Covering some 1500kms in the past week has been a dream ride as for a change I used virtually all Autostrada roadways. While they are not as tourist friendly inthat stopping for photo's is virtually impossible and will only occur at service centres or at toll boths, they offer the opportunity to quickly cover vast distances and still only ride for 2 to 3hrs. This can make for a very holiday orientated late departure and often using my genius status checkout is ...

I must admit this trip has caught me out weatherwise. I left my "winter time"with daily temperatures around 22-26oC and full sunshine shorts and singlet clothing to arrive in what is always shown as the beaches of Europe only to find many hotels closed until June. No beaches opened, well you are free to wander, just no services or lifeguards and daily overcast weather where both the woollen katmandu unders and a woollen jumper are needed under my heavy weight tou...

Excusa please whata you meana he cant make dinner? You tell Mr Rossi I have come all the way from Australie and booked into restorie da Rossi for dinner with him. Still No well well you tell him my good mate Mark Moses who owns Indian Charolette answer my emails personally within 30mins so Valentino I no join your official fan clube since 1996. I had taken the advice of Greg Lane and a friendly reminder while at Vallo di Venere near Formessia (Prescara) as the...

Jersey Day, something new and very special a day when millions of people remember,give thanks,cry,offer praise and reflect ion what may have been and what the future has to offer, Most of my readers know nothing of what Jersey Day is or why it will affect them. However my special friends, Leellen,Ernie,Jody,Megan,Wyatt,Margaret & John will already be fighting back those tears of sorrow and swalling the lump in the throat that just wont go awy. They are not ...

Normally at the end of my trip I review the various pieces of equipment I have used and offer suggestions to those many contacts I have in the world of motorcycling who often depend on each others advice on the validity & general quality of those products used on the trip. However when a new piece of equipment fails before the trip begins I feel obliged to let people know. In November of last year I attended as did those of us on this trip the Motorcycle ...