If you had the freedom to tour for a month anywhere in the world - where would you go?
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PaulSB
Legendary Member
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
Off the top of my head France. Climate, road surfaces, respect for cyclists, food, general ambience.
Saying that I feel I would want to give it plenty of thought so as not to miss a real opportunity.
Saying that I feel I would want to give it plenty of thought so as not to miss a real opportunity.
RWright
Guru
- Location
- North Carolina
Western Europe, including UK and Ireland.
John the Canuck
..a long way from somewhere called Home..
- Location
- Strathaven, Lanarkshire
Vietnam
- Location
- The TerrorVortex
Probably France. Off there for a week solo tour in the Autumn.
Shut Up Legs
Down Under Member
Not sure about the "drier", see here, where NZ rates a mention:
http://www.wunderground.com/blog/weatherhistorian/the-wettest-places-in-the-world
Nigeyy
Legendary Member
- Location
- Massachusetts, USA
Well let me know if you ever end up in New England, I've got quite a bit of experience touring around these parts. There are some really nice areas -particularly some of the backroads of Massachusetts are worth a go, if a little hilly in the western part. Maine is nice, but as you get further up, honestly, all you tend to see is trees, trees, trees, etc and you can be stuck on a road and not see much in terms of vistas for a while as.... the trees get in the way..... Parts of Vermont and New Hampshire are gorgeous too, though I'd avoid the White Mountains in tourist season and leaf peeping season too. Rhode Island is not so nice around Providence, but once you get out of the urban sprawl of Pawtucket and Providence it's gets quite nice (particularly around Little Compton in the east and the south western part near Connecticut. TBH, I've barely touched Connecticut but heard parts of it are really nice too.
Nigeyy
Legendary Member
- Location
- Massachusetts, USA
Well.... since I've never been to France, I'd love to try France. I'm a bit of a soft tourer, and I enjoy the pleasures of coming across a nice pub/cafe to stop mid-ride and sit back and smell the roses, so really exotic far off remote locations wouldn't be my first choice. That's not to say I wouldn't find touring Outer Mongolia interesting or enjoyable, just that I prefer a more comfortable approach. I've sometimes google mapped parts of Sweden and Denmark, and they look nice as well. Oh, shouldn't forget New Zealand as well.
I've always had a hankering for Chile too. So yeah, France first, followed by Sweden/Denmark/New Zealand/Chile.
I've always had a hankering for Chile too. So yeah, France first, followed by Sweden/Denmark/New Zealand/Chile.
jhawk
Veteran
- Location
- New Brunswick, Canada
What a difficult question.
I would probably love to go back to Europe for that month. I'm living in Canada and will be touring across the country next year, so that's that sorted.
But, given just a month, it'd be a short European tour of multiple countries.
I would probably love to go back to Europe for that month. I'm living in Canada and will be touring across the country next year, so that's that sorted.
But, given just a month, it'd be a short European tour of multiple countries.
rualexander
Legendary Member
Part of NZ (the southwest of the South Island) is among the wettest places on Earth but the rest of the country, particularly the central and eastern South Island is significantly drier and generally warmer than the UK as a whole.
For my month anywhere, I would probably go back to Corsica, a month is not long enough for most far flung places.
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
On the whole its still drier than Scotland (see the figure down), its got to be more predictable too; don't spoil my dream
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User169
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Maine is high up my list of destinations - primarily to visit Allagash in Portland and ebenezers pub in Lovell!
