Four weeks into our trip and we are starting to feel the weariness setting in of long term motorcycle travel. Our solution? Expend as little energy as possible by using the trusty Hop On Hop Off bus tour of Budapest to see as much as you can in three days without feeling exhausted. Our 48 hour pass allows us to visit all parts of the city including the Castle district, a Danube River cruise and a night tour on the bus as well (if we can stay awake after dark) - ...

Does 9am count as a sleep-in? Well, it probably would if that was the real time. Unfortunately, we didn't realise that Romania was in a different time zone and 9 am local time was really only 8 am body clock time. Never mind - we would be back to body clock time as soon as we crossed over the border into Hungary just 150 km up the road. Still no mountains or rivers to ride beside today but to make up for the lack of scenery we had great weather all the way. Our ...