Last minute ideas

[Hooli]

right the short story is, no job, sick of job hunting but some savings left. i currently rent a room so no outgoings i cant stop which means no practical reason not to have a damn good break.
Im in the UK & very tempted to aim the bike south for a month or so. my real question is where is good in europe at this time of year? im thinking spain or greece, maybe italy.
i dont speak anything except english & im not that good at picking languages up so i guess that'll make some areas real hard work.

so basicly where would you lot suggest? as a general direction? id love to do the alps, but i suspect its a bit cold there atm for bikers.

[silver G]

If the weather is half decent you could look at the route Napoleon over the alps and down to the French Riviera, along the coast to Marseilles and even as far as Barcelona for some sun- just a thought. I wouldn't worry about the language

[Hooli]

sounds interesting - off to google

[Hooli]

another question people, ive tried searching but as normal i cant find anything. its probably me no search thing works for me.
whats the rules on wild camping across spain/france/italy? and is there daft laws like the UK on carrying knifes? ive got a machete i normally take camping for firewood but dont want hassle for it as ive got a cooker anyway.

[palace15]

Originally Posted by Hooli

another question people, ive tried searching but as normal i cant find anything. its probably me no search thing works for me.
whats the rules on wild camping across spain/france/italy? and is there daft laws like the UK on carrying knifes? ive got a machete i normally take camping for firewood but dont want hassle for it as ive got a cooker anyway.

Just be discreet about where you 'wild'camp, keep the machete out of sight, I was once stopped and searched whilst in a camper van in France, The machete was no problem but they were none too happy about the baseball bat considering I didn't even have the ball to go with it!
Head South to Perpignon then Barcelona onwards, I'd be more concerned with the exchange rate of the Euro at the moment....1.2 to the £ Enjoy the trip.

[Hooli]

cheers dave.

only realised tonight i didnt even have a EC111 (although they've changed the name) or a greencard so ordered them & will pack while waiting.

Im sure ive seen elsewhere on here that i need to carry
insurance
mot
V5
licence
ec111
passport
anything else paperwork wise? here was silly me thinking there was freedom to travel in the EU

[Hooli]

well just to let you all know, ferry is booked to santander tomorrow so im off. might get online occasionally on the way round if i spot a cybercafe.
current plan (liable to 'that road looks nice' modification) is
spainish pyrennes
andorra
france, got a list of places from WW2 sites to that viaduct
italy, lakes etc, down to pompei and venice
over the alps probably via switzerland to get me to the black forest
germany to meet mates in frankfurt & a 4 day hoon to hartz mountains
then homewards.
should be back about late may

[Walkabout]

Nice plan - just take care with the snow on the "tops". (5 day weather forecast in that last post of mine).