Northern Italy. Do all the climbs in the Alps and Dolomites. Get a hotel room in Bormio, then ride the Stelvio one day, the Gavia the next day, and the Mortirolo the next. And I'm not even a decent climber!

I've never been to Northern Italy, but I've done some of the Pyrenees (Tourmalet, Aspin, Aubisque) and some French Alps. I went up Alpe d'Huez one August day - you practically had to take a number, there were so many ciclistas in Le Bourg d'Oisans, but once on the road, there was nobody. And after you've done the 21 turns, there are three more in the village.

My girlfriend & I have just signed up for a 9-day bike tour from Vienna to Budapest in September. This lets us see a couple of operas in Vienna at the Staatsoper & Volksoper, two more houses to add to my lifetime list, then a couple more houses at the Budapest end. Now the problem will be transporting the tandem to Vienna.

Hmm, starting to get excited. - L.