Hints and trips for planning a trip in summer 2009 around France
This year I did my first bike tour around parts of the UK - almost a costal tour of Wales taking in some great back roads in Snowdownia and the Beacons. For 2009 I'd like to hit mainland Europe a bit, and find some more interesting roads, scenery, and people.
As a first plan I'm ponding doing this over 9 days:
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This would be two up, probably staying in B&Bs rather than camping as this is our first longish trip and I want my better half still to love me at the end of it, and as that implies, it'd be two up on our Buell Ulysses.
Given we'd take a day off at both Les Gets and Stuttgart (possibly two in Les Gets), does this look like a doable distance in 9 days? How packed for warmth do I need to be for the Alps in summer? And will I need to buy more suspension half way round given all the cheese we'll eat? (perhaps scrap that last one...)
But any tips for a first time around Europe would be welcome. Particularly whether I'm way under budgeting time at 9 days and should just go for two weeks (though then the cost comes up of course).
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