European Trip

[twister1973]

Hi All,

I have a sneaky feeling that I will be laid off from work this year, so I decided to buy a motorbike and see if I can kill a couple of months soaking up the sights and sounds of Europe. I plan to set off from the UK, then travel through France, down the coast of Italy, across to the 'heel', then catch a ferry to Greece, then up through the Balkans and back to the UK, via whatever route takes my fancy at the time.

As I doubt I won't have much to rush back too, I was wondering if any of you have been to these countries and if you can recommend any places of interest, things to avoid - general tourist stuff really.

I passed my test in 1996, and I finally managed to get my first bike last weekend (seriously!), I brought a BMW R1100GS and after 10 minutes riding, I felt I had always ridden one (I'm sure it didn't look that way though!). Anyway, any advice would be appreciated, especially items to take and leave behind.


Many thanks - Will