Cut from another thread about hotels:
1. Whether I fancied the Spanish route over the French route, or visa-versa? That might well be dictated by whether there was somewhere I particularly wanted to see enroute between either. If there is, I’d probably take the opportunity of going that way, rather than save it for another year
2. If you don’t like ferries (or if the sea crossing forecast looks as rough as hell) don’t take the Spanish ferry route
There is no right and wrong. Many bods’ replies will be driven by the geography of where they live. Some will not ride to Folkestone or Calais if you paid them. I wouldn’t ride to Hull (ever) and can’t see a lot of point in not crossing via the Kent ports.... unless I particularly wanted to go to the western side of France or Spain... but I live in central London.
In short, it’s YOUR holiday. Do what YOU want to do.
PS Go out one way, come back the other. Problem solved.
While on the subject of travel, would you take a train/ferry crossing to northern France, ride 3-4 days to Tuscany stay a week in Tuscany and ride 3-4 days back, or
would you take a ferry from Portsmouth to Santander , ride 2 days through Pyrenees, South of France and into Italy stay a week and do same return journey to Santander?
Return ferry cost (Portsmouth-Santander-Portsmouth) at the moment is circa £700 for two bikes and a cabin each way.
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1. Whether I fancied the Spanish route over the French route, or visa-versa? That might well be dictated by whether there was somewhere I particularly wanted to see enroute between either. If there is, I’d probably take the opportunity of going that way, rather than save it for another year
2. If you don’t like ferries (or if the sea crossing forecast looks as rough as hell) don’t take the Spanish ferry route
There is no right and wrong. Many bods’ replies will be driven by the geography of where they live. Some will not ride to Folkestone or Calais if you paid them. I wouldn’t ride to Hull (ever) and can’t see a lot of point in not crossing via the Kent ports.... unless I particularly wanted to go to the western side of France or Spain... but I live in central London.
In short, it’s YOUR holiday. Do what YOU want to do.
PS Go out one way, come back the other. Problem solved.