The Joys Of Planning An Overseas Trip

Ha, Billy you’ve not seen a salad on your plate for a long,long, time

 

Bitch

 

Wait... wait.... you mean Amhuinnsuidhe castle???? If so, it used to be (still is??) from mr. Ian Scarr-Hall, my former employer: GSH. Stayed there for a couple of days for training, amazing surroundings indeed!!

https://www.gshgroup.com/about-us/history/

I remember that he had his own whiskey, not to bad!!

 

Starting to plan our overseas trip at the minute.
I quite fancy the Lot valley while the Mrs fancy's Bavaria.
Maybe do both

 

Holiday always feel like it starts when I get to the ferry port

Not sure what I'm doing next year yet, but with the extra free time I'll be looking at doing more touring.
Just working out what to do, I've done most of France, maybe do some of the passes like Grossglockner etc, but I can only do so many hairpins before getting bored....
Another option is maybe following the N260 etc along the Pyrenees on the Spanish side.
And definitely a few shorter trips as well

 

Can recommend the N260, simply awesome!

 

Drop her off at the coach station on your way

 

Col de Turini/Route de Napoléan - unbeatable roads and the South of France - what's not to like ???????????

https://www.google.com/maps/place/C...00fd46066661!8m2!3d43.977717!4d7.391097?hl=en

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Route_Napoléon get to Gap, then turn left and head towards here https://lecampingmoto.net for a couple of 'chill days/nights' .

 

I've not been for perhaps 5 yrs, but before that I used to go every year and I would have been one of those drunken (usually German in my case) bikers having the time of my life !!!!!!

 

That's my favourite part of Christmas nowadays.... 2 weeks off work to plan next years bike holiday.

I'm doing well so far.... I've 10 nights booked (all in France this time), the train is booked both ways. I've 4 mega mileage days to get to and from the twisties but I can deal with that . Just need travel insurance, new tyres and I'm good to go

 

I'm thinking about taking my bike to Aragon for the Moto GP (south east of Zaragoza) in September,not sure whether to get the ferry from Portsmouth or Plymouth to either Santander or Bilbao?,i'd probably spend a few days in the Picos then head down through the Pyrenees,doing the N260 as recommended

 

Picos is on the cards for 2020 allegedly.... I've never been and my mate swears by it so we will give it a go then.

Can't say I'll be looking forward to the ferry though ... rather be riding than bobbin' up and down in the sea but everything I've read/heard about the N260 will make it worthwhile.

 

You'd better book it now,the ferry fills up fast,already heard of folks trying to book August and it's full.

It's worth it,the crossings not to bad,but take a book,it can become boring.

 

I hope to do that one day,bucket list material.

 

There's a bar........just saying

 

Hi, re: Swiss vignette - I went in and out of Switzerland a few times in 2016 on a bike tour, and there was no need for this, we didn't even stop for the border.