Marrakech – sensory overload
We took the train from Casablanca to Marrakech. We paid a little extra for air conditioning and it was needed! We left Casablanca with temperatures of 28 degrees and were taken to a furnace...
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Fes – just fabulous
We arrived in Morocco, first stop Fes and it was hot. Very hot. Only mad dogs and tourists are out in this 44 degree heat! A taxi from the airport quickly took us to...
Sojourn in Jersey, Channel Isles.
After the drama on and off the track in Spa, Belgium, we took ourselves to visit Michelle’s mum, Wendy on the Channel Island of Jersey. From Liege in Brussels we passed through Rennes, Nantes...
Spa-Francorchamps: wet and wonderful
The Spa-Francorchamps Circuit is set in the Ardennes countryside. This beautiful setting hosts one of the most famous grand Prix circuits of them all. Getting to the circuit was relatively painless, with a train...
Pest and Buda – two sides of the river Danube
Budapest is a beautiful city of just under 2 million people. It is, like Auckland, sprawling, and unlike Auckland, has an amazing transport system. The city is not unlike Vienna and Prague which is...
Going Undercover – Toto sent me!
Whilst in England we visited the campus of Mercedes and Red Bull. We were also privileged to be invited to the official opening of the Aston Martin campus whilst on our visit to the...
Silverstone : Slicks or Inters? Silverstone was very slick
The home of British racing and arguably motorsport in general. A massive venue that managed to create a festival atmosphere along with the racing. Unlike most venues we have been to, Silverstone keeps on...
Amazing Austria : What a venue, what a race!
The Red Bull Ring was beckoning – we were all set! But, disaster! We receive an email 2 days before we leave for Spielberg informing us that the F1 Camping company we used for...