Hello from Belgium
 

just saying hello from Belgium. I also spend a lot of time in the North of Italy and ride a BMW F700GS
very decent bike, only problem is my wife finds it a bit difficult to get on when the panniers are mounted.
Have done Belgium, France (Vosges), Germany (Black Forest), Italy (Val d'Aosta, lake region, Dolomites) , Switzerland and am looking at riding the French & Spanish Pyrenees in September on the way to Gibraltar. Early 2017 I intend to fly to New Zealand and rent a bike for a round trip in this fantastic country.
Would love to ride in Morocco, Canada, Alaska,, Norway, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Argentina... life's too short to do it all, especially when you're already 56 !
cheers!
Patrick