William Coleman
Having driven on a lot of undesirable road surfaces and some very questionable routes you do naturally pick up a lot of good habits. Prior to coming on the Bristanbul trip I was nervous about the European way of driving but what I did not take into consideration was the art of convoy driving, something I had never done before.
When driving with several different vehicles in the past it was usually down to Brighton with a few cars full of friends. Now I would have to navigate the lands of Europe while trying to deal with the local driving habits and keep in the formation so we can film our journey.
The good thing about driving in convoy is that you have several other vehicles who can watch your back and help you cut in and out of lanes if you get jammed up. It would have been an almost impossible task to carry out if we did not have a set of walkie talkies. So if you are planning on doing a journey like this with several vehicles, you need to make sure you all have a way of communicating clearly.
There are times that the team did get split up and were out of range on the walkies but as long as you stick to the route on the sat nav you soon close the gap and get back into formation.
When we arrived at our site in Budapest it was soon agreed that we would have 2-3 hours to get settled and ready for dinner in the city. Doing my research on Budapest I saw that one of the things it is known for are “ruin bars”. These are basically old ruined buildings that have been turned into bars. The one I chose was called Szimplakert – it was absolutely amazing. It used to be an old school but is now a blend of all different vibes and cultures. The food and drink is very reasonably priced too. It was £2.70 for a restaurant quality burger and fries with beer costing £1.50 a pint.
Budapest is an amazing city and somewhere everyone should visit at least once. From the site it takes around 25 minutes to get into the heart of the city. So another successful day for the tour.
