Where to travel on a bike Bucket List.

[Blue Hills]

i am 60 in 15 mths. If Covid and all other factors allow I plan to do trans-USA (Eastern express from Washington DC to Colorado, then Trans Am to Oregon) or as an alternative London to Istanbul or possibly the other way round. Aiming to leave around Easter time.

sounds wonderful - hope you manage to pull it off - I'd be inclined to go for the Istanbul option in case things get complicated - you could always adapt plans on the fly. And avoids flying.

 

[Adam4868]

Nothing too exotic.
Over to Ireland and either Miz- Mal or Belfast , Dublin, Cork and Donegal

Sounds good.Usually go to in laws for Xmas and get to take a bike.Love the Mourne mountains,Ring of Gullion for cycling.
Obviously doubtful this year !

 

[jay clock]

sounds wonderful - hope you manage to pull it off - I'd be inclined to go for the Istanbul option in case things get complicated - you could always adapt plans on the fly. And avoids flying.

i was actually thinking of flying one way. Easier to fly out and cycle back. To be frank the US one depends who is in charge

 

[Blue Hills]

i was actually thinking of flying one way. Easier to fly out and cycle back. To be frank the US one depends who is in charge

yep flying and and cycling back sounds like a nice practical idea - get the potentially problematic bit over with.
Your concerns about Trump are practical ones?

 

[HLaB]

Nothing too exotic.
Over to Ireland and either Miz- Mal or Belfast , Dublin, Cork and Donegal

The west coast of Ireland is beautiful for cycling. I've used these guys a couple of time they are great https://cyclingsafaris.com/

 

[Nebulous]

I had an acquaintance who shipped out his motorcycle to the states and spent months biking down the West Coast. I’ve no idea what it would be like - but have a gnawing sense of envy in the back of my head, and a feeling that I’d like to do it on a bike.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

And now it’s been discovered lots of water on moon, no probs filling up on a ride.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

More seriously I’d like to do some more riding in the Alps or Dolomites. Not really a bucket list to tick off. Just something I’ve enjoyed in the past and would like to do more of. Doesn’t even need to be the iconic passes. Often the smaller passes and lesser known roads are quieter and just as nice.

 

[ianrauk]

More seriously I’d like to do some more riding in the Alps or Dolomites. Not really a bucket list to tick off. Just something I’ve enjoyed in the past and would like to do more of. Doesn’t even need to be the iconic passes. Often the smaller passes and lesser known roads are quieter and just as nice.

Like you I don't really have a bucket list, but cycling any mountain range anywhere would be great for me. I absolutely love the challenge of long hill/ mountain climbing.
But if I was to recommend then it would be the Pico da Valeta in the Sierra Nevada's in Spain, it's the highest paved road in Europe, which I did a few years back.
30 miles up, 30 miles down. Absolutely friggin stunning.

 

[tomshooter]

I just want to cycle from London to Paris. I also want to cycle around the Netherlands.

It's a classic ride, particularly when linked in with the end of the Tour de France!

 

[tomshooter]

More seriously I’d like to do some more riding in the Alps or Dolomites. Not really a bucket list to tick off. Just something I’ve enjoyed in the past and would like to do more of. Doesn’t even need to be the iconic passes. Often the smaller passes and lesser known roads are quieter and just as nice.

Oh I love the Dolomites! Such a unique landscape and a lifetime's worth of cycling to be done there.

 

[MichaelW2]

Would be great to stay in Ryokans every night on a tour of Japan and sit in a hot spring after a long ride.

My Japanese GF took me to a very traditional Ryokan, way off any tourist path. She had to assure the manager that I was fully house trained in eating, bathing and esp footware conventions. The breakfast was a very traditional feast.

 

[MichaelW2]

I've always fancied a gentle credit card bimble through the Balkans.

Slovenia is a splendid little country for bike touring with a bit of everything. Credit card tourists can make use of the many tourist farms for lots of traditonal home cooking.

 

[Oldhippy]

I would love to do the Mike Carter thing One man and his bike round the coast type thing.

 

[DCBassman]

I'd like to attempt a JOGLE at some point.