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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Get out and walk around, it's a long time sitting in your car otherwise..
Where you heading to?"
Only 24hour xmas market thing
Dunkirk. Ostend. Train to Bruges sunday train to Ghent then back on le shuttle |
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By *edonistsatplayCouple
over a year ago
Portsmouth, North Brittany, France |
Easy enough.. arrive at the booths, check in and get the letter for your train departure. Hang around in the terminal drinking expensive coffee until your train is called.
Drive down to.... immigration/customs/security/customs/immigration (UK and French!) wait... wait some more...get out of car for a pee to see boarding start.
Drive on train, listen to endless security announcements, nap.. wake up 35 mins later, cross fingers that the bloody car starts, drive off the train (avoiding all the fish from the leaky roof) and onto the roads of France watching for the effing speed cameras!
Bon voyage!
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Easy enough.. arrive at the booths, check in and get the letter for your train departure. Hang around in the terminal drinking expensive coffee until your train is called.
Drive down to.... immigration/customs/security/customs/immigration (UK and French!) wait... wait some more...get out of car for a pee to see boarding start.
Drive on train, listen to endless security announcements, nap.. wake up 35 mins later, cross fingers that the bloody car starts, drive off the train (avoiding all the fish from the leaky roof) and onto the roads of France watching for the effing speed cameras!
Bon voyage!
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What the Fook..... it leaks . Havin second thoughts here lol.
Fyi effin speed cameras
I aint doin over 30mph.. poor car will think im ill.
Note to self get one of them there speed angels
Ta |
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"Easy enough.. arrive at the booths, check in and get the letter for your train departure. Hang around in the terminal drinking expensive coffee until your train is called.
Drive down to.... immigration/customs/security/customs/immigration (UK and French!) wait... wait some more...get out of car for a pee to see boarding start.
Drive on train, listen to endless security announcements, nap.. wake up 35 mins later, cross fingers that the bloody car starts, drive off the train (avoiding all the fish from the leaky roof) and onto the roads of France watching for the effing speed cameras!
Bon voyage!
What the Fook..... it leaks . Havin second thoughts here lol.
Fyi effin speed cameras
I aint doin over 30mph.. poor car will think im ill.
Note to self get one of them there speed angels
Ta"
Just get a good tomtom it has all the speed cameras on it and the new ones do averages and everything..
Gent is great by the way you'll love it, be careful though easy to get lost in the red light district.. lol
Dont worry about the leaky roof, if it gets too bad the oxygen masks will drop from the ceiling |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Easy enough.. arrive at the booths, check in and get the letter for your train departure. Hang around in the terminal drinking expensive coffee until your train is called.
Drive down to.... immigration/customs/security/customs/immigration (UK and French!) wait... wait some more...get out of car for a pee to see boarding start.
Drive on train, listen to endless security announcements, nap.. wake up 35 mins later, cross fingers that the bloody car starts, drive off the train (avoiding all the fish from the leaky roof) and onto the roads of France watching for the effing speed cameras!
Bon voyage!
What the Fook..... it leaks . Havin second thoughts here lol.
Fyi effin speed cameras
I aint doin over 30mph.. poor car will think im ill.
Note to self get one of them there speed angels
Ta
Just get a good tomtom it has all the speed cameras on it and the new ones do averages and everything..
Gent is great by the way you'll love it, be careful though easy to get lost in the red light district.. lol
Dont worry about the leaky roof, if it gets too bad the oxygen masks will drop from the ceiling"
Packing wet suit and tank  thank could be fun with mu mum .... red light distric here we come lol |
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"Don’t walk between the parked cars and wipe the toilet seats before using them. If you don’t have Satnav, be careful you don’t take the wrong motorway, it’s easily done."
Loo before drivin on train
Car has prat nav..
Motor way keep a look out in the news !!!
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sounds like you're all set to go.. You forgot wet suit though,,
And don't forget to take your mum to Gents red light district you could probably pimp her out for a couple of quid (sorry euros) too..
The instuction about motorways is right though be careful to follow the right roads.. When leaving Gent its too easy to end up in Nazareth rather than the right road..
have fun |
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By *edonistsatplayCouple
over a year ago
Portsmouth, North Brittany, France |
Just a quick add-too here.. don't use any type of system which actively 'spots' cameras in France.
If it just says "safety zone" you can get away with it, if its an actual radar detector and you get caught be prepared to be some €1500 lighter in pocket!  |
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"Just a quick add-too here.. don't use any type of system which actively 'spots' cameras in France.
If it just says "safety zone" you can get away with it, if its an actual radar detector and you get caught be prepared to be some €1500 lighter in pocket! "
Buttin the cruise control on 30mph |
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By *edonistsatplayCouple
over a year ago
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"Ive got the big quilted coat packin 10ltrs of water plus some mars bars lol"
Water!?!? That's no good, it'll freeze - you need some alcohol, ask any Russian! Gluewine (sp) will warm you nicely at the Christmas fete (is that a fete worse than death??)
Fret ye not, apparently the snow has departed for the moment  |
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