I would for sure go to a castle in Spain especially since it'd be a sorta personallized meeting. I'll PM crotchrocket to get his attention here again. I understand he's got a Land Rover now and ignores us...

Plus it'd be nice to meet him at least, I still want to hear his accent in person so I won't have to make up my own when reading his posts!

Thanks for the tips, I started looking into maps and train routes when we decided to go. It seems most anywhere in Europe is accesable by train. Biggest issue will be time spent traveling from city to city. I hope it's not much like taking a train here, where you stop all the damn time before you arrive at your destination!