In the end I did manage to reassemble my bicycle. It took about 25km for everything to 'settle in' again but it is going OK. In fact it's going very well, I have now ridden it accross about 160 km of Bavaria. I was pretty sleepy when I left Munich airport and nearly ran over the first people I met on the shared walk/ride path near the hotel. It's a strange feeling when you veer left to avoid people and they deliberately go right towards a collision. It's usually ...

Good morning from sunny Munchen! I never really look forward to flying long distance, so glad I'm here now and don't have to fly for a couple of weeks. The photo shows me in the shed at home stressing over packing the bikes - eventually had to get a bigger box for that one. I had to pack the 12kg bike into a 2kg box, along with accessories etc, and end up with a package not exceeding 20kg. I thought it was not likely but was very proud when i put my bike box on t...

I have arrived safely back in Germany at the home of my friends Gernot & Marlies, after wandering around Austria for a couple of days. Since I last wrote my adventure has gone like this: Leaving Graz i still felt unwell but purchased some bland food and rode away. I had obtained a Motorrad Touring Map from the infocentre (in return for filling out their questionere) and decided to follow some of the winding lines on it. To this end I rode toward Deutschlandb...

Censorship Yes folks, today`s blog is being censored. After waiting a whole month the lovely Sandi has escaped the woraday world for a couple of weeks and is honouring me with her presence here in Europe. I know my brother doesn`t approve of sloppy stuff but it is really special to be back together again so I thought I`d tell you all. Sandi flew in last night and although being jetlagged she has bravely come adventuring in central Frankfurt where we found ours...

Five countries in one day! I've travelled a fair way since my last blog from Spalding. The weather has turned quite hot and humid - quite unpleasant in my bike clothing, so i have found myself riding into the evenings where possible, to cover the distance in the cool. Therefore I rode into Hertford (pronounced Hartford - (Of course! don't you love English!)) quite late in the evening looking for a campsite. I had its location on my whole of England map and rode...