In late 2025 I was considering where to go for a spring holiday where I could meet up with Georgina – somewhere that she could fly in from Canada to join me. We discussed a few different options and settled on the Amalfi Coast. It’s a journey of about 1700 km from my home in …
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Alvor 26
Mid-January 2026 and I’m now back in Alvor after my Maroc trip. The weather here is rather cold and wet, but that seems to be the norm this year. Anyway, I got straight back into my daily routine of a morning beach run followed by a late second/third breakfast in the Plaza cafĂ©, during which …
Moto Maroc 25
Heading to Maroc in December has become a bit of an annual pilgrimage for me and I’ve now being going for several years. Usually I take a car or van, but a few years ago I did the trip on a Honda CRF300L and decided to try the motorbike experience again this year, but on …
Alvor 25
In early November I set off from Albas in France on my winter migration south to Portugal and Maroc. The van was loaded with boards and bikes and the 1500 km journey took 3 days with overnight stops near Vitoria-Gasteiz and Caceres. This year I am planning to go to Maroc on the motorbike in …
VINCE 2025
As with previous years September is the month that we head to Spain for some trail riding fun. This is usually organised around the VINCE off road navigation event that takes place every year at this time. For 2025 the trip was split up into three parts : The VINCE In previous years we (Dougie …