Another great vlog Freddie and Monika! Me and my dad are both bikers, we love watching your vlogs every week! We sit and watch them together 😊🏍️

@FreddieDobbs

Жыл бұрын

I’m so happy to hear it, thank you for both watching! 🙂🙌🏻🙌🏻

Freddie and Monika…Awesome videos! That little fiat needs a recording of it going up to 200000 miles. All this is better than any normal tv channels. Take care you two. Loving it :)

@volt8684

Жыл бұрын

I didn’t see it getting its Italian service😁. Its an incredible faithful little bug

@volt8684

Жыл бұрын

So many islands there. Could it have been Elba? Napoleon?

@FreddieDobbs

Жыл бұрын

I promise you I will record the 200k mark!🙂 Thank you so much🙌🏻

@FreddieDobbs

Жыл бұрын

Just an oil change unfortunately- a service will be next week in Barcelona🙂

You do the best trips. Thanks for the ride a long.!!

I watch every single of your videos. The videos are relaxing to me and I am inspired to buy my first mototcycle soon

@FreddieDobbs

Жыл бұрын

I’m so happy to hear it, thanks Aria!🙂

That ferry is terrific value…imagine if that was a UK trip…it would cost a fortune lol. Loving theses videos and the weather looks great…unlike here in the UK…just woke up to the first frost 🥶Stay safe you two 👍🇬🇧

Awesome video and awesome content can’t wait for the next video Thank’s Freddie and Monika

While you guys tour Europe I moved myself and some belongings by car from New York city to New Hampshire. A mere 6.5 hours drive. All the while thinking about those crazy miles of travel by Freddie and Monika. Next project: fit a hitch to the car and pick up a trailer and a new bike!

@FreddieDobbs

Жыл бұрын

US mileage- that’d be one end of the country to the other for us😆🇬🇧 I’m always tempted🏍

If i was a lottery winner the French riviera is where I would live. In 2005 I travelled from northern Italian lakes by yamaha fj1200 and all along that southern coast to Spain. Out of season in October we found some beautiful hotels just like yours for very reasonable money. Wish u had a tv series it knocks the rubbish out of bbc

@alanbarnes2920

Жыл бұрын

Totally agree about a tv series and the bbc

We were really happy to welcome you in Italy, come back whenever you want: I think you would love a moto tour on the tuscanian hills, or a visit to the motor industrial circuits of Modena and Turin :)

@FreddieDobbs

Жыл бұрын

Grazie mille Davide! These are all things I must do too🙂🇮🇹🤘🏼🏍

@DavideBattisti

Жыл бұрын

@@FreddieDobbs Can't wait to see those video :D

Love the feelings with Italy. Was there with my Moto Guzzy California 2 1985mod. In 1986.87.And1988.Italia never leaves my head.Always want to go back. 🙂👍

@FreddieDobbs

Жыл бұрын

Woooow, what a trip that must’ve been- an all the way from Norway!🙂🤘🏼🤘🏼🇳🇴

Since watching this week's episode, I can't stop replaying Mr Saxophone's tune over and over in my head. It's beginning to drive me crazy. I wonder if he's playing, Billy Idol's, Eyes Without a Face?..

Really enjoyed this show. Reminds me about how much I love to cruise on cruise ships.

That island was probably Elba, famous for being the first island Napoleon was sent to. The big tanker is a crude oil tanker called Pacific Jade, the two smaller ones were a chemical tanker and an LPG tanker. All seem to be held up for a few days trying to get into Livorno.

@frantisekwagner9323

Жыл бұрын

Bravo. Isola Elba davero! Have a good night

@FreddieDobbs

Жыл бұрын

Wow- brilliant knowledge, thank you!

I think the island was either Elba, or might still have been Giglio - depending on how far up you already were.

I love the little map graphic you guys have added in that shows where you're going as you're describing the route. Great inclusion, it really gives the locations and the distance some context.

Hi , nice going F. M . All ways fun to watch along your trips , thanks and catch you on the next part . Take care and enjoy your selves .

Fantastic journey folks! Hope you enjoy your first MotoGP experience Freddie! Remember, warm up your tyres before scraping the footpegs 😉⭐️

Fantastic trip. Thanks for taking us along!

Baking hot at 28 degrees, 😂. Don’t come to Australia in December, January or February where temperatures can be 40+ for days in a row. You may end up either burnt to a crisp or a melted pool

Thanks guys I like the feet option

As usual top quality video , you are getting too good at this video making . The fiat ceases to amaze me , what an advert for a reliable little car 👍😀

@FreddieDobbs

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Robert! I cannot believe that in a month, the Fiat will hit 200k!!! I genuinely never question its reliability- I just know it will start first time, every time

@Lookup2Wakeup

Жыл бұрын

@@FreddieDobbs Did you get it serviced in Italy?

@alanbarnes2920

Жыл бұрын

No he didn’t…getting it done in Spain

Monika , you really do know how to spoil Freddie, 😂

We just survived the ferrie from Livorno to Olbia (Sardinia). That was a complete desaster: dirty, rusty, and full of what dogs leave behind. Interesting who different ferrys can be or can be seen by people. Sardinie by the way seems to be a Mekka for bikers: we've seen a lot of them even on the bumby roads. There is a region in Germany called the "Eifel" which is full of bikers from here and the Netherlands. So if you ever like to travel somewhere in Europe apart from Spain, France and Italy that might be an idea.

Just the right touch to every aspect of your videos

@FreddieDobbs

Жыл бұрын

Thank you🙌🏻

It's better than the telly😊

Such great scenery! That ferry looked great.

That's the way to do it! Strangely my ladies first overnight ferry this year too, finally persuaded het to join me on the donkey miles. Really enjoying this trip. Thanks for sharing Happy, safe travels 👍

Stunning adventure lasts.. such a belle vie!

What a journey. Relaxing vibe, great views, wonderful accommodations. Nice work Sir Freddie and Ma'am Monica. Looking forward for your next content soon. Keep safe and God bless to both of you 🙏☝️

@alanbarnes2920

Жыл бұрын

It’s Lady Monika

Nice red curly lead on the tour section of the video. ;-)

@FreddieDobbs

Жыл бұрын

This is what happens when Monika leaves the filming to me!

@martinbguk

Жыл бұрын

@@FreddieDobbs never let the star be in charge of filming, leave it to the professional. 😁

Thank you for your videos. Love them. Erik. Norway. 🙂👍

Ok 👍👌 Freddie

Great trip Freddie and Monika, Many years ago I and a couple of pal’s took a ferry from .Heraklion in Crete to Ancona in Italy. Three days on the ship without a cabin, but well worth it! Have taken the ferry to Mallorca many times from Barcelona. That’s a peach. Load on at 10.00 pm cabin. Get gazeboed in the bar, cabin, and dock in Palma at 8.00am the next morning. The Island is amazing for biking. Palma to st.elm. Then head up north through the mountains .

We drove from Hamburg to Warsaw and Hamburg to Bournemouth during the summer. I love driving through Europe and will definitely doing another trip next year.

@FreddieDobbs

Жыл бұрын

I was hugely impressed at how good value it was🙂⛴ Ooooo it begins🥶 It is still, incredibly, like summer here (26degrees today!)

Gives me the travel bug, can wait to see BCN, cheers Fred & Monika.

Don’t worry about the breakdown cover. It’s essential. MASSIVE hassle if it did break down .Great section of your trip from Sicilianos! 😎

Great video, very informative. If you get a chance, it is quite a long way from Barcelona, go to Algodonales. (Spanish for Cotton Dales). It is a beautifully white Spanish town with fantastic scenery and wonderful roads to ride a motorcycle on. Algo, is also dirt cheap. A meal can be had for less than €10 and a beer in a restaurant is just €1.20 €1.50. Coffee is €1.50 as well. Algo is also the paragliding capital of Spain. You can drive to the top of Mount Lijar and watch them take off into the sunset. Also visit a town called El Bosque, there is an old restaurant full of memorabilia such as cigarette machines and duke boxes. The owner also has three or four old Renault Dakar cars from the 70s parked outside on display. Not to be missed. Have fun.

Man I got inspired, if I ever have a KZread channel, definitely gonna be like this Such amazing content

Freddie, Monika another good one. Glass of wine enjoying your latest!!!!

@FreddieDobbs

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, enjoy!🙂🍷

congrats on 70k.. getting there 👍

Fabulous

Great value ferry. Neat hotel in Cannes. 47 GBP! Bargain. They have a bit of the English in them in northern France. I have had the same positive experience of the French in the south. The Triumph's looking well. 220 GBP is a lot for breadown cover. I remember I always got it in with my insurance on the bike. It covered everywhere in western Europe. Another professional video.

@FreddieDobbs

Жыл бұрын

I may look into this for my next insurance renewal as I thought it was expensive, too. The hotel really was fantastic value👌🏻

A cracking jaunt across the French riveria, love the musical accompaniment, presume you never recovered the side panel for the Bonneville Freddie

Injoying the video 📹

@FreddieDobbs

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Eddie🙌🏻

Checkout Montserrat in Barcelona, nice a twisty and great views on the way up to the mountain

I´ve been in that ferry going down to Greece! Was much more expensive even 4 years ago!

@FreddieDobbs

Жыл бұрын

Oh WOW! I must do the Greece journey!

I see you get radio two out there,great video

Raced in Classic TT in 2019. Van and trailer was just short of £700 for a 3 hour trip. That was with the racer's discount, haha. Great video you two 👍

Another super video Freddie. Seeing Italy, France and Spain and the ease of travel it makes me so very sad that we (the UK) have voted to seperate from our European neighbours in the disaster that is Brexit. Looking forward to seeing the next one. Thanks for sharing your trip, beautifully filmed, presented and edited

@turningwheels2584

Жыл бұрын

I feel the same way, i wish it never happened and we never left! It made travelling worse, especially with my dog! We were united and now insignificant...... Disaster!

Another great video, puts my amateurish efforts to shame. I get the time and mileage saving by taking the ferry but you miss out on so much, The Amalfi coast, Salerno, Pompeii, Naples and Pisa is worth a look that may be above Livorno tbh but these are just a few of the places I stopped at on my way South on the Honda and coming North the Tuscan countryside is spectacular. Looking forward to the next instalment already.

That island is Elba.

Compared to £150 for 2 hours as a foot passenger from Liverpool to the Isle of Man for the TT it’s bargain of the century. 👍

Aloha Freddie &Miss Monika🤙🏽🤙🏻OMG I’ve watched all your videos and they’ve been just raging, Europe is a journey that shouldn’t be missed on a Harley Davidson ✌️😂just joking ol’boy. You are going places Brutha, the channel your reporting amazing. Keep the journeys coming, your 🇬🇧🇺🇸Braddah Duke , an Outlaw somewhere in California .🤘😎

@FreddieDobbs

Жыл бұрын

Appreciate it!🤜🏼🤛🏼 A Harley in Barcelona- this works very well (in Palermo, not so much😆)

Great Video, very interesting. I think the island on your ferry trip is Elba that is part of Tuscany.

Another great trip Freddie! Can’t wait to visit from the states. Can you share the brand of your sunglasses?

Elba, I was there in July on the bike ! Went to see Napoleons Exile Villa !

@FreddieDobbs

Жыл бұрын

Oh WOW- I’m embarrassed to say I’d never heard of it. Currently googling🙂

@onahi2002

Жыл бұрын

@@FreddieDobbs You've ridden "Route Napoleon" ? You've been to his family home on Corsica ? Elba by the way, Is stunning !

That ferry is a great idea to get to Sicily. There you go again Freddie being over confident about breaking down 😁 It's like insurance you never need it till you need it, best to pay and waste it than not and regret it. Glad you both got there without any hiccups, can't wait to see the Barcelona videos, a place I've been to a few times and love. I do love travelling through Europe it's so easy.

@FreddieDobbs

Жыл бұрын

This is very true re breakdown cover Dale (I have a short memory😆).

Great vlog, enjoy the Moto gp

If Grosetto is to the right then that could be Elba to the left. Or Starboard and Port me hearties. Arrgh!

Been to Livorno many times, as when I was a navigational officer on a major cruise line. It is a great base to explore nearby Pisa and Florence, both beautiful cities! Btw get the poor Fiat washed, it deserves it at least, as it seems every pigeon in Italy has had a dump on it...

@FreddieDobbs

Жыл бұрын

I would’ve liked to explore the area (especially Pisa). I think I parked the Fiat under a gigantic bird’s nest😆 Next week it’ll all be cleaned and serviced👌🏻

Wow, you are in Barcelona for one month! So, if you need any ideas or help, just let me know. I live on the outskirts and would be very lucky to give you a hint or hand.

@FreddieDobbs

Жыл бұрын

Hugely appreciated, thank you🙂

@MrWalter2202

Жыл бұрын

@@FreddieDobbs Have a great stay here!

Another good road trip, amazed at the little fiat ! What a trooper. Someone needs to buy you socks though 😂 end up with stinky shoes mate ! Only joking. Safe journeys !

@FreddieDobbs

Жыл бұрын

It feels indestructible!!💪🏼🚗 I will add them to my Christmas wish list😆🧦

Another great video!!!..you guys are so lucky that you get to go on these great adventures...some of us here in the US ca only dream of trips like yours...Looking forward to the next!!..

@FreddieDobbs

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Kevin!🙂

I live in the north of Catalonia, 1,5h from Barcelona, near the sea and the mountains. If you come to Costa Brava I can recommend some beautiful routes in amazing roads and why not, get to know each other. Stay safe.

@FreddieDobbs

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Narcis, really appreciated🙂

Excellent…. Breakdown cover is why you didn’t breakdown… money well spent…😂🍀👍

@FreddieDobbs

Жыл бұрын

This is so true!

WOW! Nearly missed this one. I wondered the same as you Freddie as we cruised down the west coast of Italy, what are all these inhabited island called, didn't realise there were so many.

Did the same trip but on arriving at Livorno had a huge storm right up to Antibes on my XT600e.I think the island you passed was Capri👌

@Bowl_of_roses

Жыл бұрын

Probably Elba, as Capri is off Naples. But would love to visit either!

@FreddieDobbs

Жыл бұрын

Oh wow- we were very lucky as it was the smoothest sailing👌🏻

Freddie and Monika, loving your adventures (all of them), great info, great music and great videography. Did I miss it or are you getting the Fiat serviced in northern Italy before heading to Spain? Interested to know costs compared to UK. Hope the Fiat had/will get a clean bill of health. 😎

@matthewbartlett1977

Жыл бұрын

I was just thinking the same about getting the Fiat serviced.

@FreddieDobbs

Жыл бұрын

The Fiat will have a full service next week in Barcelona (I slightly messed up the Italian service)

Brilliant as always. I see the Fiat is nearing 200k miles. I hope you're going to do a video celebrating the big roll-over and tell us a little more about the car's story in your ownership.

Yes, definitely Elba. That’s where Napoleon Bonaparte was exiled in 1814.

@FreddieDobbs

Жыл бұрын

This is genuinely fascinating- I’d never even heard of it

Is your bonnie headlight pointing a little upward freddie

@FreddieDobbs

Жыл бұрын

It was… until I adjusted it just after this trip (thanks for the heads up)🙂

Just wondered if there were a direct ferry from Palermo to Barcelona which might have knowed a few hundred miles off but I suppose it's not so much the arrival it's getting there!

Hi Freddie and Monika. Could the Island you passed be Elba?

@FreddieDobbs

Жыл бұрын

I’ve just checked Google maps and I think you’re spot on- it looks stunning!

A great watch. Thanks. PS on mobile, the captions are super small, worth bearing in mind. Still, it's not a gripe - a wonderful vlog.

@FreddieDobbs

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Jed- we’ll adjust this for the next video we edit🙂

Great video only one thing is missing....More of Monika...maybe she can do a " Monika Minute " Tips for where you are at for the woman traveler....

Freddie your Bonneville headlight is pointing at the stars. I assume you don’t ride it at night.

Hi there sorry that i did not meet up with you but I saw that the ship would arrive early in the morning. That place could be Elba it dipends on how far was it from Livorno.

Did my eyes deceive me but a car passed you at 23 : 24 and he opened his door ? Ten out of Ten for you and Monika nothing seems to phase you , two chilled individuals.

@FreddieDobbs

Жыл бұрын

We didn’t even notice this and had to re-watch it😆

@darrenpallett9353

Жыл бұрын

Was going to say the same .well spotted

Dolce vita....

I thought you plan to make the maintenance for the FIAT in Italy as you mentioned before.....hope it's don't need any work on it.🌟 But happy to know that you gonna spend about Month in Barcelona 🌛👌🏻 that's mean e very promising Episode's 😀 Keep it up..wish you a pleasant time

@FreddieDobbs

Жыл бұрын

Next week the Fiat’s all booked in🙂🛠 Thanks Abdulaziz

@abdulazizsaleh8650

Жыл бұрын

@@FreddieDobbs I see.. 👍🏻

Got to love a road trip 😀 Freddie did you get the Fiat serviced in Sicily 🤔🚗

Love the shades Freddie, where are they from?

Hey you two, with regards to breakdown cover, it's only expensive til u need it , BTW did u get the fiat serviced in Italy , love the content

Hay Hay both headlights 🤣

@FreddieDobbs

Жыл бұрын

Now done (finally!)

Love the video's guys. Did you ever get the Fiat serviced in its homeland?

@FreddieDobbs

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Sam! Just an oil change- a full service will be done next week in Barcelona🙂

love your vlogs.. come visit our side of the world and you will surely enjoy it 🏖🌍

Fantastic. Did Freddie get the Fiat serviced in Italy?

Nice shoes are they Ralph Lauren

@FreddieDobbs

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, they’re Martinelli. Very comfy🙂👌🏻

Freddy and Monica, absolutely loving your video's. Freddy, just wondering how you become such a good presenter, have you professional experience? or does it just all naturally, either way enjoy much :)

@FreddieDobbs

Жыл бұрын

That’s very kind of you to say so🙂 No professional experience, but Monika does a lot of instructing😆

@JEMMTB1

Жыл бұрын

@@FreddieDobbs Haha, good job, funny ☺️

You didn't like Sicily, you didn't have much time left. And then Italy is not only Sicily but also many different territories and different colors and different food and wine. Especially in the fall. What a pity that you fled from Italy

Great content. What trailer are you using please? Stay safe

@FreddieDobbs

Жыл бұрын

Hi Grant, it was the cheapest one I could find on eBay two years ago (£150). It looks home made, if I’m being very honest😆

Maybe Elba?!

@FreddieDobbs

Жыл бұрын

Spot on!

Well that's tempting fate regarding the breakdown cover. How was the fuel situation in France?

@FreddieDobbs

Жыл бұрын

Isn’t it🛠😆 Fuel situation in France completely normal now, I can happily confirm!

That Island looks like Elba. So you should be able to see the east coast of Corsica in the background behind it. By the way, did you speak to the owner of that modified Panda 4x4? It looked great (I have a thing about old Panda 4x4s)!

@FreddieDobbs

Жыл бұрын

I didn’t speak to the owner, but I do share your LOVE of the Panda 4x4s. I would absolutely love one!

@thruxtonian5889

Жыл бұрын

@@FreddieDobbs So would I, although I wouldn't be able to drive it since I only have a bike licence! By the way, how long are you and Monika here in the Barcelona area for? If I can manage to blag a bike from somewhere (my scruffy old Thruxton is a non-runner until further notice, alas) I'd be delighted to show you some of the scenery in the area.

@saxon-mt5by

Жыл бұрын

The Panda is not modified, it's a Panda van (yes, really!)

@CriticalRider

Жыл бұрын

Not modified, Pandas 4x4 had that rear plastic extension from factory!

love your vids! but I cannot get why you left Sicily for that sport-thing.

@FreddieDobbs

Жыл бұрын

It’ll be a first for me- I hope I made the right call🏁

I watch all the videos and listen to the podcasts and u often r examining used bikes in the 5k range. Ur dream bike is an Indian. If just 10% of the subscribers put up a few dollars it wouldn’t be a dream any longer. Get that go fund me up and running and I’m in for 25😂. The content is well worth it.

@FreddieDobbs

Жыл бұрын

That is incredibly kind of you to even suggest it, Mike!🙂

@5tevieb954

Жыл бұрын

@@FreddieDobbs have you thought about a PCP/lease deal freddie rather than an 8 year loan?

23.26 the driver of the car in front opened their door??? 😀😀

@FreddieDobbs

Жыл бұрын

I missed that!😳

Hi Freddie. Did you get the Fiat serviced in Italy as planned? How did the prices compare?

@FreddieDobbs

Жыл бұрын

Not a full service unfortunately- it’ll be done in Barcelona next week and I’ll inform on the price🙂

Hi Freddie, please why did you remove the bike seat once entered in Spain?

What I'm trying to figure out is why you are heading to Livorno when your final destination is Barcelona 😂