Fair Warning

I have a ticket. I WILL be coming. I depart May 31st, arriving in
Germany next day, and riding the R12GS. I will attempt to stay on the
correct side of the road, but no promises. It seems I'll be just a tad
too late for the IoM. Drat. I don't have an itinerary and am open to
suggestions. (ahem - I don't think _that_ place is in the British
Isles, though.) Seven weeks should get me around a fair bit. Right
now, the only places on my list are John o' Groats, Lands End,
Ireland, the Ace cafe, the Tate, and a couple of other old haunts in
London.

Unfortunately, I don't think my duffel will hold a GW faring, but
there'll be room for something smaller, prolly, if requested. Smith &
Wessons excluded, of course.

 

I'll deffo come with you to the Ace, never been there myself. I'm sure
others will go with you to the Tate. You know you can stay with us here.

 

and I was going to invite you to Wales ...

 

Its ok, the huns ride on the same side of the road as you

 

There is spare room at the Chateau, SW London.

 

Don't expect much, it's pretty shit.

 

And if you smile nicely, a floor space in St Helens
If we ever get home

 

You'll find Newcastle-upon-Tyne, happily close to the Yorkshire Dales
and Northumberland, about half-way between the two. Well worth a
visit, even without the bed on offer.

 

I lied. There is a general plan to do a lap of the island, which
certainly would include that place with the funny words. I want to see
if Adny Woodwrad was right when he said there are no straight roads
there.

 

Cool. That's a bit of a surprise. I guess a better question might be,
are there any places I should _not_ go? As in, horrible tourist
traffic, nothing of interest, ridiculously overpriced, etc.

 

What, are you waiting for the weather to clear up? It had better be
sunny while I'm there or I'll file a formal complaint.

Thanks, all, for the offers of hospitality. I'll try not to abuse it
too much.

BTW, in light of the other insurance thread, if anyone knows of good
options for tourists, I'm all ears. Last year, I paid 315€ for 3
months through ADAC in Germany. That hurt.

 

That sums up most of the South East!

 

Blimey - that's going back a bit.

 

Once north of Manchester/Leeds you're pretty much ok. Sure, places
like the Lake District and Edinburgh get crowded and touristy but not,
IMHO, to the extent that you should avoid them - particularly if
you're on a bike.

 

Heh.

 

****-off flat in Jerusalem. ****-off flat in Paris. K1600GT, and a
round-the-world tour.

--
des
'Windows is like the faint smell of piss in the subway: it's there, and
there's nothing you can do about it'
(Charlie Brooker writing in _The Guardian_, 28 September 2009)
<http://elderofziyon.blogspot.com/>

 

Apart from London, you mean?

 

Stonehenge. If you absolutely must see some rocks, go to Avebury
instead. It's bigger, fewer crowded, & most importantly of all, there's
a pub in the middle.

 

He lied, but not much.

 

Yebbut they let the sheep graze there don't they. You'd better take a pair
of stilts if you want to walk around the stones.