I'm really hoping to get a couple of three day trips in. Ideally I'd go up to the redwoods/Lost Coast once and over to the Sierras another time.
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I've committed a bulk of my vacation days this year to travel Europe with my wife for a few weeks.

For myself, I only have one "big ride" planned, and that's two weeks in May to the Black Sea. I have us rolling through Bavaria, a bit of Austria, southern Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania *dip toes in Sea* and then come back along a southern route, possibly with a bit of Italy thrown in depending on weather and time.
However, Dan has repeatedly insisted that once the weather is better that we spend "every weekend" riding around the regions near us. This means more France and Germany and possibly Belgium, Luxembourg and Lichtenstein. Who knows where we'll end up? So if anyone has an specific Points of Interest within a day's riding of Basel, let me know