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I'm looking to go in to Europe next year. May or June or both. Looking at France Spain and Portugal. Any one interested is sharing the cost's of hotel's.

I'm booked in for surgery at the hospital soon. Once that's done and I get the all clear. I'll have a better idea of what I'm going to do.
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May / June is a nice time of year to go. How long you thinking of going for?
You could have a look on the ABR (adventure bike rider) or ADV forums too
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May / June is a nice time of year to go. How long you thinking of going for?
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Really as long as the money last. Could be six weeks, or round that kind of time. I can book a flat in Portugal, the price is lower the longer I stay. 4 week's get's me the top discount. Two can share it easily.
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I am planning to come over from Canada in May and ride for 6 to 8 weeks
I will start in Ireland. My daughter graduates from City University London the end of June so will have to be back in London by then.

Need to visit other riders in Spain and Belgium that I met here in Canada but have a wide open schedule. Sharing of costs is important, most of my Moto travel has been in Mexico where hotels average 25.00, I assume that will not happen in Europe.
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I am planning to come over from Canada in May and ride for 6 to 8 weeks
I will start in Ireland. My daughter graduates from City University London the end of June so will have to be back in London by then.

Need to visit other riders in Spain and Belgium that I met here in Canada but have a wide open schedule. Sharing of costs is important, most of my Moto travel has been in Mexico where hotels average 25.00, I assume that will not happen in Europe.
If you want to come along with me. I'm open.
I can show you the rope's on the way. As have done a few before. Usually with these thing's I arrange a local meet some place in a café, get breakfast chew the fat, that kind of thing. But I can see that's not going to be possible.

If you are definitely coming over. I'll make all the booking near the time. So all you have to do is ride your bike. Let me get my hospital thing out the way. Said I would be done by Christmas. Let's see.

Hotel in Europe are about 40/50 Euro's per night two sharing. So that's 20/25 each.
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I can book a flat in Portugal, the price is lower the longer I stay. 4 week's get's me the top discount. Two can share it easily.
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The proposed time of year is too busy for me, but if you can say any more about this longish term rental of property that would be useful to me: such as where it is, broad idea about pricing and whatever else you know about it - a website link for instance?
I'm thinking about the winter.

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The proposed time of year is too busy for me, but if you can say any more about this longish term rental of property that would be useful to me: such as where it is, broad idea about pricing and whatever else you know about it - a website link for instance?
I'm thinking about the winter.

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It's not a web site. One of those thing that I know. Have known the chap for a little while and the people who run the complex. I go twice a year. Once in the spring and again in the autumn. It's in the south of Portugal. See map.
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It sounds like you have a personal deal then, based on friendship etc.

There are loads of websites, such as the one linked below, that offer an intermediatory service, but sorting "wheat from chaff" is tedious.

http://www.holidaylettings.co.uk/
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