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I have a desire to travel and experience new things summer/autumn 2006. Since traveling without my rig seems like a waste of both time and money, a few jumps would have to be included. I will also be traveling with a non-jumper (girlfriend). Obviously her interests in antennas and vertical walls are limited, so we would need something besides BASE too.. (Which leaves the potato bridge out.. Or?)

So I ask for help from fellow dropzone readers on this matter.. Where would you go? Since I live in Norway objects other than E's would be valued on such a trip..

What is the perfect location for BASE, Scuba, Skydiving, and other activities? Wouldn't mind a few lessons in a tunnel either..

Duration of the trip would be somewhere around 2-3 weeks and of course cheaper is better...

I post this in the BASE forum for obvious reasons, first of all because skydiving not all that important, and I wouldn't jump a object without contacting locals first.. (Yea, thats you..)

Thankful for any response

Helge

You should post some pictures of your girlfriend. Then we can decide if you should come visit us.

If we like her, you can go make some BASE jumps while we entertain her...

Well, almost any response
Im afraid you will have to gamble on that one :)

come to the UK...we have two tunnels...lots of As.some Bs some low Es and a couple of Ss and a shitload of Os..the scuba diving is shit in winter buut in the southwest its very good in the summer.

hope to see you soon.

Have you considered a trip to Thailand or Malaysia (or both)?

You could try to time it to get to one of the big Malaysian events, and then spend some time seeing the sites up in Thailand, where they have (cheap) great beaches, some more jumping, diving, and generally good relaxing.

I have.. If I could get a few jumps while there Thailand would be pretty sweet.. As for the Malaysian events that would be cool, but not sure I qualify with my limited experience (~40 jumps).. Any locals from Thailand around here?

And Sean: UK is close enough to come visit every week of the year.. I tried once, but the winds kept me on the ground for the week.. Will probably make another trip before easter and give it another go..

huh?
if i rember correct you neverr pulled my sorry asre of an S in UK so far,sounds like a upcomming trip

Helge,Denmark is close to you so for long weekends you can visit the land of A´s easily.. for a bigger trip US is fun,and there always are the Falls in Twin falls were you can have a trip out to have a look

there are lots of new spots here you just have to look instead of reading gay timess or hugging my toilet while you waste my vodka...

sounds great.. ill see what i can do,easter or summer(most likely summer),i probaly bring Lene,you can take care of her while im jumping your rigs

Why not do a tour? If you're gonna be away for 2-3 weeks you might as well travel around. Why don't I list what my country (belgium) has?
3 Great A's (and a few more that are not so spectacular)
1 Loowwwww S
Some B's and O's
No E's (well...there's one. But you'll be landing in either water or trees)


For the love of God someone PM me on what exactly those UK O's are. I'm just curious. No location or name needed...just type of object.

Tours are nice, but expensive.. However I've seen some of your objects and I wouldnt mind a trip to Belgium sometime..

And Faber, I'll contact you next time in in Denmark.. Ferry rides there are next to nothing anyway (They pretty much give away the tickets and hope you'll spend a fortune on the casino and taxfree instead..) Where in Denmark are you located?

I'd imagine that any local jumpers here (if any) would be expats. I don't personally know of any but a great starting point would be to contact Stephen Northcott - stephen@extremesportscafe.com He is a very chilled out & helpful British guy that has pretty much built up from scratch & is now running the whole skydiving show in Thailand. If there are indeed any locals around here, he will definetely be in the know.