14500km. 1 head on crash with a minivan. 4200km of dirt. 8 countries. 650L of fuel. 14 fuses. 3 oil changes. 2 years. 4 sets of tyres. 20L of oil. 1 top end rebuild. 8 drops. 2 MRI scans. 2 barely used left indicators. 1 … Continue readingWestern Europe
Over the last two years I have ridden from home in the southern Black Forest through a very wet France to Tarragona, from there across the Pyrenees and down through Portugal to the Algarve and then back up through the east of Spain to Zaragoza. … Continue readingThe United Kingdom
Ohkay. I write this one back at home and with a little distance between the trip and the writing. When I last wrote I had spent 10 days or so making my way around the Southwest and up through Wales. On this leg of the journey, I was planning … Continue readingTET UK The North
Well. That went quickly. The nation of Wales is much smaller than I thought it was! Although I must admit, I did take a rather efficient route. After South West England taking a little longer than I’d have liked I took … Continue readingTET UK Wales
Here’s a holiday destination that I never imagined I’d visit. I’ve spent a decade living in Deutschland now and I’ve never really looked back at the UK, certainly never with longing or regret. I can count on one hand the number of times … Continue readingTET UK South West
I’d already followed a lot of FR2 last year on my way down to Tarragona, so I took a road route to Le Caylar and after a very lazy lunch it was time to hit some new TET heading north. No disappointment here … Continue readingTET France
After a week back at work it was time to pick up the bike in Zaragoza. The spectacular Spanish trains got me there from Tarragona in a blink of an eye, Motortazo had replaced the leaky seal and even had a spare for me … Continue readingTET Spain + French Pyrenees
When I last wrote I’d made it to my friend James in the Algarve, I started in spring of last year from home in Germany and crossed France, I left the bike in Catalonia and then made my way across the Pyrenees and down Portugal … Continue readingTET Spain South and East
This is an extension to a very old, very unread post from 2017 – Mountain Madness. I found the pictures from this trip recently, so decided to post them here. I could have added them to the original post, but I am amused to see … Continue readingMountain Photography Madness
This post is a simple photo essay of a short autumn trip in the Pyrenees. I found the pictures recently and thought it a shame that none of them were represented on the site, so here they are. It was in early autumn when the … Continue readingPootling in the Pyrenees