Back home to Scotland…
The ferry arrived in Hull at 7am on a chilly but sunny morning and when we were allowed to go to the vehicle deck I was surprised to see a …
2022 – Europe Trip
Last day in Holland – The Hague & the Hook.
And that’s it – my last day in Holland. I left the campsite mid-morning and hit the road, heading for The Hague. It only took about an hour and it …
Visiting Amsterdam, Arnhem & Nijmegen.
It’s my last couple of day’s in Holland so I’m trying to cram in as much sight-seeing as I can. Yesterday I went to Amsterdam. Although it was only about …
Visiting Amersfoort and Utrecht.
After a cold night but with a sunny day ahead, today I decided to explore the local area. My first stop was Amersfoort, which is a small city that was …
Riding from Belgium to Holland
And today I did a lift-and-shift from Belgium to Holland. I was seriously considering heading down to Caen to see the D-Day beaches and do some of the WW2 museums …
Visiting Lille in France and Tournai in Belgium
Today I started off by visiting Lille, which is in France and just over the border. Why Lille…? I wanted to look at the architecture – and wasn’t disappointed. Lille …
Visiting the city of Ghent
Today I thought I would visit the city of Ghent, which is about 30 minutes away on the bike. A little bit of countryside, a blast down the motorway and …
Visiting Passchendaele Museum & Cemetery
Today I visited the museum at Passchendaele, which was the location for one of the last major battles of WW1 when the allies forced back the German Army – but …
Riding from Bastogne to Flanders
And today was another pleasant day riding through Belgium. I left my campsite at Bastogne on the eastern part of Belgium to head over to the very west of Belgium, …
Visiting Dinat
This morning I rode around the countryside surrounding Bastogne, and then headed over to Dinant, a small town in Belgium’s Walloon Region. It’s on the banks of the Meuse River …