Everywhere Virtually

The next morning I heard aggressive dog barking… every few moments… “woof,woof,woof”. These were nasty dogs, real nasty. I acknowledged the dogs and swiftly returned to my slumber. I should explain that the barking dogs belonged to my phone. It was my morning alarm and I figured I would respond to a rabid barking dog [...]

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I awoke some time around 8am. I spied a drip that had made it’s way from the outer fly sheet to the inside. I naturally poked it and unleashed a waterfall. OK maybe not a waterfall but certainly a steady stream of drips. I was forced to get up or get wet. I emerged from [...]

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The time had come to depart Linz. It was a return to the excitement of travelling into the unknown. I had a plan and was determined to stick to it after the deviations I had made on the way down. My Austrian hosts thought it strange that I should formulate a plan and then not [...]

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I spent a very nice week in Linz which is located in upper Austria. I stayed with my girlfriends family and they were very generous, friendly and immense fun to be around. Linz was my hub for a week and myself and M travelled outwards to the Austrian lakes in the west and the Czech [...]

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I awoke at 10am and after the 800km ride the previous day felt a little stiff and quite sleepy. I had hauled all my gear up 3 flights of stairs the previous night and was in some ways regretting it on this morning. I had also unpacked some of it and it meant I had [...]

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I awoke early on the second day and it was hot. Very hot. I was keen to get riding and at the same time the heat was sapping my energy as every minute passed. Once packed I rode into Brugge which was really picturesque. I stopped at a cafe to have a Belgian waffle and [...]

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Days before my departure I knew I was behind schedule. With work and all the things I knew I had to do prior to my departure I knew I would be late. I was set to depart in the evening after work and spend my first night with a friend in Birmingham. In reality, packing [...]

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Luxembourg Capital on the Autobahn to Nurnberg Leaving the ETAP hotel in Nurnberg with Motorrad Hund On the Autobahn near Passau

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just a quick post to say I made it to Linz safe and well. I only had a minor injury to my toe when I tripped over the guy line of my tent in Brugge. I managed to drop the bike on the grass and acquired some mud to the bike, helmet and me which [...]

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