Another reunion In '97 I rode a motorcycle from Australia to The Netherlands along the overland route. Two friends; Peter and Charlie were my companions. During this trip Charlie and I entered Rimini (Peter had left the day before to visit relatives in Tuscany) and where followed by a handful of bikers who were discussing our registration and AUS plates. They thought we were from Austria, except for one rider who assured his mates that we had come from Australia...

29-08-2014 The email I received about the bike being ready had me off to an early start to cover the 450 km from Budapest back Liezen to collect the bike. I wanted to get some money from the bank, surprise... the banks close down between 12 and 2. In fact it looks like half the country closes for lunch. I think Austria. Switzerland and some parts of Southern Germany are the only places in the world I have ever come across this. I remember that once I visited th...