D-Day Museums and La Cite de la Mer in Cherbourg
Well, it’s been a busy few days. I’m staying at a campsite in the village of Saint Mere Eglise, just a few miles from Juno Beach. It’s 13 eu a …
Sainte Mere Eglise – France
I had decided that it was time to move-on and maybe further south. Leaving the campsite at Grand-Fort-Phillipe early, it was a chilly 14 degrees but by lunchtime it had …
Vannes – France
One of the advantages of visiting this part of the world off-season is that there are very few tourists. No traffic jams of campervans, caravans or lycra-clad cyclists… Brittany is …
La Coupole & Arras – France
I am sure that when arriving at one of the coastal ports of France, most Brits just keep on driving or riding, heading further into France or to other countries. …
Dunkirk & Bruges – Sightseeing
From my community campsite on the coastal town of Grand-Fort-Philippe, I rode up to Dunkirk to see the beaches. When looking at those beautiful beaches and the lovely town of …
Back on the Road Again
I am fortunate that at the age of 66 I have now retired – so I have time on my hands. Probably too much time, to be honest. One of …
2025 Trip – Total Costs
The Honda Transalp was superb from start to finish. Nothing has broke on the bike and with the exception of tightening the chain on a couple of occasions and using …
Belfast to Scotland – and Home
The day before I left Belfast I looked at the weather and for the next week it looked very wet and windy, so I decided to head back to Scotland …
Hull to Belfast
TUESDAY. After a great overnight crossing from Rotterdam we arrived in Hull at 7am in the morning. Bang on time. But (and there’s usually a but…) there were around 200 …
Stockholm to Rotterdam
After Stockholm I was planning to ride over to Trondheim and then travel south through Norway, but for personal reasons I have to be in Belfast by Friday, so I …