Jake: My friend just messaged me about getting him a bike (he would send me the money) for him this summer, because he wants to ride with me to the Balkans
Emily: Ah he would come from the US?
Emily: Ooo you're going to the balkans by bike?
Jake: yeah from Chicago
Jake: and uhh, yeah, I think that is my plan. 
Jake: I have a couple of routes planned. One involves Poland which I have not seen properly, and then a part of Ukraine to visit a colleague 
Emily: Ah so cool! Yeah come through Poland! I need to get off my butt and get my bike finally 😅😅😅
Jake: <file_picture>
Jake: That would be the bizarre Poland route 
Jake: It's not really a proper exploration route 
Jake: This world is too damn big 
Jake: <file_picture>
Jake: This one may be more likely though 
Jake: half the KM, but way more conventional 
Jake: <file_picture>
Jake: and this one is from Budapest directly south to Zagreb
Jake: this involves a lot of climbing though 
Emily: You'd be going through exactly where I grew up! 
Emily: Like basically exactly lol 
Jake: :0
Jake: nice 
Jake and his friend from Chicago want to bike across Europe to the Balkans in the summer. Jake is considering several routes, one of which involves Poland and Ukraine. On one of the routes Jake would pass through the place where Emily grew up. 