Alpine Trip - October 2nd-7th 2008

TinyExplosions

Diarmuid wrote: »

Check out ADA or Hertz. You should be able to get a van for around €200 for the week.

You're a mine of information sir -and Emty drives!

Caroline_ie

I think you might be better off renting once you get there so you have fun with the left hand drive

blorg

aidan.offbeat wrote: »

There's another one there that's also very good:
http://www.orwellwheelers.org/Text/A%20week%20in%20the%20Alps.doc

I read that one too. Best bit is the stem bolt snapping on a fast descent :eek:

zzzzzzzz

blorg wrote: »

I read that one too. Best bit is the stem bolt snapping on a fast descent :eek:

Yeah - lucky guy!

I've probably posted about this before but that guy who's stem bolt snapped, Dave McLoughlin, attempted to cycle Dublin - Cape Town earlier this year. He kept a fairly interesting Journal of his trip - great for reading in work!

http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/Hatchetsholidays

TinyExplosions

aidan.offbeat wrote: »

Yeah - lucky guy!

I've probably posted about this before but that guy who's stem bolt snapped, Dave McLoughlin, attempted to cycle Dublin - Cape Town earlier this year. He kept a fairly interesting Journal of his trip - great for reading in work!

http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/Hatchetsholidays

Damnit, there goes my work day