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question for craz

PostPosted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 11:30 am
by blinky_vs_pacman
heya craz

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

Re: question for craz

PostPosted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 12:36 pm
by Craz
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.

PostPosted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 1:14 pm
by Ian B
That sounds pretty good!

PostPosted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 1:37 pm
by blinky_vs_pacman
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?

Mystery tour

PostPosted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 5:42 pm
by Andy Wills
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

PostPosted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 9:41 pm
by cat32
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!

PostPosted: Wed Aug 01, 2007 10:24 am
by KAZUAL T
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.

PostPosted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 8:24 am
by Craz
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 :)

Euro Tour

PostPosted: Wed Sep 12, 2007 10:31 am
by Rusty
Sounds a cracking idea. If you manage to progress it further then let us know.

Russ :twisted:

PostPosted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 10:48 am
by Nataarliiie
thats sounds proper fun!do it befor october 08! casue other wise i'll be at uni then :(

PostPosted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 10:49 am
by Nataarliiie
or in some type of holiday

PostPosted: Fri Sep 21, 2007 12:35 pm
by Craz
I'm quickly running out of school / uni holidays to work with!!

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

Blummin students, pah!!!