28-12-11, 10:55 PM
My mate and I finally started to pen down some ideas over lunch today about a big trip through Europe this year. We've talked about it for a while and i've wanted to do it for years.
So, here is our rough plan....
Day 1 - Get to dover and get over to Brugge to rest for night
Day 2 - Through Belgium and West Germany to rest at Manheim (no idea what this place is like but it's just somewhere we've pinned to stop as mileage will be too high to carry on) :z
Day 3 - Down through Stuttgart and towards Innsbruck
Somewhere between Innsbruck and Zurich we'll find a place that will be our base for a few days where we'll do day trips to the Alps, Austria and potentially North Italy but I might fancy at least 2 trips through the Alps
After all this, heading back through Switzerland, brushing through France towards Luxembourg and back towards Calais. Planning to do all this in 8 days Fri - Sat but keeping Sunday spare in case we want it or need it.
I'll be looking into the legalities as much as possible but any tips are welcome. Any first timer tips are appreciated? Any obvious stuff?
Mainly any good routes that generally conform to this plan or any nice places to stay will be very welcome as never ridden abroad before so it's all new to me.
We're planning to camp whilst on route but probably find a B&B when we make our base camp between Innsbruck and Zurich.
Thanks for reading :thumbup
Brace
So, here is our rough plan....
Day 1 - Get to dover and get over to Brugge to rest for night
Day 2 - Through Belgium and West Germany to rest at Manheim (no idea what this place is like but it's just somewhere we've pinned to stop as mileage will be too high to carry on) :z
Day 3 - Down through Stuttgart and towards Innsbruck
Somewhere between Innsbruck and Zurich we'll find a place that will be our base for a few days where we'll do day trips to the Alps, Austria and potentially North Italy but I might fancy at least 2 trips through the Alps
After all this, heading back through Switzerland, brushing through France towards Luxembourg and back towards Calais. Planning to do all this in 8 days Fri - Sat but keeping Sunday spare in case we want it or need it.
I'll be looking into the legalities as much as possible but any tips are welcome. Any first timer tips are appreciated? Any obvious stuff?
Mainly any good routes that generally conform to this plan or any nice places to stay will be very welcome as never ridden abroad before so it's all new to me.
We're planning to camp whilst on route but probably find a B&B when we make our base camp between Innsbruck and Zurich.
Thanks for reading :thumbup
Brace