Comments on: FRANCE & SPAIN 09 http://tom.neuropirate.com Tom's Gap Year Travels Sun, 07 Apr 2013 19:52:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Elaine http://tom.neuropirate.com/roadtrips/france-spain/comment-page-1/#comment-49 Elaine Sun, 13 Jun 2010 15:01:01 +0000 http://tom.neuropirate.com/?page_id=18#comment-49 This was a wonderful, audacious experience that is full of memories that you'll treasure all your lives. It makes me remember my childhood years living in Spain. There is so much I am planning to see when I return. Thanks for your wonderful documentation! The photos are amazing and I love the captions! This was a wonderful, audacious experience that is full of memories that you’ll treasure all your lives. It makes me remember my childhood years living in Spain. There is so much I am planning to see when I return. Thanks for your wonderful documentation! The photos are amazing and I love the captions!

]]> By: Will http://tom.neuropirate.com/roadtrips/france-spain/comment-page-1/#comment-44 Will Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:43:27 +0000 http://tom.neuropirate.com/?page_id=18#comment-44 Hi Tom. Awesome trip! You fitted a lot into 7 days and you've done a great write up on it. Reading it really makes me want to get back behind the wheel of my car! I've always liked the idea of continental touring but it dosen't seem to be very popular these days. I guess cheap air travel has pretty much consigned it to the history books these days. Back in the 60's it was all the rage - my mum and her friend drove a Herald around europe and my grandparents were snapped for the front cover of P&O's in house magazine driving off the ferry at Calais in their MGBGT! Hi Tom. Awesome trip! You fitted a lot into 7 days and you’ve done a great write up on it. Reading it really makes me want to get back behind the wheel of my car!

I’ve always liked the idea of continental touring but it dosen’t seem to be very popular these days. I guess cheap air travel has pretty much consigned it to the history books these days. Back in the 60′s it was all the rage – my mum and her friend drove a Herald around europe and my grandparents were snapped for the front cover of P&O’s in house magazine driving off the ferry at Calais in their MGBGT!

]]> By: tom http://tom.neuropirate.com/roadtrips/france-spain/comment-page-1/#comment-43 tom Wed, 13 Jan 2010 13:27:25 +0000 http://tom.neuropirate.com/?page_id=18#comment-43 Glad you enjoyed it sarah! We had a truly amazing time. The classic cars belonged to me and my friend, mine was the spitfire and my friends the Porsche 944. We got the Ferry from Dover to Dunkirk - (cheap but leaves you with alot of France to drive through!) If I did it again I would consider the Ferry to Bilbao....initially expensive but save alot on fuel and toll charges. We underestimated the tolls but they cost a significant amount of money. Tried to avoid them but the toll roads allowed much quicker progress through france. As for hiring sports cars I believe a couple of companies do this in the Pyrenees. I would estimate cost at roughly 500-600 for two people in one car driving to Spain and back (fuel tolls and camping included) Hope this helps, Tom. Glad you enjoyed it sarah! We had a truly amazing time. The classic cars belonged to me and my friend, mine was the spitfire and my friends the Porsche 944. We got the Ferry from Dover to Dunkirk – (cheap but leaves you with alot of France to drive through!) If I did it again I would consider the Ferry to Bilbao….initially expensive but save alot on fuel and toll charges. We underestimated the tolls but they cost a significant amount of money. Tried to avoid them but the toll roads allowed much quicker progress through france. As for hiring sports cars I believe a couple of companies do this in the Pyrenees.

I would estimate cost at roughly 500-600 for two people in one car driving to Spain and back (fuel tolls and camping included)

Hope this helps,
Tom.

]]> By: sarah http://tom.neuropirate.com/roadtrips/france-spain/comment-page-1/#comment-42 sarah Fri, 08 Jan 2010 12:07:48 +0000 http://tom.neuropirate.com/?page_id=18#comment-42 This road trip looks absolutley amazing, thanks for all the information, it sounds like something me and my partner would love to do!- any chance you could give a little guidance on how you booked the classic cars etc and an idea of overall budget for the trip? many thanks for your help, Sarah This road trip looks absolutley amazing, thanks for all the information, it sounds like something me and my partner would love to do!- any chance you could give a little guidance on how you booked the classic cars etc and an idea of overall budget for the trip? many thanks for your help, Sarah

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