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I booked a train due to leave Calais at 15.20 (train J). It actually set off about 16.00. Could have been worse!
In light of the reports of problems at the Tunnel, I thought I should get to Calais early, leaving extra time before my booked train. Turned out...
Over the Ballons de Vosges today (Friday) via the Pass of Bussang - a mild one, with lots of fast sweeping curves and not many hairpins. Then...
Thanks. Not too bad, but I decided that extending my tour to Trieste and Slovenia would be pushing my luck too far. Heading back towards Calais,...
Today (Thursday) I rode over the Brenner Pass into Austria, taking the old road not the autostrada. It's one of the lower passes, by Alpine...
Wednesday evening booked into a hotel on a hill overlooking Bressanone. Unfortunately the hotel was terrible - no lift (carrying luggage up six...
Headed up into the Dolomites and took the Passo Rolle between San Martino di Castrozza and Predazzo. Here is a photo I took near the top. [ATTACH]
Slight medical problem, so spent Tuesday resting and in company with friends in Milano Marittima. Very pleasant well-appointed hotel with helpful...
Who did you purchase the bike from? Who did you purchase the exhaust system from? Who fitted the exhaust to the bike? Who is the "local Ducati...
Enjoyable dinner at a restaurant with some characterful waiters last night, as the guest of Italian friends Gaetano and Barbara M. He is riding...
Birthplace of Raphael in Urbino: [ATTACH]
Today (Monday) I set off from Urbino in the pouring rain - which made a pleasant change from the scorching heat - and rode some deserted back...
Sightseeing in Urbino today. The 15th century Ducal Palace, the cathedral (Duomo), the house where Raphael was born (now a museum to his life,...
... and here is the corresponding opposite view, looking North from the Palace of the Dukes of Urbino: [ATTACH]
Obviously I abseiled down from the ceiling, Mission Impossible style
If you want the correct key and you know the code number, contact these:...
Saw this 1960's Ducati 125cc four-cylinder in Pesaro today, at the Morbidelli Museum: [ATTACH] PS Don't try going to the museum, it's been shut...
Also at the museum is the Minardi F1 car which Gianni Morbidelli (Junior) drove in the 1990/91 racing seasons, using Ferrari or Lamborghini...
How about this Ducati 125cc 4-cylinder of the 1960s? [ATTACH]
From a collection of over 300 rare or unique exhibits, it is hard to pick highlights. This 1942 Benelli 250 4-cylinder supercharged might qualify:...
