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September 6th, 2010 | Czech Republic A wet start to my nine hour ride too Prague… The border between Poland and Slovakia lay ahead of us… The ride down to the Slovakian border of Chyzne was certainly made on one of the better roads in Poland… It twisted its way through the southern outskirts of Krakow, plunging […] September 5th, 2010 | Europe "You have got to get a bigger bike, Wojciech…!!" Wojciech arrived at my hotel aboard his BMW F800S and a short while later we were riding our bikes through the gathering gloom of Krakow… I had intended to sit down and write the post detailing my visit to Auschwitz and Birkenau, while […] September 5th, 2010 | Europe The trains transporting prisoners arrived through the open jaws of the Admin Block at Birkenau… It was raining as we started our walk around the massive Birkenau Concentration Camp… Running directly down its centre, through the mouth of the administration block, was the railway line that brought Jews and other prisoners from the […] September 5th, 2010 | Europe Ready to take the tour that I had wanted to avoid… I did not intend to visit the concentration camps of Auschwitz and Birkenau… In fact, I planned to avoid them, knowing that they would have an emotional effect on me that I did not want to experience at this stage of my […] September 4th, 2010 | Europe Riding on your own for months on end can be a lonely experience, often only made bearable by the amazing people you briefly meet along the way… Sometimes a simple request for directions from a complete stranger, can lead to a two day stay with a family who become an integral part of your life […] September 4th, 2010 | Europe Entrance to the Wieliczka Salt Mine… Before going down for an early breakfast, I checked my mail and website, and saw that the guy on the yellow BMW from the night before, had managed to track me down, and had left a message offering to “show me around Krakow”… I was delighted that […] |
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