There are landmarks that are famous to everyone, then there are some that are famous to particular groups of people – and this is an example of something that will probably be familiar to riders who have ever  dreamed of heading to the Alps on their bike. It’s Stelvio Pass, and you can read loads […]

After having to unpack and pack up again daily, it was a relief to be staying in Austria for three nights. When we saw this view from the balcony after our day of mountain passes and bunnies, it seemed like a good day to stay off the bike and we had been told it was […]

My memory could be playing tricks on me at this stage but I think this was on the way to our hotel in Austria. The road led us through valleys between the mountains, beside the most amazingly icy blue rivers and there was a beautiful fresh breeze when we drove through the shadow of the […]

On the way to our second stop in Germany, we stopped on this hill after driving past loads of vineyards and resisting the urge to get off the bike and spend the day taking photos of them. The hills here were pretty tame, but very pretty with a carpet of flowers and grasses and there […]

I got some polaroid ‘Impossible Project‘ film for my birthday (best boyfriend EVAR) and decided to save it for our trip. I had used a couple of shots in Bruges already but I was having issues with it coming out overexposed, and basically sepia – mostly because of the heat and the bright sunlight (and […]

Our first night’s stop on the continent was just over the border in Bohey, Luxembourg. We stayed in a place that wasn’t near a town but it had a lovely restaurant and to be honest, all I cared about was getting the gear off and having a cool shower! I’ve no photos at all between […]

So, a couple of weeks ago we headed off to mainland europe for a touring holiday – on the motorbike that is, for anyone who didn’t already know – and the journey started with a hop across to Holyhead in Wales by the fast ferry then a trip across England (with a quick pasty stop) […]