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sisu said:
The Countach isn't that big, heavy steering yes, but its not huge.
I still have the original Autocar road test of the 5000 QV (where they mention that the windscreen wiper floats over the glass at above 120MPH IIRC is a hint not to go that fast in the wet), and I think that said 6 foot 6 inches wide, and considered that rather wide?
No would be my guess.
Wheel Turned Out said:
Harry's video is doing reasonably well (as it should! great stuff), but I daresay pure revenue wouldn't even pay for one night's hotel room and a tank of fuel let alone the whole trip.
He could quite easily earn 5k to 15k from that video alone if he hits 500k views.I'm a big fan of Harry's road trips and through watching them, I've signed up to the Spanish tourist people's hotel group, the Paradores, and have booked a couple when we ride from Santander to Calais via Avignon, Cannes, Route Napoleon, Grenoble, Luxembourg, etc. in July this year.
I will be peeved if they don't turn out as good as some he's shown on his channel.
I will be peeved if they don't turn out as good as some he's shown on his channel.
RichardHMorris said:
I'm a big fan of Harry's road trips and through watching them, I've signed up to the Spanish tourist people's hotel group, the Paradores, and have booked a couple when we ride from Santander to Calais via Avignon, Cannes, Route Napoleon, Grenoble, Luxembourg, etc. in July this year.
I will be peeved if they don't turn out as good as some he's shown on his channel.
Paradores in Spain and Relais & Châteaux in France. My two go to brands for road trips for the last 20 years. They just always seem to be in places you want to be with a fun car on a trip. Then on journey days I just used the generic cheap chains and they always seem to have a good eatery in walking distance. I will be peeved if they don't turn out as good as some he's shown on his channel.
Mark-ri571 said:
I do hope Harry gets sent a whole load of Nakd bars to thank him for his recommendation. Succumbed myself to the lure of the blueberry muffin ones yesterday. Very tasty.
I've been a fan of them for a few years. They are a perfect pocket snack to take with you when cycling if you don't want to buy expensive energy gels.DonkeyApple said:
Paradores in Spain and Relais & Châteaux in France. My two go to brands for road trips for the last 20 years. They just always seem to be in places you want to be with a fun car on a trip. Then on journey days I just used the generic cheap chains and they always seem to have a good eatery in walking distance.
I've never tried the Paradores - but have often used Relais & Chateaux.... although Booking.Com has been just as good for finding some off the beaten track French chateaux.I should investigate the world of Paradores one year, I don't really know Spain at all.
Caddyshack said:
rustyuk said:
He could quite easily earn 5k to 15k from that video alone if he hits 500k views.
Are you sure about those numbers?If he shoehorned adverts for SquareSpace, NordVPN, Raid Shadow Legends, AirUP, and a few other s
te things into each video (though I'm glad he doesn't!) 
NDA said:
I've never tried the Paradores - but have often used Relais & Chateaux.... although Booking.Com has been just as good for finding some off the beaten track French chateaux.
I should investigate the world of Paradores one year, I don't really know Spain at all.
The wineries of the Basque region make a great focal point and easy to nip over the Pyrenees to Bordeaux before chilling out on Ile de Re. Even my children manage to enjoy such a trip so long as I detour via water parks. I should investigate the world of Paradores one year, I don't really know Spain at all.
From the U.K. angle it's great as you use the overnight ferry to Bilbao and then return on the Chunnel via Le Touquet for a spot of land yachting and crazy golf.
DonkeyApple said:
RichardHMorris said:
I'm a big fan of Harry's road trips and through watching them, I've signed up to the Spanish tourist people's hotel group, the Paradores, and have booked a couple when we ride from Santander to Calais via Avignon, Cannes, Route Napoleon, Grenoble, Luxembourg, etc. in July this year.
I will be peeved if they don't turn out as good as some he's shown on his channel.
Paradores in Spain and Relais & Châteaux in France. My two go to brands for road trips for the last 20 years. They just always seem to be in places you want to be with a fun car on a trip. Then on journey days I just used the generic cheap chains and they always seem to have a good eatery in walking distance. I will be peeved if they don't turn out as good as some he's shown on his channel.
I mainly book the modern ones that have pools and spas rather than the real historic ones
I think the only real historic one I’ve booked is the one in Lerma and that is more for location than facilities
They can be a bit odd, ie no tea/coffee facilities nor able to just buy a coffee if you don’t want a breakfast
They can be very good value though and offer good free parking which is a bonus
ChocolateFrog said:
PaulJC84 said:
I really enjoyed that episode and was glad the transport costs were explained as I had no idea how much that sort of thing would cost.
Amazing there is a daily truck doing that run as well.
I hired an Alpine A110 when in Mallorca last year and loved it. I drove the MA10 once during the day and there were a lot of cyclists out but I still enjoyed the road. A couple of days later I got up at 6am and did a bakery run 90 mins each way and on the way west I passed a handful of cars coming towards me and only came across one other car heading the same direction as myself.
That sounds like a great idea.Amazing there is a daily truck doing that run as well.
I hired an Alpine A110 when in Mallorca last year and loved it. I drove the MA10 once during the day and there were a lot of cyclists out but I still enjoyed the road. A couple of days later I got up at 6am and did a bakery run 90 mins each way and on the way west I passed a handful of cars coming towards me and only came across one other car heading the same direction as myself.
How much if you don't mind me asking?
I think off season it would be a bit cheaper.
smithyithy said:
Caddyshack said:
rustyuk said:
He could quite easily earn 5k to 15k from that video alone if he hits 500k views.
Are you sure about those numbers?If he shoehorned adverts for SquareSpace, NordVPN, Raid Shadow Legends, AirUP, and a few other s
te things into each video (though I'm glad he doesn't!) 
or even the ball shaversLoved the Spain video. Nothing tops Harry’s road trips to these beautiful places I will never be able to get to. The scenery and the hotels are wonderful to see. The comments here fretting about the cost of the whole thing, whether Harry can get enough views to cover the cost, suggesting he buy a vintage transporter (when his entire rationale was to avoid driving in the first place) are just priceless. 😁
Greg_B said:
Loved the Spain video. Nothing tops Harry’s road trips to these beautiful places I will never be able to get to. The scenery and the hotels are wonderful to see. The comments here fretting about the cost of the whole thing, whether Harry can get enough views to cover the cost, suggesting he buy a vintage transporter (when his entire rationale was to avoid driving in the first place) are just priceless. ??
Absolutely, am considering doing the Bilbao trip as slightly cheaper than chartering a truck and enjoying great roads and scenery. Such a shame the climb in Majorca was ruined by the cycling vermin though.stanlow45 said:
Such a shame the climb in Majorca was ruined by the cycling vermin though.
Shame that everyone else, Metcalfe included, understands that the cyclists are there for the same reason as the drivers and is able to be pragmatic about it. The only 'vermin' is people like you.
stanlow45 said:
Absolutely, am considering doing the Bilbao trip as slightly cheaper than chartering a truck and enjoying great roads and scenery. Such a shame the climb in Majorca was ruined by the cycling vermin though.
It’s a lot cheaper, im booked Portsmouth to Santander in a couple of months time for just over £1k return Calais to Santander is about 900 miles each way and possibly 4 nights in hotels, two at a minimum plus tolls, fuel and ferries/chunnel
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