Ready then
25. mai, England ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Tunnel time
25. mai, England ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
First stop
25. mai, Frankrike ⋅ 🌧 18 °C
Long ride today, 390 miles and heavy rain midway. Drying out now with a beer 🍺
Pit stop
26. mai, Frankrike ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Great road from Troyes in the dry!
Pontarlier stop
26. mai, Frankrike ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
A dry day, whoop. Just got to Pontarlier on the Swiss border after 590 miles in two days. Great roads from Troyes to Besancon, D619 and D67 if you go that way.
Lac Leman
27. mai, Sveits ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
On route to Italy.
Liddes
27. mai, Sveits ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Coffee break 😎
First Italian stop
27. mai, Italia ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Into Switzerland from Pontarlier on the A roads, scenic but a little slow through the villages. Now in northan Italy near Vercelli, time for spaghetti.
On route to Livorno
28. mai, Italia ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Livorno
28. mai, Italia ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
Good ride down to the coast, motorway and some twisty roads in between. Delightful, quirky apartment in the town centre. Found a restaurant recommended by our host that was excellent 👌 Heading forLes mer
Route to Rome
29. mai, Italia ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Hot Coffee! No thanks
Rome
30. mai, Italia ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Glad to get into Rome after 210 miles in the heat, had to dodge the crazy scooter riders in the city though 😳. Fabulous day today exploring the Colosseum Palatine Hill and the Roman Forum. TheLes mer
The Vatican
31. mai, Italia ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Another cultural day viewing the Vatican museums, again so much to see. The audio guide is well worth it in both the Colosseum and Vatican (finding the Vatican audio play number is a little trickyLes mer
On route to Pompeii
1. juni, Italia ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Easy ride south to Pompeii, only 170 miles. Some stunning coastline on the way and glimpse of Mount Vesuvius.
Pompeii
2. juni, Italia ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
The city is quite compact with plenty of bars and restaurants. Short walk from our apartment to the east side of the archaeological Pompeii site. It's unbelievable that the entire Roman city wasLes mer
Amalfi coast
3. juni, Italia ⋅ 🌙 23 °C
Late afternoon and evening ride around the famous Amalfi coust, about 40 miles of the twistiest road I've been on. Fabulous views that the camara just doesn't capture. Heading north tomorrow.
Heading north
4. juni, Italia ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
Doing some distance today, 240 miles north to Civitanova Marche. Fabulous roads across Parco Nazionale della Maiella ( if you're interested the SS17, SS84 and SS81)
Civitanova Marche
4. juni, Italia ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Moving on to Civitanova Marche, for an overnight. Cooling of a little from +30°c to a comfortable 26°c. Lovely beach front town but an annoying main line tain track right in the middle of it 🙄.Les mer
VR46
5. juni, Italia ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Popped in to see if Valentino Rossi was home, sadly he was out racing somewhere.
Chioggia
6. juni, Italia ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Arrived here yesterday after our VR46 visit, mostly motorway and the landscape is pretty flat so not that interesting but caught glimpses of the Adriatic Sea and the coast line. Chioggia is a littleLes mer
Prato Allo Stelvio
7. juni, Italia ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
We've arrived in Prato Allo Stelvio, about 10 miles from the Swiss / Italian boarder. Flat landscape to start but got a lot more interesting from Trento and found a few twisty bits after Bolzan Bozen.Les mer
Swiss passes
8. juni, Sveits ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
We managed to dodge the rain this morning. Started in Italy taking the SS41 road to the Swiss border then on the 28 over the Ofenpass at 7050 ft (2149m), great scenery. Along the same road toLes mer
Meersburg
8. juni, Tyskland ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Arrived in Meersburg for the night on the side of Lake Constance (known as Bodensee in German). We been in four countries today; Italy, Switzerland, Austria and now Germany. Overcast and windy at theLes mer
Germany to France
9.–13. jun., Frankrike ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Long spells on the German Auotbahn and French motorway so not that interesting but we did find a couple of twisty roads cutting across the Black Forest heading for Metz. Dry day and a little coolerLes mer
Metz
9. juni, Frankrike ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Now in the old town of Metz, France. We've been here a few times on route to various parts of Europe, hopefully we can find a restaurant open on bank holiday Monday 😬
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