Slovenia.
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French Pyrenees - got it all.
depends on which german land or country you're in
Fair play, I was in Bavaria. I seem to remember hearing a similar 2m rule.. but what singletrack is 2m or more wide?
New Zealand. South Island in particular. Like Scotland but on a larger scale. Friendly people.
South of France. Good wine, food, climate and access to the Alps.
I live in Norway and aint thinking of moving
Belgium (Gent for preference, or perhaps the Ardennes) or Greece (specifically Western Crete or the Peloponnese)
@ molgrips... not Bavaria. they have the 2m rule in the Black Forest, but realistically no-one adheres to it. and you simply didn't get out enough! loads of top trails south of Munich.... yes, there aren't many lung busting road climbs; for that you need to go to Allgäu (south west) or to Bertechsgarden (south east), but then again, isn't road riding what you do when you need to get somewhere? 😉
for me it would be South Tirol, perhaps around Meran or in the Vinschgau valley. the laid back attitude of italy combined with the fact that they're not corrupt and everything works (that would be the german influence, then). brilliant weather - 315 sunshine days in Vinschgau! winters in the valley are short yet there are 3000m peaks so plenty of snow sports, but you can still ride your bike up to around 1000m (Meran lies at 350m).
strong economy, too....
Süd Tirol ist nicht Italien!
^^ woudln't say no to Vinschgau or Karwendel for that matter.
Süd Tirol is ace in winter. Youtube vids make it look busy ni summer though. But looks like the top Via Ferrata destination. Will put that on my list too.
Iceland sounds like a fun place to live for a while.
and you simply didn't get out enough!
Tell me about that! Those two rides were just about the only two proper good days I had there 🙂
As for the road riding - well you do have a point except for big mountain stuff, which is pretty classic I reckon. Berteschgaden was great, it looked a lot more like the French Alps I'm used to, so I can well imagine there'd be good road passes there.
Northern Italy, Lakes, Mountains, Coffee, Food, Ice cream, Coffee, Food, Ice cream.
Then move back to the UK so the NHS can be burdened with my Obesity related illnesses 🙂
I can put a stone on in two weeks with my Italian friends cooking. Living there would kill me.
When (not if) I win the lottery, I'll split the summer between Whistler and the French Alps and winter in southern Cali.
Might pop back to Blighty for a bank holiday once a year....
