About Me
Not a press trip. Not a rented bike. Just a rider who planned the route, packed the panniers, crossed the borders, and reported back honestly.
Who Am I
I’m Fritz — a rider in my early thirties based in Munich. The trip that started everything was a traverse of the Italian Adventure Country Track and parts of the TET Italy on a 1992 Honda Transalp. Ten Days of dirt tracks, river crossings, and plans that didn’t survive contact with the terrain. That trip stopped being a holiday about halfway through and turned into something else — a way of thinking about what riding can actually be. Everything since has followed from that.
After that came six weeks across the Balkans — Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, Montenegro, Albania, Greece, Kosovo — 42 consecutive days on the road with the V85 TT. Then Slovakia. Then wherever the next route leads.
My Motorcycles
Four bikes, each with a different character and a different job. They’re not equipment — they’re part of the story.
Dervisa – spiritual humility — is a 2022 Moto Guzzi V85 TT. The primary touring bike. The transverse V-twin sounds like nothing else on the road and handles tarmac and gravel with equal honesty. Most of the riding content on this site comes from this bike.
Ludmila – stoic humanity — is a 1994 Suzuki DR 800 S — the largest single-cylinder engine ever fitted to a production motorcycle. Thirty years old, bought used, and currently being rebuilt from the ground up: custom fairing, suspension upgrades, the works. I do all the work myself. That’s the point. The rebuild is documented on Instagram as it happens — follow along if that’s your kind of thing.
Isolde – cultivated power — is a 2013 BMW R 1200 R, 90 Years Special Edition. Pure road tourer. When the route is tarmac all the way, this is the bike.
Vittoria – earned victory — is the 1992 Honda XL 600 V Transalp that started it all – the bike that carried me through the Italian ACT before I knew what I was doing. She’s earned her retirement.
What I Do
Every post on this site delivers something specific: a road number, a cost, a decision, a lesson learned. Not inspiration without substance. Not advice that could have been written by someone who googled it.
The content covers five areas. Trip Planning covers route building, navigation, documentation, and everything that happens before you leave. Gear & Equipment covers the kit that actually holds up on tour — tested on the road, not in a warehouse. Travelling Europe is destination content: country guides, multi-country routes, and personal accounts from the roads I’ve ridden. Ride on a Budget covers the financial reality of touring — real cost breakdowns, accommodation strategies, and how to stretch a trip without sacrificing the parts that matter. Travel Photography is where I’m still learning — tips on capturing the road from someone figuring it out alongside you.
I create practical, experience-based content to help riders plan and execute their own journeys with confidence – turning ideas into actual rides.
Some Numbers
Countries in one trip
Bikes active on and off road
Bike Build Project
Longst Consecutive Days on the Road
Contact & Transparency
Questions about a route, a piece of gear, or a specific destination? I read everything. For collaboration enquiries — gear reviews, sponsored content, route partnerships — use the email below. I only work with products I’ve used or would genuinely recommend to a rider I respect.
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