Saturday 1 December 2012

That dead phone? Replaced with identical 1 found in Pratiwi's handbag wink She gets a new 1, smaller & 2x as fast. Bought in the supermarket!

Saturday 1 December 2012

Feeling happy, dancing around with Jambox in one hand, phone in the other. Drop phone, which is now dead. Slightly less happy now sad #clumsy

Thursday 29 November 2012

The LBS here has a BMC Impec in the window & 90% of the clothing on display is Assos. Quality! Lucky I actually did leave wallet at home wink

Thursday 29 November 2012

Sunset from the Col du Canadel. Beautiful place, and a great road. Will definitely be up here in the bike next time!

Thursday 29 November 2012

Arrived in Grimaud (down the road from St Tropez). Didn't realise how hilly it was here. What a tragic discovery wink Beautiful place too smile

Tuesday 27 November 2012

With all FB & Twitter know, why are 'targeted' ads so bad? When I always skip the same junk, why don't they at least try something random?

Tuesday 27 November 2012

Random autumn colours.

Monday 26 November 2012

Me: your 'net router/proxy blocks connection to most secure sites. It's very annoying. Receptionist: That's nice to know. Service fail! sad

Sunday 25 November 2012

Gee, wonder if Rinehart wants to see cuts in red tape & taxes as it's good for Aus or her already enormous hip pocket? http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/po...

Sunday 25 November 2012

What's more entertaining than watching an 80s music show on a rainy afternoon? Watching a French 80s music show! What were they thinking? wink

Sunday 25 November 2012

Drove past a VERY secure looking place today. Thought it might be prison, but then passed the ITER sign. Aaaahhhhhh... That explains it!

Saturday 24 November 2012

When driving a road with a 200m+ sheer drop on one side it would be handy not to encounter any stray goats! wink

Saturday 24 November 2012

Fisheye makes it look like I'm metres from the edge here, but got vertigo back home just looking at this. #SheerCliff

Saturday 24 November 2012

Back at the Gorge du Verdon, but sadly on another cloudy day. Amazing place, trying to do it justice with some HDR.

Friday 23 November 2012

Short walk from Gréoux-les-Bains along the river Verdon. Found a little public workout area here. Great idea!

Friday 23 November 2012

Found the riding around Gréoux-les-Bains great this morning... if a little chilly. Nothing 3 long sleeved layers can't take care of. Brrrr!

Friday 23 November 2012

From today's ride: Lac d'Esparron, village of the same name & the crystal clear Verdon river by Gréoux-les-Bains.

Friday 23 November 2012

@cyclingtips Best pro tip I've used: if hand washing in hotel, ask for extra towels & roll kit up between 2. Good as machine spin cycle! smile

Thursday 22 November 2012

Arrived just in time: sunset from Gréoux-les-Bains.

Thursday 22 November 2012

Driving through Gorge du Verdon. Really, really bad light today. Oh well - will just have to return in a few days wink

Thursday 22 November 2012

Having picnic lunch at Col de la Faye. 984m & only a little inland from the Med. Would be an awesome view if we weren't in the clouds. Doh!

Wednesday 21 November 2012

Hitting some great hills above Cannes in sunshine & relaxing in the hotel garden. Hard to believe it's almost winter!

Wednesday 21 November 2012

Ceasefire needs 'negotiating'? Bollocks! Side A: stop what you're doing, sit down, chill out. Side B: do the same. Job done! Not hard is it?

Tuesday 20 November 2012

Window shopping in Cannes. Not sure Blancpain (with €35,000 timepiece in window) would appreciate their neighbour wink

Tuesday 20 November 2012

Sunset on Cannes beach where (shock) there's some sand! Nice promenade & hotels on the front here. Bit expensive! wink

Tuesday 20 November 2012

20th November. South of France. Snow capped mountains in the distance, but 27°C here. Love it! grin

Tuesday 20 November 2012

Passing Antibes. Looks like this is where they keep the real boats. Some complete with guard dogs - watch out! wink

Monday 19 November 2012

3 young Russian guys next to us at dinner. Don't seem to like their meat bloody, drink rosé & pay very attractive waitresses no mind. WTF?!

Monday 19 November 2012

Just to prove we did go somewhere other than the beach. But oh dear: I've seen that look before. Best grab dinner! wink

Monday 19 November 2012

... and look. A bar. OK, OK... you've twisted my arm wink

Monday 19 November 2012

Oh look... it's that time of day again. Back at the beach enjoying another Mediterranean sunset...

Monday 19 November 2012

Ride wrong way on 1-way street in France or Italy & cops wave you by. Not so here. Busted on Ave Monte-Carlo. Yup, right by casino. Oops wink

Monday 19 November 2012

Love my @cervelo RS dearly, but maybe time to trade it in for something with more... um... bedrooms? #FairExchange wink

Monday 19 November 2012

Killing time while car is serviced in Nice: cycle to Monte Carlo & back... via some nice hills with nice views smile

Sunday 18 November 2012

Sunset on Nice beach... take #1.

Sunday 18 November 2012

Mid-afternoon snack across the road from Nice beach. Large pizza & beer for 7€. Bargain! Not so those wings. Oh well.

Sunday 18 November 2012

Passing through MC seemed to be some sort of car show on... couldn't find the show girls though. Poorly organised! wink

Sunday 18 November 2012

MC casino, front & back (or back & front?). Last time I was here watched some kind of race. Too old for that now! wink

Sunday 18 November 2012

Unattended items on the streets of Monte Carlo. So bike is locked, but would you leave a PA rack like that elsewhere?

Sunday 18 November 2012

Monte Carlo harbour. Exclusive? Luxurious? Just look at those yachts packed like sardines & make your own mind up! wink

Sunday 18 November 2012

Approaching Monaco. Passing by so might as well have a look, but don't think we'll be having lunch here! wink

Sunday 18 November 2012

Back in France, but the beach here in Menton isn't much to write home about. Next!

Saturday 17 November 2012

Post-ride today. I guess you'd have to be a @simongerrans or @Orica_GreenEDGE fan to get this! wink

Saturday 17 November 2012

Today's ride: tootle the Sanremo bike path with Pratiwi. Then smash fest to Poggio. Then... well - when in Italy grin

Saturday 17 November 2012

Hmmmmm... time for some new cleats perhaps? wink

Friday 16 November 2012

Dinner in Sanremo. Almost the final one in Italy. Lots of prosciutto, barely cooked steak & little treat for dessert.

Friday 16 November 2012

Pratiwi's dinner: looks like a half kilo steak, 5cm thick with only outside 2mm cooked. Melts in the mouth. Sadly I had to help... a lot! wink

Friday 16 November 2012

Back from a fantastic ride above Sanremo. From sea up to over 1000m altitude. Bit chilly up there, but can't complain for mid November! grin

Thursday 15 November 2012

Sanremo harbour on a rather nice afternoon. We like it here - the place has a really nice relaxed atmosphere.

Thursday 15 November 2012

@mcewenrobbie stop taking the piss on @Strava & post it all, not just snippets with the KoMs. Unless 6km a week is really all you can do! tongue