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Surrounded as they are by the Alps and enveloped by the cold, many Austrian bikers consider the long wait for the arrival of May and June to be a dangerous time. Why? Because the urges produced by their "motorcycle hormones" can drive them absolutely nuts. It is the same with us—my brother Daniel, Christa, my wife, and I. But every year as the...
Austria: Southern Styria-The Green State
In the middle of the fall, around the end of October, the choice of passable roads narrows in Austria. On streets at high altitude you naturally expect snow at this time of the year. And further down the slopes many of the available touring areas that are closer by may be growing a little old. The asphalt turns cold, too, and tires lose their grip,...
Eastern Europe: For the Children of Chernobyl
With the dissolution of that old ideological barrier known as the Iron Curtain, travel restrictions have eased and Western bikers now enjoy much greater access to the roads in Eastern Europe. Even so, a tour of Ukraine and Belarus doesn't yet qualify as a care-free adventure, especially when your travel plans include a visit to Chernobyl. But going...
England: Dales, Peaks, and Moors
Oh, to be in England Now that April's there, And whoever wakes in England Sees, some morning, unaware, That the lowest boughs and the brushwood sheaf Round the elm-tree bole are in tiny leaf, While the chaffinch sings on the orchard boughIn England - now!!- Robert Browning It is April in England. But William Blake's lines about "dark, satanic mills,"...
Europe: 13,000 Km in 25 Days
You can easily call it a mug's game: We only have four weeks to travel more than 13,000 kilometers. In the process, we cross the boundaries of nine countries. Beginning with a ride to Spain's sunny Seville, the site of the last World's Fair Exposition, and Gibraltar, we "strolled" back to Antwerp before embarking on a much-anticipated trip to the Arctic...
Europe: Andalusia & Murcia, Spain
Five sunny days amid blooming trees, unspoiled nature reserves and empty roads in an inviting corner of southeast Spain....
Finland: Northern Highways
2,500 miles around Finland and Lapland on a Yamaha TDM 850 and a BMW 850 GS...
France, Limousin: Saints and Sinners
Empty country roads, cultural treasures, deep green forests and waving meadows were some of the highlights of my tour through Limousin. But on a trip like this, you also have to be prepared for encounters with knights and nobility, saints, and quite a few sinners....
France, Provence: A Great Escape
For centuries, Provence in Southern France has served as a refuge for victims of persecution and for people who are just plain tired of modern civilization....
France: En Provence
The weather in Provence, a region comprising some five départements in the southeast corner of France, is near perfect in spring and autumn, with mainly clear skies and temperatures in the mid-seventies. It's a land of scarlet poppies growing wild by the thousands, church bells ringing out from hilltop villages across countless orchards and vineyards,...
