Motorcycle Explorer April 2015 Issue 5 | Page 92

Where should I go? Like ‘where should I stay’, if you get bogged down in destinations you’ll end up spoiling the journey. I’ve missed plenty of impressive sights over the years by not doing my homework, but then I was busy enjoying riding my motorbike at the time. Just keep an eye out for places of interest as you go along. I’d never have visited some of the best places I’ve been too if I’d been chasing guidebook recommendations. Obviously, this doesn’t apply if the point of your trip is to get somewhere specific - down to Mugello for the MotoGP or over to Red Square for example (what kind of idiot would do that…); but generally speaking, I firmly believe that taking each day as it comes is far more enjoyable than a mad dash between tourist sites.