We left Hradec Kralove in full wet weather gear - yes, the rain had set in overnight. With a wet day ahead of us and a 440km ride to Berlin for 2 nights, it was on the freeway for the whole day. This is not a bad thing when the weather is wet as the road surface is usually better than some of the more scenic routes. No photos of the ride - sorry! BUT when we stopped about 90km from Berlin we came across some other bikers from Germany and UK. After exchanging rid...

We now have 5 days riding and 4 overnight stays before we get to Assen for the MotoGP on Saturday 29th June. We tried to plot a route but everywhere we thought of for a day's destination seemed to be either too far or too close to ride! After much map searching and Tom Tom route planning, we made some decisions. The ride today was to take us from Poland into the Czech Republic. Destination - Hradec Kralove. This town was chosen purely because it was a comfortabl...

The main purpose of our trip to Poland was to visit Auchwitz; the infamous cocentration and extermination camp created by the Nazis in 1940. It was to become known worldwide as a symbol of genocide and terror that was the Holocaust. Before going to Auschwitz we had some other business to attend to - a new rear tyre for our bike. Soon after our arrival in Bielsko-Biala, Greg noticed the tread wear indicator on the Pommie-Ducati had reached its legal limit and se...

It would take us 2 days to ride to Poland for our visit to Auschwitz and we had to ride through Slovakia. Zilina was chosen as the stopping spot. The ride was not very inspiring! We found the part of Slovakia that we rode through to be highly industrialised with poor roads, heavy traffic and a smog haze that spoilt the horizon. It wasn't until we had almost reached our destination that the roads improved and the scenery was more to our liking. We stayed in a ...

We have commented several times during this trip about the wet, cold weather – no more. Summer has arrived with a vengeance! After leaving Eisenerz – or Greg's version – eyes an’ ears, we headed for Vienna. This city has been on our 'to visit’ list for many years. We decided to stay for 3 nights to give us 2 full days to explore. Luckily, we arrived at lunchtime on Tuesday so we really had 2 ½ days to explore – and we nee...