Given the resounding success of the British cyclists at London 2012, and with 2013 marking the 100th edition of the Tour De France, many of you may wish to emulate Wiggins et al. by embarking on your very own cycling holiday.
However, anybody wanting to just turn up in Corsica on the 29th June will be severely disappointed, as the Tour De France is one of the most gruelling cycle races in the world (just look at the severe pain constantly etched onto the faces of PROFESSIONAL riders), and the range of officially licensed Tour De France ‘holidays’ would cost a small fortune.
Deciding on a vacation is usually a really personal, subjective view. Some people may choose to spend the time in the rolling hills and tough coastline of Devon; some people may like the Highlands of Scotland. The usual wish for a vacation nevertheless usually remains the same. People today want relaxation, occasionally adventure, fun, a change from their everyday routine lifestyles.
Today in this technologically superior world, a lot of travellers want to distant destinations for example the Vietnam, Maldives, Thailand, and Bermuda. Journey can improve both mind and spirit once we learn and go through the way of living through the eyes of local residents.
For people who don’t want to journey to these exotic locations, but want a difference of landscapes from the Great Britain everyone knows so well, Europe can create a really fascinating and satisfying vacation. Through the northern areas of Scandinavia, with its gorgeous country side and clean air, to the hotter temperatures of Spain and France, every country is so different and has a lot to provide the traveler.
Spain is actually now popular for the sunshine and ‘Benidorm’ kind environment. Journeying into the interior of Spain can reveal several wonderful landscapes and villages that have remained unchanged for many of the last century.
