I wanted as much time as possible in Vienna so I left Prague early, in front of me there is a long stint of motorway across the Czech countryside and then a lunchtime stop in the Slovak capital Bratislava. This borderless Europe is really easy, you go from country to country without having to stop….
Category: Day report
A bit of Poland then Prague
“Just follow the motorway to Dresden and then head for Prague, you cannot go wrong”. This is what Lutz said to me as I left Berlin. I get indeed on the A13 with no problems but round about Lübbenau I do not notice that going straight means being on A15 and to stay on the A13…
Germany
Getting out of Brussels is not easy! This is more so if the weather is not great. The journey starts overcast but by the time I get to the border with Germany it’s positively chucking with rain. I’m wearing the overall but there is a limit beyond which any weather gear cannot go and around…
Brussels
The sign says France and an arrow points that way, there could not be clearer sign that I am leaving the country. It is probably the tenth time I go under the Channel using the shuttle service but it’s the first time I do with a motorbike. I don’t remember seeing motorbikes the other times I took…
England
Damage done, the offer on the flat was accepted, I can now leave Scotland and start the long meandering way towards the southern sun. The first stop is Cumbria and lunch with the Winders in Wigton. The temptation is there to retrace the route i cycled last year, but the time is limited and the…
Ireland
Carrick-On-Suir 1/9/15 A few great days spent in the company of Dermot Siobhan and the kids. I remember something Tarn always said to me when we met them: “true friends are the ones you can, not see for a long time, and yet still feel you pick up from where you left it.”. Staying with…
Vroom, vroom
Modena 27/8/15 So it starts again, this time though with a bit of a difference, I’ll be picking up new wheels, still two, but this time between them there will be an 800 cc engine. I get up early and pick up the stuff that is already packed. For a change I have done all…
Finish rest reload
Something I had not been doing for a long time I did believe I could do it and I did it. I got to Vieste and my sister in 8 days completing more than 530 miles in the scorching heat in just 8 days. The last day was a bit of a trial for several…
Of long riding and good food
Once you get going, you go further and further. Sleeping on lake Trasimeno was the last of the hot nights. It did not rain but there were plenty of lightnings that I spent the evening admiring from my lake front lounger. In the morning I was ready to roll and eager to leave Tuscany,…