Category Archives: France

France – Cannes, 03 – 05 June 2025

Posted on Friday, 6-June-2025 by Chris Desmond

Montpellier to Cannes – 295 kms in 3:25 hrs, 1 fuel stop. Short ride, quite a few trucks until I got past Marseille 3 toll stops €4.30, 2.90 and 10.90, very annoying. Filling up fuel in France takes ages, first … Continue reading →

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France – Montpellier, 31 May – 02 June 2025

Posted on Monday, 2-June-2025 by Chris Desmond

Zaragoza to Montpellier – 637 kms in 6:56 hrs, 3 fuel stops. I had to go past Barcelona and there were a number of traffic jams which I got around by riding down the emergency lane but still slow going. … Continue reading →

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Spain – Beziers, Benicassim, Castellon – 13 – 17 May 2025.

Posted on Saturday, 17-May-2025 by Chris Desmond

Reims to Beziers – a long ride 869 kms in 8:47 hrs, not something I do very often. I wanted to get to Benicassim to visit a friend before he left. Beziers to Benicassim the following day was a relaxing … Continue reading →

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France – Reims 09 – 12 May 2025

Posted on Monday, 12-May-2025 by Chris Desmond

Hastings to Reims – I arrived at the Folkestone side of the Channel Tunnel and there was a huge queue with a sign saying 5 hours delay due to a train breakdown in the tunnel. Not nice as I still … Continue reading →

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UK – Hastings and the long flight Home, 07 – 13 Oct 2024

Posted on Sunday, 13-October-2024 by Chris Desmond

Dunkirk to Hastings – this was a short and cold ride 12c to Calais to catch the Tunnel train. There were the not unexpected road works which closed one side of the freeway and resulted in a 20km long traffic … Continue reading →

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France – Dunkirk, 05 – 06 Oct 2024

Posted on Sunday, 6-October-2024 by Chris Desmond

Bonn to Dunkirk – easy ride on the freeway, cold 8c when I left at 1005 and misty, the mist cleared and the sun came out temp went up to 14c, one stop for petrol and the temp went up … Continue reading →

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France, Bayonne and Biarritz, 10 – 12 June 2022

Posted on Sunday, 12-June-2022 by Chris Desmond

Bilbao in Spain to Bayonne in France both in Basque country. Short ride 2:05hrs and 159kms with 6 Toll stops and €24.77 in tolls, a real nuisance. At one stop the system did not detect my bike and did not … Continue reading →

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France, Clermont-Ferrand & Toulouse, 22 – 23 May 2022

Posted on Monday, 23-May-2022 by Chris Desmond

Oftringen to Clermont-Ferrand in France, a long and tiring ride 535km and 7:50hrs, just passing through. Clermont-Ferrand to Toulouse 399kms in 4:45hrs on the back roads, raining at first and then it became fine. Another stop to meet a friend. … Continue reading →

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France, Strasbourg, 16 – 19 May 2022

Posted on Thursday, 19-May-2022 by Chris Desmond

Veghel to Strasbourg on the freeway 503km in 6 hours, cold at first then warmed up, 15 minute downpour about an hour out of Strasbourg. Strasbourg – Home of the EU Parliament and a nice Old Town. I went on … Continue reading →

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Italy, Genoa, 25 – 27 July 2017

Posted on Friday, 28-July-2017 by Chris Desmond

Another ferry trip to get from Bastia, Corsica to Genoa, Italy, a 10 hour journey, departed at 2145 (45 min late) and arrived at 0715 (15 min late) the next day. Cost 34.63 euro that includes a discount of 7.50 … Continue reading →

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