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girlwholoveslandies
 


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surprise off road trip for boyfriend - what's the ultimate?

Hello All - I'm organising a surprise trip for my boyfriend and wanted to know what are the best locations - further a field, france, portugal Morocco?? any advice, ideas from a male perspective and thoughts on what would be the ultimate surprise.. at the moment budget is the secondary item on my list!!

Would look to take my Disco 3!! she says....

Thanks!
  
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Piedmont or Pyrenees for best views I'd say or Atacama if moneys are not the issue

but there some very nice technical super chilled lanes around Surrey as well
  
Post #75493431st Jan 2011 11:24 pm
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I've always wanted to go on a trip to Iceland (not the iceland that mums go to).
  
Post #7549481st Feb 2011 7:34 am
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Loved Morocco - it has just about everything to make a great off-road experience and if you go around this time of the year it will even have mud Twisted Evil
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If you are thinking of France then (as said above) go that little bit further to the Pyrenees (Spanish side). You would have great views and terrain. Not excessively difficult in a lot of areas. If you are thinking of going it alone, then there are roadbooks available from this place (they are highly recommended) http://vibraction.pagesperso-orange.fr/espagne/espagne.htm Or there are a number of organised trips ranging from easy to difficult and a few days to two weeks.

Apparently Portugal is supposed to be a good area as well.

Would maybe avoid North Africa at the moment... Wink

(Lee - Amsterdam is very challenging...but I think she is looking for somewhere for her boyfriend to offroad, not offload... Whistle )
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Try Alpine Rovers - they do offroad tours across the Alps from France into Italy. www.alpinerovers.com and are proper Land Rover fans Thumbs Up

I'd just like to say what a nice thing it is to buy your boyfriend. I'd love something like that, my other half bought me a PS3 game for my 45th Rolling Eyes
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DiscoDad wrote:
I've always wanted to go on a trip to Iceland (not the iceland that mums go to).


x2. I have really wanted to do this for ages. It looks awesome. Have a look at the link below. As far as I know if you wanted to take your D3 you have a to get a ferry from Denmark via the Faroe Islands. Would be epic though.

http://www.discover-the-world.co.uk/en/typ...rjeep.html

x2 on you being a great girlfriend. I got a Censored scarf and slippers
  
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Another vote for Iceland. We did it in 2008 and had a fantastic trip. This was when the ferry was running from Scrabster.
We would certainly do it again, but cost and time rule it out for the moment.

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Iceland would be superb me Thinks... Thumbs Up
  
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Hi

If you interested in joining forces, my wife and I planning to go to the Pryenees over Easter.

We have purchased a couple of vibraction books and are meeting up with Tony686 at the weekend as he is planning on going with Scrat.

let me know if you are interested,

Jamie
  
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Hanechdene wrote:
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We have purchased a couple of vibraction


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