For slowing down the pace of life I recommend a canal boat or a horse-drawn caravan.cycle tramp wrote: ↑25 Jun 2022, 10:53pm..which makes me wonder if the best place to sight see from isn't perhaps a canoe or some sort of ship..
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For slowing down the pace of life I recommend a canal boat or a horse-drawn caravan.cycle tramp wrote: ↑25 Jun 2022, 10:53pm..which makes me wonder if the best place to sight see from isn't perhaps a canoe or some sort of ship..
sounds about right
Yeah, absolutely. I mean, hats off to those who cycle heroic distances but having attempted half a heroic distance (80 miles in one day) I know it ain't for me...
This, really. And it's great to mix up 'styles' so have a 12-hour day whacking out the miles, followed by a 3-hour day looking at everything and stopping at every cafe etc. The only time you should not be having fun is when having fun isn't fun for you!
I once hired a donkey for a few days hiking, when the children were younger, to carry our luggage and the smallest one when they were tired. (not in The Cevennes, but somewhere near the Dordogne iirc). Progress was somewhat staccato.
There are guides on the John Muir Trail in California who use Llamas.I once hired a donkey for a few days hiking
link to your vids?keefwaddo wrote: ↑30 Jun 2022, 1:14am I used to hitch hike internationally for 2-3 months every summer. Nothing was planned. Wild camped every night.
When I moved to Japan we would buy Lonely Planet and plan every detail: sightseeing, hotels, campgrounds etc. Now for our tours, google earth and maps with street view allows me to choose the exact kind of road I want, as well as finding sightseeing places that are not well known. Combined with general internet research there is no reason to have a bike tour where you basically just ride.
Any one who has seen any of my vids will know that using modern internet tools allows us to see, visit, ride and camp in absolutely amazing places.
https://www.youtube.com/c/waddoSweep wrote: ↑30 Jun 2022, 9:36amlink to your vids?keefwaddo wrote: ↑30 Jun 2022, 1:14am I used to hitch hike internationally for 2-3 months every summer. Nothing was planned. Wild camped every night.
When I moved to Japan we would buy Lonely Planet and plan every detail: sightseeing, hotels, campgrounds etc. Now for our tours, google earth and maps with street view allows me to choose the exact kind of road I want, as well as finding sightseeing places that are not well known. Combined with general internet research there is no reason to have a bike tour where you basically just ride.
Any one who has seen any of my vids will know that using modern internet tools allows us to see, visit, ride and camp in absolutely amazing places.