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July 22nd, 2010 | Andorra

Through Spain and into Andorra…

Early morning finds us out on the highway, heading for Valladolid…

Salamanca lies on the northern banks of the Rio Tormes, and although it is a small city, it has that laid back atmosphere of a town or village. The people greet you on the street, give you directions without ignoring you, and […]

July 21st, 2010 | Europe

Long Day in Iberia…

Early morning mist as I head out onto the runway of Gibraltar Airport, to Spain and beyond…

My enjoyable stay in Gibraltar with John, Loredana and Jenny had come to an end… The open road was no longer whispering, but calling out loudly…! I had over 10 000km to cover in order to […]

July 18th, 2010 | Europe

Tarifa…!! Another Milestone on the GBWT…

Nothing to this bull fighting lark…!! The Gypsy Biker takes on El Torro…!!

John and I left Gibraltar (after watching the All Blacks toy with the Springboks….!!) and rode our bikes through the border and into La Linea, before going on to Campamento and the town of San Roque. Here we stopped at […]

July 14th, 2010 | Europe

Almeria to The Rock…!!

The Plaza Flores in Almeria, from my hotel window, where locals sat until after midnight, enjoying food and spirit in equal quantities…

I expected Spain and Spaniards in general, to be in a state of euphoria after their World Cup win, but was surprised to find a very muted response to their victory… […]

July 13th, 2010 | Africa

We Cross the Med…

The Big Fella lines up for a final African Customs and Police check in the harbour of Oran…

The Boys in Blue gather to bid me Bon Voyage, and farewell to Africa…

Getting out of Algeria was a bit stressful…

Firstly, my taxi driver friend did not show up at the […]