Day 1, Saturday, July 2
416km in 6h · 63km/h
- 08:42 36min Trip start
- Traveled 793m in 1min
- 09:16 Stop for 3min
- Traveled 8km in 7min
- 09:26 Stop for 32min
- 10:06 4min Crossing the border from the Netherlands with Germany. - / - Grens van Nederland met Duitsland.
- Traveled 143km in 2h 16min
- 12:42 Stop for 35min
- Traveled 82km in 1h 05min
- 14:23 8min
- Traveled 119km in 1h 39min
- 16:10 14min Pee stop
- Traveled 64km in 53min
- 17:18 1d 15h Stay a day with a good friend in Fulda and visit the old city. - / - Verblijf een dag bij een goede kennis in Fulda en bezoek de oude stad.
Day 2, Sunday, July 3
Day 3, Monday, July 4
423km in 6h · 70km/h
- Traveled 78km in 1h 03min
- 10:08 Stop for 12min
- Traveled 45km in 34min
- 10:55 Stop for 3min
- Traveled 13km in 12min
- 11:10 Stop for 50min
- Traveled 71km in 1h 02min
- 13:04 12min Nice clouds to take a picture from while having a quick bite. - / - Mooie wolken voor een foto van te nemen terwijl ik snel een hapje eet.
- Traveled 17km in 16min
- 13:33 3min Pee break. - / - Pispauze.
- Traveled 88km in 1h 15min
- 14:51 36min Fuel for Florentina and myself. - / - Brandstof voor Florentina en voor mezelf.
- Traveled 21km in 15min
- 15:42 Stop for 5min
- Traveled 23km in 18min
- 16:06 11min Border from Germany with Czech Republic. - / - Grens van Duitsland met Tsjechie
- Traveled 51km in 48min
- 17:06 Stop for 7min
- Traveled 16km in 14min
- 17:28 13h 26min Great campsite with wifi in my tent. - / - Prima camping met wifi in mijn tent.
Day 4, Tuesday, July 5
617km in 9h · 68km/h
- Traveled 125km in 2h 00min
- 08:55 Stop for 24min
- Traveled 10km in 9min
- 09:29 Stop for 5min
- Traveled 68km in 57min
- 10:32 Stop for 4min
- Traveled 40km in 34min
- 11:11 Stop for 3min
- Traveled 17km in 18min
- 11:33 35min Having a break after many stop due to road works. - / - Een pauze na veel oponthoud door wegwerkzaamheden.
- Traveled 19km in 15min
- 12:24 36min It is so hot that I have to reduce clothing. - / - Het is zo warm dat ik kleding uit doe.
- Traveled 96km in 1h 15min
- 14:15 Stop for 26min
- Traveled 1km in 1min
- 14:43 13min Border from the Czech Republic with Slovakia. - / - Grens van Tsjechie met Slowakije.
- Traveled 140km in 1h 58min
- 16:55 24min Heaving a break after a great winding road. - / - Pauze na een prachtige bochtenweg.
- Traveled 80km in 1h 15min
- 18:34 20min Asking for the room price but it was over my budged. - / - Vragen naar de prijs voor een kamer maar het was over mijn budged.
- Traveled 19km in 14min
- 19:10 10h 03min On a camping next to a lake. Overnachten op een camping vlakbij een meer.
Day 5, Wednesday, July 6
526km in 9h · 54km/h
- Traveled 13km in 13min
- 05:26 Stop for 12min
- Traveled 35km in 30min
- 06:09 Stop for 10min
- 06:31 7min Border crossing from Slovakia into Hungary. - / - De grens van Slowakije Met Hongarije.
- Traveled 40km in 35min
- 07:20 Stop for 2min
- Traveled 19km in 22min
- 07:45 33min A break with wifi! - / - Een pauze met wifi!
- Traveled 61km in 53min
- 09:12 Stop for 2min
- Traveled 33km in 35min
- 09:50 25min Fuel for the bike and food for me. - / - Brandstof voor de motor en eten voor mij.
- Traveled 55km in 46min
- 11:01 Stop for 5min
- Traveled 341m in 45s
- 11:07 5min Border from Hungary with Romania. - / - Grens van Hongarije met Roemenie.
- Traveled 15km in 16min
- 11:29 4min On the ring around Oradea in Romania the 310,000km flips on the odo metre. - / - Op de ringweg van Oradea in Romenie komt de 310.000km op de teller.
- Traveled 53km in 52min
- 12:26 Stop for 13min
- Traveled 3km in 3min
- 12:44 Stop for 4min
- Traveled 325m in 47s
- 12:49 Stop for 19min
- Traveled 11km in 16min
- 13:25 Stop for 2min
- Traveled 39km in 49min
- 14:17 30min Time for a break. - / - Hoog tijd voor een pauze.
- Traveled 5km in 5min
- 14:54 Stop for 7min
- Traveled 79km in 1h 25min
- 16:27 14min Last break after a tiring day. - / - Laatste pauze na een vermoeiende dag.
- Traveled 45km in 49min
- 17:30 20min Filling up fuel and ask information about where sertain roads are. - / - Tanken en informatie vragen over waar bepaalde wegen liggen.
- Traveled 18km in 15min
- 18:06 11h 05min My view, seen from the terrace of the hotel where I stay. - / - Mijn uitzicht vanaf het hotelterras.
Day 6, Thursday, July 7
561km in 8h · 62km/h
- Traveled 82km in 1h 03min
- 06:16 Stop for 2min
- Traveled 9km in 7min
- 06:26 25min Fuel and break. - / - Tanken en pauze
- Traveled 26km in 29min
- 07:21 Stop for 26min
- Traveled 1km in 2min
- 07:50 Stop for 4min
- Traveled 8km in 13min
- 08:07 Stop for 8min
- Traveled 42km in 47min
- 09:03 29min Break. - / - Pauze.
- Traveled 67km in 1h 13min
- 10:45 33min Fuel for Florentina and a break for me. - / - Brandstof voor Florentina en een pauze voor mij.
- Traveled 85km in 1h 00min
- 12:20 11min I get sleepy on a piece of highway and need a short break to give my eyes a little rest. - / - Ik krijg slaap op een stukje snelweg en moet een korte pauze inlassen om mijn ogen even rust te geven.
- Traveled 68km in 1h 01min
- 13:33 7min A quick pee and drink pause. - / - Een snelle pis- en drinkpauze.
- Traveled 20km in 15min
- 13:56 Stop for 10min
- Traveled 6km in 9min
- 14:16 17min Border from Romania with Bulgaria. - / - Grens van Roemenie met Bulgarije.
- Traveled 21km in 17min
- 14:51 18min Its about time that I give Florentina some Flowers. - / - Hoogste tijd dat ik Florentina van wat bloemen voorzie.
- Traveled 74km in 57min
- 16:06 Stop for 11min
- Traveled 51km in 44min
- 17:02 3d 16h At the Motocamp in Idlevo during the mini HU meeting. Great place to be! A must for every biker traveling in the erea. I give a presentation and sell my books and DVD's. - / - Op Motocamp in Idlevo tijdens de mini HU-meeting. Een pracht plaats om te verkeren! Een must voor elke motorrijd(st)er die door die regio rijd. I geef er een presentatie en verkoop mijn boeken en dvd's.
Day 7, Friday, July 8
Day 8, Saturday, July 9
Day 9, Sunday, July 10
Day 10, Monday, July 11
224km in 3h · 64km/h
- Traveled 643m in 1min
- 09:59 Stop for 3min
- Traveled 15km in 15min
- 10:17 Stop for 8min
- Traveled 48km in 35min
- 11:02 Stop for 19min
- Traveled 24km in 24min
- 11:46 36min Not allowed without a vignette :-) - / - Niet toegestaan zonder vignet :-)
- Traveled 49km in 37min
- 13:00 Stop for 7min
- Traveled 31km in 25min
- 13:32 Stop for 7min
- Traveled 56km in 49min
- 14:29 22h 01min Visiting my good friend Tony. - / - Op bezoek bij Tony, een goed vriend.
Day 11, Tuesday, July 12
17km in 1h · 27km/h
- Traveled 11km in 23min
- 12:54 8h 48min Travellers Club in Sofia where I give a presentation about my travels. Now an official place where they sell my book 'Life on 2 Wheels' - / - Travellers Club in Sofia waar ik een presentatie geef over mijn reizen.
- Traveled 6km in 14min
- 21:56 Stop for 1d 11h
Day 12, Wednesday, July 13
Day 13, Thursday, July 14
459km in 7h · 65km/h
- Traveled 41km in 54min
- 10:16 Stop for 37min
- Traveled 54km in 46min
- 11:39 Stop for 27min
- Traveled 585m in 37s
- 12:07 7min So hot that even the cows seek cooling in the water. - / - Het is zo warm dat zelfs de koeien verkoeling zoeken in het water.
- Traveled 12km in 9min
- 12:24 Stop for 2min
- Traveled 103km in 1h 22min
- 13:50 38min Fueling up and having a break. - / - Vol tanken en pauzeren.
- Traveled 23km in 19min
- 14:48 Stop for 4min
- Traveled 13km in 10min
- 15:03 16min Border from Bulgaria into Romania via a toll bridge. Bikes can go for free. - / - Grens van Bulgarije naar Roemenie via een tolbrug. Motoren mogen echter gratis over.
- Traveled 1km in 1min
- 15:22 Stop for 2min
- Traveled 40km in 37min
- 16:02 Stop for 4min
- Traveled 51km in 42min
- 16:49 6min A pee. A break. Checking out the route on the map. - / - Pissen. Pauzeren. Route bekijken op de landkaart.
- Traveled 87km in 1h 24min
- 18:20 22min Time for fuel, a break and a snack. - / - Tijd voor brandstof, een pauze en een snack.
- Traveled 34km in 30min
- 19:13 Stop for 11h 46min
Day 14, Friday, July 15
466km in 7h · 54km/h
- Traveled 15km in 17min
- 07:16 6min The Transalpina is not only a paradise for bikers. Horses like it too. - / - De Transalpina in niet alleen het paradijs voor motorrijd(st)ers. Paarden houden er ook van.
- Traveled 21km in 26min
- 07:49 28min Transalpina
- Traveled 2km in 3min
- 08:21 7min Some passing Hongarian bikers reconise Florentina and wave me to a hold. Pictures later I can follow my route. - / - Enkele Hongaarse motorrijders herkennen Florentina en wenken me te stoppen. Een reeks foto's later kan ik mijn weg weer vervolgen.
- Traveled 89km in 1h 26min
- 09:55 35min Time for a break and a sunflower field visit. - / - Tijd voor een pauze en een bezoek aan het zonnenbloemveld.
- Traveled 59km in 46min
- 11:18 30min Fuel and break. - / - Tanken en pauze.
- Traveled 58km in 48min
- 12:38 40min I need a rest due to sleepy eyes. - / - Ik moet uitrusten vanwege slaperige ogen.
- Traveled 38km in 30min
- 13:48 34min A break while studying the map. - / - Een pauze waarin ik de kaart bestudeer.
- Traveled 35km in 30min
- 14:52 Stop for 8min
- Traveled 31km in 26min
- 15:28 Stop for 7min
- Traveled 23km in 24min
- 16:00 Stop for 4min
- Traveled 6km in 5min
- 16:11 20min Border from Romania into Serbia. - / - Grens van Roemenie met Servie.
- Traveled 45km in 39min
- 17:11 Stop for 29min
- Traveled 37km in 29min
- 18:11 Stop for 18min
- Traveled 1km in 2min
- 18:32 Stop for 4min
- Traveled 101m in 24s
- 18:37 18min Waiting for a friend, Nicola, to pick me up and guide me throught the city. - / - Wachten op een kennis, Nicola, die me komt oppikken en daarna door de stad loodst.
- Traveled 3km in 7min
- 19:04 Stop for 27min
- Traveled 2km in 5min
- 19:36 1d 14h While my bike is parked in Gregors Pub in Novi Sad we enjoy an outing to the Donau River. - / - Terwijl mijn motor geparkeerd staat in Gregors Pub in Novi Sad genieten we van een uitje naar de Donau rivier.
Day 15, Saturday, July 16
Day 16, Sunday, July 17
374km in 6h · 64km/h
- Traveled 35km in 35min
- 10:50 10min Time to put on my rainsuit. - / - Tijd om het regenpak aan te trekken.
- Traveled 3km in 4min
- 11:05 Stop for 3min
- Traveled 1km in 1min
- 11:10 8min Border from Serbia with Croatia. - / - Grens van Servie met Kratie.
- Traveled 36km in 33min
- 11:53 13min Remains of the war? - / - Overblijfsel van de oorlog?
- Traveled 42km in 37min
- 12:43 Stop for 25min
- Traveled 40km in 32min
- 13:42 11min A break. - / - Pauzeren.
- Traveled 78km in 1h 06min
- 15:00 13min Having a rest. - / - Uitrusten.
- Traveled 61km in 51min
- 16:05 30min Fuel and a break. - / - Tanken en pauze.
- Traveled 54km in 49min
- 17:25 Stop for 4min
- Traveled 4km in 3min
- 17:32 33min I turn around to see if I can help a Ducati rider with his starting problem. - / - Ik keer om om te kijken of ik een Ducati rijder kan helpen met zijn startprobleem.
- Traveled 6km in 5min
- 18:11 6min Border from Croatia and Slovenia. - / - Grens van Kroatie met Slovenie.
- Traveled 13km in 13min
- 18:30 Stop for 12h 40min
Day 17, Monday, July 18
380km in 6h · 64km/h
- Traveled 44km in 49min
- 08:01 Stop for 6min
- Traveled 16km in 15min
- 08:22 36min Having a break. - / - Pauzeren.
- Traveled 2km in 2min
- 09:01 13min Humulus Lupulus, a plant which is very important for the production of beer. - / - Humulus Lupulus, een plant die heel belangrijk is bij de produtie van bier.
- Traveled 10km in 9min
- 09:23 Stop for 7min
- Traveled 3km in 2min
- 09:34 5min Border from Slovenia with Austria. - / - Grens van Slovenie met Oostenrijk.
- Traveled 36km in 29min
- 10:08 Stop for 7min
- Traveled 15km in 15min
- 10:31 Stop for 7min
- Traveled 612m in 39s
- 10:39 Stop for 41min
- Traveled 57km in 52min
- 12:13 Stop for 9min
- Traveled 29km in 30min
- 12:53 Stop for 10min
- Traveled 13km in 11min
- 13:15 28min I study the map and set out which route to follow. - / - Ik bestudeer de kaart en bepaal welke route te volgen.
- Traveled 17km in 12min
- 13:56 Stop for 10min
- Traveled 11km in 10min
- 14:17 Stop for 7min
- Traveled 57km in 52min
- 15:17 42min Border from Austria with Italy. - / - Grens van Oostenrijk met Italie.
- Traveled 27km in 25min
- 16:24 Stop for 5min
- Traveled 36km in 32min
- 17:02 Stop for 15min
- Traveled 7km in 7min
- 17:24 Stop for 13h 56min
Day 18, Tuesday, July 19
419km in 8h · 50km/h
- Traveled 84m in 19s
- 07:21 Stop for 9min
- Traveled 1km in 1min
- 07:32 2min On my way to the Jaufen pass. - / - Onderweg naar de Jaufenpas.
- Traveled 30km in 34min
- 08:09 Stop for 3min
- Traveled 4km in 5min
- 08:18 18min Setting out a new route because the one that I wanted to follow contained a toll road. - / - Nieuwe route bepalen omdat die ik eigenlijk wou volgen een tolweg bevatte.
- Traveled 29km in 36min
- 09:13 Stop for 4min
- Traveled 65km in 1h 11min
- 10:28 Stop for 34min
- Traveled 5km in 6min
- 11:09 4min Border from Italy with Austria. - / - Grens van Italie met Oostenrijk.
- Traveled 5km in 4min
- 11:18 21min Filling up fuel and setting out the route. - / - Tanken en route bepalen.
- Traveled 32km in 35min
- 12:15 Stop for 3min
- Traveled 30km in 31min
- 12:51 Stop for 5min
- Traveled 33km in 36min
- 13:33 16min Time for some rest. - / - Tijd om uit te rusten.
- Traveled 46km in 44min
- 14:34 Stop for 2min
- Traveled 24km in 30min
- 15:08 Stop for 6min
- Traveled 5km in 10min
- 15:25 Stop for 18min
- Traveled 1km in 3min
- 15:46 3min Border from Austria into Germany. - / - Grens van Oostenrijk en Duitsland.
- Traveled 62km in 1h 05min
- 16:55 23min A break where I meet Pius who is hitchhiking towards Portugal. - / - Een pauze waarbij ik Pius ontmoet die liftend onderweg is naar Portugal.
- Traveled 16km in 14min
- 17:34 Stop for 2min
- Traveled 23km in 21min
- 17:58 Stop for 3min
- Traveled 8km in 8min
- 18:10 Stop for 13h 52min
Day 19, Wednesday, July 20
481km in 7h · 66km/h
- Traveled 53km in 47min
- 08:49 1h 17min Visiting Touratech. - / - Een bezoekje aan Touratech.
- Traveled 92km in 1h 27min
- 11:34 30min Fuel for Florentina and a break for me. - / - Benzine voor Florentina en een pauze voor mij.
- Traveled 122km in 1h 49min
- 13:54 13min What a nice town name. - / - Wat een mooie plaatsnaam.
- Traveled 54km in 47min
- 14:54 22min A break. - / - Pauzeren.
- Traveled 49km in 47min
- 16:04 14min Fuel and a break. - / - Brandstof en uitrusten.
- Traveled 45km in 35min
- 16:54 1h 05min On the bridge over the Mosel River a spark plug decided to stop working, so I swap it with an other used plug. - / - Precies op de brug over de Moezel besloot een bougie de geest te geven, dus vervangen met een andere gebruikt exemplaar.
- Traveled 66km in 1h 08min
- 19:08 14h 55min For the first time I visit Boele's Place where I camp. Great spot for the last night on the road! - / - Voor de eerste keer doe ik Boele's Place aan, waar ik kampeer. Een prachtige plek om de laatste reisnacht door te brengen!
Day 20, Thursday, July 21
206km in 3h · 49km/h
- Traveled 3km in 5min
- 10:09 Stop for 2min
- Traveled 47km in 49min
- 11:01 1h 00min A short distance into the day I adjust the clutch cable, which I had to do also on the day before. A typical sign of a cable break in progress. Luckily I still carry the spare one, tied to the cable boom, which travels with me since the last time I stocked it up during my world travel. - / - Nog maar net op weg, stel ik de koppelingskabel strakker, iets dat ik gisteren ook al gedaan heb. Een typisch signaal van (bijna)kabelbreuk. Gelukkig draag ik de reserve nog mee – vastgemaakt langs de kabelboom - sinds de laatste keer dat ik die aanvulde tijdens mijn wereldreis.
- Traveled 68km in 1h 02min
- 13:04 25min On the German 'Autobahn', I stop next to a guy who had a punctured rear tyre. He is a little sceptic about my offer to screw a parker in it and pump it up. He decide to keep waiting for the automobile association who had send a recovery vehicle. - / - Op de Duitse Autobahn, stop ik bij een kerel met een kapotte achterband. Hij reageerd tamelijk sceptisch op mijn aanbod om er een houtschroef in te draaien en daarna op te pompen. Hij besluitt te wachten op de ADAC die belooft had een bergingsvoertuig te sturen.
- Traveled 64km in 1h 09min
- 14:39 2min Border Germany - the Netherlands.
- Traveled 1km in 1min
- 14:43 Stop for 2min
- Traveled 611m in 57s
- 14:47 Stop for 5min
- Traveled 21km in 18min
- 15:11 3min After 6,243km on my odo metre, visiting 11 countries, giving 3 presentations about my travels, meeting countless nice and interesting people and drinking at least 5 beers :-), me and Florentina reach safely our home town Maashees, where this trip ends. - / - Na 6.243km op de odo-meter, een bezoek aan 11 landen, het geven van 3 presentaties over mijn reizen, het ontmoeten van ontelbare leuke en interessante mensen en het drinken van minimaal 5 pilsjes :-), bereiken Florentina en ik veilig ons dorpje Maashees, waar deze rit ten einde komt.
- Traveled 961m in 1min
Legend
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Generic stop 36
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Photos 33
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Gas station 27
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Border 14
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Something special 7
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Camping 5
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Hotel 3
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Beautiful sight 2
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Mechanical failure 2
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Restaurant 1
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Tourist sight 1
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Coffee 1