Monthly Archives: September 2019

Germany, Nuremberg, 18 – 21 September 2019

Posted on Saturday, 21-September-2019 by Chris Desmond

Salzburg to Nuremberg, cold through the mountains, a short ride of 304 km in 3:40 hrs with roadworks and trucks hogging one lane. The Germans are still checking cars at the border with Austria on the freeway causing long queues, … Continue reading →

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Austria, Salzburg, 14 – 17 September 2019

Posted on Tuesday, 17-September-2019 by Chris Desmond

Sankt Lorenzen to Salzburg – This was a crazy ride, first the road had fallen down down a cliff and I had to turn back and find another way. Next the Grossglockner road which costs €26.50 for a day ticket … Continue reading →

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Austria, Sankt Lorenzen, 11 – 13 September 2019

Posted on Friday, 13-September-2019 by Chris Desmond

Arta Terme to Sankt Lorenzen – another short ride deeper into the Austrian Alps. The road took me over the Plocken Pass and it deteriorated markedly in Austria. I travelled this route but in the other direction last year. Hundreds … Continue reading →

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Italy, Arta Terme, 09 – 10 September 2019

Posted on Tuesday, 10-September-2019 by Chris Desmond

Trieste to Arta Terme – a short ride to the foothills of the Alps as I only slept an hour on the flights back from Iceland. Butterfly House of Bordano – not far from Arta Terme is a town called … Continue reading →

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Iceland, Reykjavik, 02 – 09 September 2019

Posted on Monday, 9-September-2019 by Chris Desmond

Trieste to Reykjavik – Well I got tired of the heat and humidity of the southern latitudes and decided to go somewhere to cool off, like Iceland hahaha. Good connecting flights from Trieste to Reykjavik via Frankfurt and September is … Continue reading →

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Italy, Trieste, 17 August – 01 September 2019

Posted on Sunday, 1-September-2019 by Chris Desmond

Rijeka to Trieste a short ride that passes through Slovenia. When I was a few kilometres from the Slovenian border traffic was at a standstill, I thought it was either roadworks or an accident, wrong. After a few minutes 4 … Continue reading →

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