Saturday 27 September 2025
Asian lunch from morning market or salami, cheese & chip sanger? Some people! 
Plus patisserie dessert of course 
Saturday 27 September 2025
Large brocante & market in Sommieres. Coffee with treats from patisserie. Chocolate & raspberry tart was top notch!
Friday 26 September 2025
No, not back in Italy! Dinner @ Casa Pezzella, Sommieres. Chocolate cake here the highlight for me - exquisite!
Friday 26 September 2025
Pre-dinner explore in Sommieres. Lots of tiny streets & passages. Love this very interesting medieval village.
Friday 26 September 2025
Bonjour Nice! Gorgeous day, but it's not lunchtime yet & you don't have Gelato, so sorry, we won't be staying long
Thursday 25 September 2025
Braus+Turini: Drizzle up top, mad rain on descent, saw car/moto prang & bike pros. Fixed freehub of random. Eventful!
Wednesday 24 September 2025
No dessert with lunch as this awesome deli/bakery was right next door. We picked up some treats for later. Nom!
Wednesday 24 September 2025
Lunch @ Pizzeria le Vulcano, Menton. Very tasty & for such a touristic village wasn't outrageously exy. Well done! 
Wednesday 24 September 2025
Messing about in Menton. What a super nice little place. So glad we're visiting end of September & not peak season!
Wednesday 24 September 2025
View to Menton from the St Ludovic border post between France & Italy.
Wednesday 24 September 2025
Last morning in Italy for this trip, sooooo... coffee & biscotti stop before we say arrivederci!
Tuesday 23 September 2025
Tapas, drinks & dinner in Diano Marina. Bar has a kinda too cool for school vibe, but we just about fit in, right?
Tuesday 23 September 2025
Riding in hinterland above the Italian Riviera. Surprisingly good roads & mostly very quiet. Nice views. Great stuff!
Monday 22 September 2025
Short stroll on the seafront & town, Diano Marina. Finally got a Gelato fix - yum!
Monday 22 September 2025
Made it to the coast. Phew! On the beach near Laigueglia - not bad for the Med, but not today's final destination.
Monday 22 September 2025
Sure, we could have driven more last night, but would have missed all this chaos! ... and where's the fun in that?
Monday 22 September 2025
Oh dear 
Monday 22 September 2025
This can't be good! As forecast but didn't want to drive any further last night. Prolly wouldn't have helped TBH!
Sunday 21 September 2025
Camping by Lago di Piano. We were going to stroll along the lake to dinner, but it started to rain so ate in. Doh!
Sunday 21 September 2025
Happy snaps by a sunny Lake Como. Amazingly didn't see a gelato stand near where we parked so none of that Boo!
Sunday 21 September 2025
Swiss hike from Maloja pass to lakes Bitabergh & Cavloc. Autumn is really showing & clouds rolling in as we finished.
Sunday 21 September 2025
Swiss bus MTB shuttle! This is top of the Ofenpass - I rode up here yesterday, but on a slightly lighter bike
Sunday 21 September 2025
Random views driving in Switzerland this morning: over the Ofenpass to St Moritz & along Silsersee.
Saturday 20 September 2025
Post-ride refreshments. Hell yeah! Cheers! 
Saturday 20 September 2025
Stelvio, Umbrail & Ofenpass. Unbelievable! And yet not even the hardest ride this week. Things must be going well!
Saturday 20 September 2025
Woke up to this... gonna be a great day! Erm... hopefully!
Friday 19 September 2025
Hmmmmmmm... Decisions, decisions...
Friday 19 September 2025
Arriving in Mustair, Switzerland. Fear I may have brought the wrong bike! Guess we'll find out tomorrow!
Thursday 18 September 2025
Camping by Millstatter See. At least one of us went in & thankfully temperature was unexpectedly pleasant. Phew!
Thursday 18 September 2025
German & Austrian DIY stores are a cut above. Can't find a 12mm allen key in most French places! #HolidayShopping
Thursday 18 September 2025
Time for dessert! Nom, nom, nom!
Thursday 18 September 2025
Half kilo of spit roast suckling pig & a pint. Pratiwi's veal liver was delicious too. All with a view. What a place!
Thursday 18 September 2025
Wondering around Kranjska Gora - and messing about a bit What a beautiful little place.
Thursday 18 September 2025
Mangartski slap (Slovenia) & Lago del Predil (Italy). Such a beautiful ride yesterday came back with Pratiwi today
Wednesday 17 September 2025
Mangart saddle, into Italy via Passo di Predil, Kranjska Gora & back to Bovec via pave hairpins on Vrsic Pass. Epic!
Wednesday 17 September 2025
Another early morning view. Somewhere up that valley is the highest road in Slovenia. Hmmmmmm...
Wednesday 17 September 2025
Woke up to this... autumn is coming!
Tuesday 16 September 2025
Wobbly suspension bridges are always fun - this one is over the river Soca. Met some more shaggy friends too
Tuesday 16 September 2025
Soriska Planina. In torrential rain. Sadly there will be no 'alp venture' today!
Tuesday 16 September 2025
Woke up to a grey & misty morning. Looks cool, but think this is our cue to leave!
Monday 15 September 2025
We skipped dessert at lunch, so time for a coffee (& beer) stop. Trying the famous Bled cream cake. Cheers!
Monday 15 September 2025
Post-lunch wonder back to the campsite along Lake Bled. Taking a few breaks to watch the world go by.
Monday 15 September 2025
Traditional Slovenian lunch @ Blejska hisa, Bled. Bone marrow, sausage, pork, mash, veggies, stew & beer. Cheers!
Monday 15 September 2025
Short morning spin today. Yes, Lake Bled is beautiful, but the surrounding countryside ain't bad either!
Monday 15 September 2025
Somehow Lake Bled isn't restricted airspace, sooo... went to look at the castle & island before most people got up
Monday 15 September 2025
Sunrise at Lake Bled.
Sunday 14 September 2025
Beautiful evening by Lake Bled.
Sunday 14 September 2025
Pavlic Pass to Austria & back to Slovenia via Seeberg Saddle. Could have driven round but where's the fun in that?
Sunday 14 September 2025
Leaving the Logar Valley. The toll collector (yes - ouch!) has now left for the day and sun is coming out. Doh!
Sunday 14 September 2025
Hike to base & top of Slap Rinka waterfall then the forest above. Sipping water straight from the mountain. Love it!
