Planning a bike trip? (page 5 of 37)

I did Thonon to Menton in June. Took me 9 days. It was fantastic. For once, I swapped bike camping for hotel stays.

In 2010, I’m heading to Santiago de Compostela. I’ll make a little detour via Lourdes and Fátima—bike camping all the way.

I’m saving the Pyrenees crossing for 2011.

Happy trails!

Jacques

😉Like Carovélo... it'll be the EuroVelo 6 in July (part of the group of 3 girlfriends.......😛). From WHERE to WHERE? Not set yet, actually—I’d love to start in Vienna, see that city again, revisit Budapest, pass through Serbia..... and see the Black Sea.... That’s a lot for a 1-month trip, so.... we’ll see how we organize it. Either way, it’s gonna be great, I can feel it! The excitement, the fun, the good vibes, and we’re off.😎

Hi Edusz, If your route through France takes you through the Tarn (Albi is the capital), you’ll have the chance to eat and sleep at our place if you contact us beforehand. Happy planning. Best,

Hey Jacques, The Alps crossing is planned over 8 days: Thonon-le Grand Bornand Le Grand Bornand-Bourg St Maurice Bourg St Maurice-St Michel de Maurienne St Michel de Maurienne-Briançon Briançon-Barcelonnette Barcelonnette-Valberg Valberg-St Martin de Vesubie St Martin de Vesubie-Menton The Pyrenees crossing is about 10 days. Here’s the route: St Jean de Luz-St Jean Pied de Port-Lube St Christau-Gourette-Luz St Sauveur-Arreau-St Beat-Oust-Ax les Thermes-Lavagnat-Perpignan. Attached are a few photos from my latest trips. Cheers to everyone.

For our tandem bike trip with camping (4 panniers and a trailer hitched to a tandem—"it's quite impressive") We're starting from northern Isère heading toward the Jura, then crossing Switzerland (with some beautiful mountain passes ahead), destination Innsbruck. Returning via northern Italy with the Stelvio (via Prato), then back through Switzerland via St. Gotthard, and descending the Rhône all the way home...

One unknown: will the Stelvio be manageable with a heavily loaded tandem? (To be continued) If you've got any experience with this route, we'd love your tips. Bruno

Hey there, neighbors, Maybe my early 2009 route through the Jura, Switzerland, and Germany will give you some ideas... Happy trails!😎

After cycling around France in 2008 and around Italy this year, I’m preparing to cycle around Spain in 2010. I’m trying to continue my retirement challenge, which was to complete these three tours by following the routes the pros took in 1948 (the year I was born!). No time constraints or parking hassles—just the perfect way to discover a country. You can check out my routes on my websites: http://tour48.2008.free.fr http://giro.bernard2009.free.fr

Happy planning to everyone, and safe travels in 2010!

Well, there's so much energy here, it's great!! Personally, I just got back from my trip, so I'm going to start working to save up if I want to bike across the Salar de Uyuni in two or three years... :)))

Hello everyone, and well, for my retirement on January 15, 2010, I’ll be on the plane that very morning to Bangkok and all this came about after Kangoo72 passed through with his TDM and stayed at my place in Montreal—it’s what got everything started. This is my first bike trip. I’m taking three months to explore the surrounding countries. Thank you to everyone who shares their knowledge—I’ve learned so much from you. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! Wishing you all good preparation and safe travels, and maybe we’ll meet along the way. Michel

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2010

What trip are you back from?

For us, our big departure is on April 3, 2010, and we’ll be cycling across Europe (or at least part of it) for 6 months with our 5-year-old daughter. Ugh, the wait is so long! Happy holidays to everyone!

hi there, my plan and wish: for September 2010, cycling the Danube from Romania to Germany; I really want to do it, but haven’t made a final decision yet;

hi, I just saw that Jeanpaulnant wants to do this trip too, so I’m really interested;

Small adventure planned for Oct 2010. 6 months to ride 🏴‍☠️ from La Paz to Ushuaia, hitting all the must-see spots...ending with the Carretera Austral. Can’t wait to let go and, by the way, I’m looking for teammates if this trip interests you—let me know! 😉

for me it's Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Turkey..........leaving on January 23rd for 3 months

For me, it's just Jordan and for a shorter time: from February 22nd to March 6th. Anyway, it's great to see all these plans! Safe travels to you all!

Hi everyone, for us it’ll be a tour of Burgundy via its canals this summer—a lovely loop through vineyards and chateaux while enjoying the gastronomy. Happy planning to all, and to the year that *wine*!!!!

Hi there,

For my wife and me, it’ll be a grand tour of Eurasia, starting from Alsace, heading toward the Baltic countries and Scandinavia, then crossing Russia (we’re hoping to do Murmansk - Arkhangelsk - St. Petersburg - Moscow - Novosibirsk - Kyzyl - Krasnoyarsk - Irkutsk in 3 months, helped by the Trans-Siberian), then China, Southeast Asia, the Silk Road, and returning via the Balkans.

We’ll set off on 28/02/2010 by tandem.

Hey, if you're passing through Montreal, let me know! Safe travels... Michel

Hey everyone!!

I’m planning to hit the Silk Road in April 2011, from Istanbul all the way to Lhasa… (if I make it) for 6 months!! I think about it every day—it’s almost worrying =) http://projetbucephale.wordpress.com/

My trip is really starting to take shape now. I’m leaving from the southwest in mid-March with the goal of making it all the way to Jerusalem. The planned route is: southern France, Italy with stops in Assisi and Rome, then heading to Brindisi. From there, a ferry to Greece, northern Greece, Ioannina, Thessaloniki, then Turkey—Dardanelles, Troy, Izmir, Konya—and finally Syria, then Jordan up to Petra, and back up to Jerusalem.