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Photo by Andy Miller, UK, Taking a rest, Jokulsarlon, Iceland

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Photo by Andy Miller, UK,
Taking a rest,
Jokulsarlon, Iceland




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I would recommend the Motrax map for Western Europe.
A5 spiral bound, tear proof, waterproof and very compact. I've travelled all over W.Europe with it and it has always proved to be useful. Lasts for years too and costs around a tenner.

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Thanks for the advice guys! Looks like the Michelin Red is a good place to start! Has anybody ever used an AA glovebox atlas? They are A5 sized and spiral bound so perfect for a tank bag...

Glovebox Atlas Europe SP (AA Atlases and Maps): Amazon.co.uk: Automobile Association: Books

I wonder what the detail is like though, that's a lot of roads to fit in one book! :P
exactly, IMO those A5 maps are too large scale (or is it small scale?) to be more than general planning use, and dont just miss off small roads but whole villages, which abound in F, S and P.
i use the "AA road atlas of France", and "AA road atlas of Spain and Portugal" both ring bound A4 size. they can fit in the largest tank bags (but the scale is such that you would have to stop every 1/2hr to turn the page anyway!) and "AA road atlas of Europe" which is a monster A3 book with scale so large there are nearly whole countries on each page but its great for general route and distance planning. many a happy hour with a cold case of becks and some mates around the patio table.......

to be honest i agree with threewheelbonnie, i love paper maps for armchair/pub planning and dreaming but out on the road i use a GPS. i know they are very marmite and we can argue back and forth about GPS's and they are certainly not perfect as folks like to make out, like all gizmos they are only as good as the operator (perhaps "not foolproof" is the best description?) but ive found the garmin with a road atlas as back up in the topbox is my way.
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I would recommend the Motrax map for Western Europe.
A5 spiral bound, tear proof, waterproof and very compact. I've travelled all over W.Europe with it and it has always proved to be useful. Lasts for years too and costs around a tenner.

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Looks good, does it show campsites/other POI?

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Oh and if you're coming through Brittany let me know.
We may well be doing that! I'm tempted to go down the west coast of France now, cross the Pyrenees from west to east, go to Barcelona and down to our destination of Torreveija. Then we can do the east side of France on the way home via the Millau Viaduct etc. Where abouts in Brittany are you?
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