Heading back towards the UK has left us with mixed emotions. During our time on the Continent we have seen so much and ticked off several boxes on our bucket list however as we have been riding for five weeks we are a little tired. We have a week to ride back to Felixstowe to drop off the bike before the next part of our holiday. As we have travelled through this part of Europe on several occassions we have tried to include some places that we haven't been to be...

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 ...

Sometimes on a trip like ours, an overnight stay is just because it is the right distance from your next destination. Today Timisoara in Romania was just such a place but it had a hidden reason for a visit as well. After leaving Belgrade we started our journey north keen to get to Budapest in Hungary but it was a bit too far for a one day ride. After checking Google Maps we decided to visit Timisoara which would also allow us to tick off a visit to another count...

"Breakfast included" is always a plus in hotel accommodation on our travels. Our Sarajevo Hotel provided breakfast but by 11:00am Greg was wishing it hadn't! We left the hotel about 9am for our 300 km journey to Belgrade. Usually this distance is covered by about 2pm with stops included. Today, the GPS showed that it would take us close to 7 hours without stops. It was soon evident why as we followed a light torquoise coloured river and mountains again, great ri...