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I wanted to respond to a comment made about adventure riding. By no means I always take the view that the adventure isn't a function of the bike, but an attitude of the rider. On any trip I've taken I can honestly say that they were adventures. A holiday is when you take a trip and everything...

One last look over the shoulder before taking the road.. As leader, I would often push ahead to get pics and video of the rest of the gang as they went by. The scenery and the roads just kept delivering! Here I did a hands-free shot whilst on the move. and another one while stopped...

At our last stop overlooking Lake Geneva and down the line of mountains that guide the Rhone river to the Mediterranean sea. It was a glorious day and the way looked kind and inviting. And it was! Jubes was Jubilant. I wasn't feeling too bad myself.. Let me tell you about this helmet. It's...

My cheeky brother made this video as he watched us leave, employing his best David Attenborough impersonation:

Next day's route was a beautiful ride filled with scenery and a fun road to ride. Not challenging or overly twisty, but following the northerly Alpine foothills in Switzerland, then France, where the African Tectonic plate, which rudely bumps up against the European, causes the Alps to rise up...

We said goodbye to Vince in Uffholz after refuelling. He headed back up the Vosges and played there for another day while we set compass for Basel, at the junction of France, Germany and Switzerland. It should be noted that using the Highway in Switzerland required the purchase of a Vignette...

Mike and Debs enjoying a romantic moment somewhere in the Vosges along the D430. We were headed toward a favourite stopping point in the Vosges (Pronounced "Vorge"): Le Grand Ballon - The big ball. it's an observatory station. You can see the Alps from here. Grand Ballon is at the top of the...

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The wood frame is built first, then the rest is packed in place.

The day's rise was planned to go through the Vosges, via the Grand Ballon and Gerardmer and then on to the Swiss border, slabbing it to Montreux.. The French word for a Mountain Pass is a "Col". Anytime you see a sign pointing to "Col de Bussang, Col du Page, etc.. you immediately become...

After we were all awake, we had breakfast, provided by Tilly, in her zany breakfast room. I will get Mike and Debs to share the pics they took in there. It is the result of generations accumulating all manner of decorations, dolls, paintings, candelabras, silk scarves, sculptures and much more...

The remainder of the route started out quite dull, with the typical little villages along th Rhine, not too pretty and very industrialised. But as we started up the mountain things got beautiful and fun again very rapidly. We were headed for Tilly's B&B in Le Howald. As it was running late, we...

The second half of the day was spent riding a section of the fabled B500 "Schwarzwaldhochstrasse". This is beloved by bikers all over the world. Sadly, the Mother Government has decreed that it's a dangerous road and blocked off some sections to motorcycles. Sadly too, as I was the designated...

Wasn*t me. I work for Cargolux since 2016..

Sadly, I don't have any footage of the ride but I know Mike and Debs will be adding when they are back in Oz. Our next milestone was crossing th e Rhine and heading into the Black Forest. We took a few minutes for pics and a drink of water. The Rhine is a big river and the big old rusty...

On the morning 31 August we suited up and hit the road eastbound. We are headed towards Germany along the Maginot line. We will stop and take a look at one of the many fortifications built after WW1. From behind you can see how lightly I packed. My speedbag has changes of underwear, socks, one...

We have finished the ride. No way I was blogging and managing URLs, JPEGs and other gobbledigook from the road. You'll see I travelled VERY light!

My old farmhouse is in the "Vosges du Nord", near to a town called Bitche. Pronounced *****. I kid you not. We bought the place in February 2024, and renovations are underway. One huge attraction is the amount of space available. I have 2 barns and a large house. Having grown up on a 5 acre plot...

Just over A year ago, I completed a ride in the Himalayas with an old school buddy. It was indeed the ride of a lifetime where we went to places unknown, got higher than we ever have before (altitude!!), and made friends from all over the globe. The question was: What now? How could we possibly...