Season 12 (2012)

Essex
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January 30, 2012

A new set of tourists meet in Blackheath, London, and quickly get to know each other over an Essex-style makeover including fake t...Read more

Amsterdam
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January 31, 2012

The coach heads to Amsterdam, and the group try a spot of flower arranging. But the pace picks up in the afternoon when they hit the slopes.

Utrecht
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February 1, 2012

The coach heads to Utrecht and, after a lesson in the art of flirting, the group try out their best chat-up lines on the locals.

Essen
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February 2, 2012

The coach travels to Essen where the group get creative by making traditional bread. The afternoon is an adrenaline junkie's dream...Read more

Koblenz
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February 3, 2012

On the group's second day in Germany a visit to a land art installation isn't to everyone's liking. In the afternoon the group enj...Read more

Mannheim
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February 6, 2012

The heat is on at a sausage restaurant in Mannheim when the tourists battle it out to see who can handle the hottest curry sauce. ...Read more

Stuttgart
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February 7, 2012

In Stuttgart the group enjoy a spot of beer tasting, before getting on a big bike for a boozy tour of the city. And after lunch th...Read more

Frie­dric­hshafen
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February 8, 2012

En route to Friedrichshafen the coach picks up a new couple. Later the group is split for a Segway race - Brendan's favourite! In ...Read more

Innsbruck
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February 9, 2012

Austria, and perhaps a lesson in the ancient art of tai chi will put some positivity back into the group - followed by a terrifying bungee jump.

Val Gardena
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February 10, 2012

It's Day 10 and the coach rolls in to the Italian town Val Gardena, where the tourists have a wood-carving lesson from a flirty It...Read more

Lake Garda
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February 13, 2012

It's the11th day of the trip and there are tears, tantrums and shock exits in the Italian holiday hot spot of Lake Garda.

Padua
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February 14, 2012

The coach stops in Padua, where the group enjoy a morning of biblical history. They later try their hand at painting frescoes, bef...Read more

Treviso
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February 15, 2012

In Treviso in northern Italy the tourists make rabbit pasta before hitting the golf course - and driving and crashing the golf bug...Read more

Adriatic Sea
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February 16, 2012

The group spend the day sailing the Adriatic with limbo dancing and taking a turn as the ship's cabaret act. But it all ends in disaster...

Preveza
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February 17, 2012

The tourists land on Greece soil and spend an uncomfortable morning olive picking in the blazing sun. Even an afternoon on the bea...Read more

Arta
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February 20, 2012

It's Day 16 and the coach is in the Greek town of Arta. The tourists spend the morning fishing, before getting hot and steamy in a dance class.

Dodoni
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February 21, 2012

The tourists visit the ancient theatre of Dodoni where they perform their own Greek tragedy. Later they head for the hills to comp...Read more

Ioannina
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February 22, 2012

The coach heads for the Greek mainland and Ioannina, where the group go on a rafting trip. In the afternoon Brendan introduces a n...Read more

Grevena
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February 23, 2012

The coach picks up a new couple on route to the Greek town of Grevena, where the gang go truffle hunting. Following this, the tour...Read more

Thessaloniki
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February 24, 2012

The coach arrives in Thessaloniki on the shores of the Aegean Sea. A new couple joins the group for a snorkel race, and cocktail m...Read more

Kavadarci
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February 27, 2012

It's Day 21 and the coach-trippers pull up in Kavadarci, where they enjoy a traditional Bulgarian dance lesson. Tthings get messy ...Read more

Skopje
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February 28, 2012

It's a day of surprise confessions and catastrophic kite-flying as the coach arrives in Skopje. The tourists spend a spiritual mor...Read more

Kyustendil
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February 29, 2012

It's Day 23 and the coach crosses the Bulgarian border to arrive in the town of Kyustendil. The group aren't particularly impresse...Read more

Sofia
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March 1, 2012

The coach arrives in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, where the tourists become zoo keepers for the day. Later the group are joined...Read more

Plovdiv
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March 2, 2012

It's the 25th day on the road and the coach is in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Brendan's planned a sporty day of gymnastics and rowing for t...Read more

Haskovo
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March 5, 2012

It's the 26th day on the road and the coach stops in the ancient Bulgarian city of Haskovo, where a famous chef serves the tourist...Read more

Edirne
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March 6, 2012

Day 27 and the group disembark in the delightful Turkish city of Edirne, where they enjoy a lesson in the traditional craft of soa...Read more

Silivri
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March 7, 2012

It's the penultimate day and the coach-trippers stop in Silivri. The group make a hopeless attempt at belly dancing, and later oil...Read more

Istanbul
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March 8, 2012

It's the final day and a spectacular end to the trip as the coach pulls up in the colourful city of Istanbul. The group visit one ...Read more

The Journey Home
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March 9, 2012

It's the long journey home for the coach trippers, and Brendan spends the time reminiscing about the last six weeks on the road; h...Read more