Author Archives: materazzi

1 evening, 1 half hour, a few hundred meters

Posted on 22. 7. 2026 by materazzi | Leave a comment

Oman OM, 2026 Premiere as 87th states   India IND, 2026 Premiere as 88th states As you can see, all the quality comes from the bikes.

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Izra, izra, izrael

Posted on 19. 7. 2026 by materazzi | Leave a comment

kdo tam nebyl na vojně, tak nic neviděl, (Whoever wasn’t there in the military didn’t see anything), it is sung in a Czech song. Izrael IL, 4 years Premiere as 86th states 2026               … Continue reading →

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Switzerland, but I’ll check.

Posted on 15. 7. 2026 by materazzi | Leave a comment

But behind him, there was a surprise, one of the biggest of his entire career. License plate of Cambodia KH, alltime Premiere as 128th states, 85th 2006

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Something is hanging in the air

Posted on 12. 7. 2026 by materazzi | Leave a comment

Kyrgyzstan                     Something big, downright huge, is in the air. Maybe soon, maybe a little later. But it will be grand, as D. Trump says. Woche 51 (+4). Kein MNE. Erste … Continue reading →

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Saudia

Posted on 5. 7. 2026 by materazzi | Leave a comment

Woche 47 (+-0). Keine MNE u. AL.

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This looked like something grand

Posted on 1. 7. 2026 by materazzi | Leave a comment

                      In the afternoon, returning the bike in the “main” city, finally a good hot meal and on the way back to our place, CY crossed my path.     … Continue reading →

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Weekends are bad everywhere, Mondays are usually the best

Posted on 29. 6. 2026 by materazzi | Leave a comment

Today again 35. Like last Monday. Then 34, 33, 32 and 3x 30. When the day ends… I have here the best radio I’ve ever listened to in my life. It’s based in Rostock. The real eighties!

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2025 – 84 countries in total, 2026 – 84

Posted on 28. 6. 2026 by materazzi | Leave a comment

The Scandinavian island trio is complete. Greenland and Spitsbergen are still missing. Faroe Island FO, 2026 Premiere  as  84th states DK Sensation 1921 Propably AL bikes Premiere                           … Continue reading →

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Korea dominated

Posted on 25. 6. 2026 by materazzi | Leave a comment

Testarossa 1957

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European Champions League

Posted on 24. 6. 2026 by materazzi | Leave a comment
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Who would expect Uzbekistan here?

Posted on 23. 6. 2026 by materazzi | Leave a comment

Uzbekistan UZ, 3 years Premiere as 83th 2026 states …he was just leaving. My first real touring bike (China) caught me in the wrong place. But it could have been worse.  

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A new week full of hits

Posted on 22. 6. 2026 by materazzi | Leave a comment

South Korea ROK, 2026 Premiere as 82th states USA AFI and that blurry spot was IS 35 states. That’s a good result here.    

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This weather is terrifying

Posted on 21. 6. 2026 by materazzi | Leave a comment

So I report from forced exile. Woche 46 (+-0). Keine MNE, AL u. RKS. Ausser IS alles vom PRG.

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It started in PRG and I have to leave

Posted on 18. 6. 2026 by materazzi | Leave a comment

Bahrain BRN, 2 years Premiere as 81th states 2026 Finally China is here The heat will take over PRG. I will disappear…

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Asia is missing

Posted on 14. 6. 2026 by materazzi | Leave a comment

Saturday night could have saved the week. From 5m flag from the Gulf. Up close MEX. And reality… Woche 46 (+2). Keine MNE, AL u. RKS.

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Right on Monday

Posted on 7. 6. 2026 by materazzi | Leave a comment

China passed unnoticed behind my back. Which marked me for the next few days. Considering how difficult it is to get to Europe. Most travelers who generously tried to skip Russia are now stuck at the closed AZ/GE borders. But … Continue reading →

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Hormus closed, trucks are moving

Posted on 31. 5. 2026 by materazzi | Leave a comment

Iran IR, Truck 2026 Premiere Thanks to Platesmania for the confirmation. Woche 46 (-2). Keine MNE u. RKS.

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Sint Maarten

Posted on 22. 5. 2026 by materazzi | Leave a comment

License plate Sint Maarten, alltime Premiere as 127 states and from returning to the place the next day Woche 48 (+1). Kein MNE.

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5 years of waiting

Posted on 21. 5. 2026 by materazzi | Leave a comment

at the alltime premiere in PRG. I was surprised myself. All new, the first from MC, Nice, Cannes, Marseille, Geneve, Brescia etc. But now it has changed. Absolutely sensational catch. See you next. A short drive between the arrival of … Continue reading →

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I’m curious what the PRG will be like

Posted on 17. 5. 2026 by materazzi | Leave a comment

Woche 47 (-9). Keine EST, GR u. MNE. 

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I will give you good advice

Posted on 13. 5. 2026 by materazzi | Leave a comment

Are you saving? Are you investing? But don’t want to take the risk? Then just put everything in Swiss francs. It doesn’t matter which currency. You’ll make a nice profit every year. Unmistakably! Peace of mind and security. I absolutely … Continue reading →

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Thanks to the marathon

Posted on 10. 5. 2026 by materazzi | Leave a comment

I went to the jardin botanique and later found out that in addition to the 1 and 25, the 11 also sometimes runs from there. So o go to Gare de Eaux-Vives. I don’t know how long we’ll drive, I … Continue reading →

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Day I

Posted on 9. 5. 2026 by materazzi | Leave a comment

There’s nothing better than starting the day with an invigorating drink. Island IS After UAE, IRL arrives as the second weekly addition today. After IS, I again. I think for a moment who else is on I. And indeed, to … Continue reading →

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The worse the Lp, the nicer the city

Posted on 8. 5. 2026 by materazzi | Leave a comment

 

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KWT stranded like Timmy the whale

Posted on 6. 5. 2026 by materazzi | Leave a comment

There’s an icy wind at the lake, so I drive  with 25 to the Jardin botanique and World Trade Organisation in the diplomatic quarter. Well, here’s what it looks like…

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The ice moved

Posted on 5. 5. 2026 by materazzi | Leave a comment

New Zealand NZ, 2 years Premiere, 7 years car Premiere Western Sahara , 2026 Premiere A regular object every year. An atypical blue Jaguar. I saw it quite clearly driving out of the garages. For a thousandth of a second, … Continue reading →

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And I’m going to work

Posted on 2. 5. 2026 by materazzi | Leave a comment

The bike and the guys from the Gulf are missing. The unwavering belief that they live in the safest and richest society no longer applies. It was far worse there than the EU media portrayed us. All you had to … Continue reading →

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Prague- Geneva

Posted on 1. 5. 2026 by materazzi | Leave a comment

44 Countries 1. Free bike rental is over 2. My beloved forest street between Grand Saconex and Place Nation on line 5- closed. The first closure I can remember in Geneva. 3. At least I wanted to treat myself to … Continue reading →

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This is where it all began.

Posted on 26. 4. 2026 by materazzi | Leave a comment

Brazilia, Azerbaijan, 2026 Premiere Woche 48 (+-0). Keine GR, MNE u. AL.

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Thursday 43

Posted on 19. 4. 2026 by materazzi | Leave a comment

Transnistria ,2026 Premiere Woche 48 (+3). Alles dabei.

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