Hi,

Well, the thread title has gotten even more inappropriate by now, as last year, I couldn't schedule the trip around the International Vexillological Congress, so I ended up cycling around The Netherlands instead. (Literally, "around"; took all the roads closest to the border or the sea strand. [Beach? What is the difference between the two?]) So, by now you can't even find the right year by switching the digits around.

But the links still helped this year. I'm in more of a cycling mood, though, so my primary criterion now was having a string of events at cyclable distances:

* Ely Folk Festival
* Bradfield Traditional Music Weekend
* Durham Folk Party
* ---

That last one is the weekend of 2 and 3 August, where it appears nothing is organised in that area, maybe to avoid a clash with Cambridge (which itself is sold out, and therefore not an option). I'm not really sure what I'm going to do there, and am open to suggestions about it.
(I'm am open for suggestions about anything related to the area and timeframe, actually).

Whitby, though recommended, is not on my list as it's currently organised too late in the season for me. Our vacations are on a rotating roster, though, with Frisia currently on the earliest dates, so it may be that this will be doable some other time.

Bye
                                                                Mysha