The fifth day of my motorcycle nomad adventure takes me through some of France’s most spectacular scenery, from the volcanic landscapes around Ambert to the medieval charm of Albi. But the highlight of this leg is crossing the magnificent Millau Viaduct – the tallest bridge in the world at 343 meters high.
This episode captures the awe-inspiring moment of riding across this engineering marvel, suspended high above the Tarn Valley. The scale is breathtaking when you’re on two wheels, feeling every gust of wind as you traverse what feels like riding through the clouds. You’ll see how motorcycle travel gives you an unfiltered connection to these incredible structures that you simply can’t get from a car or train.
The journey also features some unexpected encounters with local animals – including some particularly cheeky donkeys who seemed more interested in my panniers than letting me pass! These spontaneous moments show how motorcycle nomading opens you up to experiences that rigid transport schedules would never allow.
Watch as I navigate the winding roads through the Massif Central, demonstrate how the extra gear capacity affects route choices through mountainous terrain, and show the reality of finding remote work spots in France’s stunning but connectivity-challenging rural areas. The day ends in historic Albi with its impressive cathedral, where securing motorcycle parking becomes part of the medieval city exploration.
By day five, the rhythm of motorcycle nomading is becoming second nature, but the sense of discovery remains as fresh as ever.
Hello. Good morning. Just packed my bike. Getting some food at the supermarket and then we have something on the road map today because I’m going to visit a famous place in France. And yeah, see you later. Got some really cheap cheese for €3. Now I’m looking for some water. Um, don’t really care. It’s pretty sunny. I hope the day will be great. Just checked through this air pressure. Everything is all right. And now we are heading to a big landmark in France. And it’s not one of the old ones. It’s more a newer one. But let’s see. Yeah, I pretty much like this cozy little town. It’s not like a completely um sleepy. There’s some life here. There’s some bars. Had like two craft beers yesterday, which were really nice. and uh yeah worked in the morning. I always work in the morning like 3 to 4 sometimes 5 hours depends on how early I wake up and use Airbnb for that. So I don’t have to find a place every time to breakfast and uh to sit down to work. So I try to do it in the morning and in the evening like 4 hours in the morning, 4 hours in the evening and in between you right and yeah otherwise there’s always a McDonald’s or Starbucks and uh let’s see we have like 6 hours to write so it’s like 7 hours on the road with brakes and stuff. And uh I hope it will be great like the last part yesterday where I uh could drive some some curves, you know. Wow. So, we are leaving Umbber right now and [Music] I think I will fill up the gasoline, but I mean we are in France, so there will be a lot of gasoline stations on the way. [Music] I feel like it’s getting warm today, but right now the wind is still pretty cold. So, I have my uh my sweater under my jacket. So, it’s not as cold as I without it. But I guess like one to two hours I have to put it off. [Music] I saw the guy hammering was one of these slappy guys with wave blow air and then they like [Music] The towns are getting more old and more old. More like a little bit Italian, I guess. But maybe it’s more the region around here. Mediterranean, I would say. Not Italian. Mediterranean. [Music] This looks really great. [Music] Something you could do your holidays in. [Music] It really does go up steep here. [Music] The incline is like I would say 10%. [Music] And of course they have a pumpost or a marvelous church or even cathedral. [Music] Ooh, a fluffy dog. [Music] Uh, [Music] wow. It’s getting more and more expensive here. Let’s see. I have to go down cuz I missed the exit. What I like is that the fences are not as uh compass or they are not stone walls like uh two or three days ago more in the norm where they really uh build stone walls around their properties. Here you can see a little bit what they have in in their yard. [Music] Be careful. [Music] [Music] Today I feel like it’s my Well, today I feel my uh nose is getting way better. Still have some mucus in it, but it’s not as bad as two days ago where it’s like uh really sticky. Oh, we’re going uphill and it’s already the zone for uh snow chains on your tire. But I guess there’s no snow at this time of the year yet, so we are good. But it’s getting colder. You really feel it? Yeah. I really feel it when I’m in the shadow and [Music] the wind is coming. It’s like really cool. Yeah. Dropped another degree there. [Music] But at least it’s not that humid. So, uh, humidity plus the wind is mostly the worst part about the motorcycle. Cold feel. [Music] It’s going up and up and up and [Music] there is a parking slip, but I’m not in the mood of doing a break yet. I have to see how cold it’s get it’s getting. No, it dropped another degree there. Maybe I have to put on another jacket. Oh, I want to show you this road. I’ve been on the countryside and this is more like a wow uh main road and it has insanely nice curves. And look at this. Looks like a castle. [Music] Three. [Music] Heat. [Music] Wow. [Music] Hello. Okay. How are you? Come on. Huh? Oh. Oh, they have this the spot where you put it in. Oh, hello. How are you? Oh. Oh, what’s your name? Oh, yeah. Oh, what’s your name? Oh, you are the ch one, right? You are the cheeky one. Hey, and you are also cheatable. Oh, you want to eat me? Bye. Bye. [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] Aiden, mate. Wow. [Music] [Music] Wow. [Music] [Music] I think I will get a coffee here if I can. Yes, I can. Thank you. [Music] Sh. [Music] This must be a popular place. A lot of motor bikers are here. Oh, look at this. There are even windows in that big rock. Uh, I think it’s a tunnel. Yes. [Music] It’s gotten warmer, so I put off my jacket. I have to put off the heated grips. And now [Music] we’re going on cuz we still have 3 hours to go. [Music] [Music] Sec. [Music] We are still climbing. [Music] [Music] Is there something to park here? Yes, [Music] there is something to park here. [Music] And over there. [Music] [Music] He’s So we are in Milo. Milao is a town next to the big Milo Vuk. I don’t know if it’s called Milo Vuk, but we’re going to go over it and uh you will see there. You can see it. And there it is. The vod. Okay, let’s enjoy this. Not go too fast. Look at this. We have been down there and now we’re going over. Wow, this is one of the biggest and highest bridges in the world. [Music] Amazing. [Music] [Music] They finished this not so so long ago. I guess it’s like a really new one. At least from my remembering what I’ve written read on the internet. [Music] Such an amazing engineering. Shut up. [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] And look at that. We have been over there from the m coming from that mountain there. [Music] Wow. [Music] So, the rest is probably not too much. I will record if I see something nice. But uh we have to do some uh mites now.