Johnny's Jaunts

The story of my thirty-two day motorbike tour around Italy, taking in incredible views and amazing food, complete with photographs I took along the way. Set aside some time and enjoy the adventure with me.

Hi, ... I'm John and I'm the landlord of the Victoria Bikers Pub in Coalville, Leicestershire since 1999. see the promo video here ......... https: //www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jv__KcOLJlg ........Once named 'The Best Biker and Trucker Pub' by the Oldie Magazine, The Vic has featured on TV shows such as Holiday Showdown, Four in a Bed, BBC Inside Out, and was also chosen as Al Murray's 'Pub of the Week'. Famous guests at The Vic include .... Chas n Dave .... Big Country ... . Blayze Baily frontman with Iron Maiden for a good few years, we even had him serving customers, and he's a biker.....Sham 69 ... Eddie and the Hotrods ....Stiltskin .... .Doctor and The Medics .... The Hairy Bikers .... England World Cup winning captain and Leicester Tigers legend Martin Johnson.numerous motorcycle racing stars...Randy Mamola ... Colin Edwards ... James Toseland - Nial Mackenzie ..Leon Haslam .. to name but a few...... We have regular live music events, the gig guide and ticket link can be found here ....https: //www.wegottickets.com/thevictoriacoalville .......we are renowned for being a safe, friendly and a welcoming venue. I started writing The House of Commons around Nov 2018, the memoir of my life and various careers before taking over stewardship of The Vic. I'm now working on my Johnny's Jaunts series, taken from my Facebook blog, which chronicles my motorbike journeys around the UK, Europe and beyond. I hope you enjoy them!