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I gues it really depends on what you mean by doing France... (?)

I have loads of tips which I could post but you can see them here http://ridersrest.eu/tips.aspx this will let you know what I think you should know and do before coming and of course wehat to bring with you.

There is a plethra of accommodation in France most if not all biker friendly and a good place to start is http://www.bike-stay.net which covers english speaking B&B, Camping and Hotels etc. or if you want to do cheap look for F1 hotels enroute to anywhere.

You can either do a tour ie ride to a new place each day or go to a single place and use it as a base for touring the area - they each have there pro's and con's. Everyone says head for the mountains but that is great if you like hairpin afyter hairpin with major drops either side if you get it wrong and the ride is usually quite technical so if you want a bit of everything try the Route Napoleon for instance Google it ;)

We run a Bikers only B&B in the Central Massif http://www.ridersrest.net where I also do guided rides or you can ride your own road with some pointer from us http://www.motomassif.info

Whatever you decide you will have a great time but remember France is a Huge place and it can take a long time to get from one place to another due to the fact no road is streight ;) plan for no more than 300 miles a day average 250 miles which will be 8 hours in the saddle unless you do the A roads (Paege (Toll)) which you can cover ground quite swiftly to get to a particular place but perhaps not a bikers choice...

Good luck with the planning...

This was me over the last couple of days...

Castle de Val


Puy Mary Volcano Region


Rocamadour


Oradour-Sur-Glane


Lac Vassiviere


Auvergne

Nice pics Tony (though Lac Vassivierre seems to have reduced in size to just a red X )

Oradour-Sur-Glane, is that the uninhabited/abandoned resistance village

sadly also the pictures are severely cropped... for a better view of them try following this link...

Yes Moose, the village is about 40/50 miles or so from Nomad & Wendy's place.

A very sad moment in history No words available to explain the feeling of pain and suffering, visitors walk through the streets in virtual shock and disbelief.

http://www.scrapbookpages.com/Oradour-s ... index.html

I know the story ....... In a similar vein, we unknowingly stumbled across a place called Le Plateau des Glieres in the mountains above Annecy one year, a place where a couple of hundred Maquisards were killed by the Germans

SteveR3 wrote:Yes Moose, the village is about 40/50 miles or so from Nomad & Wendy's place.

A very sad moment in history No words available to explain the feeling of pain and suffering, visitors walk through the streets in virtual shock and disbelief.

http://www.scrapbookpages.com/Oradour-s ... index.html

Top of my list of places to visit when I stay with Tony and Wendy 5th-10th July....