Category Archives: United Kingdom

Hastings, United Kingdom, 13 – 19 September 2026

From the Morgan Factory in Malvern I drove to Milton Keynes just for the night. My original plan was to visit the Formula 1 teams (Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1, Williams F1, McLaren Technology Centre, Red Bull Racing) in this area but … Continue reading

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Cheltenham, United Kingdom, 11 – 12 September 2026

I drove directly from the Royal Mint to Cheltenham just for the night and the next day I visited the Morgan Factory which is in the area. Morgan started off as a three wheeler and they still make a three … Continue reading

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Cardiff, United Kingdom 10 – 11 September 2026

After visiting the Tank Museum I spent the night in Bournemouth and from there I drove to Cardiff the following day. This was quite a long drive and was half on backroads some so narrow only one car could drive … Continue reading

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Bournemouth, United Kingdom 09 September 2026

From Portsmouth I drove to the Tank Museum in Bovington and it was not raining hurray plus I have become familiar with the car controls so a pleasant drive. This is an absolutely amazing Museum, it is huge and all … Continue reading

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Portsmouth, United Kingdom 07 – 08 September 2026

From the Tangmere Aviation Museum I drove to Portsmouth, so far it has drizzled non-stop and the roads are narrow and winding with many roundabouts. The roundabouts are some times huge and have many exits and even have traffic lights … Continue reading

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Flight & Tangmere, United Kingdom 05 – 07 September 2026

I flew Qatar Airways from Perth to London Gatwick with a 20 hour layover in Doha for which the Airline gave me a free hotel room and meal vouchers worth AU$57, a burger and fries cost AU$38 hahaha. This is … Continue reading

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UK – Hastings 29 April – 08 May 2025

Perth to Hastings – The start of my annual journey to Europe. The usual long flight, this time on Qatar Airways (which is an excellent airline) via Doha to Gatwick. I got the train direct from the Airport to Hasting … Continue reading

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

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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United Kingdom, Hastings, 13 – 20 July 2024

Cape Town to Doha 9:35 hrs, 1:55 layover and then another 7:10 hrs to Hastings – cooped up in a tube for so long is tiring. This is where I get my bike registered, insured and the annual inspection MOT … Continue reading

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

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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