At the end of a trip like this it is often difficult to decide how to "finish up". Some writers get all deep and meaningful and 'reflect' on their journey. Others make lists of 'favourites'. Our last entry is dedicated to statistics. You will see headings and lists of all sorts, with numbers and a few photos. Here we go!

We have now published 3 blogs
1. Turkey to the TT,
2. The Warren Trio
3. Greece to Glasgow.
Total number of entries over 3 blogs: 142 entries
Photos published: 2 911
Visitors to Blogs: 10 211
Kilometres travelled: 76 320

The following statistics are to do with our recent Greece to Glasgow Blog only.


Greece to Glasgow Blog

49 Entries
1700 visitors (as at 9th October)
1 359 Photos included
Most Popular entry - "They're here!" - 96 visits.

Countries Visited:
Greece, Crete, Italy, Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica, Austria, Germany, France, England, Scotland, Wales, Netherlands, Poland, Northern Ireland, Belgium.

Transport and Accommodation
Kilometres on Bike: 20 000 km (approximately)
Kilometres in Cars: 5 000 km (approximately)
Number of Ferry crossings: 14
Chunnel crossings: 2
Eurostar crossing: 1
Hotels stayed in: 85
Visits to Neil & Isobel's in Scotland: 4
Stays with relatives: 2
Different beds slept in : 97 (approximately - due to repeated visits to some hotels)

Motorcycle related activities
Vespa and Lambretta Show and Shine - Cagliari, Sardinia
World Super Bike Round - Imola, Italy
Visit to Tavulia - home of Valentino Rossi
Visit to Misano Circuit - Italy
B500 - favourite biker's ride in Germany
World Super Bike Round - Donington, UK
National Motorcycle Museum, Birmingham
Visit to Ace Café - London Bikers Café
Margate Meltdown - group ride from Ace Café London to Margate

Phil Morris Racing Museum - Oswestry, UK
Isle of Man TT
Green Welly Biker's café - Scotland
MotoGP - Silverstone, UK
British Super Bike Round - Oulton Park, UK
Ulster GP - Northern Ireland
Padgetts of Batley - motorbike dealership and racing team
R & G racing - to purchase accessories for our bikes.
Loomies Biker's Café, near Southampton






Sport related activities - other than bike related
Cycling: Tour de France - Corps, France
Football: Visit to Manchester United Ground and Museum
Football: Johnston Paint Cup: Northampton V Colchester
Cricket: Ashes Test at Edgebaston, UK
Rugby World Cup:
Wales V Uruguay- Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Australia V Fiji- Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Italy V Canada- Elland Road Stadium, Leeds
Super League: Huddersfield Giants V Leeds Rhinos - John Smith Stadium, Huddersfield



Historical/Cultural visits
Acropolis, Athens
Savoca, Sicily - The Godfather Village
General George S Patton Jnr grave - Luxumberg City
American War Cemetery - Luxumberg City
Arnham - Bridge Too Far - Netherlands
Oosterbeek Commonwealth Cemetery - Netherlands
Australian War Memorial - Villiers Bretonneaux, France
Culloden Battlefield, Scotland
William Wallace Memorial, Scotland
Bastoigne - Battle of the Bulge - Belgium
Maginot Line - France
Arch de Triumphe - Paris

Route Napoleon - France
Hotel Des Invalides - Paris
Napoleon's Tomb - Paris
Louvre, Paris
Eiffel Tower - Paris
Wolf's Lair - Poland
Brandenberg Gate, Reichstag, Holocaust Memorial, Hitler's Bunker, Berlin Wall - Berlin

Frauenkirch, Dresden
Cathedral, Coventry
Australian Memorial, London
Imperial War Museum, London
Stirling Castle, Scotland
Lincoln Cathedral, England
Edinburgh Castle, Scotland

Blackpool Illuminations, England
Cardiff Castle, Wales
Windsor Castle, England
Caerphilly Castle, Wales
Warwick Castle, England
Changing of the Guard, Buckingham Palace, London
Blenheim Palace, Woodstock
Sir Winston Churchill's grave, Bladon
Duomo, Florence
Notre Dame, Paris
St Paul's Cathedral, London
Westminster Abbey
Glasgow Cathedral, Scotland
Yorkminster Cathedral, England
Coventry Cathedral, England
Transport Museum, Coventry
Frauenkirche, Dresden, Germany
Sienna Cathedral, Italy
Palermo Cathedral, Sicily
Palermo Opera House Tour, Sicily
Christ Church College and Cathedral, Oxford
Phantom of the Opera, London
LEGOLAND, London
Disneyland, Paris






















One memorable highlight (from many) of our trip










And so the sun sets on another wonderful trip.
We hope you have enjoyed the stories of our travels and that they might inspire you to plan your own adventures.