona are involved with organising this and it has been proposed that this is the final destination of the tour. We aim to find a camp outside of town to unite us rather than scattering through the city. We would link with the conference with some kind of action and negotiate free entry for BT participants for part of the conference.

==Registration Form 2012==

[[2012 Registration Form Code]]