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Old 25 Nov 2016
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Smile 18th HU Germany meeting 25-28 May, 2017!

We have great news as you contemplate winter! The HU Germany Summer meeting will be held 25-28 May, 2017. Great location in a fantastic riding area - Campingplatz Pfrimmtal - 35 km west of the Rhine river, about 50 km south of Mainz, just at the entrance of one of the best riding areas of Germany - the Pfälzer Wald! A proper campground with great facilities - even showers! Jens Ruprecht is hosting this event. Mark your calendars, online registration is open now, with super early bird rates until Jan 31, 2017!
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HU Germany event - Language problems?

Hi, I am very interested in attending this event next May. However I will be travelling on my own and do not speak ANY German! So, to help me plan my trip can anyone out there who has attended a previous HU Germany event please help me by estimating what percentage of the talks / films are normally held in German, and what percentage of the attendees speak English?

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Smile Lots of folks speak English, and many presentations are in English.

This event is very international, with travellers from all over Europe. Presentations are either in German or English, but there will be folks who can translate for you. And I can promise you will get a warm welcome from our local organizer, Jens Ruprecht, who speaks fluent English!
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Mark, I'm a Brit living in Germany, I've been to the last two of the DE events. I'd say that English is, in fact, the primary language for this event. Most presentations have been in English and only about half of the attendees are actually German - there has been a significant UK contingent both times I've been, plenty of folks from other non German speaking nations as well. We're lucky enough to speak the universal language, almost everyone there will speak some level of English - most perfectly fluently. You'll have nothing to worry about, you'll have no trouble communicating and I promise you'll have a great time, don't hesitate to sign up!

Sadly I'll be missing this one myself as I'll already be in Spain for the HUMM. If you have a good time at the German Summer meeting come back for Autumn, I plan to do a presentation on HUMM!

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Hi, I am very interested in attending this event next May. However I will be travelling on my own and do not speak ANY German! So, to help me plan my trip can anyone out there who has attended a previous HU Germany event please help me by estimating what percentage of the talks / films are normally held in German, and what percentage of the attendees speak English?

With many thanks in advance,

Mark
Hi Mark
Where are you based I am looking at this meeting also next year maybe we could down and have a .
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Smile Thanks Guys

Thanks Susan, Arma and Mud-Plug, I really appreciate your replies and thanks for the help.

I'm already booked into the 2017 HUBB UK event at Hay, and am trying to work out if I can also fit the HU Germany meeting in this year as well.

For a friend and I are due to be in Germany the weekend before, when we will be attending the Oberschlesen 8 hour race. I'm now thinking that perhaps I can stay on in Europe for a few extra days (perhaps popping across the border to the Czech Republic for a few days) and then attending this event before returning home to the UK again.

Given that HU events are all about meeting people and chatting with them over a or around the camp fire (as well of course as listening to the talks and films) I just wanted to make sure that I'd be able to get the most from the event. From what you guys say it certainly looks like I will be able to do that. Now all I need to do is see if I can rearrange my diary so that I can attend.
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Can't wait for this weekend. It's great to see all this great people again!
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Great if its not to expensive i will come :-)

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HI folks - welcome to the HU Germany Party Meeting!!!

Hi guys out there...

wasn´t it a really long winter? Maybe tooooooo long?

Okay - good news only about 2 more months to our next HU Germany Meeting!



Last summer we were around 250 people and it was fantastic! Maybe some of you still have the smell of our lamb barbecue in their noses...it was great!

So, lo´t of planning is going on, workshops and presentations are still welcome - if you have any idea - please don´t hesitate to contact me.

Hope to see all of you again on of course a lot of new people too!

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Presenter and workshops wanted - tell us your story

Hi guys -

only 6 more weeks to the next HU Germany Meeting



Presentations:

If you have a nice story to tell, don´t hesitate to register as a presenter.

Workshops:

If you have any idea what you would like to show us - just do it!

We had all kind of workshops so far...

- fix flat tyres
- Carburator workshop
- first aid
- Road kill cooking
- Cookers and Fires
- tents
- how to carry a boat on the bike?
- Paragliding for motorcyclists
- Falling in Love along the road...
- Safer Sex
- GPS Workshop...

Did I forget something???

What else could we do?

- Last year we had great Barbeques - Whole Lamb on Fire!

- Outdoor Gulasch by Angelus

More ideas - just le me know...

Everything is possible!

See you soon - Jens
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Hey Jacketboy,

Are you still planning to go over to the meet in Germany? I'm thinking the same thing, travelling on my own from London.

Let me know if you fancy company on the trip

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HU Germany Meeting - only 3 more weeks!

Hi guys,

Only 3 more weeks to go!

25.-28. of May

please don´t forget to register - thank you
(makes planning easier...I already organized the sun!)

See you soon - plenty of people are waiting for you!

--- Great Workshops and Presentations too ---

See you - Jens
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I'm on my way (soon)

Looking forward to meeting old friends and making some new ones over a few and , of course, our communal camp kitchen!

Just the ferry from Hull to Rotterdam to book, then Im all set.

Hope Jen has ordered up some warm sunshine, as well as lots of

I'll be arriving on Wednesday afternoon. See y'all.

Cheers,

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Smile Great meeting!

Hi Jens, great meeting - Thank you very mutch!
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