Hotel Le George V Calais

Now then, plans are set, although not in stone! I now have an idea of<br>where I&#8217;m going when and how to get there! A couple of domestic flights<br>have been booked too..and a lot cheaper than I expected them to be!<br><br>Sun 27:<br>Arrive Mumbai at 04:00<br>Take Cab/Bus to Dadar<br>Take Bus from Dadar to Pune<br>Arrive in Pune<br>Night in PUNE <br><br>Mon 28:<br>Drive down to Mahabaleshwar<br>Take bus/cab to Satara (unless private bus straight to Goa -12 hours)<br ...

18th September<br><br>Staples 2 Naples &#8211; Day 1 &#8211; Calais to Sarnen.<br><br>Last night I was well fuelled up on continental 6% European blond beer! Real lethal stuff, it was served in 3 litre tubes, we had 3 of these between 4 of us!!<br><br>Not a good mix after just 1 hour sleep in 2 days! <br><br>After drinking this and signing up for the rally, with a few more beers, i was told we are heading for a ...

... trip started. I&#8217;ve waited a long time for this and I<br>still cannot believe I&#8217;m actually going! 11 days to go!!(Not that I&#8217;m<br>counting!)<br><br>All these years of hearing about India. From friends and family to<br>Michael Palin! Seeing it on documentaries and seeing it in Bollywood<br>movies. Finally my time has come!! <br><br>Will post Itinerary as soon as it&#8217;s anywhere near stable!<br>

Here we go......<br><br>I recently watched a movie called 'Julie &amp; Julia' starring Meryl<br>Streep as Julia Child and Amy Adams who plays a character called Julie<br>Powell. Julie turns 30 and has nothing interesting in her life. She<br>doesn't enjoy her job and wants to do something that she enjoys. She<br>loves cooking and is an avid fan of Julia Child who has written a<br>cookbook for servantless American women! So Julie then decides that she<br>is ...

... promptly sailed leaving us waiting, again! Our thanks for waiting 16 hours in Calais for the bikes! Ah well, goodbye to Tim and Pete and a sudden end to the "team" travels.<br><br>An event-free crossing to Dover in the sunshine and an emotional reunion for Baz with his parents on the dockside. What a lovely couple they are and I hope to see them again if I get down to see Baz in Dorset, which will ...

... 1 litre every 40 seconds and we took almost 50 litres. 30 minutes I had my finger presses to that damn "fill" button! So we are on this ferry, now heading back to Dover for reasons as yet unknown!! <br> <br> <br> - Injuries<br><br> It turns out we damaged an crew member on our departure so return to drop him off with A&amp;E!<br>On our way again, 45 mins late

... oh and some bemused looks from my trucker neighbours. (I thought at least they would understand). I place two fresh Greek oranges in the footwell to warm up for squeezing later in the day. I pull away from the services and it's clear I have a problem, no acceleration and a huge orange light has appeared on the dashboard display, it's an engine, that can't be good! I stop, look in the manual and find that the warning is to do ...

Claire, Monty and I land on the continent after a short ferry trip from Dover, blessed by the sun rising on the horizon. After a restoring nap at a service station, we drive the whole day until we almost can't keep our eyes open and have to stop in a little village called Carrouges in the French ...

... suggests we start back to the coach and they will catch up. We work our way back through the town, wanting very much to explore the myriad shops and stands. I stop and grab some fresh bread covered in seeds at one of the stands. Delicioso! We work our way back and are confused that we are the only ones on the path. We are hoping that the others did not get lost or mixed up. By the time we get back to the coach, everyone is waiting for us! We never saw ...

... but compared to the previous night when I had a 5 star hotel for 69 euro a night???? haha, I'd pick the 5 star hotel. If I had realized that the trip to Calais would have taken only 2 days, I would have stayed another night. Back to the drive: I would love to return to Luxembourg City for several nights in the spring or summer. It looked like a great city with a small downtown core. But given the weather today in the part of Europe, I chose to continue. I did drive through the ...