The date: September 2005
Countries: England, France, Belgium, Luxemburg, Germany, Austria, Italy and Switzeland
Miles Travelled: Over 2,646 miles
Who went: Me, Olly (Australian mate), Tubbsy (New Zealand mate) and Rich (Irish mate).
Best bits: The Munich Beer festival, the Mossel Valley, the roads in the Black Forest and the Alps
Worst bits: Being run over in Austria and the dash back from Baden Baden to Calais on the final day in Europe (while hung over)
Essential items: Motrax map of Europe, a bottle opener and paracetamol

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