Gypsy Biker

Just received a message from the friendly Italian family I met at the top of the Transfagarasan road in Romania… They added a few photos they took of us together and wished me safe traveling… Thanks for the memories, guys…!! Meeting friendly people like yourselves, makes the journey that much more worthwhile…!! ©GBWT 2010

It rained for most of the night, and in the morning a thick mist enveloped Sibiu… Although it was not raining when I left, I knew that spray from cars and trucks would get me soaked, so I put on my rain gear, and headed west for Deva, and Lugoj beyond that… Apart from a [...]

Once through the tunnel, I put away the camera for the most part and rode down into the valley… The road was badly cracked and potholed in place… The patches on old potholes were the worst though, as they all stood proud of the old road surface, making it as bumpy a ride as any [...]

“The Transfagarasan is the most amazing road I have ever seen… From above it looks like every great corner from every great race track in the world has been knitted together to create one unbroken great ribbon of automotive perfection…” Jeremy Clarkson of Top Gear… Just about says it all, huh…? There was no way [...]

I left Budapest and the comfort of the Molnar residence, at 6.30am… Tibor had left for work, and Panni saw me safely away… Had it not been for the long road I knew that lay ahead of me, I might have delayed my start until a few hours later… It was raining, and continued to [...]