On the the continent – Bruges, Maastricht & the Rhine

by | Nov 18, 2012 | Europe

    The Chunnel train has to be the best form of travel in Europe. We rode the bike on to the train near Dover in the UK. Less than 40 minutes later we rode out in Calais, France. There was snow on the ground in France and we had to ask ourselves if October...

England – old friends, new places and TLC for the bike

by | Nov 7, 2012 | Europe

The motorcycle arrived in Manchester safe and sound thanks to www.motorcycleexpress.com. Less than two hours after the plane landed we were on the road. Roll on/ roll off is the way to go! (For the trivia buffs – in just under 12 months in the Americas we...

Ontario – our time in North America comes to an end

by | Oct 19, 2012 | Canada

    We’ve been in North America for almost six months. During that time we’ve travelled through forests, mountains, national parks and arctic tundra. We’ve met grizzly and black bears, muskox, caribou and deer. And like everywhere we’ve been, we’ve made some...

New York, New England and the Fall

by | Oct 18, 2012 | USA

      Our time in the US is rapidly drawing to a close as we continue heading east. Next stop New York, or to be more accurate, Hoboken New Jersey – just across the river from Manhattan. Maggie & John, family friends have opened up their home to us...

Milwaukee – why?

by | Oct 2, 2012 | USA

After Leaving South Dakota we head due east towards the Great Lakes dividing the United States from Canada.  On the banks of Lake Michigan is Milwaukee, just north of Chicago and not far from Detroit, the centre of USA’s car industry.  One of our American friends said...