it's all about bikes

great film about the passion for bikes, presented by Rob Penn
(based on the book 'It's all about the bikes')
+ BBC iPlayer 'Britain by Bike'

travel stuff

ISIC discounts
Belgian Visa application
1-8 Bateman’s Building
South Soho Square
London W1D 3EN
Application Acceptance Timings:
08.30 to 12.00 hours Monday-Friday [Belgium Visa Application will accept only the 60 applications on a ‘first come, first served’ basis.]
Return of Passport Timings and Introduction of additional documents:
1400-1500 hours Monday-Friday (From 1st April’09 onwards) [Tokens will be issued within the specified timings only]
For information:
0871 376 0023 between 08:30-17:30 hours Monday-Friday
visabelgium.uk@vfshelpline.com for all information regarding the visa process
documentbelgium.uk@vfshelpline.com for all additional documents for your current application.
Insurance
STA travel
Eurostar return tickets to Brussels from £52 (24/04 5:57 – 8:56, return 27/04 20:29 – 21:23)
Belgium cities resource
Hostels:
Brussels hostels directory, Van Gogh hostel, Quality hostel, Hello hostel (8 bed dorm, £17.05)
Brugge: Arthostel (4 bed dorm, £13.26), Snuffel backpacker's (8 bed, £14.21), Passage (4 bed, £14.21)
DK travel: Belgium art galleries
Bruges tourism

Belgium: what's on today

Netherlands visa & country info
Visa Application centre
Amsterdam hostels
Holland Festival (Amsterdam)
June 2009 events
Open lunch theater
Jordaan Shelter hostel
EUROSTAR first capital connect (from £57 return)

Paris hostels:
aloha
3 ducks
Andre Gill
Appihotel
Le Terrage
Puy de Dome

Italy: visa application (visa £25, + £25 charge)
Consulate in London
Info

UK/National express offers:
Cambridge
Bath
Brighton

Eurolines buses (paris-brussels 8 euros, brussels-amsterdam 5 euros),

TEMPORAMA

TEMPORAMA - travelogue maintained since 1995, a collection of journeys and stories

coach surfing

travel from coach to coach!!!
adam warner, london
dave south london
matt buck london
the thundera collective, camden