27-07-13, 02:33 PM
pros to booking ahead
you know you've got a room for the night
you know what it's going to cost.....roughly
you choose where you want to stay
cons
you have to find the bloody place
if you decide you like it there, generally you can't stop longer as the room is let
if the place is a hole.....you've booked, tough
the laissez-faire approach
pros
you're not tied
cons
you might spend 2hrs going around biarritz trying to find 'reasonably priced' accommodation at 10pm (there is some, but you have to book it!)
my advice would be book the major stops/places she has expressed an interest in going and wing the rest.
at least in europe you get treated like a human being when you turn up on a bike!
if you have a vague itinery then perhaps the combined wisdom and knowledge of the forum could offer some advice as to places to stop.
finally, if you are stopping in 1 area and touring out, then hiring a gite (in france) is a cost effective option if split between 4 or more.
you know you've got a room for the night
you know what it's going to cost.....roughly
you choose where you want to stay
cons
you have to find the bloody place
if you decide you like it there, generally you can't stop longer as the room is let
if the place is a hole.....you've booked, tough
the laissez-faire approach
pros
you're not tied
cons
you might spend 2hrs going around biarritz trying to find 'reasonably priced' accommodation at 10pm (there is some, but you have to book it!)
my advice would be book the major stops/places she has expressed an interest in going and wing the rest.
at least in europe you get treated like a human being when you turn up on a bike!
if you have a vague itinery then perhaps the combined wisdom and knowledge of the forum could offer some advice as to places to stop.
finally, if you are stopping in 1 area and touring out, then hiring a gite (in france) is a cost effective option if split between 4 or more.
The problem with socialism is that sooner or later you run out of other people's money!