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Mate if are you coming anywhere near Colchester, Essex, (East Anglia), your welcome to either doss in a tent in my back garden or on the Sofa, & can show you some nice places to see over here also look @ this site quite helpfull BestBikingRoads Motorcycle Touring Motorcycle Routes Motorcycle
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good luck
Hi, I have only just been put onto Hubb by a good friend and spotted your post for Eu travel. Fancy a pint sometime after Easter?
Selous, Thanks for the link. I had found them already. Got some good stuff. I don't think I'll get to your area as I pick up the bike in Bradford and head north. Thanks for the offer though and if by some twist of fate I end up there I will definately get in contact.
Laurent, I do the ferry to Calais on 23 June so I guess I'll be some where near your place a couple of days after that. I don't realy have a definate plan as to times and places. I'll let you know when I get near to you. I look forward to it. Ed
I have a bike.Payed for and in my name( thanks Sam) Insured TP with Footman James BP 92.85 and accepted international licence issued in Australia and no difficult residencey questions. Phew!
I became somewhat concerned with the airport closures so close, but am now somewhat more relaxed as things appear to be returning to normal.
Just a few minor bits and pieces to organise and I'm ready. Ed
You probably read 1000 and 1 stories all ready but I have linked our trip last year.
So you don't have to read all my waffle the one place I was really impressed with in the south east of France was the Verdon Gorge. You can find heaps of beautiful photos if you google it. Well worth a look if you are going that way.
Thans for the info Rob, I may get there, I'm not really planning that part of the trip that much. I was planning on just tootleing around the back roads. So any info like that is great.
Rory I plan on spending about a week over on the west coast. I'm in Tobermoray 3+4 June. How do I contact you?
Hi Ed
Enjoy your trip. I would be very interested to talk to you when you get back as I am planning a very similar trip in 2011.
Could you please contact me when you get home and perhaps we could catch up for a . (I am in Brisbane)
Cheers
Guy
Hi Ed
Enjoy your trip. I would be very interested to talk to you when you get back as I am planning a very similar trip in 2011.
Could you please contact me when you get home and perhaps we could catch up for a . (I am in Brisbane)
Cheers
Guy
Hi Guy,
Not a problem. I'd be happy to help with any thing I can.
I fly out tomorrow about 1 from Brisbane, and I'm back on the 10th August.
I'm nearly 3 weeks into the trip now and tonight I'm in Clifden on the Connemara peninsula in Ireland, having a ball. I met uip with Hubbers at Cannich in Scotland at the start, great people, and travelled all over Scotland for about 10 days. Blew the clutch in Mull on the old BMW K100 I bought and got shipped back to Bradford to get it fixed, thanks to my insurance.
It was fixed in time for me to make the ferry to Isle of Man for a couple of days of the TT and then over to Belfast etc and here I am.
Mostly the weather has been crap, but today was warm and sunny and all is forgiven.
Tomorrow I'll head on down the coast past Galway till I find somewhere that takes my fancy.
Ed
pic1 is Morning mist on the harbour at Tobermoray Mull
pic2 is pool at Glen Affric near Cannich
pic3 is Somewhere near Lochinver
pic4 is Connemara Ireland
pic5 is Duart Castle on Mull
Great pics! Was in Clifden myself on the bike only a few weeks ago,if your heading south then the Dingle Peninsular is very nice,go through the Connor Pass & head west to the Slea Head road,can recommend the Black Cat Hostel in Ballyferriter (Baile an Fheirtearaigh in Gaelic)
Have a great trip,
Andy
I've been riding the Ring of Kerry today. What a fabulous place. Found a nice little pub that was recomended to me by some buskers at one of the photo stops. The Blind Piper Inn at Caherdaniel. The real deal Little Irish pub. Great food at reasonable prices. Frequented by locals and tourists yet retaining a funky charm and old decor. And it's in a fantastic location. The ring of Kerry and Connemara are the best.
Great stuff ! I had been wondering how you were getting on - delighted you made it into Affric - it seems that the days riding we spent in the pi**ing rain was to be the first of many - no excuse for not going out in the rain when you get back to OZ - enjoy the rest of your time in Europe - we will keep watching this thread - ride safe Bruce and Stel (Chizz)
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