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<[[Philip]]> I would probably concur with Ben on this. I shall therefore nay-say my own suggestion | <[[Philip]]> I would probably concur with Ben on this. I shall therefore nay-say my own suggestion | ||
* Trip to be a Road Trip in the Balkans. Proposed: PB Aye: DS BW Nay: | * Trip to be a Road Trip in the Balkans. Proposed: PB Aye: DS BW EH Nay: | ||
<Ben> Driving issues notwithstanding, this has potential. | <Ben> Driving issues notwithstanding, this has potential. | ||
<[[Philip]]> I think I am including the whole Balkan peninsula in this suggestion, including Greece. I have certainly visited very little of this area, and I would suspect that to be true of most of the potential attendees. | <[[Philip]]> I think I am including the whole Balkan peninsula in this suggestion, including Greece. I have certainly visited very little of this area, and I would suspect that to be true of most of the potential attendees. | ||
* A slightly less adventurous approach of a Road Trip around some of Western Europe (perhaps Italy, Switzerland, Austria, etc.). Proposed: PB Aye: DS Nay: MD | * A slightly less adventurous approach of a Road Trip around some of Western Europe (perhaps Italy, Switzerland, Austria, etc.). Proposed: PB Aye: DS EH Nay: MD | ||
<[[Philip]]> This has the possibility of a latitudinal or longitudinal approach, covering a variety of countries and cities. It has the disadvantage that a lot of places we might consider are liable to have been visited by a subset of the attendees. | <[[Philip]]> This has the possibility of a latitudinal or longitudinal approach, covering a variety of countries and cities. It has the disadvantage that a lot of places we might consider are liable to have been visited by a subset of the attendees. | ||
<[[lmm]]> This strikes me as a laming out option | <[[lmm]]> This strikes me as a laming out option | ||
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<[[Smith]]> But also linguistically favourable | <[[Smith]]> But also linguistically favourable | ||
* A slightly more adventurous approach of a Road Trip (or Bike Trip!) around the Caucasus (because where else can you visit a different language, ethnicity, ''alphabet'', country and/or disputed territory every day of the week?) Proposed: BW Aye: PB Nay: | <[[Ed]]> at the risk of making the obvious joke, i concur with smith (latin is more likely to work also, lol) | ||
* A slightly more adventurous approach of a Road Trip (or Bike Trip!) around the Caucasus (because where else can you visit a different language, ethnicity, ''alphabet'', country and/or disputed territory every day of the week?) Proposed: BW Aye: PB EH Nay: | |||
<[[Philip]]> This is liable to require quite a bit of thought, and require multiple visas (Azerbaijan: £55, Georgia: no visa required, Armenia: £30, Russia: £50), but I am interested. | <[[Philip]]> This is liable to require quite a bit of thought, and require multiple visas (Azerbaijan: £55, Georgia: no visa required, Armenia: £30, Russia: £50), but I am interested. | ||
<[[Smith]]> I am intrigued by the timescale that would be envisaged for ''cycling'' around the Caucasus | <[[Smith]]> I am intrigued by the timescale that would be envisaged for ''cycling'' around the Caucasus | ||
<[[Ed]]> i concur with philip and note the visae but consider it interesting | |||
== Attendees == | == Attendees == | ||
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* Ben | * Ben | ||
* Smith | * Smith | ||
* Ed | |||