2026 AMT France

Overview

Wed, May 13  PDX -> TBD

Flight Options




5:46pm PDX -1h8m-> SEA 6:54pm   AlaskaEconomyBoeing 737AS 1391              $798 / $8,560 business
1 hr 26 min layoverSeattle (SEA)
8:20pm SEA -9h25m-> 1:45pm LHR  British AirwaysEconomyBoeing 777BA 48
3 hr 55 min layoverLondon (LHR)
5:40pm LHR -2h10m-> 8:50pm MXP  British AirwaysEconomyAirbus A319BA 588   (elapsed time 16h38m)


5:35pm PDX -2h-> SFO              UnitedFirst ClassEmbraer 175UA 5763       $676 / $6,467 business
1 hr 30 min layoverSan Francisco (SFO)
9:05pm SFO -11h5m-> MUC 5:10pm    LufthansaBusiness ClassAirbus A380LH 459
4 hr 50 min layoverMunich (MUC)
10:00pm MUC -1h15m-> TRN 11:15pm  LufthansaBusiness ClassEmbraer 195LH 1886   (elapsed time 20h40m)




We fly to Nice, visit with Alec and Linda, then take a train over to Turin for two weeks of Italian classes again with ...Leonardo...

Then back to Nice for a motorcycle tour with Adriatic Moto Tours.
This time we are doing the 
French Riveria to Barcelona Motorcycle tour.  This is a two-week (10 riding days) tour through the French Riviera, Provence, the Pyrenees, Barcelona, and the Alps.
The bike reserved is a BMW F900 XR and Kathi will ride pillion.

Balance of 12,050 € (~$14,500) due March 31

Following that, Chris is going to attempt to rescue his Ducati in
Milan, getting it properly imported into Italy, then do some of his
Norway adventure which has been planned for years now.

A loop from Milan to northern Norway and back is 9300 km / 5800 miles, 150+ hrs of riding,
broken out into 6hr days, that's 25 riding days.  Add a rest/contingency day every 5 days
and it requires 30 days which would put me back around July 20.

The Stockholm option.  If I could find a place to leave the bike for a few weeks/months in Stockholm,
I could go back later in the summer to finish the return to Milan.  108 hrs (say 21 days)
That would look something like this:


Healthy Traveling

I've been workinng hard to improve my healthy living since my Dec 2025 heart bypass surgery.
I've really modified my diet and exercise habits, lowered by body fat, increased my lean body mass,
and upped my fiber intake.  A big challenge is how to travel and enjoy the delicious foods of Europe
while keeping my body fat down and getting enough exercise.  On this trip, I'm going to take notes
about what I do to maintaining healthy habits while I/we travel.



Daily Details and Naration



  

    
  0) May 13 Wed  7:30pm PDX -9h30m-> LHR 1:00pm  British AirwaysEconomyBoeing 787-10BA 266   $693 / $6,410 business 6615
LHR layover 1h15m
2:15pm LHR -2h-> LIN 5:15pm     British AirwaysEconomyAirbus A320neoBA 576  (elapsed time 12h45m)
Conf codes Z9HC2L (Kathi)  Z9QIIO (Chris)

    
  1) May 14 Thu  Milan to Turin by train  Milan Central to Torino Porta Nuova, 1h2m  FR9516  departs 12:02pm

    
  2) May 15 Fri  Turin

    
  3) May 16 Sat  Turin

    
  4) May 17 Sun  Turin back to Milan

    
  5) May 18 Mon  Milan

    
  6) May 19 Tue  scooter Milan - Como

    
  7) May 20 Wed  scooter Como - Mennaggio

    
  8) May 21 Thu  scooter Ferry to Vezio, and to Bergamo

    
  9) May 22 Fri  scooter back to Milano

    
 10) May 23 Sat  rent car (~$400) and go explore the coast

    
 11) May 24 Sun  

    
 12) May 25 Mon  

    
 13) May 26 Tue  

    
 14) May 27 Wed  

    
 15) May 28 Thu  return car in Genoa

    
 16) May 29 Fri  Genoa to Nice by train (~5hrs)
RV3372 from Genova Piazza Principe 1:43pm to Ventimiglia 4:03pm (16 stops), transfer 4:12pm
TER86056 Grasse to Nice-Ville (11 stops)  5:10pm
TER PACA - Ticket information - 011 33 4 13 94 30 50

    
 17) May 30 Sat  AMT Day  1 arrival and orientation in Nice at 4 PM

    
 18) May 31 Sun  AMT Day  2 [ride] Nice → Aix-en-Provence

    
 19) Jun  1 Mon  AMT Day  3 [ride] Aix-en-Provence → Cevennes NP

    
 20) Jun  2 Tue  AMT Day  4 [ride] Cévennes NP → Carcassonne

    
 21) Jun  3 Wed  AMT Day  5 [REST] Rest day Carcassonne

    
 22) Jun  4 Thu  AMT Day  6 [ride] Carcassonne → Andorra

    
 23) Jun  5 Fri  AMT Day  7 [ride] Andorra → Barcelona

    
 24) Jun  6 Sat  AMT Day  8 [REST] Rest day Barcelona

    
 25) Jun  7 Sun  AMT Day  9 [ride] Barcelona → Perpignan

    
 26) Jun  8 Mon  AMT Day 10 [ride] Perpignan → Avignon

    
 27) Jun  9 Tue  AMT Day 11 [REST] Rest day in Avignon

    
 28) Jun 10 Wed  AMT Day 12 [ride] Avignon → Vercors

    
 29) Jun 11 Thu  AMT Day 13 [ride] Vercors → Embrun

    
 30) Jun 12 Fri  AMT Day 14 [ride] Embrun → Nice

    
 31) Jun 13 Sat  AMT Day 15 Departure from Nice     ( breakfast & transfer to the airport )

    
 32) Jun 14 Sun  Nice with Alec & Linda

    
 33) Jun 15 Mon  Nice with Alec & Linda

    
 34) Jun 16 Tue  Kathi → PDX
11:55am NCE -2h15m-> LHR 1:10pm         $4,255 business
2h30m layover
3:40pm LHR -10h0m-> PDX 5:40pm   British Airways A321neoBA  327

Chris → Milan
3:20pm NCE -1h10m-> FCO 4:30pm (Rome)  ITA AZ 345  Airbus A220-300
layover 1h30m
6:00pm FCO -1h10m-> LIN 7:10pm         ITA AZ 2050 Airbus A220-300  $162

  





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