3 weeks around europe

[coolblackbird]

hi everyone (NO TRIP NOW WORK GETTING IN THE WAY SICK AS)
going on a little trip sep 3 to 23 sep 2013 around europe.
london ace cafe
paris
pyrenees
barcelona
then back up south of france
into italy
rome
up the center to venice
switzerland
then back to london
I am camping for most of the trip.
I need help with some bike friendly camping and hotels along the way and if anyone is going the same way if you want to join up part way i will always have wine and and have some chill out times at the camp all
http://www.plushostels.com/pluscampingroma
http://www.sevenhills.it/?lang=en
happy

https://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?ms...a9f79cfe8e7aba

[seajay]

Wish I could join you, been round all those places, in fact the N240/N260 through the Pyrenees is probably my favourite road.
Jaca is a nice town with a fair few hotels/bars. Ainsa is similar but much smaller.
Most places are bike friendly outside the UK, even the Paradores at Cardona we stayed at.

Camping Moto | Camping voor motorrijder in de Dordogne - Welcome Motorbike campsite Dordogne

Paradores Spain - Spanish Paradors - Parador hotels - Spanish hotels Chain of nice old hotels restored from castles etc all over spain, not cheap but very nice.

http://www.camping-brunnen.de/ maybe a bit off track but close to Neuschwanstein Castle (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang!!!!)

I even found a campsite in Venice but cant remember where it was or what is was called.

Have a great journey
Craig

[coolblackbird]

hi seajay
thanks for the info and sorry you can't join up.
i see you are planning rtw trip i am planning trip for 2014 across europe into iran then onto nepal. when are you planning to go

[Walkabout]

Originally Posted by coolblackbird

I am camping for most of the trip.
I need help with some bike friendly camping and hotels along the way and if anyone is going the same way if you want to join up part way i will always have wine and and have some chill out times at the camp all
happy

I used a GPS to find campsites in France on my most recent trip down that way - this was a first for me and it worked fine; I got a database that covers all the campsites of France by reading up on links provided within the Navigation forum in here.
Alternatively, in the past, I have found campsites simply by asking at the local tourist information locations.

You'll be riding a Blackbird, I guess

[coolblackbird]

hi walkabout
no the great blackbird will be staying at home taking the tiger 800xc.
I am using the tiger and equipment as a tester for a big one in 2014.
i thought 3 weeks would do it that's what i told the missis
thanks for info
Happy biking

[seajay]

Coolblackbird,
My trip wont be for a few years (6 I think) unless things change, stuck in the pension trap, except for long weekends and the 10-14 days a year i can get away for.
Planning on renting the house and spending a year round Europe.
I have been travelling on the bike for years but like most initially, always tried to do too much too quick and ended up seeing too little. So plan on spending time actually seeing the places (and more) I have, in the past, ridden through!
After Europe will head back for a few months, sort out the paperwork and any bike issues before heading off towards Africa. Nothing much more than that planned in any detail as politics, borders, could be very different then.
Only thing I do know is I will have no time limit.
Craig

[coolblackbird]

Originally Posted by seajay

Coolblackbird,
My trip wont be for a few years (6 I think) unless things change, stuck in the pension trap, except for long weekends and the 10-14 days a year i can get away for.
Planning on renting the house and spending a year round Europe.
I have been travelling on the bike for years but like most initially, always tried to do too much too quick and ended up seeing too little. So plan on spending time actually seeing the places (and more) I have, in the past, ridden through!
After Europe will head back for a few months, sort out the paperwork and any bike issues before heading off towards Africa. Nothing much more than that planned in any detail as politics, borders, could be very different then.
Only thing I do know is I will have no time limit.
Craig

I know what you mean but make sure you do it that's what i have said to myself don't want to look back at 70 or 80 with regret
happy biking

[Exile]

We spent three weeks in Spain last year, some great moments in the Pyrenees, didn't book any sites, and never had a problem. The best sites being inland, Isaba, Benesque, the coast was a bit hit and miss. have a good one

[coolblackbird]

hello

[Wheeee]

Hi PAt,

If you are travelling in the North of Spain in early September then you should swing by Austin's new Humm (off-roading in the Pyreneese). There will be a campsite with a lot of bikers.

If I don'y get a job before then, I might even join you for a spell.

[coolblackbird]

Originally Posted by Wheeee!

Hi PAt,

If you are travelling in the North of Spain in early September then you should swing by Austin's new Humm (off-roading in the Pyreneese). There will be a campsite with a lot of bikers.

If I don'y get a job before then, I might even join you for a spell.

hi wheeee
that sounds like a good one where in the pyreneese is it. if you can join in for spell no worries are you riding from dublin all the way

happy biking
Pat