• Hangar 10, Germany

    Hangar 10, Germany

    A big part of why I had traveled to Germany’s Baltic Coast was to visit the small village of Zirchow. And the entire reason I wanted to visit the small village of Zirchow was to go to Hangar 10, a museum which houses a unique collection of rare aircraft.

  • Phaeton Museum of Technology, Ukraine

    Phaeton Museum of Technology, Ukraine

    Although the war in no way effects me as acutely as it does the Ukrainians, an afternoon at the Phaeton Museum of Technology, Zaporizhia, was a great way to forget about the war for a while.

  • Driving the Nordschleife, Germany

    Driving the Nordschleife, Germany

    Armed with a completely inappropriate car, I embarked on a lap of one of world’s most feared and revered motor racing circuits

  • A Tour of the Nürburgring, Germany

    A Tour of the Nürburgring, Germany

    Whilst visiting the Nürburgring, I discovered that you can do a ‘behind the scenes’ tour of the Formula 1 circuit. By now I was totally hooked on the place, so leapt at the chance.

  • The Nürburgring, Germany

    The Nürburgring, Germany

    Visiting the Nürburgring was a fascinating insight into one of the worlds most revered, and feared, motor racing circuits.

  • Technology Museum Speyer, Germany

    Technology Museum Speyer, Germany

    I’d had a great time at the Technology Museum Sinsheim, so when I found myself on the other side of the Rhine, I thought I’d better go and check out its sister museum in Speyer. Like it’s bigger sibling, the Museum held a staggering display of historic cars, aircraft, and just about everything else

  • The Zastava 750 ‘Fica’, Serbia

    The Zastava 750 ‘Fica’, Serbia

    During the time of the former Yugoslavia, a thriving motor industry produced some interesting, cool and just plain shithouse cars.

  • Technology Museum Sinsheim, Germany

    Technology Museum Sinsheim, Germany

    I have a penchant for historic aircraft and vehicles, and will spend hours contentedly poring over exhibits until the cleaners throw me out. When I found out that the grandaddy of all engineering museums was located at Sinsheim, Germany, it wasn’t a question of if I would go, but rather for how many days

  • The Trabant, Germany

    The Trabant, Germany

    It’s easy to stand back and criticise the Trabant for all the things it isn’t, but I reckon it’s important to remember all the things it is.

  • Hellenic Motor Museum, Greece

    Hellenic Motor Museum, Greece

    Athens’ tourism revolves around its ancient past, and I spent my first week in the city visiting amazing historic sites. However there was something else I was also keen to see; a lesser known attraction preserving some more recent historic artefacts.

Midlife Crisis Odyssey