bald bloke:
Franglais surely the Simplon is too far out the way for Lake Garda !!
It is a dog-leg yes, but if running Calais, Reims, Basel, then maybe worth it rather than going through relatively boring bit of Swiss towards Como?
And The Blanc doing the trip in the other direction will also ring the changes, but again isnt the most direct route its true.
Depends on the balance RoadRanger wants between speed, scenery?