Euro Trip 2008

Three more days and we are off to Spain and (again) France to explore and, of course, participate in the Crumball Rally - The Italian Job 2008!!!

Here's the rally description from the website:

The Crumball Rally Co once again presents “The Italian Job”. A budget
car rally taking place over a long weekend in September 2008, and very
loosely based on the classic 1969 crime caper. Taking in France,
Switzerland and Italy in 3 days and visiting several of the key film
settings including the incredible St. Bernard pass, the city of Turin, and
then onto Monte Carlo and Nice for the Finish.

But it’s not just about driving…….you will also need a sense of humour
to take part in the tasks en route, and be a bit of risk taker since you and
your team have to do all this in a car ideally costing no more than £200.

Are you up for it of course you are. If so then “get your skates on mate”
and come and join us for a trip you just might remember.

Of course, as I have said in my previous post, I may not join the Switzerland part of the rally. Either that or I'll just take my chances at the border since they're not really manned all the time :D. But that's okay. I need to find a new way to Turin from Besançon. Via Lyon is the best way, I think.

This time, I hope to blog the trip either during or immediately after the trip :D. I know I haven't blogged or posted pics and videos of our previous adventures, but I'm currently working on that :D. I hope to upload them within the year.

Anyway, this upcoming trip will take us to Barcelona and Madrid for 5 days. Then we'll meet and stay with Nanette in Paris for a night (thanks Nanette for letting us stay in your flat!) before heading to Boulogne to meet the rest of the team, N and J with N's Renault Clio. The rally will take 3 days, from Boulogne to Nice. After that, I think we have no plans yet but It's probably going to be a drive back to Paris via Bordeaux. Then we fly back home :).

See you in two weeks! =D

Go Team #82!!!

Check out team #82!! Hehehe.

http://www.crumballrally.com/c_p2/teams2.htm

R, N, J and I joined the Crumball Rally 'The Italian Job' 2008. In about 2 weeks from now, we will be driving N's 206 from Boulogne to Nice. Sounds exciting? It should be, especially when one of the rules states that the car should only be worth 200GBP! That's about $400 USD. So, yeah...

This is going to be like a Top Gear challenge! Actually, I wish they are in the rally!

I'm still not sure if I can drive. Hopefully, they would allow it (or if I do drive, hopefully we won't be stopped by the police hehe). If not, I'm armed with 2 cameras and a video cam. That should keep me busy for the whole 3 days.

The last snag is that R and I will not join the Switzerland leg because I need a visa and I'm not paying $100 for a visa that I will only use for 1 day. So we will probably go to Lyon from Besancon and then head to Turin. Or, if it is ok with the team, we will all not go through the alps and drive to Turin via Lyon!

This is going to be seriously fun.

The way I see it #112

From my coffee cup this morning:

If you've got a dollar and you spend twenty-nine cents on a loaf of bread, you've got seventy-one cents left. But if you've got seventeen grand and you spend twenty-nine cents on a loaf of bread, you've still got seventeen grand. There's a math lesson for you.

-- Steve Martin
Comedian and writer.

Practical Arts

Aside from learning how to make a mortise and tenon joint, here's something that I learned from our high school practical arts teacher, Mr. Martinez that I will not forget:



"Haste makes waste"