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blinky_vs_pacman · Joined: 26 Jul 2007 Posts: 3 Location: sunderland

heya craz

so what is this european mystery trip all about then? possible to get some info on it?

Craz · Joined: 27 Jul 2007 Posts: 134 Location: Castleford

blinky_vs_pacman wrote:

heya craz

so what is this european mystery trip all about then? possible to get some info on it?

Basically, it's an idea we've been toying around with for some time, and also something we spoke to people at the York Cycle Show about to get some feedback.

What the idea is, is this:

We collect people in the UK and use the Rock Tour Buses (as on the Sea2Sea events) to drive us to the Ferry and then abroad. We'd do a day's biking somewhere (e.g. Holland) and then meet up with the buses at the end of the day, eat, drink, be merry, etc and then go to bed.

While we're sleeping the buses can travel for 9 hours (roughly 350 miles). You wake up in a different country, although you have no idea where you're heading for when you go to bed!

We tell you over breakfast where you are and where we'll be cycling that day! Wink

This goes on for a few days basically (exact details are still sketchy!) but needless to say, we take in some of the best cycling areas in Europe before heading back to the uk.

Whether or not this is a charity thing or just a cycling hoiliday is undecided.

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Ian B · Joined: 27 Jul 2007 Posts: 2

That sounds pretty good!

blinky_vs_pacman · Joined: 26 Jul 2007 Posts: 3 Location: sunderland

it would probably be better as a cycling holiday but it does sound pretty cool, specially having no idea of where your going while asleep, now why cant we have that happen every day lol?

Andy Wills · Joined: 28 Jul 2007 Posts: 56 Location: Cleveland

Great idea. Maybe you could head for towns with their own breweries. Only probem is it would take two years to get through Belgium.'Hic'
Andy

cat32 · Joined: 28 Jul 2007 Posts: 4 Location: Gateshead

Hey!! This trip sounds brilliant , but any idea how many days you plan the journey over?... and also what time of year? Not that this really matters, sounds great, book me a place anyway!

KAZUAL T · Joined: 27 Jul 2007 Posts: 2

I havnt met any of you yet apart from at the york bike show, sounds amazing, would be cool as a holiday, think you should start planning it so we can all get excited its good to have sumat to look forward to.

Craz · Joined: 27 Jul 2007 Posts: 134 Location: Castleford

Hiya all.

Well, as it's all still in the planning stage, and we have no idea about costs of the tour buses that include all the drivers we'd need and ferries, overnight stop places, etc, it's difficult to say how much it would cost, how many nights it would be over, etc.

But please keep commenting. Any ideas / suggestions are welcome Smile

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Rusty · Joined: 12 Sep 2007 Posts: 3 Location: Yorkshire

Sounds a cracking idea. If you manage to progress it further then let us know.

Russ Twisted Evil

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Nataarliiie · Joined: 19 Sep 2007 Posts: 7 Location: York

thats sounds proper fun!do it befor october 08! casue other wise i'll be at uni then Sad

Nataarliiie · Joined: 19 Sep 2007 Posts: 7 Location: York

or in some type of holiday

Craz · Joined: 27 Jul 2007 Posts: 134 Location: Castleford

I'm quickly running out of school / uni holidays to work with!!

And us full-time-jobbers have work to do too ya know! Laughing

Blummin students, pah!!!

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