Planning a bike trip? (page 26 of 37)

The upside of setting off for several weeks is that two days of rain will always be saved by even better days. We canceled our week between Nuremberg and Prague because of terrible weather (hail, wind, cold, rain) 🏴‍☠️

Hi there,

After last year’s Montreal–New York trip (1,700 km via Toronto and in the rain 🤪), this August we’re taking our wheels to Norway.

Short route (around 900–1,000 km), from Trondheim to Bergen along the coast. Speaking of coasts, it’s supposed to be stunning but not flat… a nice little baptism for my friend 😜.

Laurent

After a bike/volcano trip from Goma to Nairobi this spring, I’ll be heading back to South America in September for a loop from Salta to Salta, crossing the stunning lagoons and salt flats of the Atacama via Paso Jama first, then Paso Sico. A few nearby volcanoes will be pretty tempting! It’ll all depend on how I’m feeling and the... mule! This route isn’t easy by bike since resupply points are... very spread out, and the altitude... is often over 4,000 m. Flying to Salta with a bike: does anyone know Alitalia? They’re the only airline that allows 2 x 23 kg for free, and it’s 40% cheaper than Air France—Toulouse to Salta round-trip for 1,050 € with Alitalia, versus at least 1,900 € with Air France (since bikes mean an extra fee of around 2 x 200 €). Anyone have a tip for this Toulouse-Salta flight?

Hey!

Leaving on June 5th by bus to Baia Mare in northern Romania.

Heading to Istanbul by bike, crossing Romania (with my Belgian buddy Adrien22), Bulgaria, and the eastern part of Turkey (solo).

Returning on July 14th... by plane :/ (I hate it)

I’ll see you back in Geneva on July 8th! 😉

Yeah... that's right... after doing everything to make sure I didn’t come to your festival to raise the average age 😠😉

Back from our (little) adventure, I’m sharing the link to our blog if you’re tempted to discover the trip we took along Lake Constance by bike with Baptiste, 5½ years old, this past summer. http://2012familysconstancetour.blogspot.fr/

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate!

Lake Constance by bike sounds great—I just moved here today, so I’ll check it out more closely... Starting from Friedrichshafen, not sure which direction to take yet...

Hey everyone

I’m leaving Thursday morning from my hometown in Mayenne, heading to Africa—at least as far as Senegal, maybe further if I feel like it!

If you’re interested, you can follow my journey on my site at www.mochilero.fr

See you soon!

Jeremie

Thanks! I checked out your blog—it’s great, it reminded me of our bike trip in Sweden 3 years ago!

I’ll look into your Baltic Sea tour in more detail because next year we’re into Lithuania, Latvia, etc.

To be continued. A+

For my part, it’d be a round-the-world trip by bike, and maybe hitchhiking if I feel like it. The idea would be to start in Amiens, ride to Romania, head down to Greece, then go back up to drink some good wine and eat pizza at friends’ places in Italy. After that, stop by Santiago de Compostela, maybe visit some buddies in Braga, Portugal, then head down to see family in Côte d’Ivoire (if I can find them… haha). Since I won’t have the courage to swim to the Americas, I’d take a flight and stop to work in Texas (I’ve got a job waiting for me there). Then, I’d head up to Alaska or Québec—already not bad! That said, it’s all pretty hypothetical for now… First, I’ve got to go back to school, finish my training, get my *bac pro*, do my BTS, save up some cash, and get my health back on track. In the meantime, if I have the time, why not—*again*—a little bike trip around the UK (no joke, I’ve already spent at least 3 months there since last December).

Hi Loïc, your photo is amazing. Did you cross the Alps by bike in winter? Luc

Hi Luc, yeah, I crossed the Alps in winter. It was from Grenoble to Briançon. FYI, the night before I slept in a meter of snow in the valley—it was nearly -20°C, brrr! !

Wow! Awesome! Luc

Thanks! :) If you want, I also have a blog where I more or less explain my trip, but it's not complete. I also traveled the Camino de Santiago on foot and went to Germany and Slovenia, but by bus this time! See you soon maybe ;) Loic.

Hello fellow globetrotters! So, we're dreaming of biking from Toulouse to Venice this summer. It’s our first big bike adventure, and I’d love to hear your expert tips on this. We’d like to go by bike and return by train. Any routes you’d recommend? As for the bike, mine’s an old Peugeot that runs well, but... will it be enough? Italy is uncharted territory for us—we’re open to all experiences, city and village tips! We’re planning to go for about three weeks in August. There you have it—don’t hesitate to help us out! =)

Hi, I’m not sure that crossing northern Italy is a great idea for a first trip—the roads are hellish, even by car.

I saw somewhere (can’t remember where) a guy who documented his first bike trip in a video, Montpellier to Trieste, and his conclusion was that he’d never do another bike trip because the roads were pure hell—way too tough.

It’s a shame, because there are plenty of gentler destinations in Europe.

It really depends on which part of northern Italy. For sure, if you take the highway, it’s not great😎. But there’s a really nice stretch around the lakes (Como, Garda). Otherwise, if you want to turn your legs to jelly, come through my place in Avignon🤪. It’s the same for every country—some spots are amazing, others are the complete opposite.

This summer, we're doing Vicenza to Venice and then the Adriatic coast. My husband created a custom route using only small roads and paths. Here’s our planned GPS track. The Veneto region is well-known for bike trips. Even though Italy has a reputation for busy roads with drivers like Fangio (!), we hope to find some peace on our custom route! Especially since we're traveling with our 6.5-year-old son, who has his own bike! If you want to check out our blog: http://venetie2013.blogspot.fr See you soon

Honestly, if there really are drivers like Fangio out there, you might as well not even venture into Marseille. All the rumors... Best to go there in person and see for yourself. Italy in the summer is tough—way too many tourists—but I still love it. That’s what makes Italy so charming.