Monday, December 01, 2008

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Perhaps a better picture.

At Dartmouth.

We did about 120 miles around the south coast of Devon and then back
over Dartmoor to home.

The weather was brilliant for the time of year although a little
chilly when the sun went down.

Jamie from the USA who rode pillion behind me seemed to enjoy himself.

We have found a Keeeef

At captain Jaspers on the Barbican in Plymouth

The Sherman Tank

At Torcross

Just arrived on Dartmouth

With Jamie riding pillion

Saturday, November 15, 2008

The Golden Swan

The Golden Swan Wilcot

This is the way to spend Saturday night

With the mayflower motorcycle club camping beside a pub with excellent real ale and fantastic food.

http://thegoldenswan.co.uk/


Regards.

Peter

www.BritSToc.com

Thursday, November 13, 2008

Time for a Guiness

In a great looking pub opposite the opera house that's full of little
snugs and stain glass windows and panels. It's called the Crown
Liquior Room and of course it's in Belfast.

Ps
The Guiness is better than next door but 5p more expensive at £3.10 a
pint.

I could spend all night here if I never had to get up at 0600 tommorow.

It also has a viewing platform

Which is higher than the tree

I would like to go back up in daylight as I an sure it has an
impressive view over the city. At night because of all the lights you
can only guess what is beyond the reflections in the glass.

It's got a big tree as well

Which looks ok.

Another wheel

Looks like everywhere has to have a big wheel

Wednesday, November 05, 2008

Carthage. Tunisia.

I went on a tour in a Taxi today before I fly home.

One if the places he took me too is this American ww2 cemetery which
was sadly very full.

I did pick up a leaflet while I was there but sadly I have misplaced
it so I will look up some details when I return.

Tuesday, November 04, 2008

Sidi Bou Said. Tunisia.

I always said I would come back to the most famous tea cafe's in
Tunisia.

Was it really 33 years when as a 15 year old I landed in Tunisia on
the SS Uganda on a school cruise around the Med.

I am glad I made the effort to make it on this trip to Tunisia.

Thursday, October 30, 2008

Sfax

You really need to see the way they drive here and when you have you
will never complain about other peoples driving ever again.

If you are not going far down the road then why do you have to cross
the road why not drive on the wrong side even if you are a lorry.

Nobody gives way. Ever. Every car has debts in it. Even on the roof!!

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Back in Tunisia.

What a rubbish picture of the back end of a train.

But it's the best I can do.

Straight off the plane then met and taken down to the station given a
ticket and put on a train for a three hour journey down to Sfax.

I left home at 0400hrs and it's now 1615hrs I should be in my hotel by
2000hrs. That's a long day travelling almost as long as going to
Singapore.

Thursday, October 23, 2008

Time to come home

There are not many streets in Singapore named after British places but
this street in front of my hotel for the last nearly three weeks never
fails to remind me of home.

Singapore River



From the Bridge near the Boat Quay towards the financial district
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Mother at the Safari

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The Night Safari

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The Singapore Night Safari

An Amazing Evening

One of the best experiences at a zoo I have ever had from the elephants that were so close to the bats flying through your hair in the rain forest.......its a must do in Singapore
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Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Sunday, October 19, 2008

The motley crew

This evening we went to a Brazilian resturant

Not the place to take a vegeterian.

An amazing experience and worth repeating.

Happy Deepavali

Sri Veeramakaliamman Temple

And it's in little India part of Singapore.

The area is very good but it might look even nicer in the dark.

Seems to be the place to buy Gold.

Still In Singapore

Sadly although I have been invited to take part in the even below I have sadly been unable to rent a notorcyle that will allow me to ride across the three countries

Its a real shame that I will not be able to take part as I was going to join some Pan European riders that live here in Singapore

http://www.3nationcharityride.com

Peter

Sunday, October 12, 2008

Red Snapper

Looks nice in the local supermarket.

As you can see I am still here in Singapore.

I arrived exactly seven days ago and so far I have had one beer!!! A
bottle of tiger beer!!!! I must do better this week.

Wednesday, October 08, 2008

It's a wanna be

It's a Honda made to look like a Harley and a very good job he has done.

It's a Japenese guy that owns it and it's all down to the way their
driving licencing works. It takes three years to get a full motorcycle
licence. No short cuts at all.

I think the limits are 200 then 400 then unlimited. If you lose your
licence which is just as easy as in the UK then you start again. Now
that is harsh!!

Eddie and his pan.

Some if the members.

They even had a Brit from Northampton turn up and also a French man
from Paris although he had a Harley.

Guess who left his camera in his hotel.

Perhaps if I get a chance to join them on Friday evening then I might
remember to take my camera and take a better picture that shows how
many bikes show up.

Did you know that they have to pay extra to have a white pan!! And
that the price of Tyres is half what we pay in the UK.

The Taxi

This was one of the bikes that showed up. I think the owner was called
Eddie. I think it looks very nice and I think it would look even
better with a yellow topbox.

Singapore Stoc

This evening I was made most welcome by the members of www.sgstoc.org

Ong Chee was even kind enough to come by my hotel with his pan and
take me to the meet.

The picture below is of his Pan and I rode pillion and it's been a
while since I have done that.

Singapore

I have not much to say about Singapore as at the moment all I have seen is the shipyard and the hotel

The ship above is the one I am working on

Tonight (Wednesday) I shall be collected by a local on a Pan and shall be off to their weekly "SingSToc" which seems to take place somewhere in a hotel

I have so far seen two pans.....one was an 1100 which I am sure had a ST number plate and one overtook my taxi which was a 1300


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Monday, October 06, 2008

Time for lunch.

I went to lunch with some Italians and there we were upstairs in the
Sun Plazza with a choice of about 20 different booths selling all
sorts of Chinese Thai and other types of food

I had a plate of chicken curry and rice for about two quid and it was
excellent. Do remember that to prepare the chicken they hit it with a
baseball bat until the bones are really small so you do have to pick
out the bones.

Another pic from my hotel room

Singapore sure is a nice place.

I have been here before but I did not really get much chance to see
the place last time.

This time I have already noticed how clean and tidy the place is.
Nearly everywhere you go there are flowers and greenery. This might be
because the Grand Prix was in town last week

Time to pop over to Singapore

But just for a few days.

It sure helps to pay for the riding.

This is the view from my hotel room. For those of you that know
Singapore it's just off of Orchard road.