First stop in the the winter trip is Athens. I have never been to mainland Greece, but the real reason for coming is not that. Kenneth and Viky are a couple of friends that I made while studying in Edinburgh back in 1995. He’s Danish and she’s Greek. They were both over to Scotland studying…
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Europe in between
So, that’s it, another big trip is over. After Europe, Oceania and South America in bicycle, Europe and North America in motorbike and a bit of kicking about in between I’m back on the mother land and on my way to spend a few weeks between the UK and Italy before I set off again…
Copenhagen
The last stop on the way to the UK is Copenhagen. I get there in the evening after a red eye from NY to Oslo and an afternoon flight from Oslo to Copenhagen. Oslo airport is nice but not nice enough to justify spending 6 hours in it. Unfortunately this is what happens when you…
Texas at long last
The beginning of the end takes the shape of getting myself to Dallas. Moving due south, the temperature is now positively increasing, it is almost unbelievable that it’s nearly November. I’m stopping one night in Dallas, staying in an hostel, it appears to be the only one in town and it’s not even in town…
Route 66 Pt. 2
Leaving Flagstaff is a good example of why planning ahead it is not a good allied of the traveller. I initially thought I would stay on Route 66 but Eva and friends convinced me to take a detour. The road down from Flagstaff to Sedona, the 89A is a sight to behold. It starts in the…
Milestones: 20,000 (motor)
The end of North America and I reach 20,000 miles. Motorbike riding Continents: 1 (North America) Countries: 2 (Canada, United States of America) Miles so far: 28,636 miles (7,811 cycle, 20,730 motorbike, 95 hike) Climbing so far: 323,372 feet (300,923 cycle, 22,449 hike) These additional 10,000 miles on the motorbike saw me crossing the american continent east to west, north to south, south…
The Grand Canyon
Rolling out of the desert and into the mountains of northern Arizona brought me to Flagstaff. This little city nested in the north reaches of this spectacular state is to bring me one of the most amazing couple of days as well as contact with, arguably, one of the most majestic National Parks the USA…
Route 66 Pt.1
Route 66 is a classic motorbike ride. It coes from Santa Monica in California to Chicago in Illinois crossing: California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri and Illinois. I have seen a bit of it while staying with Ken in Rancho as it runs very close to his place and through San Bernardino, over…