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bobb

Where should Kirst and I go touring?
« on: 28 May, 2011, 10:37:11 pm »
It will probably be next summer now, but I like planning tours....

I don't mind where we go, but I have been given strict instructions that it must:

a. Be warm.
b. Be flat.
c. In Europe.
d. Camping must NOT be involved  ::-)

Most of my previous tours and planned future tours wouldn't meet all of those requirements, so where should we go?

I'd like to do it on a tandem, but that's banned too  >:(
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Re: Where should Kirst and I go touring?
« Reply #1 on: 28 May, 2011, 10:38:00 pm »
It doesn't have to be in Europe, but just for speed of travel and cheapness it probably needs to be.

Also, I don't mind if it's not flat as long as it's all downhill. With no headwind.
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Polar Bear

Re: Where should Kirst and I go touring?
« Reply #2 on: 28 May, 2011, 10:55:22 pm »
Denmark.
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Re: Where should Kirst and I go touring?
« Reply #3 on: 28 May, 2011, 11:02:41 pm »
East Anglia!
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Polar Bear

Re: Where should Kirst and I go touring?
« Reply #4 on: 28 May, 2011, 11:04:00 pm »
Just thought: There's always the YACF not the Olympics tour next summer.  No idea where we're going yet. Join in the thread  :)
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bobb

Re: Where should Kirst and I go touring?
« Reply #5 on: 28 May, 2011, 11:09:55 pm »
I like the Olympics 'cos I'm not a killjoy.

Neither Denmark or East Anglia are renowned for their good weather!!
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Re: Where should Kirst and I go touring?
« Reply #6 on: 28 May, 2011, 11:11:01 pm »
This is going to be tough, isn't it??
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Re: Where should Kirst and I go touring?
« Reply #7 on: 28 May, 2011, 11:11:54 pm »
Quote from: Polar Bear on 28 May, 2011, 11:04:00 pm
Just thought: There's always the YACF not the Olympics tour next summer.  No idea where we're going yet. Join in the thread  :)
Don't take this the wrong way, but I think we want to go away together alone, not with a bunch of weirdo cyclists.  ;) ;D
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bobb

Re: Where should Kirst and I go touring?
« Reply #8 on: 28 May, 2011, 11:12:35 pm »
Quote from: RJ on 28 May, 2011, 11:11:01 pm
This is going to be tough, isn't it??

Yup. Women and their demands eh?  :P
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Re: Where should Kirst and I go touring?
« Reply #9 on: 28 May, 2011, 11:14:19 pm »
Quote from: Kirst on 28 May, 2011, 11:11:54 pm
Don't take this the wrong way, but I think we want to go away together alone, not with a bunch of weirdo cyclists.  ;) ;D

Quote from: bobb on 28 May, 2011, 11:12:35 pm
Yup. Women and their demands eh?  :P


Or maybe not.  :P

What about France?
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RJ

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Re: Where should Kirst and I go touring?
« Reply #10 on: 28 May, 2011, 11:21:47 pm »
Tiree?
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Re: Where should Kirst and I go touring?
« Reply #11 on: 28 May, 2011, 11:23:22 pm »
Swindon.  It's got its own microclimate.
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bobb

Re: Where should Kirst and I go touring?
« Reply #12 on: 28 May, 2011, 11:24:04 pm »
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Noodley

Re: Where should Kirst and I go touring?
« Reply #13 on: 28 May, 2011, 11:24:04 pm »
No weirdos?

Kirst and Bob?

Fail.
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Re: Where should Kirst and I go touring?
« Reply #14 on: 28 May, 2011, 11:32:29 pm »
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Re: Where should Kirst and I go touring?
« Reply #15 on: 28 May, 2011, 11:33:19 pm »
How about the Plain in Spain?
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Re: Where should Kirst and I go touring?
« Reply #16 on: 28 May, 2011, 11:38:16 pm »
The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain.

According to some old movie.

The Landes in south west France. Flat. Didn't change gear for four days. Nice beaches. Wine country. What more can you want.
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Re: Where should Kirst and I go touring?
« Reply #17 on: 28 May, 2011, 11:38:45 pm »
France. Some of you may have noticed I like the area around Limoges. Not as flat as Ely but nowhere as steep as Edinburgh!

Specifically around Eymoutiers, Lac de Vassiviere & Treignac. In August you're almost praying for it to rain to cool you down.

Easy B&B or choose a gite for self catering freedom.

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Re: Where should Kirst and I go touring?
« Reply #18 on: 28 May, 2011, 11:52:36 pm »
Quote from: Kirst on 28 May, 2011, 11:14:19 pm
Quote from: Kirst on 28 May, 2011, 11:11:54 pm
Don't take this the wrong way, but I think we want to go away together alone, not with a bunch of weirdo cyclists.  ;) ;D

Quote from: bobb on 28 May, 2011, 11:12:35 pm
Yup. Women and their demands eh?  :P


Or maybe not.  :P

What about France?

I think that the "canal du midi" ticks all your boxes!

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Ariadne

Re: Where should Kirst and I go touring?
« Reply #19 on: 29 May, 2011, 09:48:10 am »
Quote from: Panoramix on 28 May, 2011, 11:52:36 pm
Quote from: Kirst on 28 May, 2011, 11:14:19 pm
Quote from: Kirst on 28 May, 2011, 11:11:54 pm
Don't take this the wrong way, but I think we want to go away together alone, not with a bunch of weirdo cyclists.  ;) ;D

Quote from: bobb on 28 May, 2011, 11:12:35 pm
Yup. Women and their demands eh?  :P


Or maybe not.  :P

What about France?

I think that the "canal du midi" ticks all your boxes!

La Voie Verte - Le Canal du Midi et la Voie Verte

Noooooooooo! God no. We spent a couple of days on the canal du midi on our big tour and the very words make me wince. Most if it's untarmacked, muddy (like, get off and push muddy), bumpy, riddled with tree roots - and dull as hell after an hour at looking at the canal and the regimented trees.
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Ariadne

Re: Where should Kirst and I go touring?
« Reply #20 on: 29 May, 2011, 10:02:54 am »
Cycle paths in Germany can be great. Some of the routes that follow rivers are really fun. (Though they're often still unsealed, and a combination of flat and rough surfaces inevitably gives me, err, saddle problems.)

German is cool, though, lots of great places to visit.

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Re: Where should Kirst and I go touring?
« Reply #21 on: 29 May, 2011, 10:09:00 am »
Northern France?
But avoid August,the whole of France is on holiday at that time making accommodation,if not pre-booked,a lottery
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Polar Bear

Re: Where should Kirst and I go touring?
« Reply #22 on: 29 May, 2011, 10:31:37 am »
No offence taken at all Kirst  ;)

I've been in Denmark in the summer and even on the west coast it was gloriously sunny, very warm and dry during July and August.   Cycling facilities are superb and the street cafes and bars are excellent.   Denmark isn't the cheapest place on earth though.

Tiree is an interesting one:   The Millhouse Hostel on Tiree is a lovely 'community' place but has private rooms as well.   We enjoyed a stay there.   Tip:  Take your own bikes as the hire bikes are a bit rubbish.   It is very flat.   The shop and PO are towards the pier end of the island but that's only a short hop by bike.   



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Re: Where should Kirst and I go touring?
« Reply #23 on: 29 May, 2011, 10:39:02 am »
Go to Folkestone by train - cross via the tunnel to Calais - ride via Champagne, Burgundy, Beaujolais, Rhone, Languedoc to Montpellier - come back on the Bike Bus. 

Fantastic ride - did it in 2008 - best tour EVER

..... see Cycle : End-to-End and the France section in The Journals - Wine-ding Down Through France   (there's even a book about it with ready-to-ride maps)

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bobb

Re: Where should Kirst and I go touring?
« Reply #24 on: 29 May, 2011, 10:41:34 am »
Cheers for the tips. I must say I do like the idea of Slovakia, but getting bikes there is the biggest hassle. And I don't really fancy the idea of touring on any bike other than my own!

France is looking good. As is Germany. I'd quite like to revisit some of the places I went to as a kid.

Edit: Even though Denmark haven't actually banned Marmite, they're still in my bad books  :demon:
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