This indeed. I have crossed the Pyrenees twice and the Alps from north to south by bike. We chose the fast and light options, riding road bikes and staying in h

This indeed. I have crossed the Pyrenees twice and the Alps from north to south by bike. We chose the fast and light options, riding road bikes and staying in hotels, but still the feeling of crossing a large map entirely under one's own steam is gratifying and addictive.