Category Archives: Switzerland

Switzerland, Oftringen, 20 – 21 May 2022

Posted on Saturday, 21-May-2022 by Chris Desmond

A quick visit to Switzerland to catch up with a friend. Warm 31c, 195km took 3:15hrs over the back roads, nice ride through beautiful countryside and a few tunnels.

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Switzerland, Rothrist, 31 July – 01 August 2017

Posted on Tuesday, 1-August-2017 by Chris Desmond

Great ride from Turin to Switzerland over the St.Bernard pass. I went on a day trip by train to Interlaken to watch the Swiss National Day parade. Swiss National Day parade, Interlaken  

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Italy, Lecco, 22 – 23 May 2017

Posted on Thursday, 25-May-2017 by Chris Desmond

Tirano to Lecco was too short a ride and I would have arrived at the Moto Guzzi Museum much too early, they only open at 3 pm, so I decided to make a detour through the mountains to St.Moritz and … Continue reading →

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Italy, Tirano, 20 – 21 May 2017

Posted on Monday, 22-May-2017 by Chris Desmond

From Munich I rode to Tirano which is in Italy, on the border with Switzerland in the Alps and planned my route to go over the Stelvio pass but when I got there there the pass was closed. Anyway I … Continue reading →

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Switzerland, Kanerkinden, 29 – 31 August 2015

Posted on Monday, 31-August-2015 by Chris Desmond

I rode from Domodossola to Kanerkinden, a small village in the north of Switzerland. The route I planned took me over the Simplon pass and then followed the back roads and some one lane roads through the mountains. To use … Continue reading →

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Netherlands to Slovenia, 3-6 July 2013

Posted on Saturday, 6-July-2013 by Chris Desmond

Left Veghel, Netherlands in a  drizzle and it rained all day through Germany except for an hour just before crossing the Swiss border. Riding in the rain is very tiring as helmets do not have wipers and you have to … Continue reading →

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Europe, 10 May – 05 July 2010

Posted on Tuesday, 6-July-2010 by Chris Desmond

I hired a car and drove around Europe for a couple of months 1. Los Angeles to Amsterdam 2. Veghel, Netherlands 3. Eindhoven, Netherlands to Stanstead, UK 4. Brooklands and Mercedes, UK 5. London Eye, UK 6. East Sussex, UK … Continue reading →

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