HP TOUR

[nick at dvd-films.freeuk.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 4766

Hi all

Just got back from a Coach trip to EuroDisney, so have been reading 
the last few days mail.

NEW GROUP CREATED - HPTour
http://www.egroups.com/group/HPTour

As a Tour sounds good to me too, and because I think that if 
discussions about it were on the main list things might start getting 
complex - I have created a separate UNLISTED eGroup for HPTour 
discussions, hope that is OK by all.


If you are interested in helping organise the tour, please become a 
member of the list - In particular any Travel Agents, Airport 
Employeees, UK Coach company employees etc.  Will need volunteers to 
coordinate things in each country, with UK probably needing several 
of us!

For those who are not interested in helping, but who are interested 
in knowing latest progress... please also join.  I also propose that 
progress reports are written for posting on the main list every now 
and then to keep everyone updated - and to ask everyone questions, 
for example regarding locations to visit (personally, I think Jo's 
childhood home is worthwhile - including a quick tour of Chepstow 
castle).

Having been on a coach trip to Paris - I know that a coach trip can 
work quite well, so maybe we could hire a coach (with 2 drivers) and 
use that to tour the UK.

> I'm currently studying at St Andrews University and would be happy 
to show folks around Scotland: Skye, the Highlands, Dundee (home of 
Sirius Black and officially the Greyest Town in the UK) etc. 

Well volunteered John.  I hoped someone would know Scotland, as I've 
only been there once and that was when I was 13-years-old.

Neil could you do London?   Then perhaps I could do Chepstow and act 
as tour coordinator (oh no... big role, anyone else wants to 
volunteer?)

>I'm also very familiar with Somerset, the Lake District and Cornwall.

John, you're hired again for Somerset & Cornwall - do you know Deven 
as well?   Not sure if Lake District will be needed.
 
> As far as flights go, I'd be more than willing to go enquire at the
> University Travel Service here in StAs (bookable by phone and 
internet, BTW...).

Sounds a good idea... if anyone does work for an airline, then 
perhaps a slightly more than Group Discount could be obtained.

> As an example, they got me a fare for GBP 212 round trip
> Edinburgh-NY at Xmas. Alternatively, I'm very fond of Expedia.com.

Not bad John... my tickets to Chicago are costing far more than that -
 though Work is paying for them, so do I care - no.
 
> If anyone wants fare tips from someone who's been flying NY-UK for 
the last 7 years, don't hesitate to shout!

John... is it cheaper to fly NY to Edinburgh, or NY to London?
No reason why a tour could not officially start in Edinburgh - though 
it may mean some of us in London area would be spending an overnight 
trip on coach!

> Question -- has anyone thought how to get about the UK?
>Perhaps renting a coach 

That I feel would be best, as then we have almost full control.  The 
only limitations will be regarding rest breaks for the drivers and 
finding a coach company prepared to do it!

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 Nearly Headless Nick
Deathday 31 st October