Excellent stuff. I've done a few tours but only one Ashes.
We chose Adelaide (ground has been butchered but still has one proper stand left, really quiet town) and Perth (retro 1970s ground which I loved but there's a risk they'll rebuild it, cracking city with loads around it) as our two. If you go that far you may as well do back to back tests and the choice is normally Adelaide/ Perth or Sydney/ Melbourne. The second set is loads pricier and the MCG isn't very cricket-y but with it being Boxing Day and 90,000 it's the dream for many.
The main thing is to go independent, you'll save a packet. The only exception to that is that people going on their own sometimes like a group so they're guaranteed company with like-minded people. Barmy Army Travel is the best tour group by all accounts. Either way the Barmy Army forum is a goldmine for tips. The Ashes 2013/14 forum should still be up, have a read through that.
The Ashes is a dear trip mind. It'll cost c£2.5k to do the cheaper of the two double headers and that's doing everything on the cheap, hostels etc. You can probably do Barbados next April for a grand less. 2015/16 Boxing Day/ New Year is Port Elizabeth/ Cape Town by all accounts, you could do those for £1.5k all in I reckon. South Africa is a class trip but you need to be well genned up to stay safe (we had no problem last time but there was a big group of us in Durban and Poledancer off here had us staying with a Millwall bloke in Cape Town). Then the hardcore lot all rave about Bangladesh but that would be brave
In fact they're all class, just do it, you'll love it
Excellent stuff. I've done a few tours but only one Ashes.
We chose Adelaide (ground has been butchered but still has one proper stand left, really quiet town) and Perth (retro 1970s ground which I loved but there's a risk they'll rebuild it, cracking city with loads around it) as our two. If you go that far you may as well do back to back tests and the choice is normally Adelaide/ Perth or Sydney/ Melbourne. The second set is loads pricier and the MCG isn't very cricket-y but with it being Boxing Day and 90,000 it's the dream for many.
The main thing is to go independent, you'll save a packet. The only exception to that is that people going on their own sometimes like a group so they're guaranteed company with like-minded people. Barmy Army Travel is the best tour group by all accounts. Either way the Barmy Army forum is a goldmine for tips. The Ashes 2013/14 forum should still be up, have a read through that.
The Ashes is a dear trip mind. It'll cost c£2.5k to do the cheaper of the two double headers and that's doing everything on the cheap, hostels etc. You can probably do Barbados next April for a grand less. 2015/16 Boxing Day/ New Year is Port Elizabeth/ Cape Town by all accounts, you could do those for £1.5k all in I reckon. South Africa is a class trip but you need to be well genned up to stay safe (we had no problem last time but there was a big group of us in Durban and Poledancer off here had us staying with a Millwall bloke in Cape Town). Then the hardcore lot all rave about Bangladesh but that would be brave
In fact they're all class, just do it, you'll love it
I went to the ill fated 06/07 tour, it cost a fortune, we got absolutely gubbed, it even snowed on Christmas Day in Melbourne
The flight is a nightmare.Never slept once in thew whole24 hours.When you get there give your body serious time to recover from the jetlag.Been to Melbourne and Sydney.The MCG is huge.When I was there it was under redevelopment with part of it being open you could see downturn Melbourne.One thing that amazed me about Oz is the number of oriental people there.It felt like I was walking around Hong Kong at times.The Aussies are so friendly and laid back but the rivalry with us Poms is so intense.When your there make sure you see the sights as well as the time will fly over.Go up the towers in both cities as the views are spectacular.
