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On Tue, 7 Apr 2009 18:43:52 +0200, Terry Richards wrote in post :
: "Tim C." wrote in message ... Depending on where you're going from, an overnight ferry or a drive from Holland to Hamburg or Düsseldorf and get the train to Verona (or get off the train at Bozen and hit the Dolomites for a day). -- Tim C. Tim, We are starting from Brittany on account of that's where we live. That's as good a reason as any :-) In that case Hamburg is not really practical. There used to be a car-train from Paris, to St.Gervais-le-Bains and, I think, further but I'm not sure if it hasn't been discontinued. You can get across France pretty fast on a bike, and imo the worst part will be southern/central Italy: pretty straight roads. So you can either just bite the bullet and hit the Autostrada or try and find a longer but more interesting route. Personally I'd do a bit of both, m'way for the flat urban areas, and the odd detour through hilly bits. -- Tim C. |
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On Tue, 7 Apr 2009 19:18:00 +0200, Giovanni Drogo wrote in post :
news:alpine.LSU.1.00.0904071910450.20699@cbfrvqba .ynzoengr.vans.vg : I am not a moto-biker at all, but I thought moto-bikers like to travel on secondary scenic roads and alike, out of the tourist pipeline, if you can. That's generally the idea, yes. But not if it takes 3 days just to get somewhere and leaves no time to look around. -- Tim C. |
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On Wed, 08 Apr 2009 08:09:34 +0100, Pentaxuser wrote in post :
: "Tim C." wrote: I am not a moto-biker at all, but I thought moto-bikers like to travel on secondary scenic roads and alike, out of the tourist pipeline, if you can. That's generally the idea, yes. But not if it takes 3 days just to get somewhere and leaves no time to look around. for drivers that's where fly-drive comes in, but I assume that's either not available for bikes or you wouldn't want a hire bike anyway? You either have to crate up your own bike (expensive and lots of hassle), or hire a bike: unknown handling, and very expensive. Plus you still have to cart your leathers/helmet etc around with you. Only worth it for trips to another continent really. -- Tim C. |
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