Planning a bike trip? (page 25 of 37)

Hi there, Around April, near Easter, I’m setting off from Mâcon heading to Paray-le-Monial, Nevers, the Canal du Nivernais, Sens, Fontainebleau, and the 😏Forest of the Parisian West.

Soissons, Compiègne, the Thiérache region (cheese!), Chimay and its abbey (possibly—actually, definitely—sampling its very strong dark Trappist beer brewed by the monks), and wrapping up at the Vauban citadel of Rocroi.

Depending on the weather and traffic toward Paris, I might mix in some public transport. Happy trails! JC😏

Other trips? Other travelers? See you soon

@Lydie 33 Maybe we’ll cross paths in Portugal.

Gaétan, We’re actually leaving Porto around April 30th, heading east along the Douro Valley... totally improvising... 😉 toward Lisbon (in a zigzag) and we think we’ll arrive in Lisbon 10 to 15 days later, then head back up the coast to Porto. If you’re passing through Bordeaux after May 25th, let us know.... We’d be happy to host you. (Same username on http://www.warmshowers.org/ )[;]

15 days from Porto to Lisbon via the Douro Valley! 😮 I hope you’re not planning to go beyond the Lamego area, otherwise you’ll need way more than 15 days. Having just returned from Portugal and traveled through the Douro Valley, I would’ve added another week if I’d known there could be that much elevation gain in just one kilometer... and that’s the case for most of the valley (except the national road after Lamego and the secondary road from Lamego back to Porto).

15 days from Porto to Lisbon via the Douro Valley! 😮 I hope you’re not planning to go beyond the Lamego area, otherwise 15 days won’t be nearly enough. Just got back from Portugal, and after riding through the Douro Valley, I’d have added another week if I’d known there could be that much elevation gain in just one kilometer… and that’s the case for most of the valley (except the national road after Lamego and the secondary road from Lamego to Porto).

Hi Béatrice, Well, thanks for your message—we’ll see how it goes when we’re there…😛 Since flat country’s a bit boring, this’ll wake us up!! 😏 We’ve planned three weeks to go from Porto to Faro via the Douro Valley (and in no particular order…) Torre (maybe, depending on the weather), Viseu, Coimbra, Fátima, Belém, Nazaré, Sintra, Lisbon, Tróia, the coast toward Faro, and then back up through the Algarve to Almodôvar, Mértola, Beja, etc.

Here's another one... It's a journey from the Swiss Jura to Paris this summer, timing it so I can pedal more or less dry. I'm aiming for late July. I'll return by TGV so I don't leave the family alone for too long...

The bike should arrive in the next few days, and I'm planning the stages by reading tips from the experts here.

I'm planning a trip from Paris to Dieppe, and the return, of course. I love biking around Paris, and all my trips are by bike, but I've never gone on a bike tour. If I enjoy it, I might push on to the Bay of Somme.

Hi everyone, in June we’re planning to ride from Strasbourg to our place (near Nice) via the Vosges, the Jura, and depending on how we feel, maybe crossing the Alps (that’s me who’d love to do it, my wife’s a bit less keen...). Otherwise, we’re thinking the Drôme or the Verdon... we’ll see how it goes! I’m taking the chance to ask for advice from anyone who’s done this before. Thanks, and happy travels to all!

France to Australia in 7 months via a flight from Singapore to Darwin! Departing in 45 days, on June 1st, and returning by plane for Christmas! Budget: 1500 €, including 500 € for visas. Pure, hardcore adventure! :)

France Germany Austria Hungary Former Yugoslavia Turkey Iran Pakistan India Nepal Myanmar Thailand Cambodia Vietnam Malaysia Singapore Australia

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this summer I’m doing Lille to Nîmes via Brive, Cahors, Figeac, Albi, and Carcassonne. Happy trails to everyone!

Small correction.... :

We planned 3 weeks to go from Porto to Faro via the Douro Valley, (and in no particular order....) Torre (maybe depending on the weather), Viseu, Coimbra, Fatima, 😮Bethelem, 😮Nazaré, Sintra, Lisbon, Troia, the coast toward Faro, and then head back up through the Algarve toward Almodovar, Mertola, Beja, etc....

So.... no, not Bethelem... but BATALHA !! Sorry....😊

Hey everyone,

Here’s another one for you 😮:

I’m heading off on a year-long trip around the world with a friend (France, Eastern Europe, Turkey, Iran—if things don’t get too unstable there—India, China, Mongolia, then back through Russia, probably part of it on the Trans-Siberian). We don’t have a precise itinerary, obviously. As for prep, we’re only really set with vaccines so far.

We’re leaving in early September—it’s getting close! Oh, and Tjodalv, you’re going through Pakistan, right? Planning to cross the whole country by bike?

Just humbly sharing that I’ll be doing Bordeaux to Cahors via the Lot, then back through Montauban and the canal. Family commitments mean I’ve got to keep it short this time. When? Either mid-August or early September. Looking forward to other routes with flatter profiles in the future.

Hi everyone,

This year, we're starting from Toulouse heading to the Ariège and Eastern Pyrenees, then making our way to Perpignan before returning to Carcassonne. It should take us 9 days. We're leaving in the second half of May... Hope we don't run into too much snow for camping!

See you,

Hi there,

Works great for me and a friend—we're heading to Alaska in July. We’ll be crossing from Prudhoe Bay in northern Alaska all the way to Quebec City, Canada. Three months on the road and over 8,000 km ahead, all to promote eco-friendly travel by bike... 🙂 Big congrats to the other projects too—some really cool ideas out there!

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Matt & Jimbo

The bike is almost ready for a "return from Athens": Geneva to Athens by air, Euboea Island, heading south towards Delphi, the Gulf of Corinth and Patras, the west coast to Igoumenitsa, ferry crossing to Ancona, the Italian coast towards Venice, and a return to my native Jura via the Italian lakes and the Simplon Pass... planned for just over 3 weeks. Hoping it all holds up... safe travels to everyone!

Hey everyone, so my plan is to cycle through South America from Buenos Aires to Cartagena in Colombia (and if my legs, morale, and finances hold up, through Central America, the USA, and all the way to Canada!). I don’t have my bike yet, I’ve never done an expedition like this, and I only speak a little Spanish—this is gonna be one hell of an adventure!!

Departure planned for mid-September 2012.

To wrap up, here’s a little quote borrowed from Mandolpierre’s signature:

"If someone tells you it’s impossible, do it and you’ll find out how easy it was." David Henry Thoreau

Well, we're heading to Lake Constance this year, and we've started a blog! http://www.2012familysconstancetour.blogspot.fr/

Feel free to stop by! !

Well, I’m hitting the road on my bike on June 6th for a round-the-world trip heading east with no real itinerary. It’s all about going with the flow and no time limit. I’ll pop in on the forum now and then to check in and share updates.

I’m leaving partly thanks to all of you and this goldmine of a forum, so a big thank you!

See you soon,

Jipé 🙂

Safe travels to everyone hitting the road! As for me, my current projects involve fixing up a bike in the basement and gathering parts for a future build... someday...

Hello everyone, some great plans in the works, each to their own pace and desires. For us, my wife and I are doing a full cycling tour of Corsica starting on 15/05, hoping the good weather holds out. Wishing you all the best, kind regards😉