First Euro trip - Pointers / Advice

[martynR]

I haven't travelled a lot on a bike, but did a few trips with the car. So for a few days of travel I used to sleep in a car. But when I went on a bike I used F1 hotels last year in France. There are plenty of them, but book a day or two before you come. I believe the camping is not free and the room at the hotel was about £25/night, the pay is per room and there is double bed and a single over head. I cannot imagine a holiday without a shower after a long days ride. I like it to be comfortable. And I do not like making a poo in the bush either. If I don't have money for these things than I would postpone the holiday for later. The F1 hotels are usually located in the outskirts, but I did not come to stay in a hotel for a week, because I would be disappointed  at the least. The hotels I stayed in Lyon and Paris had a car park with 2 meter fence around it, I did lock my bike to the fence and other time to the hand rail. It doesn't look that fancy anyway.


I know some chap who has travelled around Europe on a budget and for around 3 weeks at a time. He said that he used a website for a bed with strangers [size=78%]http://www.couchsurfing.org/[/size] , it's not my cup of tea but hey. He likes to wash himself in a river, eat canned food and mak a poo in a bush. And he travelled on GS500 as it is economical and rode behind lorries(reaching 3.7ltr/100km). So, when he can't find a free bed he sleeps in a bush by the road.

Choice is yours, pack all clothes in freezer bags so they won't get wet when it starts raining

Loaded with panniers and a tank bag.