I'm hoping to be heading south in January and - as you do! - am spending hours reading blogs and looking at maps. First time going this far south.
I was wondering if it would be a really bad idea to turn West at the French/Spanish border, go along the top and then turn South down along the Portuguese Atlantic coast? It adds extra distance versus just heading straight south through Spain to the coast and then west to the Algarve.
There's no knowing at the moment what the weather will be like of course, but just as a general idea does anyone have any opinions, advice or suggestions for me on this?
I was wondering if it would be a really bad idea to turn West at the French/Spanish border, go along the top and then turn South down along the Portuguese Atlantic coast? It adds extra distance versus just heading straight south through Spain to the coast and then west to the Algarve.
There's no knowing at the moment what the weather will be like of course, but just as a general idea does anyone have any opinions, advice or suggestions for me on this?