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Any opinions on sending the bikes on their own? £63 per bike (two) from Alta (northern Norway) to London with us on the planes seems like a lot of money.

The Canal du Midi may not be a bad option. We did a section between Toulouse and Montpellier. The quality varies massively according to department and the view can become monotonous. Local French roads on the whole, though, are excellent cycling.

The Vikings did there conquering because of a land shortage, remember. But there are plenty of organised campsites. Sound advice. Camping does seem fine on the whole, though. As for transport, we generally go at a fair pace, so I reckon it would be better to cycle back (at least as far as civilisat...

Hello, A few of you may remember my friend Tokopah and me asking about touring in Peru. Unfortunately this has been pushed back by safety concerns. In its place, Scandinavia, end-to-end. We will be reading through these threads: http://forum.ctc.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=20575&p=167421 htt...

Hi, My friend and I were in your position a few years ago and got to where we are today in large part thanks to the wisdom of the CTC forum. So my first advice is to go back through the posts on my profile and find 'Cut that kit!' among other topics where you'll find some great advice, especially if...

Excellent, thanks. I'm going to start combing through the blogs this weekend.

Hi, I'm CrazyFerret's friend. Thanks for the advice so far, this is a whole new level for us so we're glad of any information available. 1. Safety: We have already read (and re-read) the FCO and OSAC reports on Peru. But they aren't necessarily comprehensive, so we would appreciate whatever you can ...

I'd look at good 80s steel tourers. I've got an old Claud and it's fantastic (set me back £220 admittedly, but still good value)

Hello again, We are back route planning now, and have included your suggestions so far. The route is here and open to editing by anyone: http://goo.gl/maps/9QHR A few key points. We will be leaving some time around 18th August and for around three weeks . We will be unsupported and camping. I'm not ...

Brooks B17.

It's not cheap but this is not the place to save money.

As a new tourer who jumped in at the deep end I can see where you're coming from. Two points: 1. Start immediately . This weekend cycle 50 miles to a B&B, stay the night, then return. Doesn't matter if you take your own stuff or how you do it. The key is to get cycling properly. And this leads o...

2. How do we cross the Pyrenees? In approaching Santander, see if you can find time to route yourself through the village of Orbaneja del Castillo (Google Maps knows it), which is more or less due south of Santander. It is located on a section of the Ebro river which runs in a wonderful gorge. Then...

I've only had about 2,000 miles touring with them, but in short, the classics are excellent.

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?msid=206337250175523932978.0004b942706818916cfcb&msa=0&ll=45.151053,3.779297&spn=9.373879,21.643066 Here's the map again, I've opened it up to editing so feel free to make your suggestions along this vague route. It's late now, so I'll look over the previ...

[Note that this has been pasted in from the post further down] Hello again, We are back route planning now, and have included your suggestions so far. The route is here and open to editing by anyone: http://goo.gl/maps/9QHR A few key points. We will be leaving some time around 18th August and for ar...