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- 20 Mar 2024, 5:55pm
- Forum: Touring & Expedition
- Topic: North Netherlands in/near Groningen - parking a car
- Replies: 3
- Views: 282
Re: North Netherlands in/near Groningen - parking a car
If you want something that might offer a little more security, you could consider the long term car park at Groningen airport.
- 29 Jan 2024, 11:55am
- Forum: Touring & Expedition
- Topic: Security on Ferries
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1444
Re: Security on Ferries
If you're really concerned about keeping an eye on your stuff, you could stay with the bike until everyone else has left the car deck and you're the last to go up the stairs. Then try and be at the front of the queue to be first on the car deck before disembarkation.
- 22 Jan 2024, 11:11am
- Forum: Touring & Expedition
- Topic: Best SIM card for long tour abroad
- Replies: 14
- Views: 904
Re: Best SIM card for long tour abroad
Ubigi.com also do esims which covers "Europe" and "Eastern Europe", both on a one off fee and monthly arrangement. Perhaps one of those would fit the bill. I'm not sure if it was mentioned but remember that esims only provide data; any phone calls and texts sent will be via your usual provider, unless you use the voice call function of apps like WhatsApp.roubaixtuesday wrote: ↑22 Jan 2024, 9:31am
Hence the global esim suggestion, which I think gets around that. They also do individual country ones, which as I understand it you can buy in advance then activate whenever you want.
Hope that logic makes some sort of sense.
- 19 Jan 2024, 11:19pm
- Forum: Touring & Expedition
- Topic: Touring GPS Sat Nav
- Replies: 34
- Views: 1351
Re: Touring GPS Sat Nav
I have a Garmin Edge Touring. Garmin still producing map updates for it but I find it's easier to use the free ones from https://garmin.bbbike.org . The original (from 2013) battery ran out of steam after about 7 years but I was able to source and fit a third party replacement. Can't recall where from, probably eBay, and this one is still giving a days use.
I'm sure Garmin Basecamp will produce a file which will generate turn by turn instructions on the unit, but I've always found Basecamp a pain to use. Sites like ridewithgps though will generate gpx track file which provide a line on the map to follow which I find good enough, and these probably help preserve battery life too.
Hope you manage to find something that works for you.
I'm sure Garmin Basecamp will produce a file which will generate turn by turn instructions on the unit, but I've always found Basecamp a pain to use. Sites like ridewithgps though will generate gpx track file which provide a line on the map to follow which I find good enough, and these probably help preserve battery life too.
Hope you manage to find something that works for you.
- 30 May 2023, 4:11pm
- Forum: Touring & Expedition
- Topic: Ordnance Survey Maps - alternative app recommendation pls
- Replies: 26
- Views: 1093
Re: Ordnance Survey Maps - alternative app recommendation pls
Not sure if it's available for Android, but for iOS, you might have a look at the "OutDoors GB" app. Can't recall if the annual sub is £15 or £20 for the year but for that you get fully downloadable OS maps at 1:50000 and 1:25000, and you can overlay gpx routes onto them, amongst other things. It runs in conjunction with outdoorsgps.com.
Hope that helps.
Hope that helps.
- 1 May 2023, 8:37pm
- Forum: Touring & Expedition
- Topic: Taking Food into Europe (2023)?
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2551
Re: Taking Food into Europe (2023)?
I’ve used the Harwich - HvH ferry half a dozen times over the last 18 months (mostly with a Campervan, couple of times with the motorbike). Leaving Harwich you go through port security. We always get stopped with the Campervan; they want to know that the gas is off and have a look inside. They have never raised any issues about knives in the “kitchen”. They usually use a mirror thing to check under use vehicle; not really sure what they’re looking for. With the motorbike, always get waved through port security.
On arrival at HvH, customs usually seem to stop trade vans rather than tourists. Don’t think they’re that interested in cheese sandwiches.
There’s a branch of the Albert Hein supermarket about 400m ride from the passport checkpoint. They have all the cheese and ham you could wish for. They don’t take credit cards.
On arrival at HvH, customs usually seem to stop trade vans rather than tourists. Don’t think they’re that interested in cheese sandwiches.
There’s a branch of the Albert Hein supermarket about 400m ride from the passport checkpoint. They have all the cheese and ham you could wish for. They don’t take credit cards.
- 17 Apr 2023, 8:25am
- Forum: Touring & Expedition
- Topic: Anyone done the Hebrides Way in April?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1743
Re: Anyone done the Hebrides Way in April?
If you’re a smart device user, the “GB & Parks” app gives you nationwide coverage, on- and off-line, of all of the UK OS maps at 1:50000 and 1:25000 for £15 per year. Better viewed on an iPad size screen of course but useable on iPhone.Steve X wrote: ↑16 Apr 2023, 10:03am I hope this does not sound too stoopid a question, do I actually need a map?
I have the route on my Garmin, and I would need several OS Maps to cover the Western Isles. I am guessing I will pick up tourist maps for sights of interest, and I always think asking directions is a great way to meet people.
- 24 Sep 2022, 2:29pm
- Forum: Touring & Expedition
- Topic: When will Eurostar recommence carrying bikes?
- Replies: 198
- Views: 26741
Re: When will Eurostar recommence carrying bikes?
The number of bikes being carried on the back of motorhomes (ours included) whilst crossing to and from Europe on ferries this year hasn't been any less than before Brexit. Taking your personal effects abroad for the purposes of tourism is still allowed.
It seems to me that Eurostar needed an excuse not to provide any spaces for bikes, and have chosen Brexit. Meanwhile, every other cross channel transportation route is carrying on as before.
It seems to me that Eurostar needed an excuse not to provide any spaces for bikes, and have chosen Brexit. Meanwhile, every other cross channel transportation route is carrying on as before.
- 28 May 2022, 11:25pm
- Forum: Touring & Expedition
- Topic: Anyone been to Holland recently ?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 680
Re: Anyone been to Holland recently ?
+2; there for 12 days in May. Asked on arrival by the Immigration Officer what was the purpose of our journey (tourism) and if we were vaccinated (didn’t ask to see proof). Arrived in a Campervan with bikes on the rack. No hassle.
- 30 Mar 2022, 9:08am
- Forum: Cycle Camping sub-forum
- Topic: Cheaper camping in Netherlands
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1083
- 23 Mar 2022, 10:39pm
- Forum: Touring & Expedition
- Topic: Europe 2022
- Replies: 357
- Views: 26073
Re: Europe 2022
Noted, thank you. Time to get bookingWill wrote: ↑23 Mar 2022, 10:48am As of today, a negative PCR test is no longer required:
https://www.government.nl/topics/corona ... eclaration
Will
- 16 Mar 2022, 1:21pm
- Forum: Touring & Expedition
- Topic: Europe 2022
- Replies: 357
- Views: 26073
Re: Europe 2022
Thanks for the update Willem.
- 6 Mar 2022, 11:08pm
- Forum: Touring & Expedition
- Topic: Europe 2022
- Replies: 357
- Views: 26073
Re: Europe 2022
Well, that went well
Thanks Willem for taking the time to answer; no firm indications yet as to when the requirement for a negative test result is likely to be dropped. Hopefully it won’t be too long.
Thanks Willem for taking the time to answer; no firm indications yet as to when the requirement for a negative test result is likely to be dropped. Hopefully it won’t be too long.
- 6 Mar 2022, 9:40am
- Forum: Touring & Expedition
- Topic: Europe 2022
- Replies: 357
- Views: 26073
Re: Europe 2022
- 5 Mar 2022, 3:53pm
- Forum: Touring & Expedition
- Topic: Europe 2022
- Replies: 357
- Views: 26073
Re: Europe 2022
Thanks Willem.