Well let it be said that I have never met the guys nor spoken to them but I do love to sample their wonderful products. Not many folks know perhaps that these brothers run not only two excellent pubs in the Midlands but at one of the two pubs they also run their own brewery,ContinueContinue reading “The wonderful Sperrin Brothers!!!”
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The Le Mans race this year was a curate’s egg, GREAT in parts…
This was our second visit to Le Mans for the wonderful 24 Hour WEC motorcycle race. Brian rides down from the UK and I drive up from Italy. The WEC consists of four races per year varying from 8 up to 24 hours and in my view it is one of the hardest motorcycle worldContinueContinue reading “The Le Mans race this year was a curate’s egg, GREAT in parts…”
Time to head to Le Mans guys…..
Well like last year and the year before Barnes and I will head to Le Mans for the 24 hour motorcycle race next weekend. He must cover a total about 750 km from home to our hotel whereas I have about 1750 km from Amalfi to Le Mans so he can travel 1 day andContinueContinue reading “Time to head to Le Mans guys…..”
More 2024 holiday news guys…
And so to my 2024 bookings and ideas and proposals…. April. Le Mans hotel is already booked for the 24 hour WEC race. Our wonderful 2023 hotel is not available for whatever reason (we loved the LePrince in the city centre). So I have booked the ibis Styles Le Mans South Station from the ThursdayContinueContinue reading “More 2024 holiday news guys…”
So two of my bikes sold back to Martin and just the old Audi to take back to the UK…
I started to write this brief travel blog on the Irish Ferries ship heading towards Calais in the pouring rain, luckily I am in the lounge warm and dry. My trusty Mercedes Vito van is resting and dripping downstairs. The drive from Cambridge to Dover this morning was hairy as the rainfall was amazingly heavy,ContinueContinue reading “So two of my bikes sold back to Martin and just the old Audi to take back to the UK…”
Every motorcyclist needs a TMax in their life (or garage or plan or whatever)…..
Like all we er traditional motorcyclists I always considered scooters to be something to be avoided, a 2 wheeled shopping trolley or something for the girls but not for we real men. The amazing Yamaha TMax should make us all think again cos the Yamaha scooter is amazing but most motorcyclists will need to RIDEContinueContinue reading “Every motorcyclist needs a TMax in their life (or garage or plan or whatever)…..”
By trailer, by road or…….UPDATED!!!!
OK here is my current quandry guys. I have decided to return one or even two bikes to the UK cos I am simply not using them, and at the same time I have my old Audi S4 up for sale. Thanks to good ol Brexit (not) it seems that it would be almost impossibleContinueContinue reading “By trailer, by road or…….UPDATED!!!!”
2024 holiday plans start to come together, see more….updated again.
As regular readers will know (thanks sis haha) I ended my 2023 holiday travels in November on a massive high visiting 8 European countries by Mercedes Vito van over a very cold and wet 2 week period with Barnes. I was VERY lucky that I had just fitted a set of Vredestein 4 season tyresContinueContinue reading “2024 holiday plans start to come together, see more….updated again.”
How was our European trip??? Please read on fans….
As I previously announced I recently made a long trip through several European countries with Brian the Barnes and I wanna tell yas how things went, I know that you are all on the edge of your seats waiting for news right??? So here we go. As requested…. On Sunday the 29th of October IContinueContinue reading “How was our European trip??? Please read on fans….”
Maisons du Monde, what a discovery…
Ok hands up all of you who know the French chain of shops called Maisons du Monde. Er few. And now hands up who has heard of the hotel chain Maisons du Monde?? Nobody. Ok let me explain what I just discovered during my recent stay in lovely Marseille as I had booked a SuiteContinueContinue reading “Maisons du Monde, what a discovery…”
Service no limits! 