Author Archives: Chris Desmond

USA and Canada, 19 January – 19 February 2014

Posted on Wednesday, 19-February-2014 by Chris Desmond

I flew back East to Columbus, Ohio hired a car and drove around visiting friends in Ohio, Kentucky, Michigan and Toronto with a stop at the Niagara Falls. I learnt one lesson, in this part of the world you only … Continue reading →

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USA, California, 03 – 18 January 2014

Posted on Sunday, 19-January-2014 by Chris Desmond

2 weeks in California visiting friends, a welcome change from the snow storms in the North-East. I only just managed to fly out when there was a break in the weather. Flight from La Guardia, NY to Chicago to Orange … Continue reading →

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USA, New York, 27 Dec 2013 – 3 Jan 2014

Posted on Saturday, 4-January-2014 by Chris Desmond

This trip was about experiencing a northern winter, New Years Eve in Times Square, the Daytona 500 and seeing the Niagara Falls in winter. The Northern winter put on a special show this year with some of the heaviest snowfalls … Continue reading →

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Malta, 8-15 October 2013

Posted on Tuesday, 15-October-2013 by Chris Desmond

Malta, 316 sq.km, population 411,000, a country in its own right and a member of the EU. Once upon a time an island Fortress, now a place where the British and other Europeans come to burn. They serve beer in … Continue reading →

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Netherlands, Breda and ‘s-Hertogenbosch, 3, 5 October 2013

Posted on Saturday, 5-October-2013 by Chris Desmond

Visited Breda with friends to see the Casino which is quite unique being built inside what used to be a convent, a historic building. Day trip to ‘s-Hertogenbosch which means Duke’s Wood, over the years the city has been built over … Continue reading →

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Belgium, Antwerp, 28 September 2013

Posted on Saturday, 28-September-2013 by Chris Desmond

Day trip to Antwerp where I was lucky enough to be shown around by a local, an interesting place, need a few more days to see it properly.

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Finland, Helsinki, 20-23 September 2013

Posted on Friday, 27-September-2013 by Chris Desmond

I got the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki, there are a number of these every day, cost 58 euro for me and the bike. The journey takes 2 hours and you get off right in the middle of the city. This … Continue reading →

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Estonia, Tallinn, 17-19 September 2013

Posted on Thursday, 19-September-2013 by Chris Desmond

I left Riga after 0900 but it was still rush hour and courteous driving is less common as I travel north, 2 lane roads all the way to Tallinn, no freeways in either country. Flat countryside, mainly forests, overtaking happens … Continue reading →

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Latvia, Riga, 14-16 September 2013

Posted on Monday, 16-September-2013 by Chris Desmond

I left Vilnius in a drizzle, first ride in the rain since the 3rd of July, the drizzle stopped after about an hour and it was fine for the rest of the day. Freeway for the first 170 km and … Continue reading →

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Lithuania, Vilnius, 11-13 September 2013

Posted on Friday, 13-September-2013 by Chris Desmond

The ride from Warsaw to Vilnius was mainly on 2 lane secondary roads, the last 100 km into Vilnius was on a freeway, many towns and trucks and roadworks meant slow going, flat straight roads and farmland, cool 15c and … Continue reading →

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