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Old 31 Oct 2008
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where should i go? i think i'll have a budget of around £1k depending what i can save over the next few months.
my thoughts are saying spain, italy or greece. probably spain though as to get to either of the others & miss the alps (as i guess id have to that early in the year) would seem a waste.
will my budget last? i went to spain last march but i honestly cant remember what i spent at all except it was noticably cheaper than here in the UK. are there chains of cheap hotels worth looking for or should i jsut pack my tent again?
also where is worth seeing down there? i'll have to spend some time in the pyrenees again, i'd like to see gibraltar just cause its there. im thinking stay inland mainly for places like toledo rather than the toursit trap dull beaches.

oh & any good tips for where to pick up some spanish before i go? i get annoyed if i cant speak some of the language as i feel im being rude. ive seen the BBC site & one other, i think it was BYKI but i might look at short evening school stuff too as i learn better that way.
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What do you want out of your trip? Do you want to visit places of cultural interest like The Alhambra and Italica? Do you want to ride good roads/tracks, off-road/on-road?

There's lots of good websites for learning Spanish, a couple of linkeys - Learn Spanish Free Online Lessons - Spanish Language Schools and Spanish Flash Cards - Spanish Flashcards
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Avoid the Alps in March. The ski season runs until the end of April and the interesting roads won't be snow free until around mid June.

I'd recommend the introductory Michel Thomas course for Spanish. It's two CDs, so a couple of hours of tuition. About £25.00 and money well spent for me when I did the French one a few years ago. It got me started and I'm now doing French with the OU.
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Visited El Chorro in the Andalucian "lake district" in March of this year, though sadly not with a bike. I'll definitely be revisiting if I do go that way in 2009.

Weather was warm enough at that time of year for camping. I'd take the tent just in case anyway.
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what im looking for is good roads, views & some interesting cultural things to see such as old towns etc.
as much as offroad temps me i dont think its a good idea on a gsx1400

cheers for the tips on spanish courses, i'll look into them.
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My experience has been that March is a little early to be riding (comfortably) on the continent, unless you are well south of the Pyrenees. By that I mean in the lower half of the Iberian peninsula.
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