Thomas Meets WorldTravel write-ups and motorcycle rides.https://thomas-meets-world.comLightning fast from Denia to Olhãohttps://thomas-meets-world.com/rides/lightning-fast-from-denia-to-olhao-2026https://thomas-meets-world.com/rides/lightning-fast-from-denia-to-olhao-2026Two stages from the Costa Blanca to the Algarve, planned as four relaxed days through Andalusia and ridden as one, over a craft beer.Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTDenia — A Coliving for When You Need a Break from Colivinghttps://thomas-meets-world.com/travel/2026/2026-09-27-denia-spainhttps://thomas-meets-world.com/travel/2026/2026-09-27-denia-spainTwo weeks at Co-Co Coliving on the Costa Blanca. No schedule, no family meetings, a hill that ruined my calves, and more work done than in the months before.Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Road to Deniahttps://thomas-meets-world.com/rides/the-road-to-denia-2026https://thomas-meets-world.com/rides/the-road-to-denia-2026Six stages from Cologne to the Costa Blanca, with a coliving detour through Girona, undertaken largely to avoid getting on a plane.Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTDresden, Eventuallyhttps://thomas-meets-world.com/rides/tour-to-dresden-2022https://thomas-meets-world.com/rides/tour-to-dresden-2022Five stages from Cologne to Dresden and back, through the middle of the country you normally only know from the motorway.Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTBurgas — Beer, Brass Bands and a Two-Week Trial Runhttps://thomas-meets-world.com/travel/2026/2026-09-02-burgas-bulgariahttps://thomas-meets-world.com/travel/2026/2026-09-02-burgas-bulgariaA month at Burgas Coliving on the Black Sea. A plan that lost its motorcycle, and a country considerably better than my prejudices about it.Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTOlhão, Again — The Community That Didn't Takehttps://thomas-meets-world.com/travel/2026/2026-07-01-olhao-portugalhttps://thomas-meets-world.com/travel/2026/2026-07-01-olhao-portugalBack to Pomar Coliving in Olhão for a summer in the eastern Algarve. One simple goal, a completely different outcome, and a community that was a gamble.Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTFrom Sevilla to Alteahttps://thomas-meets-world.com/travel/2026/2026-04-14-spain-roundtriphttps://thomas-meets-world.com/travel/2026/2026-04-14-spain-roundtripFrom an overnighter to a trip throughout spainTue, 14 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTWinter escape to the south of Portugalhttps://thomas-meets-world.com/travel/2026/2026-04-01-fuzeta-portugalhttps://thomas-meets-world.com/travel/2026/2026-04-01-fuzeta-portugalBooked 1 month, stayed 3.Wed, 01 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTOnce upon a time in Palma de Mallorcahttps://thomas-meets-world.com/travel/2025/2025-10-01-palma-de-mallorcahttps://thomas-meets-world.com/travel/2025/2025-10-01-palma-de-mallorcaNearly 2 Months without a happy endWed, 01 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMTCo-Living in Porto 2022https://thomas-meets-world.com/travel/2022/coliving-in-porto-2022https://thomas-meets-world.com/travel/2022/coliving-in-porto-2022Two months in Porto. Six weeks of rain. A coliving experiment in competitive isolation.Wed, 23 Nov 2022 00:00:00 GMTEifel Rundfahrthttps://thomas-meets-world.com/rides/2022-09-01-eifel-rundfahrthttps://thomas-meets-world.com/rides/2022-09-01-eifel-rundfahrtEine kleine Rundfahrt durch die VoreifelThu, 01 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMTDresden Blueshttps://thomas-meets-world.com/travel/2022/2022-06-01-dresden-2022https://thomas-meets-world.com/travel/2022/2022-06-01-dresden-20222 Months - Summer 2022Wed, 01 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMT