How to plan a cycling holiday
Tone up as you chill out! Cycling holidays are a great way to get in shape as you get to know a country intimately. Here's how to organise your trip:
It was a classic case of The Sound of Music Syndrome. Here we were, two English girls, inspired by the glorious scenery of the world's most fabulous musical, searching for our very own captain with seven children (well, maybe skip the kids, we'd settle for a captain) on our first-ever cycling holiday through the Austrian Alps.
Four days later, numb of bottom, hoarse of voice (from all that yodelling) but incredibly relaxed and happy, we were planning our next trip. A cycling holiday is a wonderful way to really see the countryside - and all that exercise completely justifies pigging out on local specialities in the evenings.
The rewards are great, but a cycling holiday takes a bit more organisation than your average sun, sea and sand getaway. Here's how to make a biking break work:
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