Polite
Über Member
Hi all,
I posted here at Easter when I did my first mini tour of Normandy (Dieppe to Le Treport - Le Treport to Neufchatel en Bray - Neufchatel en Bray to Dieppe), I really enjoyed it and threatened to do something bigger again in the summer. If anyone would like a link to this and all the helpful advice I received here it is;
http://www.cyclechat...n-seeks-advice/
Anyway, my summer plan is to take a ferry to Dieppe, Avenue Verte to Paris, a few days in Paris, then a train to Marseilles, followed by some cycling fun down there.
I am what's called, I think, a credit card cyclist; in other words I don't have a tent & want to pay for cheap b&bs along the way. Plus I am travelling alone so have no one to share the planning/bounce ideas off.
I would like advice about;
- the equivalent nationalrail.co.uk site for France so I can check out costs/taking my bike with me/how easy is it in France?
- how difficult will it be to just turn up & find places to stay in Marseilles in the middle of August?
- how helpful are the French Tourist Offices in helping out with accommodation?
- has anyone done anything similar/could anyone suggest any ideas?
In terms of time I'm thinking of going on the weekend 13/8 for 10 days/a fortnight.
I realize this is a bit like asking how long is a piece of string but hope there's enough to get some advice from you experienced folk out there.
Thank you in advance.
I posted here at Easter when I did my first mini tour of Normandy (Dieppe to Le Treport - Le Treport to Neufchatel en Bray - Neufchatel en Bray to Dieppe), I really enjoyed it and threatened to do something bigger again in the summer. If anyone would like a link to this and all the helpful advice I received here it is;
http://www.cyclechat...n-seeks-advice/
Anyway, my summer plan is to take a ferry to Dieppe, Avenue Verte to Paris, a few days in Paris, then a train to Marseilles, followed by some cycling fun down there.
I am what's called, I think, a credit card cyclist; in other words I don't have a tent & want to pay for cheap b&bs along the way. Plus I am travelling alone so have no one to share the planning/bounce ideas off.
I would like advice about;
- the equivalent nationalrail.co.uk site for France so I can check out costs/taking my bike with me/how easy is it in France?
- how difficult will it be to just turn up & find places to stay in Marseilles in the middle of August?
- how helpful are the French Tourist Offices in helping out with accommodation?
- has anyone done anything similar/could anyone suggest any ideas?
In terms of time I'm thinking of going on the weekend 13/8 for 10 days/a fortnight.
I realize this is a bit like asking how long is a piece of string but hope there's enough to get some advice from you experienced folk out there.
Thank you in advance.
