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I often use it to check out my Airbnb digs before I book and so I can find it easily when I get there
I do though use Google My Maos to store some routes, just in case my Mac ever dies.
Off to tour China ?
Quoting from above
Touring tips
Some people poo-poo using Google’s street view function to look at roads along a planned route.
I have no issue with folk researching a route to that level, not my thing though, I prefer to find out as I go along. I enjoy having random and variable plans and changing them as things happen. A nice looking bar with shade at 3pm might stop me for what turns out to be a great afternoon, a pre booked place I hate the look of on arrival might not be a great day.
Each to their own, fortunately. My random flexibility will sometimes result in imperfect days but it's worth it. For me.
Oh, I agree, it’s not compulsory. I created the post, as much as anything else, to hopefully give an idea to those bods who arrive on these pages asking for: “Tell me and my five mates, a great route (twisties, no motorways) from A to B”. If they don’t know what the roads will be like (and I’m guessing they will know what a motorway looks like on a map) they can find out between themselves…… if they make a bit of effort.
I wish the Germans allowed Street View!
I used to tour with a mate who’s also occasionally on here.
He used to ‘fly’ the whole route on his iMac using a 3D mouse and Google Earth, FFS and tweak every last mile.
He used to send me route updates for my opinion.
Told him once that he’d planned us down a dead end road in Nice and he spent hours trying to find it.
How I laughed.
He then imposed the drop off system on our trips and we could only stop for coffee at a planned stop.
Stopped touring with him as its supposed to be a holiday, not a military exercise.
It's the Skerry Brae, min! Ah kain it fine!I just came across this website while checking out areas in Tuscany, for me to visit, prior to going to the Mugello MotoGP races:
https://www.bikershotel.it
They list places all over Europe including Lossiemouth, Moray of all places!
I can see a few hours being spent on this site!
It's the Skerry Brae, min! Ah kain it fine!
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It's the Skerry Brae, min! Ah kain it fine!
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I stopped in that dump a couple of times when I’d driven up to Lossiemouth to collect my kids. The breakfast was ok but the rest left much to be desired.