The new bike

On May 28, 2017, I bought a new motorcycle: the 2017 BMW R1200RS.

Its role in my life is to become my primary North America ride, replacing my 2013 BMW K1300S (Raven).  Raven is still in my life and will remain so as long as I can hope, but it will likely become my Europe bike this summer.

I say that with hesitation, because I still love Raven.  I plan to leave her overseas for a few years, but part of me feels like I'm betraying her.  She is such an incredible bike.  :)

Anyway, over the past week, I put about 1700km on the RS (Bessie), and took Raven out for a long ride afterwards, giving me a good opportunity to compare them.

First off though, Bessie.  Someone reviewed the engine and called it agricultural, and at low RPM, I gotta agree that it reminds me of a tractor.  Plus, there are pictures of the GS (on the same engine) taken head-on that is remarkably similar to a cow.  So for now, Bessie.  I say that very affectionately though!

The KS and RS are similar.

• They're both sport touring; they bridge the gap between a fully-upright touring and torture-rack sport postures.  
• They're both intended to go long distance but also be masterful commuter bikes with a lot of luggage space, though the KS leans so far on the sport side of sport-touring that its luggage options take more of a shoehorn to apply.

And the KS and RS are radically different.

• The KS envelops a phenomenal 1293 cc inline-4, putting down 175hp (128kW) and 103 ft-lbf (140Nm).  
• The RS sits on the incredible water/air cooled BMW 1170 cc opposed twin, the wasserboxer, delivering a bit more reasonable 125hp (93kW) and 93 ft-lbf (125Nm).  
• The KS has a traditional throttle assembly, where the RS is throttle-by-wire with almost no feedback and a much different fueling curve.  
• The KS has the rider in a lower lean while the RS is a bit more upright.  The KS has better fairing wind protection, while the RS is half-naked.  
• The KS has an awesome and rare Hossack-inspired "BMW Duolever" front suspension.  The RS has traditional inverted front forks.
• The KS' electronics were probably cutting edge when the K1200S was designed in 2004, but they didn't see many electronic changes in the KS' 12 year production runs. 
• The RS' electronics borrow heavily from the proven R1200GS and R1200RT lines and is probably one of the more electronically advanced bikes on the road today.
• The KS does not have a cruise control, and really wants you to lose your license.
• The RS has an awesome cruise control, and without it, you'd risk losing your license before you left the parking lot due to its feedback-less throttle-by-wire.  Admittedly though, the RS engine isn't really one that begs you to wring it out at license-losing speeds.

Had the R1200RS existed when I was .. upgrading from the CBR1100XX, I probably would have bought it instead of the K1300S.  The RS is simply a better sport-touring bike, has better electronics (like the cruise control), and is less likely to destroy my driving record.

When I started looking at buying the RS, I talked to the dealership about trading in my KS.  However, after a great year at Cisco, I had enough money to keep the KS, and I realized just how happy I was about that.  I love the KS.  If BMW released a KS with all the new electronics and some touring kit (real hard boxes, etc) but left the ergonomics alone, I'd buy another one as quickly as finances permitted.

Why the urgency to buy the RS?  Cruise control, flat out.  I've wanted a real cruise control for years.  Throttle locks are useless; wind, elevation changes, and slipstreaming all affect your real speed, and place you at risk of either defying the pace of traffic or the law, requiring you to be ever vigilant about your speed.

I've twice rented the R1200RT in Spain, and being able to lock in my speed with a real cruise control and stop worrying about it is an awesome feeling.  I can really relax, redirecting my terror-fueled speed attention to other things like watching traffic, looking at scenery, and relaxing.  

I'm disappointed that the RS doesn't have the Duolever front forks.  I'm not prone to pushing my hardware to its limits, so I'm not immediately able to say Duolever is vastly superior to traditional suspension, but I think I am noticing that the RS has considerably more front dive when I brake than I've come to expect on the KS.  I'll need a few more comparison rides to get a better opinion on that though.

In the end, I love both bikes deeply.  I genuinely think the RS is a better commuter/sporttourer than the KS because of its tamer engine.  But the KS ergos are nearly perfect and its engine is incredible.  I'd rather have the RS in North America specifically to save my driving record, but I long to feel the KS breathing deeply.

Hopefully I can open up Raven on the German Autobahn this summer, and feel the bike stretch its wings in its native habitat.

Tips learned on the road

Europe

• Photo radar is everywhere.
• Some countries have made photo radar GPS alerts illegal, like France.  Some posts suggest if your GPS is found with warnings for ANY COUNTRY, France will clip your wings.  
• Garmin has gotten around at least having GPS speed warnings in France by alerting now on "safety zones", which are expressly legal in France.
• Many countries require having a reflective vest with you on the bike, in case of a breakdown, an accident, or rain.  Makes sense to always have one regardless of what countries you'll be visiting.
• Many countries, with France in particular, require you to have a full complement of spare bulbs for your vehicle.
• Speed signs are round, unlike in North America.

France

• Though they apparently aren't checking much yet, you are required to have 2 breathalizer testers with you.
• Speed limits are often 120km/h on motorways, and 130km/h on the tolled Autoroutes.  They're not fans of speeding.
• All safety zones (speed cameras) are marked, afaik.  The markings on the sign also specify if the cameras are front-facing or rear-facing; if there is a motorcycle on the sign, that's a rear-facing camera that can grab the motorcycle plates.
• Not terribly big fans of credit cards in some restaurants, at least in smaller towns like Saint-Genis-Pouilly near Geneva.  Even the customers are offended if you pull out a credit card.

Germany

• Look up the German signs for right of way; streets that merge from your right have Right of Way by default.
• The Autobahn has lots of unrestricted ("unlimited speed") sections, but there are lots of traffic calming sections especially around population centres.
• Don't hang out in the left lane on the Autobahn; you are not the fastest vehicle on the road anymore.
• It is illegal to run out of gas on the Autobahn, as that is a preventable calamity.
• Expect to be seated with strangers in Bavarian beerhalls.  Hope you get both East and West Germans at your table, as the cultural lessons are beyond measure.
• Don't jaywalk.  What kind of example are you setting for the children, you monster?
• Lane Splitting isn't officially accepted.  Some feel you're setting a bad example for the children (see above), but some do it anyway.  It is only really accepted in heavy traffic.  You may run afoul of the law.

Austria

• Vignettes (toll stickers) can be purchased for Autobahn travel in short and long term forms.  Fines are high for being caught without one.
• The Austrian Autobahn has a 130km/h speed limit.

Switzerland

• Vignettes are only sold for the calendar year; If you're riding a motorway from Dec 29 through Jan 2, you'll need two yearly stickers.  Last I bought one, they were 40 Euros per year.  
• Don't seed in Switzerland; their speed cameras are tuned really low.

I'll post more later.

Update on Loyalty Programs

In 2016, I managed to .. invest a lot of money into my loyalty programs;

• Achieved Air Canada Elite 50k
• Achieved Hilton Honors Diamond level
• Achieved Accor Hotels Silver level
• https://secure.accorhotels.com/gb/leclub/program/cards-status-benefits.shtml 

Air Canada kinda crapified part of my interest in their Elite program, by making 1st Class eUpgrades nearly useless; used to cost about 8 eUpgrade points to upgrade flights from Europe, but now it is 21!  With E50k, you can get up to 40 points, but you consume over half of them with a single flight!

They're useful to a point for North American flights (10 points for Toronto to SFO, for instance), but still.  :(  Never the less, I think I'll be confirmed for E50k again for 2018.

HHonors Diamond level is nice, but it isn't critical.  I can sometimes get reserved Diamond member parking by the main doors at Hampton Inns, sometimes get room upgrades (though a lot of hotels tell me they don't have any, or mumble something about already being in a "premium room"), free "premium Internet", and you get more check-in perks like water AND sweets, etc.  

Turns out, I can get HHonors Gold automatically due to my job, but I expect Diamond would still be a big mountain to climb.  I doubt I'll bother with getting Diamond for next year.

Accor Silver was unexpectedly nice; late checkout on request and complementary booze at check-in.  I look at Gold and while I'm sure it is nice, I'm pretty happy with Silver's rewards!

My Travel Tips

I've done a bit of travel in recent years, and there are a number of things I do or have discovered to make my life easier.  Your Mileage May Vary (YMMV).

Loyalty Programs

I can't say enough good things about loyalty programs; they are directly responsible for my first trip out of North America after all.

RBC Avion
I had an RBC Platinum Visa.  I got it because it had rental car insurance and I liked its colour.  I used it to recover my credit rating by switching all my recurring bills to go directly to the card, and then I only had one bill I needed to remember to pay every month.

8 years later, I discovered it was a points card.  When I called RBC to ask what I could do with those points, they recommended I upgrade the card to their Infinite Avion Visa, and I had enough points for 3 European flights (minus the fees and taxes of course).  I think it was two weeks later when I made my first flight off this rock; visited a couple friends in London, then spent 4 spectacularly enlightening solo days wandering Paris.

Since then, I think I've managed about another 8 or 10 flights out of points, 4 of which I even paid for the taxes and fees out of points.

RBC Avion points do not expire.  You earn 1 point for every dollar spent, and they seem to have some nice accelerators to get even more points.  I now have an Avion Visa Infinite Privilege card, that accrues at 1.25 points per dollar.

Air Canada Altitude / Aeroplan
Back when I started flying, I flew on whatever seemed swell; American Airlines, Delta, United, Air Canada, Westjet, British Airways, KLM, etc.  Some were swell, some were less swell.

A friend of mine in London UK, Misha, mentioned he was inclined to use BA for all his flights.  I looked into BA, but I found they weren't the most useful for a Canadian on Canadian soil.  So I was quickly down to choosing Air Canada and Westjet.  Having flown both, I strongly preferred Air Canada.

One year, I managed to do enough flying to earn their Elite 35k status with Air Canada.  With that, I got things like priority check-in, extra checked bags, and eUpgrade points.  eUpgrade points are fantastic (or they were, rather).  With these points, I managed to get about 5 first class upgrades for free.  After that first upgrade, I was definitely hooked on first class lie-flat long haul berths!

The Altitude program has changed a bit, making first class upgrades pretty harsh; they often require a big cash payment in addition to consuming almost all your eUpgrade points.  However, Air Canada has also created a new seating tier called "Premium Economy"; nicer seats, long legroom, etc.  Not a lie-flat berth, but still very nice.  And with my e35k status, I had one of those upgraded for free from LHR to YYZ due to an overbooked flight, to demonstrate who is likely to get those prized free upgrades first.

Air Canada is a part of the Star Alliance.  The two partners I've also used are Lufthansa in Germany and United in the US.  It is swell knowing I'll get my status miles from them as well.

Wyndham Rewards
Wyndham is a hotel chain that includes Super 8 and Days Inn, two brands of motels that I really like on my motorcycle trips.  Cheap, okay breakfast (usually only cold offerings though they sometimes have waffles), they're nearly everywhere in Canada and the US.  Until this year, I've used them extensively and gotten countless free days out of accrued points.

One thing that drives me bonkers with Wyndham is their booking system; their web site isn't the greatest on a phone, and their iPhone app sucks to the point of uselessness.  When I'm on a road trip, I don't usually book the night's stay until early afternoon after I've been on the road for a while and gotten a feel for how far I'm going that day, so having a crap phone-based booking experience is a daily curse in the middle of my Zen time.

Hilton Honors
I was never a Hilton person.  Hilton seemed to be the last hotel chain to offer wifi, they are expensive, and I never felt like I needed that level of room fixtures.

When I joined Cisco, I was sent to San Jose for a week for on-board training, and a couple coworkers recommended a Hilton Garden Inn near the Cisco campus.  I cheerily booked it, literally not realizing it was a Hilton.  Couple weeks later, I was back in San Jose for product update training, so I booked the same hotel because it was now a "known quantity".  Before I knew it, I was Hilton Honors (HHonors) Silver, with enough points for a couple free nights.

Hilton has partnered with AT&T for their hotel wifi.  It works fairly well, and they generally offer two levels of service; low bandwidth, and premium bandwidth for a cost.  Some Hilton-brand hotels offer the low bandwidth service for free while others require you to be an HHonors member to get it for free.  For 90% of my stays, the free level is more than enough.

I typically stay at three of their brands; Hilton Garden Inn, Embassy Suites, and Hampton Inn and Suites.  HGI makes a fresh hot breakfast for you for a cost (until you're Gold, I think).  (Some?) Embassy Suites have a free breakfast buffet and some also seem to have free happy hour drinks.  Hampton Inns have a decent free hot/cold breakfast and are close enough to being affordable that I've started using them a lot on my motorcycle trips.

Their iPhone app is pretty good.  I'm still in my Zen space about 3 out of every 4 times I use it.

I'm a handful of stays away from getting my HHonors Gold status.  Looking forward to seeing what that will do for me.

Accor Hotels
For many European countries, I've been using Accor Hotels.

I usually stay at their Ibis or Ibis Styles brand.  They're an inexpensive chain, with probably the most cookie-cutter experience I could imagine; even their washrooms are cut from only a couple moulds and screwed into place.  Cheap and cheerful.  Usually an okay free breakfast, though often only cold food options.

Historically a complete crap loyalty program though.  Looks like they just changed ownership or something, and there may be a point now; once you get Silver (10 stays or 2500 points), you get free Internet, usually a 3 Euro/day/device additional cost.

Knowing they seem to have a functional loyalty program now actually makes me quite happy.  With all the uncertainty with foreign travel, I love the "known quantity" feeling of staying at my Ibis at night.

Huh, with their recent corporate change, they now seem to have some options in the UK.  Excellent!

Rental Car Programs
For obvious reasons, I really haven't "picked" a rental car loyalty program yet.  While Cisco's primary option is Hertz, I've been the happiest with National; nicer cars than Hertz in San Francisco anyway.

Work Travel and Loyalty Programs
Cisco's travel policy is pretty good in that they allow you to enter your loyalty program memberships into their internal travel site, so you can always get your rewards with Cisco-paid travel.  Quite remarkable, really.

Surviving the Airport

We've all had bad experiences at airports.  Long lineups, checked baggage costs, long waits at the gate.

Check In
Air Canada recommends you check in 2 hours before any US or European flight.

Checking in online is handy, especially if you don't have any bags to check.  I've done this a lot, and there's a chance that when they're looking for whom to give free upgrades to (when overbooked), the earliest check-ins may have an edge.  But I'm wavering on that a bit.

When you check-in, you're sometimes offered a discounted first class upgrade.  I chose that once, but the Air Canada system crashed before it could let me finish the check-in process and forced me to check-in with a human.  The check-in concierge commented that my upgrade had gone through (for like $150 or something), but if I had not done that and simply asked her, she would have given it to me for free.  Huh.

Anyway, if I'm not looking to upgrade and I don't have any checked bags, checking in early is fantastic.  Enter the airport and proceed directly to security.

Note, when you're checking in early, update your passport information to add your Nexus ID (if you have it).

If you have checked bags, you'll need to stand in the lineup for bag dropoff.  That can be a pain.  However, if you're, say, Elite 35k, you might be able to use the Priority Check-in counter for Air Canada flights to solve that.  Elite 50k adds priority check-in for all Star Alliance carriers as well.

Security
If you're in Canada or the US, Nexus is your saviour here.  Yeah, you have to give up a lot of your privacy to get it, so I understand why many don't like it.  But with it, yeah, it can be heaven.

And additionally, if you entered your Nexus ID during check-in, you may get "TSA Pre", which is a godsend.  In participating airports, about all you need to do is take your phone out of your pocket.  It is wonderful.

Lounges
I love having lounge access.  I shell out for the Maple Leaf Worldwide Lounge card.  One year I got a big discount due to my E35k status, this year I paid for it using Aeroplan points.

Many of the airports I use have Maple Leaf Lounges.  If you go near a mealtime, there are usually some good buffet options (their turkey and wild rice soup is addictive) and there are free drinks (though not during the morning).

Comfy chairs, roomy washrooms, snacks, magazines, smiling people, great atmosphere.  I love my lounge access.  Really takes the edge off getting to the airport early.  In fact, I usually show up even earlier than I need to so I can have some quality lounge relaxing time.

Delays / Cancellations 
I've only had one flight in recent memory cancelled on me.  It was at SFO, and it was hell.

The rule of thumb I've heard is, the moment your plane is delayed due to a malfunction, rebook.  Either call someone or make a bee-line for the reservations counter (which seems risky to me).  I think I have access to a priority reservation help line with my Elite 35k status, and I think my Infinite Privilege Visa also has one (if I booked using the Visa).

I didn't know any of this, and it was about a 3 hour experience to get rebooked on a flight the next day.  Nicely, Air Canada threw in a night at a nearby Embassy Suite hotel though.

Anyway, make sure you know what your help options are, just in case.

The Gate
If you are willing to pay extra to get Premium Economy seats, or in some cases just the long legroom premium seats (for an extra fee), you can get into "zone 2" and be one of the first to board.

Elite 35k also gets you priority boarding on Air Canada, while E50k gets adds Star Alliance partners too.

Now, I've met a few people who don't bother to board until the last minute; let everyone jostle and get settled before you take your seat.  Nice idea, but that means you're sitting at the gate longer.  It is ill-advised to hang out in the lounge past the first boarding call because if boarding is quick, you may be holding up the flight even though you're still "on time".

Internet and Phone

I'm a big fan of having an unlocked phone, which allows me to use any carrier I want.  When you're traveling, this can be a huge savings.  My back-of-the-napkin calculations suggested the extra cost of an unsubsidized phone was equal or less than the expected costs of roaming using a Canadian carrier's idea of "roaming charges".

I think it is law that the Canadian carriers must offer an unlock service, typically usable 3 months into your contract.  Bell, Telus, and Rogers charge $50 + tax.

An interesting roaming option for newer Apple devices is the Apple SIM; I've used it in Spain and it worked well enough.  However, note that the Apple SIM roaming contracts are per-country.  If you expect to visit a few countries, you'll need to decide if their rates make sense for your shorter per-country periods.

My go-to roaming option is KnowRoaming.  Their SIM is so thin it gets taped onto your existing SIM, and you use a "SIM Application" to switch between your "Home SIM" and the KnowRoaming SIM.  Their Unlimited Roaming packages aren't cheap, around US$8/day, but they're multi-country.

A Rare Update

This has been a good year so far. And this has been a sad year as well.

My father died in January. As I understand it, by complications due to pneumonia and possibly a return of his cancer. Noone was with him when he passed; he didn't let anyone know he was in the hospital besides his neighbours.

I went to Mission Texas with my uncle in March to clean up my father's place (which is actually my grandparent's old winter home).

Since then, I've had a few trips.

Flew the VFR800 to Vancouver in May and rode it down to San Jose for 2 weeks of training. Stored it just south of SFO for my future California trips. During this trip, I ordered a new Sargent seat for the K1300S to bring back with me with my duty exemption.

 

Rode down to North Carolina (RTP) on the K1300S in June for training. What an awesome trip! Skyline Drive and part of the Blue Ridge Parkway.

 

 

 

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Spain 2015!

I'm finally back in Europe for a decent ride.

I'm here from today, Monday Dec. 28th until Wednesday January 6th.

I rented a 2015 BMW R1200RT (wasserboxer) from IMTbike.com's Barcelona location.  I haven't ridden it much yet, but thus far, holy cow it is nice.

I've had a couple adventures already this trip.

When I tried to check-in online for my AC1914 Rouge flight yesterday from YYZ to BCN, the system suddenly spit me out and said I had to get Check-In Assistance at the airport.  Hrmph.  Note, before I got punted, I had asked for a $241 upgrade to "Premium Rouge" and apparently that "was no longer available as an option".

When I got to the airport, things were bonkers there.  I tried checking in at an automated booth, only to be told immediately that I needed a human.  Looking at the check-in assistance lineup, I tried 2 other automated booths in a panic.  And that's before I discovered that the lineup actually looped around into another isle beyond another row of airline booths.  Bonkers.

Eventually, due to my flight's check-in limits, employees came and fetched everyone on the Barcelona flight for a faster line.  The attendant wasn't sure why my check-in failed, but she did say that the charge for the seat upgrade had gone through already, though the system told me the option wasn't available anymore.  Hrmph.  Ahh well, got a nice comfy window seat.

The customs line at BCN was insane, but the officers were doing little more than stamping passports and waving people through.  The guy never said even a word to me.

Then BCN had a problem, but in retrospect, I'm REALLY lucky.  Imagine hundreds of people standing around our empty and unmoving baggage claim island for 40 minutes when someone happens to turn around and see their bag on another island across from ours.  I was a bit miffed because I was looking forward to my "priority" tag on my luggage getting me in and out of baggage claim and into a taxi before the main crush, only to have all our luggage spinning around this distant island.  However, when I grabbed my bag, I discovered that something had gotten caught on my bag, torn off the priority tag, and by only like 1mm, nearly completely removed my actual baggage tag.  I have to imagine if the baggage tag had been completely removed, I would have been waiting around for a lost bag and my vacation would have been .. compromised.

And then the next adventure.

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And I gotta say, the Apple SIM saved me tonight.  I just ripped through 4.5GB over LTE, and it only cost me essentially USD 75.  This would not have been an option over KnowRoaming's slow 3G partners (like, all night for the download perhaps), and the hotel wifi was utterly abysmal.

Spain 2015!

I'm finally back in Europe for a decent ride.

I'm here from today, Monday Dec. 28th until Wednesday January 6th.

I rented a 2015 BMW R1200RT (wasserboxer) from IMTbike.com's Barcelona location. I haven't ridden it much yet, but thus far, holy cow it is nice.

I've had a couple adventures already this trip.

When I tried to check-in online for my AC1914 Rouge flight yesterday from YYZ to BCN, the system suddenly spit me out and said I had to get Check-In Assistance at the airport. Hrmph. Note, before I got punted, I had asked for a $241 upgrade to "Premium Rouge" and apparently that "was no longer available as an option".

When I got to the airport, things were bonkers there. I tried checking in at an automated booth, only to be told immediately that again, I needed a human. Looking at the check-in assistance lineup, I tried 2 other automated booths in a panic. And that's before I discovered that the lineup actually looped around into another isle beyond another row of airlines. Bonkers.

Eventually, due to my flight's check-in limits, employees came and fetched everyone on the Barcelona flight for a faster line. The attendant that greeted me wasn't sure why my check-in failed, but she did say that the charge for the seat upgrade had gone through already, though the system told me the option wasn't available anymore. Hrmph. Ahh well, got a nice comfy window seat.

I got through the yyz security line fairly quickly, thanks to the Amex Cloud 10 coupon I bought. I can't wait for my Air Canada Elite 35k level to kick in!

On the far side, the customs line at BCN was insane, but the officers were doing little more than stamping passports and waving people through. The guy never said even a word to me.

Then BCN had a problem but in retrospect, I'm REALLY lucky. Imagine hundreds of people standing around our empty and unmoving baggage claim island for 40 minutes when someone happens to turn around and see their bag on another island across from ours. I was a bit miffed because I was looking forward to my "priority" tag on my luggage getting me in and out of baggage claim and into a taxi before the main crush, only to have all our luggage spinning around this distant island together. However, when I grabbed my bag, I discovered that something had gotten caught on my bag, torn off the priority tag, and saved by only like 1mm, nearly completely removed my actual baggage tag. I have to imagine if the baggage tag had been completely removed, I would have been waiting around for a lost bag and my vacation would have been .. compromised.

And then the next adventure.

I picked up my rental BMW R1200RT LC (liquid cooled, aka wasserboxer). Everything was grand and solvable on the spot until I watched my personal GPS bring up its .. non-map. Oh crap, I forgot that I had deleted my full Europe map from my gps uSD, only to upload only around southern Germany for Oktoberfest. No Spain. The challenges I was about to face had not yet hit me.

To install existing but not installed maps on a Garmin requires the maps to exist on your PC's drive. To get those onto the drive, you need Garmin Express to acknowledge you own the device the maps are licensed to. To get that, you need a supported USB cable that tells the GPS to boot into PC interface mode so Express can chat.

And my only USB cable that fits was not accepted by the GPS. Queue the squealing brakes sound.

Called Garmin long distance, but they couldn't help; get the right cable and try again.

Fortunately, the hotel had a cable I could try, and it worked. Then I could get Garmin Express to download the 4.5GB map image. But the hotel wifi suuucked, so I resorted to using my tethered iPad to download the map.

Normally, that would have been an incredible expense, and by some measure, it wasn't pretty. Ended up costing me about USD 75 to pull it down using the Apple SIM's new roaming support with GigSky, which comes up as LTE. I had the map downloaded and installed on the GPS uSD within an hour.

And I gotta say, the Apple SIM saved me tonight. Knowroaming's unlimited plan only seems to partner with carriers that give me a slow 3G signal. Maybe USD 75 isn't cheap to some, but the vacation stress it solved for me was worth it.

Took the RT out for a little ride around the local bit of Barcelona and the maps are great. Traffic is a bit fast, and I lost count of the number of chicks on scooters that flew by. I was looking forward to dinner, so I packed it in at the hotel and visited its .. Eh rated restaurant, the

 

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