Category Archives: France

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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France, Corsica, Bastia, 22 – 24 July 2017

Posted on Monday, 24-July-2017 by Chris Desmond

At Corte I could not upload pictures to my blog and at Bastia the Internet at the place I was staying at was broken so I am catching up now. From Corte I rode to Ajaccio, the birthplace of Napolean … Continue reading →

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France, Corsica, Corte, 20 – 21 July 2017

Posted on Friday, 21-July-2017 by Chris Desmond

Sassari, Sardinia to Corte in Corsica. First stop out of Sassari was Castelsardo, a seaside town full of tourists for some pictures and then on to Santa Teresa Gallura which is where the ferry leaves for Bonifacio, Corsica. Good ride … Continue reading →

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France, Pont du Vaux and Albertville, 19 – 25 August 2015

Posted on Wednesday, 26-August-2015 by Chris Desmond

From Marseille I rode to Pont du Vaux a small town in the middle of France. I used the freeway because this part of France is very congested and would have taken twice as long on the back roads. On … Continue reading →

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France, Marseille, 15 – 18 August 2015

Posted on Tuesday, 18-August-2015 by Chris Desmond

I decided to take the freeway / toll road from Arles to Marseille thinking that it would be faster. It was fine until I got to a toll plaza where you take a ticket, 3 lanes open out into 20 … Continue reading →

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France, Arles, 12 – 14 August 2015

Posted on Sunday, 16-August-2015 by Chris Desmond

Short ride to Arles from Millau, traffic jams at the roundabouts along the coast road, this part of France is very crowded during the school holidays. Arles (pronounced Arl) an ancient city where Van Gogh did some painting and it … Continue reading →

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France, Millau Viaduct, 11 August 2015

Posted on Wednesday, 12-August-2015 by Chris Desmond

I rode to Millau for one reason only, to see the Viaduct. To get here I used back roads through the mountains, best ride so far, 178 km in 3 hours. One and a bit lane roads, no traffic and … Continue reading →

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