The French are well known for their love of a beach holiday. The English also love their stony beaches. The Queen is revered by the majority of the British people. The French opened their borders to the illegal immigrants, Britain didn't. Both countries have suffered from Muslim based terrorist attacks. So with a little time to explore while waiting at Ouistreham for the ferry to Portsmouth I decided to look,listen,talk and observe locally to see what this m...

The South beckoned us and turned out to feature a host of unique styles of buildings mixed with a fair share of culture. Being a member of The Clan (Royal Military Tattoo Edinburgh) and a visitor to places such as The Opera in Vienna, The Vienna Boys Choir,various famous musicals and plays it wasnt long before I was immersed in artistic Impressioism in the style of Claude Monet at his home in Giverny in France. However in order to visit we passed many villages ...

The original plan after VB was to travel South to be in Jurez for the Spanish MotoGP the following week. A planned stop was San Sebastian on the Spanish coast however looking for accommodation was a nightmare with cheap rooms beginning at $400 per night up to $4995 per night. So the Rich & Famous were left to pay those prices and we looked inland. The comment was made to me had I visited Lourdes before. The answer came straight back "No"So it was decided tha...

The night had been restless, the anticipation, the feelings,the united efforts of thousands and a long day of travel had added to the expectation of a once in a lifetime opportunity. Like our troops the journey had been long over 16000kms directly but some 24590kms by my indirect route. Arriving in a new Country well away from the sights and comforts of Australia. While I did not march there had been the 3900kms of overland travel,also to be united, with countr...

The night had been restless, the anticipation, the feelings,the united efforts of thousands and a long day of travel had added to the expectation of a once in a lifetime opportunity. Like our troops the journey had been long over 16000kms directly but some 24590kms but the indirect route. Arriving in a new Country well away from the sights and comforts of Australia. While I did not march there had been the 3900kms of overland travel also to be united with count...