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Abandon village of Cledat

Thanks to my local bike guide ‘Pierre‘, I discovered today the abandoned village of  Cledat. Pierre himself had discovered this remote location by contributing to the worldwide phenomenon known as GeoCaching which incidentally was born in Seattle.… Abandon village of Cledat

St Cirq Lapopie

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A nice loop today took me down to the regional park ‘Les Causses du Quercy’. Through a couple of classified ‘most beautiful village of France’, Collonges La rouge and St Cirq Lapopie. St Cirq was definitively the… St Cirq Lapopie

Viaduc des Rochers Noirs

Today a long awaited ride to the ‘viaduc of black rocks’ finally took place. The Correze region is definitively full of surprises. This Viaduc was built in 1913 and was purely used by the railway until 1959.… Viaduc des Rochers Noirs

Mount Bessou

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This is the highest point in ‘Correze’. It is not quite at the 1,000m altitude mark. So to reach it a douglas fir and metal tower was built in 2005. 188 steps, and 26 meters… Mount Bessou

Over the Pyrenees

All good things must come to end. But thanks to Pierre road planning we avoided most major route and busy suburban area, making for a very entertaining ride back to Limousin. We had a great… Over the Pyrenees

Encuentro BMW Riders 2011

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What a day, at the BMW europe meeting in Formigal Spain. We had it all. Perfect weather, good crowd at 98% Spanish of course, Chris Pfeiffer to entertain the crowd, some seriously good looking prep… Encuentro BMW Riders 2011

Direction Formigal

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Adventure BMW, the local dealership in France, origanised a quick trip to a BMW europe meeting, in Spain. The ski resort of Formigal is hosting the event. It is right across the border in the… Direction Formigal

Brantôme

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A family member and a buddy riding their shiny Harleys lead us today to Brantôme a small town home of a Benedictine Abbey of Brantôme, which was founded in 769 by Charlemagne. This was my first real… Brantôme

Lake District

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I used to know the Lake District like the back of my hand. Located in the North West of England, only a few miles South of the Scottish border, it is a unique site, well… Lake District

St Emilion

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The bordeaux wine area is pretty extensive, and is divided in many different sectors. One of the most famous area is the St Emilion one, as the city has kept a medieval character quite unique.… St Emilion

A day in the ‘Lot’

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Today I lead our canadians adventurer to a really nice region called ‘The Lot’. Famous for its duck and geese produces, it is also a very dry part of France. The ground is not as… A day in the ‘Lot’

Canadians in Chambord

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Today I picked up a couple of biker friends from North Vancouver who are on holiday in Paris for a couple of weeks. The timing was too good for not taking them to see the… Canadians in Chambord