Conference noted::bicycle

2725.0. "Touring Eastern Europe" by POLAR::NEUMANN () Mon Feb 21 1994 19:52

    Does anybody out there have any experiences or information to share
    about touring Eastern Europe (Czech/Slovak republics, Hungary, Poland)? 
    The sorts of things I'm looking for:
    
    - names of commercial tour operators (I know about Kolotours, Goulash
    tours).  Are there any others, such as LAW, British Cycling Touring
    Club?
    
    - has anybody toured this part of the world independently?  Does
    anybody want to give it a try this spring/summer/fall?
    
    - any stories you may have, good, bad or indifferent.
    
    Dreaming of vacation as I pedal through the snow,
    
    Rick
    

    Be warned that the roads are in very poor repair in most of Eastern
    Europe, and that car/truck/bus drivers can be pretty hostile/dangerous. 
    
    If you're in a group and have tyres adapted to a poor road surface I 
    should think that you'll have a great time.
    
    Piers

    Graham,
    
       Woooowee, that last note makes you look like a man of the world.  One
    of the great things about life and people is that they never cease to
    surprise you :-)
    
         Abe;