Riding in Tuscany

[tagesk]

I am so fortunate that my job is to ride a BMW R1150GS in Tuscany (that is in Italy, which, as you might know, is in Europe). Now that I have a decent digital camera, a GPS and Google Maps, it is time for me to start collecting my riding experiences at one place.

I ride (almost) exclusively on-road, but people have been building roads here continously for (more than) 3.000 years, so there are quite a few to choose from. In fact, Tuscany is only about 200 x 200 km (that would be 120 x 120 miles) but we have 28.000 km (18.000 miles) of paved roads. There are 19 other Regions here in Italy in case I get bored around here.

To give you a taste of what is coming, here is a picture I took yesterday in the Appennini (I have no idea how that is spelled in English, Appeninni mountains?).

In addition I happen to like good wine and good food, and you will have to endure some pictures of that as well (in those cases I eat very well during a ride, that is).
Hope to see you here as I fill this thread with reports.

Here are some reports that have been well received:

• Livorno and Iron Butt.
• From behind: Part1 and Part 2.
• Sicilia: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, and Part 10.
• Tromsø and Delft: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, No lunch, and Part 4.
• Seafood: Part1, Part 2, and Part 3.
• A week in Norway.
• A day waiting: Part 1, and Part 2.
• Searching for a WW-II pilot: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4. This report is on the top-three list.
• In Chianti with Ann Helen.
• Riding in Spain: Introduction, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5,...
• Faak am See: Part 1, and Part 2.
• Five sees in one day: Part 1 and Part 2. This report is on the top-three list.
• Riding in Greece: Pre-Preludium, Preludium, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11, Part 12, Part 13, Part 14, Part 15, Part 16, and Part 17. This report is no the top-three list.
• Lunch in Poppi.
• Riding on Sardinia: Preludium, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, and Part 7. (Forthcoming)

[TaSK]