Road Trip Sorted

[Stolichnaya]

Excited.  not the word... 
June 8th i leave to spend 9 days on this trip...

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/dir/Elizabeth+Way,+Colne,+Huntingdon+PE28+3PH/Vianden,+Luxembourg/Thun,+Switzerland/Camping+Le+Capanne,+Bibbona,+Province+of+Livorno,+Italy/Lucca,+Province+of+Lucca,+Italy/Camping+Le+Capanne,+Bibbona,+Province+of+Livorno,+Italy/Nice,+France/Troyes,+France/Elizabeth+Way,+Colne+PE28+3PH/@47.7217646,0.7992306,6z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m56!4m55!1m5!1m1!1s0x47d80ab46b1cba87:0xc3e538315a93534e!2m2!1d0.01942!2d52.3652425!1m5!1m1!1s0x47bffc0dd9af04c9:0x300d1d6d1056d00!2m2!1d6.1545274!2d49.9276046!1m5!1m1!1s0x478fb28e48acb703:0x80ea7b636523579c!2m2!1d7.6279881!2d46.7579868!1m5!1m1!1s0x12d60117dd0cebb3:0x6675ba2fff3467f8!2m2!1d10.553722!2d43.253601!1m5!1m1!1s0x12d5839a50ed08ef:0x792a2692654dd9e1!2m2!1d10.4950609!2d43.8376211!1m5!1m1!1s0x12d60117dd0cebb3:0x6675ba2fff3467f8!2m2!1d10.553722!2d43.253601!1m5!1m1!1s0x12cdd0106a852d31:0x40819a5fd979a70!2m2!1d7.2619532!2d43.7101728!1m5!1m1!1s0x47ee9857e787b7b1:0x57dd125566e84f75!2m2!1d4.0744009!2d48.2973451!1m5!1m1!1s0x47d80ab46b1cba87:0xc3e538315a93534e!2m2!1d0.01942!2d52.3652425!3e0?hl=en

[DanGSX]

Good luck on the trip mate.

Looks like one hell of a ride. Keep us updated on progress if you can 

[Red Biker]

wow looks great!  Are you camping or B&B'ing?

[Stolichnaya]

Day 1 (thurs 8th) leave for Vianden just outside Luxembourg.  hole up here for 1 night as there is a hotel ive been to that does THE best steaks.  so Cambridge to Vianden 1st day - just for a steak!

Fri 9th morning i leave Vianden for Thun - Switzerland.  staying in digs there.
Sat 10th i leave for Camping Le Capanne.  Canvas Campsite near Pisa.  booked on for 7 nites with all kit there ready for me £150 job done)
Sunday 10th i pick the wife up from Pisa Airport as shes doing the Download Festival in Paris...
Monday 11th - chill..  listen to wife crack on about Download whilst trying to look interested...

While i will use the camp site as a base, its go and explore.  Pisa, Lucca and Sienna are all 40 mins or so away.
Tuesday 13thth I'm booked into a B&B in Lucca so i can sample some of the beers n food without having to get on the bike
14th, 15th and 16th bimble about & Chill

Friday 16th Leave for Nice.  take the coast road from Italy to Nice passing thru Monaco - be rude not to !!!
Sat 17th travel up to Troyes - lovely olde town
Sun 18th back up to Calais, tunnel and run to home

easy!!

[Andre]

Quite the trip. I wish you constant sunny weather and smooth running of the bike !

[Stolichnaya]

Thanks all.  i spend ages organising and wait ALL YEAR for this

i must hang my head in shame tho....  I'm hiding behind a wall...  ready for the backlash....

I'm not taking the GSX...  its on the GTR14

DUCK!!!!!

[Monarchjock]

You'll be telling us next that you're changing your nickname from Stolichnaya to Campari.

[Andre]

i must hang my head in shame tho....  I'm hiding behind a wall...  ready for the backlash....

I'm not taking the GSX...  its on the GTR14

DUCK!!!!!

Oh, didn't know the GTR14... a little google helped right away:

http://www.menila-b2b.de/product_info.php?info=p1290_65cc-dirtbike-nrg65-gtr-14-12-hydr----wassergekuehlt---cross---enduro--.html

Now I know why you are ashamed. 

[seth]

have a fantastic and safe trip buddy
looking forward to your pics and report when your back

[Stolichnaya]

i must hang my head in shame tho....  I'm hiding behind a wall...  ready for the backlash....

I'm not taking the GSX...  its on the GTR14

DUCK!!!!!

Oh, didn't know the GTR14... a little google helped right away:

http://www.menila-b2b.de/product_info.php?info=p1290_65cc-dirtbike-nrg65-gtr-14-12-hydr----wassergekuehlt---cross---enduro--.html

Now I know why you are ashamed. 

you never know..  Hey Ho Sailor !!!

and as for GTR..  this is mine..  Ballistic Sofa

[Andre]

Nice tourer 

May I suggest a slight detour to Kleine Scheidegg by Grindelwald (close to Interlaken which you are coming through). Then take the train INSIDE the Eiger mountain to the Jungfraujoch. The train will stop within the mountain where there are two large windows. You are then looking down part of the famous Eiger Northwall. When I did it there were even climbers right by the window. The top train station is just below (inside) the Jungfraujoch. You go up a few stairs and are outside. Enjoy the incredible experience!!!

http://grindelwald.net/index.php?userlang=en&page=jungfrau

Honest advice: Do not go on this train ride if you are sick. It is a huge sudden ascent to about 3200 meters. You should be healthy when doing this. Altitude sickness is a possibility. But don't worry to much about this as you will be quickly going down again by train.

No idea what the train costs now. I paid 32 sfr in 1989. Worth every Rappen (swiss penny)!!!

[KiwiCol]

Best of luck with your trip Stoli, (aka Campari) sounds like a fantastic experience.  Yep, pics on your return please. 

[Stolichnaya]

Nice tourer 

May I suggest a slight detour to Kleine Scheidegg by Grindelwald (close to Interlaken which you are coming through). Then take the train INSIDE the Eiger mountain to the Jungfraujoch. The train will stop within the mountain where there are two large windows. You are then looking down part of the famous Eiger Northwall. When I did it there were even climbers right by the window. The top train station is just below (inside) the Jungfraujoch. You go up a few stairs and are outside. Enjoy the incredible experience!!!

http://grindelwald.net/index.php?userlang=en&page=jungfrau

Honest advice: Do not go on this train ride if you are sick. It is a huge sudden ascent to about 3200 meters. You should be healthy when doing this. Altitude sickness is a possibility. But don't worry to much about this as you will be quickly going down again by train.

No idea what the train costs now. I paid 32 sfr in 1989. Worth every Rappen (swiss penny)!!!

Hi Andre
Thanks for the tip. I stayed at interlarken and jungfrau a few years back. Camping there. Was Stunning
We did white water rafting and canyoning too. It was a few days before that tragic accident when some lives were lost due to flash flood.

Beautiful part of the world though. Stunning scenery and the lakes are so amazing

I'm on a. I of a timeframe as I've 2.5 days to ride from Cambridge to Pisa. Will be fine. It I'm trying to go over also instead of thru Mont Blanc tunnel

Stoli-Pari !!!

[Andre]

Somehow I did have the feeling you knew already. Well , the feeling was right. No need to have the experience twice. Experience once and you never forget.

Yeah, I would definitely prefer going over than through the tunnel. It is always a shame to have a restricted time table. There is just so much to see on this long trip. So you just got to pick your priorities. Whom am I telling, it's common knowledge. I have lived in some beautiful and stunning parts of the world. Lots of stuff I did not manage to see, even though they were right under my nose.

[Kiwifruit]

Will be looking forward to the photos and trip report. Its good for us down under to see snapshots of different places in Europe.
Have a great trip.
Skid carefully