Abroad

[ginge]

Just dipping a metaphorical toe in the water. But would anyone be interested in a Muppets trip abroad.I know quite a few go abroad but was wondering of we wanted a Muppets trip.
Ginge.

[mottza]

Love to, but finances may dictate that it wont happen.

[Gerard C]

Hi Ginge I am seriously looking at a trip away. We talked about it last night at a meet up and we are going to come up with some dates. Our idea is to go from or at least return via Hull. The ride down to the Channel is not so bad but coming back could be tedious. The cost I've been quoted for a return trip with Cabins both ways is £120 per person inc Bike.
Meldrew has suggested that we visit Aichen and we want to see Brugge. The two would, to my mind, give us a great short trip away.

[barryG]

lol, but all youve jusat said is just so true

[DougL]

It's all right saying who's up for a tour abroad, but you have to get the right balance especially if it's with people you don't really know, either everyone get's along together or they end up in cliques. What is a decent days mileage for one member may be too much or too little for some others, and you can apply that rule to how much or little they may want to pay for food, drink, and accommodation on the tour. You might be comfortable with route cards, sat nav, or maps, but I've found others won't bother and just follow your tail making no effort to navigate themselves, but it's your fault if you get them lost.

You may have booked the accommodation for the tour and pay the hotel bills, but others can and will strive to get there first every day to collar the best rooms. You could also get lumbered with the snoring farting room mate from Hell that no one else wants to share a room with. Watch out at meal times for those who shamelessly help themselves to more than their fair share of the potatoes and vegetables served to your table at dinner. Then at breakfast they're filling their pockets with bread rolls to save paying a few Euros for a lunchtime snack.

Eat out together and there's the inevitable hassle over who's had what when the bill comes, especially by the "if you're not eating that, can I have it?", or the "I only had a few chips" types who'll dispute everything. One of your new best friends clueless about the country's food will copy your menu choice, then blame you because they don't like it. Even getting a round of beers in a foreign country is too traumatic for some, they have to disappear into the toilet whenever it's their turn. You do notice drinking a beer bought for them by someone else during their absence usually calms them down.

I'm not bullshitting here, I've done a bit of group touring and this stuff get's on your tits after a few days.

I agree with everything you said. I can't put up with all the whinging that often goes on with some people. I'm off to France on Monday night to join Bike Normandy on their Monte Carlo or Bust tour. I've already done a couple of visits to them in Falaise, so kind of know what they are like and what to expect. I will, however, be sharing a room with someone I don't know, so that could be a bit problematic. Looking forward to it though...

http://www.bikenormandy.com/monte-carlo ... -2012-new/

[pikey]

This is how Im going in the future take the wife saves grief at home she gets a holiday and you have a cook so saves on restaurant bills saves long haul on scoot to get where your going .35 mpg on diesel which is cheaper in France off season campsites up to end of June and after August 15 euro a night for 2 inc leccky ,yes take a fridge as well nice cool drink as you drive along .I cant wait to load up the Vespa and ride it around the Almalfi coast in shorts and a tee shirt .Loading up for Isle of Wight










Just come back from camping trip with family went in my Sons van took Grandson to Disney this is us set up on site we both had tents but shared a pitch was about 45 euro a night for 5 as was peak season and 4 star site was great with shade from trees