2026 AMT France

Overview


We fly to Milan, then take a train over to Turin, back to Milan for some scooter touring, then
rent a car to hit the Northern Italy coastal towns, dropping the car somewhere like Genoa from
which we take a train to Nice to visit with Alec and Linda before 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.

Tour for two is 13,050 €



Adriatic Riveria Tour week 1, outbound Nice → Barcelona

Adriatic Riveria Tour week 2, return Barcelona → Nice














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.   I found a place to leave the bike for a few weeks/months in Stockholm,
so I'm going to split that trip in two returning later in the summer to finish the return to Milan.

See Milan to Norway, Finland and Sweden

and Sweden to Finland, and back to Milan via the Baltics and Poland


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] 
     19) Jun  1 Mon  AMT Day  3 [ride] 
     20) Jun  2 Tue  AMT Day  4 [ride] 
     21) Jun  3 Wed  AMT Day  5 [REST] 
     22) Jun  4 Thu  AMT Day  6 [ride] 
     23) Jun  5 Fri  AMT Day  7 [ride] 
     24) Jun  6 Sat  AMT Day  8 [REST] 
     25) Jun  7 Sun  AMT Day  9 [ride] 
     26) Jun  8 Mon  AMT Day 10 [ride] 
     27) Jun  9 Tue  AMT Day 11 [REST] 
     28) Jun 10 Wed  AMT Day 12 [ride] 
     29) Jun 11 Thu  AMT Day 13 [ride] 
     30) Jun 12 Fri  AMT Day 14 [ride] 
     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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back to trips

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]
19) Jun 1 Mon	AMT Day 3 [ride]
20) Jun 2 Tue	AMT Day 4 [ride]
21) Jun 3 Wed	AMT Day 5 [REST]
22) Jun 4 Thu	AMT Day 6 [ride]
23) Jun 5 Fri	AMT Day 7 [ride]
24) Jun 6 Sat	AMT Day 8 [REST]
25) Jun 7 Sun	AMT Day 9 [ride]
26) Jun 8 Mon	AMT Day 10 [ride]
27) Jun 9 Tue	AMT Day 11 [REST]
28) Jun 10 Wed	AMT Day 12 [ride]
29) Jun 11 Thu	AMT Day 13 [ride]
30) Jun 12 Fri	AMT Day 14 [ride]
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