So Where Are We Going This Year?
Mick and I have been touring in Europe for a few years now. Planning begins in the winter and by early summer we are raring to go. The Alps are usually involved because they are a great biking area that we have come to love over the years. However it is always good to add new places. F or the last couple of years w e have started off in the Picos de Europa mountains , taking the ferry from Plymouth or Portsmouth to Santander on the north coast of Spain. Last year we headed for Corsica. Three years ago we rode overland to the Alps and then further east to Hungary, Romania and Slovakia. Three years ago I rode down the spine of Italy and then across Greece and Turkey with two German friends, arriving finally at Mount Ararat in the mountains where Turkey, Iran and Armenia meet. The Kotor Serpentine road This year we decide to explore the Balkans. We have seen a few YouTube videos of the Kotor Serpentine road in Montenegro so that becomes the ultimate destina