Dirtbike Jesus

With the DR350 down in the south of Portugal it was clear to me that any trip this summer would involve the 650. No way am I heading into the heat like last year. The original plan was to go on a grand northern tour, … Continue readingA Summer Interlude

This is part two of  an ongoing project that’s taking me and my DR350 from Germany to Portugal, up to Scotland and back home – mostly following the TET. These are simply the Facebook TET Group posts I have posted along the way – reposted … Continue readingPyrenees and Portugal

The current “project” is a loop from home in Germany through France, across the Pyrenees, down Portugal, back up Spain, into France and around the UK. So far, I have finished the “down Portugal” phase of the operation. I’ve written short updates on the trip … Continue readingFreezing in France

This one was also planned as a slightly longer trip, but sickness and heat got the better of me. Up in the mountains of the southern Balkans I was surviving it, but as the heat increased in the flatlands there was no hope. Then I … Continue readingTET Balkans

When I look back at my Summer 2023 trip to Czechia I have a weirdly negative perspective on the trip. As I upload this “photo essay” of the trip my memories metamorphose into something more positive. This was following the less-than-legal Trans Czech Trail, of … Continue readingCzechia

This is the precursor to the post “Nicked” which until recently was the most current post here. The trip itself was wonderful and deserves it’s own record, so here it is. Lots of fine memories have come up as I pulled the text and photos … Continue readingTransitalia and Friends

This is a recreation of the Facebook post about this quick trip to Italy. Essentially I zipped across the whole north, skipping the concentration of trails in the western alps, in 4.5 days. TET Italia 22 – Luino to Vodo di Cadore 4.5 Days On … Continue readingAn Italian Quickie

This is the record of one of my very best trail riding trips to date. I had a whole two months free, thanks to collected time off in lieu. I had a perfect motorcycle and a wonderful, usually not too hot, summer in which to … Continue readingEastern Europe