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by Goosey
20 Oct 2023, 3:07pm
Forum: Touring & Expedition
Topic: Atlantic to Med tour.
Replies: 20
Views: 7035

Re: Atlantic to Med tour.

I've done the Atlantic to the Med a couple of times now (I live in the Béarn, near to Pau) and started at St Jean de Luz and ended in Narbonne. Avoiding any hills or substantial climbs. I recommend it! If you are interested I can dig out a route that we followed?
This is a little blog I did for one of the trips...http://thewheezinggeezers.blogspot.com/
by Goosey
17 Apr 2023, 2:15pm
Forum: Touring & Expedition
Topic: French cycling routes - Moulin, Roanne, St Etienne, Tournon, Crest
Replies: 6
Views: 529

Re: French cycling routes - Moulin, Roanne, St Etienne, Tournon, Crest

I've taken the train many times and never had to book my bike in. Most of the time you'll be lucky as long as you don't travel at obviously busy times.
by Goosey
15 Apr 2023, 3:56pm
Forum: Touring & Expedition
Topic: What regions in France are actually warm in June?
Replies: 18
Views: 1111

Re: What regions in France are actually warm in June?

I'm biased, obviously, but here in the SW is perfect for cycling. If you want cooler evenings, or days there's the Pyrénées and there's the Basque coast. If you want flat there's Les Landes. We don't get much wind either, not like towards the Med.
by Goosey
10 Mar 2023, 8:01am
Forum: Cycle Camping sub-forum
Topic: French municipal sites map
Replies: 1
Views: 3129

French municipal sites map

I just saw this on a post on FB...https://velotouring.fun/municipal-campsites-france
by Goosey
26 Nov 2022, 7:24pm
Forum: Touring & Expedition
Topic: Which bike to take on a cycle tour in France ... to then take part in club cycling jaunt
Replies: 43
Views: 3848

Re: Which bike to take on a cycle tour in France ... to then take part in club cycling jaunt

Surely if you’re not keen on camping and don’t want to carry loads of stuff anyway, you’d be better off risking the dodgy French cuisine? 🤔
by Goosey
26 Nov 2022, 8:50am
Forum: Touring & Expedition
Topic: Which bike to take on a cycle tour in France ... to then take part in club cycling jaunt
Replies: 43
Views: 3848

Re: Which bike to take on a cycle tour in France ... to then take part in club cycling jaunt

Bice wrote: 25 Nov 2022, 7:24pm Primarily because I don't really like restaurant food anymore, I will take a Trangia.
?? Even restaurants in France?
by Goosey
11 Nov 2022, 7:51am
Forum: Touring & Expedition
Topic: Route planning app for finding shortest routes uk
Replies: 20
Views: 1704

Re: Route planning app for finding shortest routes uk

Thanks, that's great, I'll try that :)
by Goosey
10 Nov 2022, 4:01pm
Forum: Touring & Expedition
Topic: Route planning app for finding shortest routes uk
Replies: 20
Views: 1704

Re: Route planning app for finding shortest routes uk

Will cycle.travel show me the length of each stage? What I mean is, if I 'add' a point, how do I know how far that is from the start for example?
by Goosey
25 Oct 2022, 9:06am
Forum: Touring & Expedition
Topic: Looking for Advice: First Camping Tour
Replies: 56
Views: 4057

Re: Looking for Advice: First Camping Tour

Thehairs1970 wrote: 22 Sep 2022, 8:13pm
Oh and nearly everyone speaks English unlike the french who refuse to.
Yawn...
by Goosey
17 Oct 2022, 2:12pm
Forum: Using the Forum - request help : report difficulties
Topic: Icons
Replies: 2
Views: 3876

Icons

Interesting icons on my computer when I opened the site today...:)
cycling_icons.jpeg
by Goosey
12 Oct 2022, 9:43am
Forum: Touring & Expedition
Topic: The French Collection
Replies: 6
Views: 851

Re: The French Collection

Did you find anything on the road rules of France as it applies to cycling?
Really, just remember to cycle on the right and don't do anything stupid :)
by Goosey
9 Jul 2022, 9:35am
Forum: Touring & Expedition
Topic: France (Has Gone So Expensive)
Replies: 48
Views: 3434

Re: France (Has Gone So Expensive)

al_yrpal wrote: 9 Jul 2022, 7:49am Does anyone know the going rate for a plat du jour outside cities at the moment? It used to be about 10 to 12 Euros a few years ago but I havent been recently?

Al
In our village a 'Menu' (ie starter, main course and dessert with wine included) is 15€. the 'plat du jour' (just main course) is 8€, and combinations thereof.
by Goosey
15 May 2022, 9:53am
Forum: Touring & Expedition
Topic: D-Roads in France - yay or nay?
Replies: 34
Views: 2712

Re: D-Roads in France - yay or nay?

There will only be undulating roads if you're in an undulating part of France, surely? You won't get much undulation in Les Landes for example.
by Goosey
30 Mar 2020, 10:01am
Forum: The Tea Shop
Topic: Free beer?
Replies: 37
Views: 1144

Re: Free beer?

PH wrote:I think it's twenty liters of water to make one of beer (I could be wrong, but it's a lot) so it's well watered down even before it goes for treatment.

Nope. Nothing like it.
by Goosey
15 Jul 2019, 4:21pm
Forum: Bikes & Bits – Technical section
Topic: Old french trike - seized caps on the hubs
Replies: 17
Views: 1015

Re: Old french trike - seized caps on the hubs

Oh well, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.