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Desert riding veteran Chris Scott may be getting on a bit, but that didn’t stop him exploring North Africa’s highest mountains – armed with just 19bhp and some ibuprofen

After spending two months bubling around southern Spain, you join the ride at Valor, in the Sierra Nevada mountains of Andalusia. We were contemplating our return route north to Santander and the ferr

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We have always felt as though, in the past, we neglected France – opting for more exotic destinations. But this year we decided to remedy this with a ten-day trip to western France. Our chosen slot wa