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Champagne

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This week-end I discover another region of France where for no special reason I have never set foot in. After a quick morning visit to a house of champagne called ‘Castellane’, we headed to the… Champagne

Magic Day

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After the long and rather difficult day yesterday, I was not ready to roll before 10:00 am this morning. But the blue sky was back. It was actually pretty much perfect. So I ended up… Magic Day

Stelvio Pass

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This is it … This morning first order of the day was Stelvio Pass. And I was not disappointed, darn lucky I should say. really excellent conditions if you can forget the cold. But the… Stelvio Pass

Dolomites

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Out of the craziness of Venice, Here we are in the Italian Dolomites. It was a bit of a shock though. Temperature dropped and the weather changed big time. All day it was foggy and… Dolomites

Venice

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Today was a hard day. A typical hard day Paris style as a tourist. This town is tiring in many way. Many peoples fight for a limited space. Then there are not much alternative to… Venice

Ducati Factory Tour

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Well despite my adventurous schedule … (No schedule), I managed to book a tour at the Ducati factory in Bologna where I headed early this morning. Being totally lucky I chose one of the couple… Ducati Factory Tour

Pisa and Florence.

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One heavy walk day. Morning visit to see that the leaning tower of Pisa is actually really leaning. Then a ride to Florence by the countryside. The first part was truly horrible and boring, Then… Pisa and Florence.

Crossing to Italy

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Today is transit day. Brilliant really fast ride across the island from Ajaccio to Bastia. Then a pretty fast Ferry crossing (4 hours) to Livorno in Italy.

Day long loop to Porto.

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What a hard day that was. The objective was to go see the ‘Calanques of Pianat’ near the coastal town of Porto. It did not look too far on the map. Si decided to aim… Day long loop to Porto.

Corsica back roads.

For the last couple of days it was time to investigate the back roads of Ajaccio. I learned rather quickly that distances means nothing over here. What counts is time. Sadly, for example, as a… Corsica back roads.

Dark Dog Tour

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I landed in Corsica at 0700 this morning. The crossing was not really fun as it was overnight and a storm developed within a couple of hours of us leaving port. Anyway I was in… Dark Dog Tour