Category Archives: Germany

Germany – Großmehringg, Bonn, 02 – 04 Oct 2024

Posted on Friday, 4-October-2024 by Chris Desmond

Palazzolo della Stella to Grossmehring – what should have been a great ride turned out to be a miserable ride, cold and wet through the Italian and Austrian Alps, visor fogging up, 2 stops for fuel where I had the … Continue reading →

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Germany, Berlin, BMW Motorcycle Factory, 15 – 16 Aug 2024

Posted on Friday, 16-August-2024 by Chris Desmond

Dresden to Gasdorf to the BMW motorcycle factory – I have been meaning to visit the BMW motorcycle factory in Berlin for some time and never got around to it, not this time. I made a detour from Dresden to … Continue reading →

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Germany, Dresden, 11 – 14 Aug 2024

Posted on Wednesday, 14-August-2024 by Chris Desmond

Zary, Poland to Dresden, Germany – a two hour ride in hot and humid conditions which is fine as long as there is no rain hahaha.  So far no rain except for a drizzle entering Hanover, can not complain. There … Continue reading →

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Germany, Wolgast, 31 July – 01 Aug 2024

Posted on Thursday, 1-August-2024 by Chris Desmond

Hanover to Wolgast, Germany – freeway most of the way with congestion around Hamburg due to roadworks. So far cool and cloudy with no rain, perfect riding weather. I stopped here to visit Peenemunde where the V1 and V2 rockets … Continue reading →

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Germany, Hanover, 28 – 30 July 2024

Posted on Tuesday, 30-July-2024 by Chris Desmond

Veghel to Hanover, Germany – freeway all the way and being a Sunday no trucks only summer holiday traffic.  Hanover – population 545,000, not a big city. It is famous for the annual Trade Fair the “Hannover Messe” which is … Continue reading →

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Hastings, United Kingdom, 25 Aug. – 06 September 2023

Posted on Wednesday, 6-September-2023 by Chris Desmond

Zagreb to Regensburg to Veghel to Hastings to Perth – time to head for home 1,700 km to Hastings. Then flights from Heathrow to Kuala Lumpur and KL to Perth 14,800 km. Not the favourite part of my journey dealing … Continue reading →

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Netherlands, Veghel, 30 July – 05 August 2023

Posted on Saturday, 5-August-2023 by Chris Desmond

Gothenburg to Busdorf to Veghel – I took the ferry from Gothenburg to Frederikshavn for a change instead of riding back through Malmo and the Øresund Bridge. Arrived at the Ferry boarding area at 1030, first one there and there … Continue reading →

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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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Poland, Krakow and Jankowice, 12 – 18 July 2019

Posted on Thursday, 18-July-2019 by Chris Desmond

Leipzig to Krakow  – all on the freeway, on and off drizzle very annoying, long queues at roadworks annoying which I got around by riding down the emergency lane. No holdups crossing the border into Poland just rode straight through, … Continue reading →

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Germany, Leipzig, 09 – 11 July 2019

Posted on Thursday, 11-July-2019 by Chris Desmond

Veghel to Leipzig, through a densely populated part of Germany. A cold ride at 17c with the occasional drizzle and when I got into Leipzig there were roadworks blocking my path so I had to find a way around them, … Continue reading →

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