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CLASSIC BIKE ADVENTURE®
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Newsletter 01.2009
Dear Classic Bike Adventure & Casa Tres Amigos friends,
Kuzuzangpo, Julley, Namaste!
We've just wrapped up our most successful Himalaya and Nepal season ever. We successfully completed nine expeditions and tours, and the countless adventures we experienced are now fond memories.
Martin is back from Nepal and Rajasthan, Peter has returned from Sikkim and Bhutan, and the truck with our crew and 17 bikes has made it safely back to our tropical "home" in Goa. We're ready to roll with our winter program.
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Casa Tres Amigos News
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We kicked off our Goa season in late October. Here are a few impressions of the first weeks of the season...
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20 Years of Classic Bike India - Party in Sauerland, Germany on 22-24 May 2009
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Our Sauerland Party plans are taking shape.
We don't want to reveal too many details at this point, but you certainly can expect a big show of photos taken throughout the last 20 years during our Classic Bike Adventure project in Goa, India and Nepal. Road Captain Martin will be presenting his new CD and playing live, and we've also planned an Enfield tour and biker games. The Husemannkeller and Reiner's friendly crew will once again handle catering, and a cover band and rock & blues DJs will also be there!
If you'd like to come to the party and want to stay in a hotel or guest house in Arnsberg, be sure to reserve a room soon, as Arnsberg is usually booked solid on holiday weekends like this one.
Accommodation tips, photos, addresses ...
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We recommend the following places to stay in old Arnsberg:
Country Lodge - a farmhouse hotel with a rustic restaurant in rural surroundings, as well as horses
Hotel Zur Linde - a midrange hotel and restaurant
Gasthof Ratskeller - a guest house with rooms in the middle of the old town
Hotel - Cafe Altes Backhaus - a romantic hotel with a small restaurant and garden
Gasthof Gambrinus - good rooms, good cooking, central location
Hotel Landsberger Hof - good rooms, good cooking, central location
Gasthof Zum Grünen Haus - a simple guest house, basic rooms, affordable prices
We have room for camping on the meadow around the hall, and there will be plenty of space for camper busses as well. We will be setting up an open-air shower, and a dormitory will also be available. Thursday is a holiday in Germany, so feel free to arrive early!
All we ask is that you let us know in advance that you'll be coming to help us with our planning. Just drop us a line at info@classic-bike-india.de
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Classic Bike Adventure India News :
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Our Tropical South tours are really popular again this year.
The second group is on the road right now, and everyone's having great time.
And for the second time, the whole group is riding our new 500cc Machismo Bullets with electric starters and gear change on the left.
We now have a total of 17 brand-new Machismo Bullets on the road!
Our comfortable new Tata pickup is now serving as the backup jeep.
It has AC, room for three passengers and a 220V power point that can handle all of your gadget-charging needs on the road.
We still have a couple of openings for this winter season:
South India:
1 bike available - Thu, 5 Feb. to Thu, 19 Feb. 2009
South India Long Trail:
3 bikes available - Thu, 22 Jan. to Thu, 5 Feb. 2009
Our Rajasthan Palace Tour in February 2009 is fully booked;
in November we still have 3 bikes available.
The date: Thu, 19 Nov. to Mon, 7 Dec. 2009
We still have quite a few openings for Nepal, with bikes available on the tours in March and October (only the first date).
The dates: Fri, 6 Mar. to Sun, 22 Mar. 2009 and Fri, 2 Oct. to Sun, 18 Oct. 2009
Our summer program in Zanskar & Ladakh is almost fully booked.
Ladakh Overland and the first Zanskar & Ladakh are full.
Bikes are still available for the second Zanskar & Ladakh tour. The dates: Sat, 22 Aug. to Sun, 6 Sep. 2009
The "Little Tibet" Spiti tour is also fully booked.
And here's a special opportunity for the experienced Himalayan tourers among you:
Two bikes are still available on our 3-week Ladakh pilot tour covering three lakes, the Nubra Valley and Indo-Aryan villages. For more information on this tour, please contact Road Captain Peter directly at rcpeter@classic-bike-india.de
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Sikkim & Bhutan:
Two bikes have become available again on the long tour in April due to a cancellation because of illness.
The dates: Thu, 4 Nov. to Sun, 26 Nov. 2009
The 11-day Bhutan tour from Wed, 21 Oct. to Sat, 31 Oct. 2009
This new tour will be taking place for the first time in October - four bikes are still available.
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Preview:
Northern Thailand on 500cc Royal Enfield Bullets
Peter is kicking off a new project, cruising the wild northern reaches of Thailand and into Laos. So far, it promises plenty of new adventures. It's still too early to go into detail on the tour. You can expect more information and photos at the Sauerland Party, and we'll be accepting reservations for the pilot tour after the party - we'll be hitting the trail in December 2009 at the earliest!
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The Darjeeling School - an aid project in India that deserves our support...
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Andy, our popular local guide in Sikkim & Darjeeling, introduced us to a charitable organization in Dortmund, Germany, that intends to set up a school in Darjeeling for disadvantaged children (orphans, kids from single-parent households or poor families).
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As you may know, Darjeeling has a number of good schools. However, many families can't afford the tuition they charge.
Andy comes from such a disadvantaged family, and he had the great fortune to receive financial support to attend a good school from the fifth grade onward.
He would now like to give children from poor families the opportunity to receive an affordable yet high-quality education to break the cycle of poverty. We're convinced that he is an absolutely reliable partner and talented organizer, and want to support him in his project.
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Our motto is "give a gift of education".
We would like to provide financial support for the following tasks:
Non-recurring expenditures
Setting up a school in Darjeeling
- construction of a single-story school building suitable for expansion, initially with six classrooms
- purchase of school furnishings, educational materials and toys
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Recurring expenditures
School resources
- annual registration fee
- monthly tuition
- basic necessities (school uniforms, shoes, writing materials)
- "school books
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Parental guidance
- parent-teacher meetings to discuss hygiene, preventive healthcare and nutrition
- promotion of ecological awareness
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Provision of healthcare to students
- regular physical exams
- medical attention in case of emergencies
- coverage of treatment costs
- coverage of pharmaceutical costs
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We also intend to cooperate closely with our Indian partner association and the teachers for our mutual benefit and to jointly develop our shared ideas.
We are currently in the process of founding an association. We expect to attain official recognition as a non-profit organization in December 2008. We will then be able to issue official donation receipts recognized by the German tax authorities. If you would like to make a donation, please contact the tax authorities of your home country regarding its status as a tax deduction. We'd be delighted to send you our account number and bank code for donations, of course. Andy will be founding an NGO in Darjeeling as a counterpart to our organization.
To ensure that we can start building in 2009, we're looking for people who are willing to support our idea with donations. We hope to open the school in spring of 2010. We are also seeking people willing to act as personal sponsors of individual students from poor families by covering the entire cost (approx. €250.00 a year) of their education.
If you have any questions, please e-mail me or call me at +49-231-178537.
Season's Greetings from Steffi Lücking in Dortmund, Germany : darjeelinghilfe@t-online.de
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So, that's all for now.
Tashi Delek and Happy New Year
See you soon,
Peter and the Classic Bike Adventure Crew
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Overview of All Tours & Groups in 2009
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Date
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Tour
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Guide
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Thu, 8 Jan. to Thu, 22 Jan. 2009
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Goa & South India
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fully booked
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MARTIN
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Thu, 22 Jan. to Thu, 5 Feb. 2009
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Goa & South India Long Trail
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MARTIN
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Thu, 5 Feb. to Thu, 19 Feb. 2009
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Goa & South India
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WERNER
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Thu, 26 Feb. to Thu, 12 Mar. 2009
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Goa & South India
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fully booked
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MARTIN & DETLEF
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Fri, 20 Feb. to Sun, 8 Mar. 2009
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Magic Nepal
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fully booked
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PETER
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Fri, 6 Mar. to Sun. 22 Mar. 2009
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Magic Nepal
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PETER
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Thu, 9 Apr. to Sun, 26 Apr. 2009
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Sikkim & Bhutan
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PETER & TIZ
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Thu, 25 Jun. to Sun, 12 Jul.
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Ladakh Overland
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fully booked
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PETER & TIZ
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Sat, 11 Jul. to Sun, 26 Jul. 2009
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Ladakh & Zanskar
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fully booked
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PETER & TIZ
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Sat, 1 Aug. to Sun, 23 Aug. 2009
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Pilot tour: The Three Lakes - Ladakh
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PETER
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Sat, 22 Aug. to Sun, 6 Sep. 2009
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Ladakh & Zanskar
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WILLY
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Fri, 11 Sep. to Tue, 29 Sep. 2009
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Little Tibet
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fully booked
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PETER ( & MARTIN )
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Fri, 2 Oct. to Sun, 18 Oct. 2009
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Magic Nepal
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PETER
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Fri, 16 Oct, to Sun, 1 Nov. 2009
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Magic Nepal
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fully booked
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PETER ( & WERNER )
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Wed, 21 Oct. to Sat, 31 Oct. 2009
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Bhutan Tour
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TIZ
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Sat, 10 Oct. to Sat, 24 Oct. 2009
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Goa & South India
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fully booked
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MARTIN & DETLEF
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Thu, 5 Nov. to Sun, 22 Nov.
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Sikkim & Bhutan Group
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PETER oder TIZ
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Thu, 19 Nov. to Mon, 7 Dec. 2009
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Rajasthan
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MARTIN
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