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Fri Oct 29, 2021 7:18 pm
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Having enjoyed my recent trip to the north I have developed a sense of optimism and have 2 trips for 2022 planned.
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Zitat von wessie im Beitrag #1 Good luck. I hope they happen. I'm hoping for a trip into Canada somewhere.
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Dave, 19 Plate R1250RS Exclusive with "bells & whistles" & full colour matched luggage |
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If using a Channel crossing I use the tunnel and take a late afternoon crossing then stay in the Ibis Budget in St Omer. Being in France early in the morning gives you a big jump start to the day. I've also used Bruges but that will cost a lot more in hotel costs if you stay in the centre.
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I am looking at the Calais Ibis Budget or maybe the Ibis and then tracking across to Belgium (A167/E40) then N7 and across to the E403. Zitat von wessie im Beitrag #4 I agree. The Hull ferry arrived in Zeebrugge circa 09:00 and in Rotterdam at 08:30 giving me the jump start you mention but with the Tunnel and an overnight near Calais I can better that by at least an hour given that I will have cleared border control the night before. The Hull-Rotterdam crossing is getting to be very expensive for me - circa £400 return. That is over twice the cost of Hull-Zeebrugge where I was able to take pot luck sharing a 4 berth cabin. Plainly Covid made that sharing a non-starter even if available and I cannot see P & O re-introducing that for next year. P.S. I have never had a bad experience taking pot luck and sharing a cabin .... well apart from the man who had sleep apnoea and kept the other two of us awake think he was going to die at every delayed breath!!! Chris 19 Plate R1250RS Exclusive with "bells & whistles" & full colour matched luggage |
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Zitat von PlacidoD im Beitrag #5 I have not shared rooms with friends on trips for some time. I have sleep apnoea and now use a C-PAP. I'm not noisy now but the machine is. The bloody machine and all the paraphernalia take up one of my E21 panniers but using it is a requirement to keep my driving licence. As it logs usage data you have to achieve a daily average plus of course, getting good sleep is pretty important for safety on a trip. I did a couple of MCi Tours many years ago where the then owner contacted me to see if I would take the 2nd bed with a Billy No Mates at a large discount. Both worked out okay.
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Zitat von wessie im Beitrag #1A group of us have have just done likewise for 15 June. We've bought one of Brittany Ferries' prepackaged tours which provides the crossings plus half-board every night in Paradour hotels; the routes we take between them being entirely up to us. A couple of them have done one before and said it works really well for a bike tour, so we'll see.
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Zitat von Freddyfruitbat im Beitrag #7Zitat von wessie im Beitrag #1A group of us have have just done likewise for 15 June. We've bought one of Brittany Ferries' prepackaged tours which provides the crossings plus half-board every night in Paradour hotels; the routes we take between them being entirely up to us. A couple of them have done one before and said it works really well for a bike tour, so we'll see. I've booked my first night in Parador de Argómaniz near Vitoria-Gasteiz. I like Paradores and many are not that expensive. I am a member of the Amigo scheme which has offers and being over 55, qualify for the OAP rate. 133 euros half board. I then travel across a few passes to get to Pau to rendezvous with some others. The similar Pousada in Portugal are good too. Which Paradores will you be in? Spam goes here |
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Zitat von Moogus im Beitrag #9 From Devon, you should be able to get to the Tunnel and cross late afternoon. Get all that customs palaver out of the way and leave the Ibis in Coquelles or St Omer straight after breakfast. You can be 250 miles down to the Ibis Styles in St Dizier for afternoon tea. Another 250 miles the day after to Interlaken. I use Ibis for single overnights or if I am organising a group tour and need lots of rooms. I like being able to take a room rate that allows last minute changes as inevitably with a group, people drop out plus they usually have an extra room for late additions. If you register with the parent company Accor then you will get discounted rates https://all.accor.com/united-kingdom/index.en.shtml - 5% on Ibis, 10% on other brands. You know what you are getting with each of the sub brands within the Accor group. Ibis has three levels - Budget (blue logo), standard (red) and Styles (green) They vary in location from city centres to industrial or retail parks. Most will have parking, often pretty secure e.g. the Ibis Budget at St Omer has a gated car park locked overnight. I tend to use the city centre ones as I am not keen on being stuck on an Autoroute junction with a choice between a McDonalds or Buffalo Grill. I like to have a bit of a stroll around before dinner, have a beer in a few places before deciding where to eat. Also check rates for sister brand Mercure as you can sometimes get a better location for not a lot more cash. To be fair, most of the hotel chains in France are perfectly acceptable and you choose on location. Brit Hotel, Campanile and Kyriad are mid price brands I have used. Premiere Classe and Formula 1 are very cheap but usually in dreadful locations.
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I make regular use of Ibis hotels - usually but not always Ibis Budget - for my travels around Europe. From memory the list includes Haguenau, Karlsruhe, Madrid, Granada & Oporto and I will be booking the Ibis near the airport in Marrakech for one night at each end of my holiday next February/March before travelling on if my trip is still on. 19 Plate R1250RS Exclusive with "bells & whistles" & full colour matched luggage |
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I think I have the makings of a Plan B if I cannot make Morocco Feb/March. Will look for a cheap flight to Malaga and hire a bike for a few days. Roads in the hinterland are superb. 19 Plate R1250RS Exclusive with "bells & whistles" & full colour matched luggage |
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Zitat von wessie im Beitrag #8Well - since you ask: Parador de Lerma, Parador de Salamanca, Parador de Mérida, Pousada de Palmela, Pousada da Ria, Pousada de São Bartolomeu, Parador de Zamora, Parador de Cervera 
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Zitat von Freddyfruitbat im Beitrag #13Zitat von wessie im Beitrag #8Well - since you ask: Parador de Lerma, Parador de Salamanca, Parador de Mérida, Pousada de Palmela, Pousada da Ria, Pousada de São Bartolomeu, Parador de Zamora, Parador de Cervera Quite a trip - going to be a tad warm at some of those places...
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Zitat von PlacidoD im Beitrag #12 in a similar position with 16 days leave to take - as I work 4 days, that's 4 weeks to take. One benefit of not working Mondays is that I get a number of bank holidays to book ad hoc. Taking a week in late Nov, 1st week of Jan and a week either end of March.
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