May 27, 2019 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 12 °CWe are staying in Lindau, which sits on Bodensee and looks across the lake to snow covered Switzerland. Fabulous place. We are in the best hotel of our trip. The prettiest building, a gorgeous big light filled room with everything a traveller could possibly want, and as well as a hotel it is also aRead more
May 22, 2019 in France ⋅ ⛅ 17 °CToday I can say, I really loved being on the motorbike. A simply lovely ride through charming villages, lovely French countryside and great curvy but good roads. Pity about the speed limits! Unfortunately it’s hard to get photographs from the back of the motorbikes (I now have huge admiration forRead more
Laurie ReynoldsOMG, That church in Brioude (which I had never heard of) is stunning, both inside and out. You are one lucky traveler. Now off to google to see where in the world Brioude is!
May 21, 2019 in France ⋅ ⛅ 16 °CGood day. Short distances and great villages.
Robyn SmithSuch beautiful countryside and towns and villages. Would suggest visiting Les Baux and Uzes but probably for your next visit.
May 16, 2019 in France ⋅ ☀️ 23 °CA good ride today with two UNESCO World Heritage sites thrown in (both also on the route from Arles, one of the 4 great Santiago French pilgrim trails) - St-Guilherme-Le-Désert, a perfectly preserved medieval village in a spectacular gorge and Albi cathedral. Lovely. To Toulouse via the MillauRead more
May 14, 2019 in France ⋅ ☀️ 20 °CThe memory of benzine in Monte Carlo (for Ian a trip along the famous road circuit) then to Grasse for me to pursue my perfume obsession. Which I did - saved a lot of money by spending some! Then to a charming bed and breakfast in the nearby village of Carnet. Where we had an enormous dinner!
Robyn SmithDoes read and look like a most enjoyable holiday. Beautiful scenery, plenty of food and a vibrancy to life. Loving your posts.
Laurie ReynoldsMy goodness, girl, this is quite the gorgeous adventure. Loving your pictures and posts.
May 13, 2019 in France ⋅ ⛅ 17 °CThe Côte d’Azur. On some good local advice we did some hilly touring to very pretty hillside towns in the Asti area (of Asti Spumante fame) - then an exhilarating (terrifying) ride up and down through the gorges to the coast and a nice family run hotel on the beach front at Menton
May 12, 2019 in Italy ⋅ ⛅ 17 °CNot a very exciting drive (a slow crawl beside the lake followed by many kilometres on a straight road across the Lombardy plain). Again we found a lovely place to stay. Big country house hotel, set in pretty gardens, with an excellent restaurant. And a theatrical barman giving us cocktails in theRead more
May 11, 2019 in Italy ⋅ 🌧 13 °CWell, this is stunning. We find ourselves in Torbole. It’s extraordinarily beautiful. Character filled village, reflective lake, surrounded by mountains. The Dolomites. World Heritage stuff. It rather makes up for our extreme bike trip skipping through Austria. Which I do do want to revisit atRead more
Robyn SmithQuite a road trip you’re on. Stunning scenery, loved Lago de Garda. I think you should consider this trip a reconnaissance for future travels. There’s much to be enjoyed and explored at leisure. Happy Aussie Mother’s Day.
May 10, 2019 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 12 °CMy faith in Google Maps took a beating today. I think we took a 50km detour through the woods to cover 11km. We were gunning it to avoid threatened rain. A long ride from Pilsen past signs all pointing to Munich (which we were trying to bypass) but eventually we finished up on the German AustriaRead more
Jane StergioLoving your posts - just catching up the last few days. I've got friends who rave about the Waze app for directions - you could see if it does better than Google maps.
May 9, 2019 in Czech Republic ⋅ ☁️ 13 °CWith rain forecast for the next few days, we decided to start west. Our destination is Toulouse, in time for the Eurovision/Australian election soirée next weekend and we need to get in a few km. Being on a bike changes the priorities because it is unpleasant, and more dangerous, to ride in rain.Read more
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you sure have found some gorgeous places. When you get home ( are you coming home ever?) we will all want a rundown on most decadent/delicious cakes you guys have consumed, as it seems you have given a fair crack of trialling all on offer! As has the model for the fabulous sculpture.
So who are the lucky people who actually LIVE here?! That statue looks like a caricature of a Botero. Jill, this is just an amazingly beautiful trip you are so lucky to be on!!!!