Category Archives: United Kingdom

UK, Hastings, 02 – 06 May 2017

Posted on Sunday, 7-May-2017 by Chris Desmond

Hastings – I left Perth on 1 May 2017 and flew to the UK where my bike is in storage in a friends garage in Hastings. Charged the battery, oil and filter change and then had to take it to … Continue reading →

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Netherlands, Germany, UK, 13 – 28 November 2016

Posted on Monday, 28-November-2016 by Chris Desmond

13 Nov 2016 – The last stage of my journey, arrived back at Dusseldorf, then to Veghel in the Netherlands. 17 Nov 2016 – Train to Hamburg, spent the night at a hotel and early the next morning took the … Continue reading →

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Netherlands, Veghel, 28 June to 4 July 2016

Posted on Monday, 4-July-2016 by Chris Desmond

From Hastings I rode to Veghel once again catching up with friends.  

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United Kingdom, Edinburgh and Hastings, 22-27 June 2016

Posted on Monday, 27-June-2016 by Chris Desmond

From the Isle of Man I got the ferry back to the mainland and rode to Edinburgh to visit friends for a few days then back to Hastings to do an Oil and Filter change, fit new tyres and do … Continue reading →

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United Kingdom, Isle of Man, 19-21 June 2016

Posted on Tuesday, 21-June-2016 by Chris Desmond

From Hastings I rode to Heysham and got the ferry to Douglas on the Isle of Man to ride the legendary Snaefell Mountain Course, a bucket list ride for all motorcyclists. This island is a Crown Dependancy with a population … Continue reading →

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United Kingdom, Hastings, 12-18 June 2016

Posted on Saturday, 18-June-2016 by Chris Desmond

I flew from Perth to Hastings via Singapore, a long flight. First job was to take my bike which has been resting in a friends garage to a Suzuki dealer for a checkup as part of a recall issued by … Continue reading →

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United Kingdom, Hastings, 17 – 23 September 2015

Posted on Wednesday, 23-September-2015 by Chris Desmond

From Dortmund in Germany I rode to Hastings in East Sussex in the UK, wet and windy on the continent. Got trapped by trucks and traffic into taking an off ramp going through Antwerp and had to turn around and … Continue reading →

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Spain & UK, Algeciras, Gibraltar, 17 – 18 November 2014

Posted on Wednesday, 19-November-2014 by Chris Desmond

After a short break in Sevilla I rode to Algeciras which is where you get the ferry to Ceuta a Spanish exclave in Morocco. I was informed by another bike rider that this was the easiest way to enter Morocco … Continue reading →

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United Kingdom, Hastings, 8-17 September 2014

Posted on Wednesday, 17-September-2014 by Chris Desmond

I arrived in Hastings on the 8th of September, picked up a new Suzuki DL650 Vstrom on the 9th spent a few days bolting on accessories then visited friends in the area. The weather was perfect, ten days of sunshine … Continue reading →

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Ireland to Netherlands, 22-27 June 2013

Posted on Friday, 28-June-2013 by Chris Desmond

Loaded my bike up in a drizzle for the short ride to the ferry terminal from Belfast to Cairnryan in Scotland, booked online for $80, as usual everything went smoothly with the crossing rode onto the ferry at 1045 and … Continue reading →

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