Tracking Oct 2023. POUG - HROUG - ITOUG
For this trip, I'm trying to use ramblr, but the first day failed. I will try to add a trip of a map-of-trip every day.
02 Nov 2024
Used the "Route National" to enjoy riding through rural France. Stayed in a "hotel-paid-by-points" just across the border in Germany, near Luxembourg.
01 Nov 2024
Crossed into France. I had forgotten my moto-boots in Geneva so had to go back to pick those up, even if I dont have a moto at the moment. I entered France via Gex (Jura) and slept in Lons-le-Saunier. Beautiful tour to drive in Excellent weather. And next to the hotel was a "famous" french restaurant that served Excellent Ribs. Yummi!
31 Oct 2024
Moved to another friend near Lausanne, and he arranged an evening with five database-geeks and some partners having pizza. Great Evening.
30 Oct 2024
Crossed into Switzerland throught the Tunnel du Grand Staint-Bernard and stayed with friends in Geneva. Really enjoyed the drive, And it was Great meeting old friends.
29 Oct 2024
Finally got a car (they changed it 3x when they realized it would go all the way to The Hague...). Getting out of Milano with only half-functioning navi was interesting, but I drove it to Aosta. Found the Best B and B so far on this trip, and gave it a 10/10 review.
28 Oct 2024
Filed report with Police (that took some waiting in queue, and my italian improved a lot trying to read their mandatory DIY-terminal. Insurance finally found wheels but so late in the day I accepted their suggestion to wait until tomorrow. The complicating factor for a rental agency is: car will be returned in The Hague, not Italy. I changed to a cheaper hotel and got lucky: the restaurant opposite did a Really Good Steak.
27 Octy 2024
Ai. After breakfast: no moto. Stolen. Police (long line, please come back tomorrow). Insurance (helpful, but what can they do, at least they promised replacement-transport). Lots of Paper + phonecalls. Partner had to leave for airport by 12:00, and I was left alone, while Insurance was trying to find replacement-wheels (which would be a car...). Had a good Curry, which was only 200m from hotel (thx to google-maps).
25, 26 Oct 2024
Touristing in Milano. Dumo, Brera, Castle. Excellent food every day.
24 Oct 2024
ItOUG tech-day; Interesting presentions. Mine went Well, which is always a relief. Evening meal wat Good too.
23 Oct 2024
Just rode the moto into Milano, for sport I avoided tolls, which made it a lot more "interesting" and the phone-based BMW-navi-app failed a few times in city centere. It took me all morning... But by 1500, I met up with my partner, and went to speaker-dinner. Excellent day, Good Meal.
22 Oct 2024
Entering Italy from Nova Gorica. Approaching Milano for ItOUG meeting..
Found a Really nice hotel at S Pellegrino to sit down an tweak my ppt+demo
21 Oct 2024
Morning at Abakus office (Iskratel), and afternoon to move towards Nova Gorica for dinner with Jure. Via small roads, of course. Slovenia is a Very Good moto-country... Dinner was at a known-good location and a long chat with Jure.
20 Oct 2024
Moved towards Kranj, staying off toll-roads, and staying at a Gostisce where I know the Food is good...
19 Oct 2024
Checked out and did a very short ride over small roads in Istria Beautiful. I know some of those roads from earlier visits to the ares. Really nice to ride there. But after 3 intense days I need to recover. Small B+B with nice view.
16 Oct 2024:
From Naklo to Rovinj, but not using "toll roads". The result is a Very Good Ride. Checked in early at hotel and now for 3 days of Conference + party.
15 Oct 2024:
Celje to Kranj, via small, winding and interesting Roads. Slovenia is a Very Good motorcycling country. Lunch at Abakus.
14 Oct 2024:
A cold start (4C), and Excellent riding first hrs. One appointment got cancelled, so I decided to go all-in, and "sprint" into Slovenia.
Tomorrow Lunch at Abakus, they are Always There with Coffee and food and a Desk with Wifi when I pass through the area.
13 Oct 2024:.
Marathon around Poznan made getting out of town a bit difficult
Weather was Showery - Sunny - Showery - Sunny. Raingear was sufficient. Traffic was generally Light (for a Sunday?)
Found the last hotel before CZ border which had good Restaurant reviews, but... Resto was Closed when I wanted to go eat.. grrr. Writing this while hungry.. will go out to find place to eat.
11-12 Oct: POUG, Good as Ever.
10 Oct 2024: Nice 2ndary roads to Poznan - Was a Good Ride.
Got there on time, parking was a slight hassle (hotel makes a huuuge profit on parking, even on a moto that does not occupy a parking-space....)
09 Oct 2024: Was a Really Good Ride. And a "known good" hotel in Olesnice, very Sovjet-style but Good, including good Restaurant.
Link to ramblr-trip 08 Oct 2024
This recording also failed. ramblr doesnt work well in combi with the bmw-navi-app (which is Required if you want to navigate... ). In fact, it seems Nothing works in combi with the bmw-app.
So... here is another google-maps with the approx route.
link to ramblr-trip 07 Oct 2024.
The map from google-location-history is better: