Planning a bike trip? (page 29 of 37)

Cool project! Can we follow you on a blog or website? Fair winds

Fair winds to you!

Hey Léo, So everything’s ready, the clock’s ticking—I wish you an amazing trip with great encounters all along the way... Don’t forget about the Warmshowers site if you haven’t already thought of it. Safe travels!

good evening Jean Luc

Thanks, and I hope the wind’s at your back! No, I don’t have a blog or website yet, but I’m thinking about it for later. 😎

Hi Janodou, What’s your next destination? I checked out your blog about your Andean crossing—awesome job! I already knew about your previous trips to marathon and Rome. For me, from Paris, I’m undecided: either I head to Greece if I can get away for a month, or I stay in France to explore regions I’ve been wanting to discover—Cévennes, Lozère, then the Lot Valley, basically from Montélimar to Cahors via the smallest roads.

One day I’ll go from Porte de Vincennes to Porte Maillot via Tokyo. remi

Hi, This summer I’m leaving Paris for Hendaye. Then from Hendaye to Cerbère—the famous Pyrenees bike raid. All of this in July. Bye everyone, joel

Hi Rémi, Thanks for your message! For me, the next goal is climbing Mont Blanc with my two sons. We’re going to try to reach the summit. Maybe I’ll bike there—I’m planning a relaxed 10-day trip to get to the Chamonix side. Sounds like you’ve got some great plans too! If you’re heading to Greece, take the route through the Balkans—you won’t be disappointed by the hospitality or the landscapes, with mountains and the Adriatic coast. Stunning! France—no need to comment on its beauty and diversity. The people in the countryside are really welcoming too, more than you’d think. Good luck with your prep, and all the best, Rémi.

Hi there, I’m bumping this post because I find it super interesting—it’s a great way to discover and read travel blogs that’ll make you drool with envy, and it might also give you ideas for some stunning destinations!

For my part, I’m planning a bike tour from Nantes to Nice in June, following the Loire River, part of the Massif Central, and Provence over 3–4 weeks with my partner—perfect way to kick off the season! How about you?

For us, it's D-45 until we set off on an 11-month (and a bit more) round-the-world trip—the max length of a sabbatical leave.

Everything’s on Zwoofff.com

I love this thread too—it’s so inspiring and gives me ideas, especially when the weather’s too bad to even take a bike out.

This summer, I’m flying to my dad’s place in the village (near Cheltenham, UK) for his 86.5th birthday with my partner and our bikes. Then we’ll pedal back: through Cornwall to Plymouth, take the boat to Roscoff, and ride on to Nantes. I’ll stick to the flat as much as possible—I left my knees in the Mont Perdu area and my hips somewhere between Vignemale and work. Every fish ‘n chips and every warm brown ale will make me think of VF!

For me, this will be my first bike trip (and probably not the last). I’m starting with a tour of France in July, then I’ll follow up with some hiking.

Hi there,

Just like Zwoof, our bike trip is fast approaching. That's right—we're leaving around May 10th. My partner and I will be cycling from Brittany all the way to Mongolia. This will be our very first trip this long and by bike. A little warm-up in Switzerland confirmed our desire to explore other countries and cultures. Here’s a link to our blog for anyone who’d like to follow our journey: http://breizhbiketrip.blogspot.ch/ Sure, it’s not an original adventure since we’ll be following part of the Silk Road, but it’ll be *our* adventure!

As far as I'm concerned: A cycling training camp in Varadero, Cuba in April. A trip from Vancouver, Canada to San Diego (West Coast of the United States) in May-June. Finally, Belgium and the Netherlands, with the Rhine River bike route, all the way to Switzerland. Then the Swiss Lakes Route. Crossing the French Alps, Mont Ventoux, then heading toward the Massif Central, and improvising after that... From July to September or October.

I set off two years ago now, and I'm slowly making my way toward the Iberian Peninsula, where I plan to spend a big chunk of the year. After that? I'll figure it out along the way!!

Hello,

My very first project: the great route through the Hautes-Alpes, from Thono to Nice at the end of June.

In August 2014, starting from the southwest of France? (to be defined) heading towards "northern Portugal" while crossing Spain—Basque Country, Cantabria, Asturias, maybe Galicia. Depending on the time, returning by train or boat: Gijón > Saint-Nazaire, then the Loire or TER.

By the way, if you have any great tips for these northern regions of Spain, I’d love to hear them. For now, I’m scouting out quiet routes and beautiful villages on Google Earth with Street View, but I can’t make any choices—I want to see it all! The sea as well as the mountains.

Nowadays, for traveling in Europe, I follow this method: a starting point and a direction using paper maps. This time, it’ll be west-southwest, and we’ll ride based on our mood, the people we meet, the charm of the regions we cross, and in search of postcard-perfect bivouac spots.

Often, we pass through stunning regions too quickly (in 1 or 2 days), and once we’ve moved on, we regret not taking more time to enjoy them. That happened to me this summer in the Cévennes—so we turned around to finish our trip toward Villefort.

Fair winds at your back!

On May 10, 2014 at 10:10 AM we're leaving from Versoix for a bike tour... and it'll last..... After that, we'll see where it takes us 😇

Hey there, bretonsuisse!! Well, I guess I can say the same about us!! We’re based in Gland near Nyon and are also planning a bike trip!! Which way are you heading? We’ve decided to start from our home turf—Brittany!! If you’re heading east, we’ll be right on your heels!!! Alright, ciao

I’m planning to leave on August 2nd for a month. Starting from my place in Ain, heading towards the Pyrénées-Atlantiques to Biarritz, then riding up along the Atlantic coast to La Rochelle, crossing Limousin... Auvergne... and returning to the Rhône-Alpes region...........

Hi there,

EuroVéloGex of course! Starting in early July.

Before that, a little trip to Italy in May. Let’s add a few (hopefully long) weekends to round it out, and 2014 will be all set—unless...

Happy trails to everyone!