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Peace and tranquility amongst the bustling streets of Barcelona
One of the many parks in Barcelona, Ciutadella Park is attached to the Barcelona Zoo, I was there on a weekday and it seemed so was most of Barcelona, ok not quite but it was bustling, families, couples, friends all enjoying the sun and their company, funnily enough as I got to the entrance of the
viva la paris, the city that has so much to offer, and then some
In October of last year I got to return to Paris in France where I spent 9 days exploring the city, the last time I was here was back in 1999 and I was so excited to come back. I just come off a long trip around Europe. I started in Strasbourg France for the WRC Rallye de France, after spending a
Besalu, Puigcerda and the base of the Pyrenees.
Barcelona, Spain > Besalu > Puigcerda On my last few days in this magically city of Barcelona I actually left the city 😉 One of my WRC friends Jordi who is from the area suggested I visit Besalu north of Barcelona and close to Girona, its a walled city and is most famous for its Castle like bridge,
Girona and its cobble stoned streets
Barcelona, Spain > Girona, Spain Another day on the road out of Barcelona, this time to Girona. Girona is a city in the northeast of Catalonia in Spain, about 100km North of Barcelona.
QUIT Forest Rally, let the ARC train begin
A few weeks ago the first round of the ARC was held in Western Australia, this was the –th running of the QUIT Forest Rally and my 6th year in a row covering the event with South Australia being the only event I have covered more (8). It is well known that this is my favourite round and by
Sagrada Familia, Arc de Triumf, Barcelona continues
Barcelona, Spain And we are back in the markets :), these markets were not as hectic as La Boqueria and I think had better quality produce, without tasting it anyway.
Barcelona, la boqueria, Artisits and more
Barcelona, Spain After a successful WRC Spain and a long time on the road working without much of a break it was great to be able to set aside a week of downtime and exploration time in Barcelona. I visited the city many many years ago on a Contiki Tour, back then however I was sick and spent the
Ken Block testing
Salou, Spain > WRC, Spain I made it to Spain, not without dramas though. As most people know I tend to travel with a lot of gear, you can see what I managed to take with my on my last trip here, so far I haven’t really had any issues, from Argentina to Portugal to Italy and even within
Trier to Paris – Windmills to a War Cemetery
Trier, Germany > Paris, France My last day in France, I didnt have much planned, I just wanted to be near Paris around sunset, little did I know I would end up at an amazing War Cemetery, this was my last day on my roadtrip before I headed to Barcelona for WRC Spain.
day 20 – dombuhl to trier
Dombuhl, Germany > Trier Germany With only two days left till I returned to Paris I finally got the chance to visit some of the stages from WRC Germany, something I had been looking forward to for quite a while, but first I needed to there, I had 450km ahead of me so had to make a move.
2015, and it continues, and well … Iceland here we come
The world is my oyster for 2015, so much traveling, so many new places, so many new faces, it is going to be one hell of a ride, so stick to behindvm for updates on all my adventures, with a trip to Iceland rounding out the year.
day 19 – Dombuhl and the romantic drive and Canola as far as the eye can see
Dombuhl > Dinkelsbühl > Nördlingen > Donauwörth > Augsburg The Romantic Drive, thats what its known as anyway, Dombuhl > Dinkelsbühl > Nördlingen > Donauwörth > Augsburg or the reverse, through small cobble stoned colourful towns, thats what the brochure said, thats what lonely planet said, but