Author Archives: Chris Desmond

Hastings, United Kingdom, 13 – 19 September 2026

From the Morgan Factory in Malvern I drove to Milton Keynes just for the night. My original plan was to visit the Formula 1 teams (Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1, Williams F1, McLaren Technology Centre, Red Bull Racing) in this area but … Continue reading →

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Cheltenham, United Kingdom, 11 – 12 September 2026

I drove directly from the Royal Mint to Cheltenham just for the night and the next day I visited the Morgan Factory which is in the area. Morgan started off as a three wheeler and they still make a three … Continue reading →

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Cardiff, United Kingdom 10 – 11 September 2026

After visiting the Tank Museum I spent the night in Bournemouth and from there I drove to Cardiff the following day. This was quite a long drive and was half on backroads some so narrow only one car could drive … Continue reading →

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Bournemouth, United Kingdom 09 September 2026

From Portsmouth I drove to the Tank Museum in Bovington and it was not raining hurray plus I have become familiar with the car controls so a pleasant drive. This is an absolutely amazing Museum, it is huge and all … Continue reading →

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Portsmouth, United Kingdom 07 – 08 September 2026

From the Tangmere Aviation Museum I drove to Portsmouth, so far it has drizzled non-stop and the roads are narrow and winding with many roundabouts. The roundabouts are some times huge and have many exits and even have traffic lights … Continue reading →

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Flight & Tangmere, United Kingdom 05 – 07 September 2026

I flew Qatar Airways from Perth to London Gatwick with a 20 hour layover in Doha for which the Airline gave me a free hotel room and meal vouchers worth AU$57, a burger and fries cost AU$38 hahaha. This is … Continue reading →

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Romania – Brasov, 12 – 14 July 2025

Deva to Brasov – 316 kms in 3:43 hrs, one fuel stop at the end, at the beginning I turned onto the onramp going the wrong way and had to ride to the next exit which was 22km away and … Continue reading →

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Romania – Deva, 10 – 11 July 2025

Pecs to Deva, Romania – 469 kms in 5:27 hrs, a fairly long ride, 3 stops for fuel, two thirds of the ride was on freeways with some back roads thrown in between them. Many small villages made it slow … Continue reading →

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Hungary – Pécs, 07 – 09 July 2025

Zagreb to Pecs – 226 kms in 3:49 hrs, this was on the back roads of Croatia so no tolls and Hungary has a single toll for all roads, cost for a motorcycle for 10 days is €11.21 which is … Continue reading →

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Croatia – Zagreb, Rab Island, Batina, 23 June – 06 July 2025

Pocenia to Zagreb – 300 kms in 3:42 hrs, first a toll to the Slovenian border €1.70 then the Slovenia evignette which you buy online in advance  7 days for €8.00 and finally a toll from the Slovenia border to … Continue reading →

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