Crankarm
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I am 55 today and had vague plans to do USA coast to coast at some point. However yesterday I had health diagnosis which means I don't want to wait 5-10 years, and to be frank I am disinclined to do the USA with the current political situation.
So I am looking at an "iconic" route across Europe. I have done the whole of France, done UK to Gib, so UK to Istanbul is one option, but also thinking Atlantic to Black Sea - gives a nice sound and Atlantic could be Spain, Portugal or France. West to east sounds like (marginally) better wind, and gets the "easy" countries out the way first.
Any views?
Julian
I would suggest if you have health problems to stay away from the US, not because of the political situation, but because of the cost of medical care. And in any case how is the political situation going to affect you on a cycle tour??? LoL.
When you say you have "done" the whole of France ........... what every single scenic road/area? LMAO. How about riding the Atlantic to the Med along the Pyrenees? Have you done this? There are numerous routes you could take which would take a lifetime to do and you still wouldn't ride them all. The same route re-ridden would likely be completely different if ridden at a different time of year. How about riding in the Alps, the Vercours and South of France, it is stunningly beautiful? I could never tire of riding there.
Or how about the Nordkapp, Norway to Cape Town? London, Munich, Barcelona, London, or London, Vienna, Cadiz, London? London, Venice, Valencia, Plymouth, London? This should keep you occupied ticking off places and countries to say you've visited.
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