Viva Tea Party or Bust - September 2022

safrane

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UEX is very expensive and their timetable is rather limited - last time I was quoted is was almost £1500 for a return trip with a cabin and taking the car.
 
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Even though I'm not coming (because a - I don't know you lot and b - because I've already got something planned) - my preference, which I've developed over the past few years is to do the itinerary in reverse. Keep the nice long ferry journey for the way home. I'm about to try Harwich -> Hook of Holland instead of Eurotunnel. Then I can miss out France pretty much entirely. I'll take an interesting route through Germany and Austria, then down to Lake Garda. I'll then make my way, via a combination of overnight ferries and driving, into Spain, Barcelona, Logrono, San Sebastian and then either Santander or Bilbao -> Portsmouth.

The advantage of this, in my opinion, is that you're in holiday mode right up until you leave your last stop to catch the ferry to get home. Otherwise, if I did it the other way around, once I start "heading home" I lose the holiday feeling and just want to get home. This might be just me - but it's something I've figured out over the years - take as long as I like getting to where I'm going - but once I leave there - home as quickly as possible.
 
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BillyBob said:
Even though I'm not coming (because a - I don't know you lot and b - because I've already got something planned) - my preference, which I've developed over the past few years is to do the itinerary in reverse. Keep the nice long ferry journey for the way home. I'm about to try Harwich -> Hook of Holland instead of Eurotunnel. Then I can miss out France pretty much entirely. I'll take an interesting route through Germany and Austria, then down to Lake Garda. I'll then make my way, via a combination of overnight ferries and driving, into Spain, Barcelona, Logrono, San Sebastian and then either Santander or Bilbao -> Portsmouth.

The advantage of this, in my opinion, is that you're in holiday mode right up until you leave your last stop to catch the ferry to get home. Otherwise, if I did it the other way around, once I start "heading home" I lose the holiday feeling and just want to get home. This might be just me - but it's something I've figured out over the years - take as long as I like getting to where I'm going - but once I leave there - home as quickly as possible.
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Harwich to Hook is ok. Especially with the comfy upgraded cabins and minibar.
 
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BillyBob said:
Even though I'm not coming (because a - I don't know you lot and b - because I've already got something planned) - my preference, which I've developed over the past few years is to do the itinerary in reverse. Keep the nice long ferry journey for the way home. I'm about to try Harwich -> Hook of Holland instead of Eurotunnel. Then I can miss out France pretty much entirely. I'll take an interesting route through Germany and Austria, then down to Lake Garda. I'll then make my way, via a combination of overnight ferries and driving, into Spain, Barcelona, Logrono, San Sebastian and then either Santander or Bilbao -> Portsmouth.

The advantage of this, in my opinion, is that you're in holiday mode right up until you leave your last stop to catch the ferry to get home. Otherwise, if I did it the other way around, once I start "heading home" I lose the holiday feeling and just want to get home. This might be just me - but it's something I've figured out over the years - take as long as I like getting to where I'm going - but once I leave there - home as quickly as possible.
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Thanks for your interest. Doing it the other way around doesn’t, in our view, bring the same break at the end of the trip, with some days off driving in some of the most beautiful places we have found.

As for not knowing anyone, there are quite a few new faces on this trip and none of us knew each other on the first one, but are now firm friends.
 
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BillyBob said:
Even though I'm not coming (because a - I don't know you lot and b - because I've already got something planned) - my preference, which I've developed over the past few years is to do the itinerary in reverse. Keep the nice long ferry journey for the way home. I'm about to try Harwich -> Hook of Holland instead of Eurotunnel. Then I can miss out France pretty much entirely. I'll take an interesting route through Germany and Austria, then down to Lake Garda. I'll then make my way, via a combination of overnight ferries and driving, into Spain, Barcelona, Logrono, San Sebastian and then either Santander or Bilbao -> Portsmouth.

The advantage of this, in my opinion, is that you're in holiday mode right up until you leave your last stop to catch the ferry to get home. Otherwise, if I did it the other way around, once I start "heading home" I lose the holiday feeling and just want to get home. This might be just me - but it's something I've figured out over the years - take as long as I like getting to where I'm going - but once I leave there - home as quickly as possible.
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We don't really know them either, but we are still hoping to join in..... (maybe we're just mad!). And out of curiosity which route are you taking to Garda - we've got a strange one booked (tho' we are doing France via the N40 I think it is)
 
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Oneball said:
Or you should arrive in a Vauxhall Viva.
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Vauxhall viva's covered in rust
but you can f*ck yer bird on a 29 bus

Any trip by sea is forbidden for my co-driver. Always a chance we might be in that neck of the woods if I can ring fence some cash.
 
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