Day One - Melbourne to Dubai
25 августа 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Day 1, checked in and ready to fly! First leg is 14 hours to Dubai. I’m excited to be catching up with friends and family, I’m looking forward to meeting new friends and I can’t wait to see theЧитать далее
Day 1a Dubai
26 августа 2023 г., Объединенные Арабские Эмираты ⋅ ☀️ 42 °C
Not much to say, 14hours (slept for the better part, Oh and John Wick 4 lol)
Landed at 05:20 Dubai time (11:20 Melbourne) at a little dark outside with 37°c - So glad the AirPort airconditioning isЧитать далее
Day 1b Amsterdam and Rotterdam
26 августа 2023 г., Нидерланды ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Easy 7 hour flight with little sleep, arrived in Amsterdam to be herded out through customs, then waiting for bags, poor wifi and the the expedition to get to the car! Driving in the rain on the wrongЧитать далее
Day 2 Rotterdam
27 августа 2023 г., Нидерланды ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Another full day with visits to fire stations and the port of Rotterdam. Ray and Jolanda have shown me so much in such a short time. It is an amazing city! The growth and land creation is incredible!Читать далее
Day 2b but wait there is more
27 августа 2023 г., Нидерланды ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
After the Port a quick break, feed the puppy and back out to see more! Just beautiful. Brielle is beautiful as well and a gentle after dinner! (Without a phone 🥹)
Dinner was at “T’ Kont vanЧитать далее
Day 3 into Belgium
28 августа 2023 г., Бельгия ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
After enjoying a relaxing morning it’s time to bid farewell to my awesome hosts and move on to Belgium.
It’s island hopping, bridges and tunnels - incredible.
I arrive to Coffee with Nancy andЧитать далее
Day 4 Brugge
29 августа 2023 г., Бельгия ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Another fire station and breakfast then off to see Brugge! OMG, words can not describe the beauty of this time capsule. The history, the architecture and the friendliness are incredible. Catching upЧитать далее
Day 5 Off to the battle fields
30 августа 2023 г., Франция ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
An easy start to the day and a leisurely drive to Villers-Bretonneux. Found the Barling’s on the wall, enjoyed the Monash centre. Then off to the Guard’s cemetery. Oops, I have a flat tyre and itЧитать далее
Day 6 Corbie France to Geneva
31 августа 2023 г., Франция ⋅ 🌧 17 °C
A real lazy start waiting for a tyre! Lovely little hotel “La Caroline” looked after me for the night. The local Renault dealer also is fantastic and stepped above and beyond! A tyre is on its wayЧитать далее
Day 7 Geneva to Genoa!
1 сентября 2023 г., Швейцария ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Well, there is a lesson in doing your homework! The Mont Blanc tunnel is a €54 toll EACH WAY….. total tolls for the last two day almost €200 🤬 sadly no place to stop on the roads today soЧитать далее
Day 8 of to Florence
2 сентября 2023 г., Италия ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Crazy night with noise out side and a 400 metre walk to the car from the hotel. The number of African people trying scams is beyond belief, and they try everything! (I work here for the parking youЧитать далее
Day 9
3 сентября 2023 г., Италия ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Good Morning Florence, today is mostly resting, a visit to pay my respects to Leonardo and a little shopping for lunch. Looking at Leonardo’s bike and seeing if it is good to ride to Bologna onЧитать далее
Day 10 - A trip around Florence
4 сентября 2023 г., Италия ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
So today was a short drive and onto a bus to get into the heart of Florence! So many conflicting emotions as you walk around the ancient centre of the town! Very narrow streets (to be expected) soЧитать далее
Day 11 - Ducati and Ferarri 😎
5 сентября 2023 г., Италия ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Awesome day! A quick 45 min drive up to Bologna and we have breakfast with Nastro. Another quick drive, literally around the corner to Ducati. The factory tour is incredible. We see every step fromЧитать далее
Day 12 Stibbert Museum Florence
6 сентября 2023 г., Италия ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
What a golden gem! And not on too many radars! This little museum packs a punch ☺️ weapons and Armour from the Middle Ages and from around the world. The Japanese section is incredible. I’m toldЧитать далее
Day 13 - Fußach, Austria Convention
8 сентября 2023 г., Австрия ⋅ 🌙 18 °C
It’s here! Almost 8 hours drive from Florence to Fußach and we are in Austria…. So many friends and family to catch up with
Day 14 Convention
8 сентября 2023 г., Австрия ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Busy catching up with more people and meeting new friends
Day 15 ABM and dinner
9 сентября 2023 г., Австрия ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
So today is all about the annual business meeting and the formal dinner. With 27 proposed bylaw changes it’s a surprise how quick the meeting went. I shoot off to the hotel after some lunch to getЧитать далее
Day 16 farewell till next year
10 сентября 2023 г., Германия ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
I’m tired 😂😂 I’ve slept till 8am, Ken and Jan Mahon are joining me in the car to Stuttgart so they can catch a train. BUT first - Breakfast and goodbyes to all these magnificent buggers.Читать далее
Day 17 Stuttgart
11 сентября 2023 г., Германия ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Museums and sights 🥺 well that didn’t go to plan! Arrived in the hotel room and thought I’d jump on the WiFi and try booking tickets for both the Porsche and Mercedes museums - guess what? TheЧитать далее
Day 18a Damiler Benz
12 сентября 2023 г., Германия ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
OMG, what can I say? This museum alone would make it worth paying premium for the blog….. 10 photos is not enough!
From the first Daimler and Benz vehicles to the merger, both world wars andЧитать далее
Day 18b still more Benz
12 сентября 2023 г., Нидерланды ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
More Benz, because it’s too much for one post lol, I know it’s not what your Dad drove Connie! But it was the precursor and is the only one there🥰 but wait there is more - still have the raceЧитать далее
Day 18c and yep more Benz
12 сентября 2023 г., Германия ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
This place is awesome and it doesn’t end. Well actually it did, with a good coffee and blue berry muffin lol. Then the 5 hour drive to the Netherlands 😌
Day 18d in Venlo
12 сентября 2023 г., Германия ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
Well I made it to the hotel! Basic, clean and close to family. A Jack with dinner and pork Schnitzel with Fries should do me well. Off to see the Family in the morning after some breakfast 😎 aЧитать далее
Day 19 a day with the family
13 сентября 2023 г., Нидерланды ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
It has been too long since I’ve seen these people 🥺 the last time was supposed to be 2020😭 but today that all changes!
Hugs, coffee and cake first with Annie, Anita and Leon! A drive to lunchЧитать далее































































































































































































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