planing my trip to europe next year .

does any one know any good sites for camp sites or bnb's for france switzerland and italy ?? cheers

[Luckypants]

Really big area there mate. I know a fair few good sites in France and Switzerland, but they may be miles from where you want to be. If I were you I would settle on a rough route then ask again so you get targeted recommendations.

i dont plan my route i just adventure all the way till i get to some where fantastic to park my bike set up my tent and relax ..but my plans are to go to stelvio pass then on threw anddorra then to malaga then back up to santander ..then get boat home bout 2000miles.. 2 weeks is a good time to do it in ??what you think

I did 7 countries in two weeks in the Vee dub camper and it was ace, my favorite place was Neustift in Austria.

Neustift is absoulutely superb, there is a very well equipped camp site bang in the middle of the town with loads of restaraunts and bars plus the added bonus of being able to use the chair lifts to get up in the mountains with fantastic walks down. Do a search for Mieders alpine coaster or taboggan run, great fun and not far away from the site, there is also the Tyrol mountains which take 3 cable lifts to reach the summit, the views are breathtaking!

This area is a mecca for paragliding and it happens all day every day, some of the guys are pro's and do some amazing stunts. The landing area is 5 minutes walk from the site.

[Luckypants]

Originally Posted by jacksuzukisv650

i dont plan my route i just adventure all the way till i get to some where fantastic to park my bike set up my tent and relax ..but my plans are to go to stelvio pass then on threw anddorra then to malaga then back up to santander ..then get boat home bout 2000miles.. 2 weeks is a good time to do it in ??what you think

that is cool, but makes it hard to recommend sites as they are in specific places TBH I have found some great camp sites doing just that, so I'd say wing it! One thing that is really useful is to get to a reasonably sized town and find the Office du Tourisme, they will point you the direction of the camp sites around. The Camping Municipals are usually clean and cheap, so get to them if you can.

Lake Bodencee in Germany and lake Lucerne in Switzerland are worth adding to the list. If you go to Lucerne make sure you take a trip on the Uri paddle steamer, its one of the few left now which are still powered by steam and the engineering is amazing.

damm right i ride till my eyes are popping outa my head !!

i dont no weather to get a top box on my bike or just take soft bags does the box get affected by the wind ??

[Lissa]

Originally Posted by jacksuzukisv650

i dont no weather to get a top box on my bike or just take soft bags does the box get affected by the wind ??

We've toured all through Europe two-up on an SV with both soft panniers and a topbox fitted. Never had a problem with the topbox, and it's useful to have somewhere totally dry and secure to keep important items, like documents and passport!

If you have a pointy, you can get a fitment for a pillion-seat topbox.

I did France and spain last year, I found France easy to spot camp sites, didn't prebook any, just turned up and camp. Didnt camp in Spain, couldnt spot any sites.