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Most biker friendly country in Europe?
Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2014 9:00 pm
by Al
I have just returned from a little mini (3500 mile, mostly wet!!)trip in the motorhome to Split and back via France, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Austria and Slovenia and cannot believe how biker friendly Slovenia is, 10-15% off room rates etc and if you are unfortunate enough
to ride a Harley lots of places will give you your first beer free!! Had a bit of a turn in Italy, petrol is 1.85 euro`s a litre
and diesel 1.7 euro`s, ouch! Slovenia is 1.40 & 1.20 euros, roads not too bad either.
Al.
Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2014 9:59 pm
by boxerscott
Yep, true, but most rooms smell of tobacco, not that you will have noticed this
drivers are mad bxstards and lethal to bikers, not that it will have bothered you
but generally nice wee country to visit.
Posted: Sun Sep 21, 2014 10:17 pm
by Al
Can`t comment on the rooms but did not notice driving was any worse in Slovenia than anywhere else exept Belgium maybe, especially on motorways.
Al.
Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2014 10:53 am
by JoeyDeacon
€1.70 for diesel? Ouch. I'm in Italy later this week, may have to fill up in Split!
Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2014 5:45 pm
by Blackal
For me - the prices in France don't seem far adrift from the UK, and even if they are higher - so what?
I think people in the UK have come to expect holidays to provide everything cheaper than at home - a legacy of the package holidays to lesser economy countries.
I go to enjoy myself, and don't care about the prices. I also don't want to go on hols with anyone who counts every penny.............
Al
Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2014 5:50 pm
by Herb
I've just got back from a short trip to Vosges in France. I had to cut short but my mates said its the cheapest trip they have done. It's hard to spend money when everything closes at 7pm.
Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2014 7:33 pm
by Vince
Well I and 4 other mates nipped down to spain a couple of weeks ago. I had to leave a week later but the roads are pretty good there however, dont park your bike on a massive wide pavement outside the hotel in Tafiella. 5 bikes chained by police, 100 euro each to be released!
not so bike friendly Spain.
V
Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2014 8:09 pm
by Harry Lime
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Re: Most biker friendly country in Europe?
Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2014 6:27 am
by Fw190
Al wrote:I have just returned from a little mini (3500 mile, mostly wet!!)trip in the motorhome to Split and back via France, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Austria and Slovenia and cannot believe how biker friendly Slovenia is, 10-15% off room rates etc and if you are unfortunate enough
to ride a Harley lots of places will give you your first beer free!! Had a bit of a turn in Italy, petrol is 1.85 euro`s a litre
and diesel 1.7 euro`s, ouch! Slovenia is 1.40 & 1.20 euros, roads not too bad either.
Al.
that would be autostrada price eh? local to to us it's around €1.50 for Diesel and €1.65 for petrol. welcome to 'cheap' Italy!
Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2014 11:43 am
by Al
No, that was the local garages, we did not go on the autostrada's.
Al.
Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2014 6:09 pm
by JoeyDeacon
It's pretty variable. Drove back yesterday and the highest price I saw for diesel was 1.68 (lowest 1.53 near Firenze) and petrol around 1.75. Autostradas were relatively cheap in comparison to Chianti where everyone is out to make a buck.