Peter, one last tip.
When filling up in petrol stations, have a quick mooch about in the maps and magazines. I have picked up for a few euro several really good maps, guides and routes for motorcycling down the years. It doesn't matter that they are in German, French, even Korean or maybe not relevant to where your at that very moment. A map is a map, no matter what and they never really wear out.
Similarly, I often pick up guides or whatever by dropping into book shops or the papershop. It only takes two minutes when stopped for lunch or a coffee. Hotels and tourist offices are often a good source, too, frequently for free. It also means you wander about a bit in the town or village you happen to be sitting in, which is also fun in a way.
I first tripped over the ADAC maps by chance. I happened to be sitting next to a gang of blokes trundling their classic cars around the Eifel. I had never heard of them, nor had the Internet been invented. I simply guessed that classic car drivers would probably use much the same routes as me on my motorbike. I guess that was thirty or more years ago. I still have my original map, in a box with all the others I have collected. Will I ever use them all, sadly no.
When filling up in petrol stations, have a quick mooch about in the maps and magazines. I have picked up for a few euro several really good maps, guides and routes for motorcycling down the years. It doesn't matter that they are in German, French, even Korean or maybe not relevant to where your at that very moment. A map is a map, no matter what and they never really wear out.
Similarly, I often pick up guides or whatever by dropping into book shops or the papershop. It only takes two minutes when stopped for lunch or a coffee. Hotels and tourist offices are often a good source, too, frequently for free. It also means you wander about a bit in the town or village you happen to be sitting in, which is also fun in a way.
I first tripped over the ADAC maps by chance. I happened to be sitting next to a gang of blokes trundling their classic cars around the Eifel. I had never heard of them, nor had the Internet been invented. I simply guessed that classic car drivers would probably use much the same routes as me on my motorbike. I guess that was thirty or more years ago. I still have my original map, in a box with all the others I have collected. Will I ever use them all, sadly no.
