Hi Paul

I echo the comments of Gill above about Romania. As for the roads there were even manhole covers missing in major towns like Brasov although thankfully somebody had kindly stuck bits of tree in to warn you of the impending hole!! Saying that it is still a great country.

When in Hungary I would recommend around the Danube bend in the North of the country, possibly the hilliest part of the country. There is also a cheap and good campsite at Szentendre about 15k north of Budapest. Its also on a bus route which saves you the hassel of taking the bike in.

The Tatry mountains in Southern Poland and North Slovakia are pretty spectacular. Zakopane in Poland is very busy however there is lots of cheap accommadation and access to the mountains is easy if you fancy some walking, all trails are well marked. Some of the side roads were in a pretty bad state , 20mph in some places( well it was on my Sprint ST).

The 537 which runs along the base of the Tatry in Slovakia is a great road. I stayed just outside Stary Smokovec in a guesthouse( approx £12). Again there was easy access to the mountains for walking. I found the roads generally good however like Poland some of the side roads around the Slovensky Raj National Park were pretty bad.

When in Slovenia I found lake Bled well worth the visit. There is a great campsite ( Camping Bled) at the western end of the Lake. Good prices as well as Internet access and Mountain bike hire if required. Bled is about 45mins to 1hr walk. The road from Kranjska Gora over the Julian Alps to Bovec is superb, just watch out for the cobbles on the hairpin bends( strange place to put them).

I also admit I followed the tourist trail to the caves at Postojna. Despite the Train ride in and number of folk still very impressive. If going do the early or late trip.

Have a great trip.

Kev