For almost half a century, Europe was divided into East and West by the "Iron Curtain", a border stretching from the Barents Sea to the Black Sea. The Iron Curtain Trail invites people to retrace and experience the former division of the continent on a 6,800 km cycle track along the length of the former border, combining European culture, history and sustainable tourism.

I'm going to complete almost 2,000km between the town of Lübeck, in northern Germany, to Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia.

I chose to support  Friends of the Earth not only because I already had strong connections with them through working with them in the past, but also because they defend ecological sustainability, and, after all, cycling is a crucial aspect of this.

Therefore I encourage you to contribute to my cause and donate to Friends of the  Earth to help me reach my target!

Remember you can follow me throughout my travels on:

*Twitter: JimmyxJazzx

*Facebook: www.facebook.com/jimmyxjazz

*My blog: ironcurtaintrail.wordpress.com