Coach Trip (series two)
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Coach Trip 2 was the second series of Coach Trip
(a Channel 4
programme) that was filmed from May 2005 to July 2005 and began showing on 22 May 2006. This year the trip was centred on Mediterranean countries. Brendan
returned as the tour guide, the narrator was once again Andy Love and the registration number plate once again was T100 MTT. Paul Donald was the driver for the first time.
Note: John and Irene both also appeared as a team by winning the holiday, the bonus and the car on ITV
gameshow Play Your Cards Right
Hosted by Bruce Forsyth
.
Note: Lorenzo also appeared on Channel 4 reality tv show Shipwrecked: Battle of the Islands.
(Note: Contestants in italics yellow-carded without being voted off, someone not real died, left without being voted off and lost cash amount).
, Clare and Kat, and Alan and Lorenzo flew from Heathrow Airport
, John and Kerrie flew from Manchester Airport, Paul and Heidi flew from Gatwick Airport
and Connie and Betty flew from Luton Airport
. On the first evening the youngsters in the group were drinking heavily and Alan performed a strip tease in front of the fellow coach trippers (and other hotel guests). The next morning Brendan had to warn them about their behavior as they would have received an automatic yellow card before the vote, nothing this was not an 18 to 30 year old holiday. The coach trippers were taken on an open topped bus tour of Madrid
and then had a tour of Real Madrid
's Bernabeu stadium. At the vote at the end of the day Alan and Lorenzo received two votes, Connie and Betty also received two votes, but Paul and Heidi received three votes which meant they received a yellow card.
. In the morning they were taught how to cook a local dish. In the afternoon they had a tour of the Alcázar. In the days vote Kat and Clare received one vote, Eileen and Alan received one vote, Alan and Lorenzo received two votes and Connie and Betty received three votes, meaning they received a yellow card. John and Irene were allowed to cast their vote over the phone despite not taking part in the day's trip.
Irene has a bowel movement.
was spent learning how to make traditional Castilian Pottery. In the afternoon they were given a Spanish lesson. In the day's vote Kerrie and John received one vote, Alan and Lorenzo received one vote, Clare and Kat received one vote and Paul and Heidi received three votes, which meant they received their second yellow card, followed by a red card.
, going to the town of Monfortinho
. There they enjoyed a couple of hours at a spa, and Brendan unintentionally offered entertainment to the rest of the group when in a spring bath. Clare also received news of her university exam results from home, with her receiving an Upper Second degree. Brendan also received news that the Madrid hotel had found Lorenzo's shoe. The group then had a jeep ride up a mountain, to a restaurant where they would be eating dinner. At the day's vote Brendan revealed that they would not be voting for who they want to leave the trip but instead who they thought deserved to receive a night in a luxury hotel suite. Betty and Connie received one vote, but Alan and Eileen received four, meaning they received the night in the suite.
. In Tomar they visited a castle. In the afternoon they had an archery lesson, followed by a competition, which was won by Connie and Betty. Their prize was supposed to be breakfast in bed served by Brendan, however this would depend on them surviving the days vote. At the vote Kat and Clare received one vote, Alan and Lorenzo received two votes and Connie and Betty received four votes. This meant they received a red card and have to miss out on having breakfast in bed.
. Firstly they visited the Lisbon Oceanarium
. In the afternoon they enjoyed a port wine tasting session aboard a Lisbon tram
and then had a tile painting lesson. At the day's vote Bill and Rae received one vote, John and Kerrie received one vote, Alan and Eileen received one vote and Phil and Jacky received three votes meaning they received a yellow card. They had predicted this earlier as the new couples feel the old couples are plotting to vote them off. After the vote new couple Joe and Marlon arrived replacing Connie & Betty. Brendan, tired of the coach trippers continuously arriving late in the mornings gave an explicit warning that anyone late the next morning would automatically receive a yellow card. If the couple the next morning already have a yellow card and get another automatic yellow card for timekeeping it will explicitly become a red card and they would no longer continue traveling.
in the Algarve. In the morning they received a golf lesson, although this was delayed as several contestants were not dressed according to the dress code which Alan (Alan and Lorenzo) found funny, but Brendan did not find it funny. In the afternoon they spent time at a water park
. Joe had to go to the medical centre at the park as he suffered from dehydration. At the day's vote Bill and Rae received one vote, Clare and Kat received two votes and Phil and Jacky received four votes, meaning they received a red card.
. In Lagos the coach trippers went on a boat trip out at sea, where they swam amongst the coves. Brendan, who suffers from sea sickness in small boats did not join them but instead had a break from the group with driver Paul. On the coach an argument from the day before, concerning the youngsters flirty behavior at the water park upsetting Bill and Rae was dragged up again. At the afternoon's stop the group went in four by fours up to a distillery where they drank fire water. At the vote Joe and Marlon received one vote and Bill and Rae received five votes and received a yellow card. Bill and Rae accused the original coach trippers of plotting against Phil and Jacky and now against themselves and predicted they would receive a red card tomorrow.
the coach had to stop whilst the toilet was fixed. The morning's trip was a tour of the Alacazar, where Joe annoyed several people with his puppet, Freddie. Lunch was a Tapas tour. During lunch Joe and Clare had an argument as Joe believes Clare has been looking down her nose at Joe and Marlon. Joe called Clare a little girl and Clare was left in tears. Alan and Eileen sided with Clare calling Joe's behavior disgraceful. The Tapas tour had a short abandonment due to the arguments in the streets. At the vote Joe and Marlon received one vote, Alan and Eileen also received one vote, Alan and Lorenzo received two votes and Bill and Rae received three votes meaning they received a red card.
and then tasted some honey. Kerry was less keen as she has a phobia of bees and wasps and she might pass out because of the heat in the bee keeping suits. The second stop was a sherry tasting activity where several coach trippers had too much to drink but Jose's land train ran out of diesel fuel and broke down. At the day's vote Dave and Di, Alan and Eileen and Joe and Marlon all received two votes. As there was a tie the three other couples had to decide between them who would receive the deciding vote. They decided Alan and Eileen should be given a yellow card.
, singing God Save the Queen
as they entered. They took a cable car to the top of the rock to see the views of Gibraltar and the Barbary Apes. John was getting on well with one of the apes until he was bitten. A local tour guide called Angel had joined the tour for the day and irritated Brendan by taking charge of the trips. Brendan was most put out as he saw Angel as being local whilst he was international. The second stop was to HMS York
where they were given a tour of the ship by Surg. Lt. Duncan "Flash" Gordon. At the day's vote Joe and Marlon, and Di and Dave both received one vote but Alan and Eileen received five votes so were given a red card.
the coach trippers had to wake up early. However there was a slight delay as the coach had a flat battery caused by the lights being left on over night. Paul the driver fixed the problem and they went on their way to the ferry port where they went on a ferry to Tangier
. Clare tried to make peace with Joe after their arguments over the previous few days but Joe was not interested in making peace. In Tangiers they went to a market where they practiced their haggling skills. They then had a traditional Moroccan lunch followed by a belly dance. Ivor, Dave and Alan all joined in with their own belly dances. Anywhere Arabian like Morocco
reminds Joe and Marlon of Aladdin
. At the day's vote Joe and Marlon received one vote, Di and Dave received two votes and Clare and Kat received three votes which earned them a yellow card.
. There the coach trippers enjoyed a morning trying out jet skis and pedalows. Alan and Lorenzo managed to turn over their jet ski, leaving them in the water. Brendan also spent time in the water, after Clare pushed him off of his pedalow. At lunch a new couple, Doris and Ann joined the trip replacing Alan & Eileen. It was also revealed that Kat and Alan may have become more than friends. In the afternoon they visited Mijas
where most of the group had a donkey ride through the town. Brendan took the opportunity to meet up with some of his friends. At the day's vote Di and Dave received three votes and Kat and Clare received four votes and were given a red card. Although they were then no longer part of the coach trip their flight home was not until the next day and they found out where the coach trippers were staying and had one final night with their friends on the trip.
was further delayed and so was lunch after they were stuck in a traffic jam due to an accident further up the motorway making the day's trip's morning activity immediately cancelled. They were finally able to make a U-turn and join a different route, allowing them to reach Granada six hours late. The only stop of the day was to some Moorish Baths, where they were able to relax after the stresses of the morning. As the group was now down to just five couples Brendan decided the night's vote would be for a prize of two tickets to a gypsy night. Doris and Ann and Kerrie and John received one vote each but Di and Dave received three votes, meaning they won the night out.
. As the area was home to the filming of many western firms Brendan decided the coach trippers should give each other cowboy names. This caused problems between Kerrie and Andrea after Kerrie gave Andrea the name of "Acting" Andrea. There had been problems in the previous days between the two after Andrea voted for Kerrie's friends Clare and Kat. Claiming she was missing her daughter Kerrie asked other coach trippers to vote for her and John at the vote later in the day. The day's stop was to a wild west theme park where the group watched stage fights and had a go at it themselves. In the afternoon they went to the park's zoo and watched a parrot show. At the day's vote Ivor and Andrea received one vote but John and Kerrie received five votes and were given a red card, meaning the original seven couples had now left. But before the red card was given arguments between Kerrie and Andrea continued. Andrea then turned on Joe who had tried to stop the arguments. In the heat of the argument Joe told Brendan he wanted to get off the trip, although he was still on the coach at the end of the day.
. First they had a water skiing lesson then were able to have a go at Benidorm's cable skiing
. Older members Doris and Joy did not take part, instead they chose to go shopping. The day's fun turned into disaster for Joe as he had gone skiing with £500 in his pockets and he lost all the notes of the half-grand in the sea. Despite Brendan organising a search party the half-thousand pounds money was not found. To increase Joe's agony his little puppet Freddie also went missing and was presumed lost or deceased at sea. To mark Joe's loss of half a thousand pounds and Freddie the dredd a minutes silence and Chopin's Funeral march were both held on the coach. At the day's vote Di and Dave received one vote, Ivor and Andrea received two votes and Joe and Marlon received three votes and were given a yellow card. After the vote Andrea and Marlon had an apologising argument over the way Andrea had treated Kerrie badly by disagreement the previous day.
which needed a two hour ferry ride from the mainland. New couple Victoria and Jackson joined the coach replacing John & Kerrie. The day's first stop was a DJ mixing lesson with Brandon Block
and Andy B. Doris was chosen as star DJ and was given the name DJ Doris. The afternoon's stop was to a yoga
lesson. At the vote Ivor and Andrea and Doris and Ann both received one vote, and Joe and Marlon received five votes and were given a red card on the day after Freddie's funeral. Joe proceeded to talk emotionally of his friends on the coach and then addressed Ivor, saying "I love you Ivor, I love you big time bruv", which saw Andrea make a half-hearted attempt to hold back a laugh. She then criticised his "performance" to camera, away from the rest of the group.
. The first stop was to the theme park Port Aventura where some of the group rode the roller coasters, including Dragon Khan
. This left Ann and Brendan feeling sick. Dave went on the roller coasters despite claiming he has been suffering from a serious balance problem in the last year, which made Andrea suspect he has not been ill at all. The second half of the day was a guided tour through the city by Dave who manipulated Brendan's Job. Some members of the group made Brendan angry as they chatted through the guides talks about the various parts of the city, and was annoyed with Becky leaving the group to use her mobile phone. At the day's vote Jackson and Victoria and Becky and Jess both received two votes but Di and Dave received three votes and were given a yellow card. There was friction during the vote after Becky and Jess said Dave was boring (In which Dave didn't agree with). Dave and Di's main problem was with Andrea and Ivor though. Andrea and Ivor want to get Dave and Di off the coach as they see them as part of the old alliance. Dave and Di promised to vote for Andrea and Ivor the next day for the reason they simply do not like them.
, France
. On their way the coach trippers were given a quiz on what they had learnt in Spain. The winners would receive immunity at the nights vote and the losers would lose their right to nominate against others at the vote. Andrea and Ivor were the winners, which ruined Di and Dave's plans to vote them off. The losers were Doris and Ann. In Perpignan the group were given a rugby union lesson on the beach and then had a rugby union match. Paul, of Paul and Tim, left the match because he felt Dave was taking the game too seriously and then plotted with Andrea who did not play to vote off Di and Dave. The second stop of the day was to a Chateaux where they enjoyed a wine tasting afternoon. At the days' vote Jackson and Victoria, Paul and Tim and Jess and Becky all received one vote, but Di and Dave received three votes and were given a red card so despite Doris and Ann were unable to vote they weren't voted for and have managed to escape the yellow card. Andrea and Ivor then revealed their next target was Jackson and Victoria.
. The first stop of the day was a cookery lesson in French cuisine, however the Michelin Star twin chefs which had been booked were on holiday so their sous chef took the class instead. Jackson and Victoria's behavior during the lesson annoyed the rest of the group. The groups lunch was the food they made, but they had not made much and were complaining of being hungry so Brendan had to go to a shop to buy sandwiches. The second stop of the day was a unique type of jousting involving boats. The girls representative won after he knocked the boys representative off the boat and into the water. At the day's vote Paul and Tim received one vote and Jackson and Victoria received five votes and were given a yellow card. After the vote Andrea and Ivor promised to complete their mission of voting off Jackson and Victoria the next day.
where the group went horse riding through the Camargue
where it rained from the previous week (29 June - 6 July). The coach trippers had a lot of difficulty controlling their horses especially through the floods. After lunch and the morning activity this devastating news from home arrived when the group learned of the 7 July 2005 London bombings
which had happened earlier in the day when there were grey clouds in London well after the sun rose in France. The day's trip's afternoon activity was not just immediately cancelled but also the day's vote was suspended. The rest of the day saw an emotional group trying to ring home to see if their friends and family were safe from bombs. Brendan said anyone who felt they could no longer continue travelling due to 7 July attacks could leave the trip on the beginning of the next day. Jess and Becky, whose businesses were affected by the bombings, decided to leave the trip on the beginning of the following day. Brendan announced that the trip would continue as normal the next day.
. Because the vote was suspended on the previous day Chandra and Vina had a 2 day immunity for the price of a 1 day immunity. The guest guide for the day was hometown hero David Ginola
who occupied an empty spare seat. The day consisted of a tour of the bay in a boat and relaxation on the beach. Paul, of Paul and Tim, accused Brendan of fawning over Ginola, however Brendan said Paul was just jealous. Whilst the group relaxed on the beach Brendan had to go back to the restaurant where they had lunch to collect Vina's phone which she left there. Finally the group enjoyed a game of beach football with Ginola. At the day's vote Tim and Paul received one vote but Ivor and Andrea received four votes and were given a yellow card. It was then revealed after arriving in Cannes
that they had asked to be voted for as they wish to leave but do not want to pay for their flight home, which they would have to do if they simply quit the coach with a red card on the following day.
with Brendan giving Ivor and Andrea an automatic red card for manipulating the previous day's vote. He told them that plotting to leave the trip at a certain time as they had done was not in the spirit of the show. Two new couples then joined the coach Mary and Jamie, and Matt and Scott who replaced Jess and Becky, and Dave and Di. The days trip was to Grasse
. The first stop of the day was to a perfumery where the coach trippers made their own perfumes. The host went around smelling their efforts, but Paul and Tim plotted to play a prank on him by putting some of Doris' smelling salts in theirs. Brendan put a stop to that idea. The second stop of the day was to an art gallery in Antibes
where the group did their own paintings on steel and used a press to produce them. At the day's vote Paul and Tim received two votes and Chandra and Vina received four votes and were given a yellow card.
with new couple Dennis and Jackie joining the coach replacing Ivor & Andrea. The day's trip saw the coach leave France
and go to the town of Portofino
in Italy
. On the way there the coach trippers learned some Italian phrases. They were unable to take the coach into Portofino as the streets are too narrow, so instead they went on sail boats. The coach trippers were split into two teams, one on each boat. They then raced the boats across the bay. Brendan's boat won, despite losing a sail halfway through. In Portofino the winning team was presented a trophy. Paul, of Paul and Tim, who was on the losing side, was not gracious in defeat. At the day's vote counducted on the coach while the storm brewed in the tunnel Joy and Paul, Matt and Scott and Paul and Tim all received one vote but Vina and Chandra received four votes and were given a red card.
. The first stop was at Pinocchio
Park. This bored most of the coach trippers and was described as being like "watching paint dry" and as the "low point of the trip" the most interesting and exciting part of Pinocchio Park was The Whale. At lunch Paul, of Paul and Tim, had an upset stomach, and made sure everyone else knew about it, which upset the rest of the group. Due to the stressful and boaring nature of the day a walking tour of Lucca was cancelled, instead they spent time relaxing at the beach, apart from Tim who had to go to the police to sort out his passport. At the vote Dennis and Jackie, and Scott and Matt received one vote each but Paul and Tim received four votes and were given a yellow card. Later that night new couple John and Kelly arrived replacing Chandra & Vina.
. The first stop of the day wasto a Go Kart track where the boys and girls both had a race. The girls race was won by Mary. The boys race was won by Matt. The days lunch was a difficult one. Firstly it was announced by Brendan that the days vote would be anonymous, so no-one would know who voted for who. Secondly Matt, Scott and Dennis had a loud arguemt about the food. The afternoons stop was a tour of a Ferrari
museum. The group were even allowed to sit in a classic car. At the day's anonymous vote Jamie and Mary received one vote, Dennis and Jackie received two votes but Doris and Ann received four votes and were given a yellow card.
. The first stop was a tour of a Balsamic vinegar farm where they were shown how the vinegar is made. They then tasted the vinegar on its own and with ice cream. The afternoons activity was an opera singing lesson. Not everyone enjoyed the lesson. Matt and Scott were told off for not taking the lesson seriously, John was not at all interested, and Paul, of Paul and Tim, was asked to leave by the teacher for mucking about. At the day's vote Doris and Ann, and Paul and Joy received one vote each, but John and Kelly received five votes and were given a yellow card.
. The days first stop was to the commissioner of tourism's office in the Scaliger
palace. It is so rare for tourists to be allowed in the palace that the trip made it onto the local TV news. At the palace they used the balcony to view across to what is believed to be Romeo's house and the building of the Montagues. The next stop was to what is believed to be Juliet's balcony in the building of the Capulets, where some of the couples shared a romantic kiss, as well as Brendan and Paul, of Paul and Tim! The next stop was a Tortellini
cooking lesson with Paul, of Paul and Tim, leading a group and Brendan leading another. Both teams resorted to cheating to try and win. Paul bribed the kitched staff to give him some pasta they had already made, and Brendan used a pasta machine instead of handmaking it. Both plots foulled though as the judge revealed he knew of the cheating and declared a draw. At the day's vote Mary and Jamie received one vote and Matt and Scott received five votes and were given a yellow card. Jamie and Mary plus Paul and Joy were extremely annoyed at Matt and Scott pressuring them before the previous day's vote.
. The morning's activities were taking photographs of the famous sights of Milan and an hours shopping in the designer stores of the city. The afternoon's activity was a visit to a fashion house where they learned how to be models and walk the catwalk. They then took part in their own fashion show. The day's vote was for the prize of staying on in Milan for a short holiday after everyone else goes home. Paul and Tim were third Mary and Jamie, Doris and Ann, Dennis and Jackie, and Matt and Scott all received one vote each and were all second but Paul and Joy received two votes and won the holiday in Milan.
for the winners' holiday. The rest of the group made their way to Milan Airport
. On the coach Jackie sang a song about the coach trip she had written about the trip, and Paul the driver was given a round of applause for all his hard work. Brendan revealed his favourite parts of the trip. His favourite couples were Irene and John, Alan and Lorenzo, Connie and Betty, John and Kerry and Paul and Tim. His favourite cities were Salamanca
and Seville
. His highlight of the trip was the day spent with David Ginola
. At the airport everyone had to say their goodbyes, as after over 3000 miles (4,828 km), two continents, six countries and 44 passengers. For most tourists the tour was a complete nightmare even though the weather was nice and expected, but for those who joined after 7 July 2005 was a holiday of a lifetime. The Coach Trip, 28 votes and the London Bombings, were all over.
Coach Trip
Coach Trip is a reality show that was broadcast on Channel 4 with More4 and Pick TV showing repeats since 7 March 2005. The programme returned on 25 May 2009. The show's format consists of 4 to 7 teams of 2 undertaking a coach tour principally of continental Europe...
(a Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
programme) that was filmed from May 2005 to July 2005 and began showing on 22 May 2006. This year the trip was centred on Mediterranean countries. Brendan
Brendan Sheerin
Brendan Sheerin is a British international tour guide with thirty years' experience in the travel business, made famous by the reality TV show Coach Trip which is shown on Channel 4 in Britain and throughout Ireland. He acts as a conventional travel guide for the contestants, as commentator on...
returned as the tour guide, the narrator was once again Andy Love and the registration number plate once again was T100 MTT. Paul Donald was the driver for the first time.
Contestants (In Order of Elimination)
- John and Irene. Husband and wife from DoncasterDoncasterDoncaster is a town in South Yorkshire, England, and the principal settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster. The town is about from Sheffield and is popularly referred to as "Donny"...
. (Original 7. Walked on Day 3 due to ill health.)
Note: John and Irene both also appeared as a team by winning the holiday, the bonus and the car on ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
gameshow Play Your Cards Right
Play Your Cards Right
Play Your Cards Right is a British television game show based on the American show known as Card Sharks. The gameplay was basically the same as in the American version.-Broadcast History:...
Hosted by Bruce Forsyth
Bruce Forsyth
Sir Bruce Joseph Forsyth-Johnson, CBE , commonly known as Bruce Forsyth, or Brucie, is an English TV personality...
.
- Paul and Heidi. A radio and disco DJ and his girlfriend from BrightonBrightonBrighton is the major part of the city of Brighton and Hove in East Sussex, England on the south coast of Great Britain...
. (Original 7. Red-carded on Day 3.) - Connie and Betty. Friends from HertfordshireHertfordshireHertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and...
. (Original 7. Red-carded on Day 5.) - Phil and Jacky. Husband and wife from Greater LondonGreater LondonGreater London is the top-level administrative division of England covering London. It was created in 1965 and spans the City of London, including Middle Temple and Inner Temple, and the 32 London boroughs. This territory is coterminate with the London Government Office Region and the London...
. (Joined on Day 5. replacing John and Irene. Red-carded on Day 7.) - Bill and Rae. Husband and wife from LiverpoolLiverpoolLiverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
. (Joined on Day 5 replacing Paul and Heidi. Red-carded on Day 9.) - Alan and Eileen. Husband and wife from North HampshireHampshireHampshire is a county on the southern coast of England in the United Kingdom. The county town of Hampshire is Winchester, a historic cathedral city that was once the capital of England. Hampshire is notable for housing the original birthplaces of the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force...
. (Original 7. Red-carded on Day 11.) - Clare and Kat. Waitresses/Friends from MiddlesexMiddlesexMiddlesex is one of the historic counties of England and the second smallest by area. The low-lying county contained the wealthy and politically independent City of London on its southern boundary and was dominated by it from a very early time...
. (Original 7. Red-carded on Day 13 before discoing into the early hours of Day 14.) - Alan and Lorenzo. Barbers/Friends and reality TV fans from RuislipRuislipRuislip is a suburban area, centred on an old village in Greater London, and is part of the London Borough of Hillingdon.It was formerly also a parish covering the neighbouring areas of Eastcote, Northwood, Ruislip Manor and South Ruislip in the area. The parish appears in the Domesday Book, and...
, MiddlesexMiddlesexMiddlesex is one of the historic counties of England and the second smallest by area. The low-lying county contained the wealthy and politically independent City of London on its southern boundary and was dominated by it from a very early time...
. (Original 7. Red-carded on the beginning of Day 14 for bad behavior and refusing to get out of bed, this was before the coach joined the motorway and was stuck in traffic.)
Note: Lorenzo also appeared on Channel 4 reality tv show Shipwrecked: Battle of the Islands.
- John and Kerrie. Work Colleagues/Friends from ManchesterManchesterManchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
. (Original 7. Yellow-carded for timekeeping on the beginning of Day 7 but Red-carded on Day 15.) - Joe and Marlon + Freddie. Father and son + toy from Greater LondonGreater LondonGreater London is the top-level administrative division of England covering London. It was created in 1965 and spans the City of London, including Middle Temple and Inner Temple, and the 32 London boroughs. This territory is coterminate with the London Government Office Region and the London...
but born in the caribbeanCaribbeanThe Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...
respectively. (Joined at the end of Day 6 replacing Connie and Betty. Lost £500 and Freddie who passed away on Day 16 and Red-carded on Day 17.) - Dave and Di. Husband and wife from BristolBristolBristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
. (Joined on Day 9 replacing Phil and Jacky Red-carded on Day 19.) - Victoria and Jackson. Work Colleagues/Best Friends from ?. (Joined on Day 17 replacing John and Kerrie. Red-carded on Day 21 for refusing to continue on the trip and refusing to get out of the shower room, this was after claiming Andrea and Ivor were rigging the votes.)
- Jess and Becky. Friends from Greater LondonGreater LondonGreater London is the top-level administrative division of England covering London. It was created in 1965 and spans the City of London, including Middle Temple and Inner Temple, and the 32 London boroughs. This territory is coterminate with the London Government Office Region and the London...
and DerbyshireDerbyshireDerbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...
. (Joined on Day 16 replacing Clare and Kat. Walked at the beginning of Day 22 due to the 7th of July Attacks in LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
.) - Ivor and Andrea. Partners from BerkshireBerkshireBerkshire is a historic county in the South of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1957, and...
. (Joined on Day 11 replacing Bill and Rae. Red-carded for manipulating the previous days vote on Day 23, this was before Paul and Tim began claiming to vote off Chandra and Vina. (Nearly Fought John & Kerrie on board the coach.)) - Chandra and Vina. Husband and wife of over 30 years from MiddlesexMiddlesexMiddlesex is one of the historic counties of England and the second smallest by area. The low-lying county contained the wealthy and politically independent City of London on its southern boundary and was dominated by it from a very early time...
but born in asiaAsiaAsia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
respectively. (Joined on Day 21 replacing Victoria and Jackson. Red-carded on Day 24.) - John and Kelly. Partners from BuckinghamshireBuckinghamshireBuckinghamshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. The county town is Aylesbury, the largest town in the ceremonial county is Milton Keynes and largest town in the non-metropolitan county is High Wycombe....
. (Joined on the end of Day 25 replacing Chandra and Vina. Walked at the beginning of Day 28 due to refusing to miss their early flight back to Luton AirportLondon Luton AirportLondon Luton Airport is an international airport located east of the town centre in the Borough of Luton in Bedfordshire, England and is north of Central London. The airport is from Junction 10a of the M1 motorway...
and not getting on with the other couples after opera singing.) - Paul and Joy. Husband and wife since the 1950s from ?. (Joined on Day 15 replacing Alan and Lorenzo. Winners.)
- Doris and Ann. Mother and daughter from KentKentKent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
. (Joined on Day 13 replacing Alan and Eileen. Lasted until final day.) - Paul and Tim. Friends from EssexEssexEssex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
. (Joined on Day 18 replacing Joe and Marlon. Lasted until final day.) - Jamie and Mary. Boyfriend and girlfriend from WembleyWembleyWembley is an area of northwest London, England, and part of the London Borough of Brent. It is home to the famous Wembley Stadium and Wembley Arena...
and WimbledonWimbledon, LondonWimbledon is a district in the south west area of London, England, located south of Wandsworth, and east of Kingston upon Thames. It is situated within Greater London. It is home to the Wimbledon Tennis Championships and New Wimbledon Theatre, and contains Wimbledon Common, one of the largest areas...
. (Joined on Day 23 replacing Jess and Becky. Lasted until final day.) - Matt and Scott. Friends from Southend on Sea. (Joined on Day 23 replacing Dave and Di. Lasted until final day.)
- Dennis and Jackie. Husband and wife of over 30 years from BirminghamBirminghamBirmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
and became Grandparents. (Joined on Day 24 replacing Ivor and Andrea. Lasted until final day.)
(Note: Contestants in italics yellow-carded without being voted off, someone not real died, left without being voted off and lost cash amount).
Voting History II
- Indicates that the couple received a yellow card
- Indicates that the couple received the most amount of votes and was red carded off the trip
- Indicates that the couple left the coach due to other reasons than being voted off or being removed from the coach
- Indicates that the couple was voted by the other couples to receive a special prize
- Indicates that the couple lost their chance to vote or indicates the person had been lost or deceased
- Indicates that the vote was suspended till the following day due to the sad event of the news or unforeseen circumstances
- Indicates that the couples who were not on the coach were safe elsewhere in Great Britain during the 7 July 2005 event
- Indicates that the couple was immune from any votes cast against them due to it either being their first vote or winning immunity from the vote
- Indicates that the couple did not take part in the vote, meaning they could neither vote nor be voted for
- Indicates that the couple were voted as the most popular couple and won the series
- Indicates that the couple were voted as the second most popular couple
- Indicates that the couple were voted as the third most popular couple
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | |
| Paul Joy |
Not on Coach |
John Kerrie |
Joe Marlon |
Joe Marlon |
Jackson Victoria |
Jackson Victoria |
Jackson Victoria |
Vote Suspended | Ivor Andrea |
Vina Chandra |
Vina Chandra |
Paul Tim |
0 Vote |
1 Vote |
0 Votes |
Doris Ann |
Winners 2 votes |
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| Doris Ann |
Not on Coach |
Kat Clare |
Di Dave |
John Kerrie |
Joe Marlon |
Marlon Joe |
Victoria Jackson |
Victoria Jackson |
Vote Suspended | Ivor Andrea |
Vina Chandra |
Vina Chandra |
Scott Matt |
4 Votes |
1 Vote |
0 Votes |
Paul Joy |
Second 1 vote |
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| Jamie Mary |
Not on Coach |
Safe Elsewhere | Not on Coach |
Tim Paul |
Matt Scott |
Paul Tim |
1 Vote |
0 Votes |
1 Vote |
Matt Scott |
Second 1 vote |
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| Matt Scott |
Not on Coach |
Safe Elsewhere | Not on Coach |
Chandra Vina |
Vina Chandra |
Paul Tim |
0 Votes |
0 Votes |
5 Votes |
Dennis Jackie |
Second 1 vote |
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| Dennis Jackie |
Not on Coach |
Safe Elsewhere | Not on Coach |
Paul Tim |
Paul Tim |
2 Votes |
0 Votes |
0 Votes |
Jamie Mary |
Second 1 vote |
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| Paul Tim |
Not on Coach |
Di Dave |
Di Dave |
Victoria Jackson |
Vote Suspended | Ivor Andrea |
Chandra Vina |
Vina Chandra |
Dennis Jackie |
0 Votes |
0 Votes |
0 Votes |
Paul Joy |
Third 0 votes |
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| John Kelly |
Not on Coach |
Safe Elsewhere | Not on Coach |
N/A | Immune | 5 Votes |
Walked (beginning of Day 28) |
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| Chandra Vina |
Not on Coach |
Vote Suspended | Ivor Andrea |
Paul Tim |
Paul Joy |
Red Carded (Day 24) |
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| Ivor Andrea |
Not on Coach |
Alan Eileen |
Kat Clare |
Kat Clare |
Dave Di |
John Kerrie |
Joe Marlon |
Joe Marlon |
Di Dave |
Dave Di |
Victoria Jackson |
Vote Suspended | Paul Tim |
Red Carded (Day 23) |
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| Jess Becky |
Not on Coach |
Di Dave |
Joe Marlon |
Dave Di |
Di Dave |
Victoria Jackson |
Vote Suspended | Walked (beginning of Day 22) |
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| Victoria Jackson |
Not on Coach |
Doris Ann |
Becky Jess |
Jess Becky |
Paul Tim |
Red Carded (Day 21) |
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| Dave Di |
Not on Coach |
Alan Lorenzo |
Alan Eileen |
Alan Eileen |
Kat Clare |
Kat Clare |
Doris Ann |
John Kerrie |
Andrea Ivor |
Joe Marlon |
Becky Jess |
Tim Paul |
Red Carded (Day 19) |
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| Joe Marlon |
Not on Coach |
N/A | Bill Rae |
Bill Rae |
Bill Rae |
Eileen Alan |
Alan Eileen |
Clare Kat |
Kat Clare |
Kerrie John |
John Kerrie |
Andrea Ivor |
Andrea Ivor |
Red Carded (Day 17) |
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| Freddie | Not on Coach |
N/A | Bill Rae |
Bill Rae |
Bill Rae |
Eileen Alan |
Alan Eileen |
Clare Kat |
Kat Clare |
Kerrie John |
John Kerrie |
Funeral on Coach | In Memory of Joe & Marlon's mini puppet Freddie | |||||||||||||||||
| John Kerrie |
Heidi Paul |
Connie Betty |
Paul Heidi |
Eileen Alan |
Connie Betty |
Jacky Phil |
Phil Jacky |
Bill Rae |
Alan Lorenzo |
Di Dave |
Alan Eileen |
Joe Marlon |
Di Dave |
Di Dave |
Andrea Ivor |
Red Carded (Day 15) |
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| Alan Lorenzo |
Paul Heidi |
Connie Betty |
Paul Heidi |
Eileen Alan |
Connie Betty |
Bill Rae |
Phil Jacky |
Bill Rae |
Bill Rae |
Di Dave |
Alan Eileen |
Di Dave |
Dave Di |
Red Carded (Day 14) |
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| Clare Kat |
Paul Heidi |
Betty Connie |
Paul Heidi |
Alan Eileen |
Betty Connie |
Jacky Phil |
Jacky Phil |
Bill Rae |
Bill Rae |
Joe Marlon |
Joe Marlon |
Dave Di |
Di Dave |
Red Carded (Day 13) |
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| Alan Eileen |
Betty Connie |
Alan Lorenzo |
Kat Clare |
Betty Connie |
Betty Connie |
Phil Jacky |
Phil Jacky |
Bill Rae |
Joe Marlon |
Joe Marlon |
Di Dave |
Red Carded (Day 11) |
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| Bill Rae |
Not on Coach |
Lorenzo Alan |
Alan Eileen |
Clare Kat |
Joe Marlon |
Alan Eileen |
Red Carded (Day 9) |
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| Phil Jacky |
Not on Coach |
Lorenzo Alan |
Kerrie John |
Kat Clare |
Red Carded (Day 7) |
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| Connie Betty |
Alan Lorenzo |
Eileen Alan |
Alan Lorenzo |
Eileen Alan |
Clare Kat |
Red Carded (Day 5) |
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| Paul Heidi |
Alan Lorenzo |
Kat Clare |
Kerrie John |
Red Carded (Day 3) |
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| John Irene |
Betty Connie |
Alan Lorenzo |
Walked (Day 3) |
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| Walked | none | John Irene |
none | Jess Becky |
none | John Kelly |
none | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Timekeeping | none | John Kerrie |
none | Alan Lorenzo |
none | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Removed | none | Alan Lorenzo |
none | Victoria Jackson |
none | Ivor Andrea |
none | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Voted Off | Paul Heidi 3 votes |
Connie Betty 3 votes |
Paul Heidi 3 votes |
none | Connie Betty 4 votes |
Phil Jacky 3 votes |
Phil Jacky 4 votes |
Bill Rae 5 votes |
Bill Rae 3 votes |
Alan Eileen 2 votes |
Alan Eileen 5 votes |
Clare Kat 3 votes |
Clare Kat 4 votes |
none | John Kerrie 5 votes |
Joe Marlon 3 votes |
Joe Marlon 5 votes |
Dave Di 3 votes |
Dave Di 3 votes |
Victoria Jackson 5 votes |
none | Ivor Andrea 4 votes |
Chandra Vina 4 votes |
Chandra Vina 4 votes |
Paul Tim 4 votes |
Doris Ann 4 votes |
John Kelly 5 votes |
Matt Scott 5 votes |
none | |
Arrival Day and Day 1 of the trip - Madrid Part 1
All the contestants were greeted at Madrid Airport by tour guide Brendan and they then went to their hotel where they got to know each other. John and Irene flew from Robin Hood Airport, Alan and Eileen flew from Bournemouth AirportBournemouth Airport
Bournemouth Airport is an airport located north-northeast of Bournemouth, in southern England...
, Clare and Kat, and Alan and Lorenzo flew from Heathrow Airport
London Heathrow Airport
London Heathrow Airport or Heathrow , in the London Borough of Hillingdon, is the busiest airport in the United Kingdom and the third busiest airport in the world in terms of total passenger traffic, handling more international passengers than any other airport around the globe...
, John and Kerrie flew from Manchester Airport, Paul and Heidi flew from Gatwick Airport
London Gatwick Airport
Gatwick Airport is located 3.1 miles north of the centre of Crawley, West Sussex, and south of Central London. Previously known as London Gatwick,In 2010, the name changed from London Gatwick Airport to Gatwick Airport...
and Connie and Betty flew from Luton Airport
London Luton Airport
London Luton Airport is an international airport located east of the town centre in the Borough of Luton in Bedfordshire, England and is north of Central London. The airport is from Junction 10a of the M1 motorway...
. On the first evening the youngsters in the group were drinking heavily and Alan performed a strip tease in front of the fellow coach trippers (and other hotel guests). The next morning Brendan had to warn them about their behavior as they would have received an automatic yellow card before the vote, nothing this was not an 18 to 30 year old holiday. The coach trippers were taken on an open topped bus tour of Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
and then had a tour of Real Madrid
Real Madrid
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la...
's Bernabeu stadium. At the vote at the end of the day Alan and Lorenzo received two votes, Connie and Betty also received two votes, but Paul and Heidi received three votes which meant they received a yellow card.
Day 2 - Segovia/Madrid Part 2
Day 2 began with the news that Irene had felt ill over night and would have to see a doctor, so her and husband John did not go on the day's trip. The rest of the coach trippers were taken to the town of SegoviaSegovia
Segovia is a city in Spain, the capital of Segovia Province in the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is situated north of Madrid, 30 minutes by high speed train. The municipality counts some 55,500 inhabitants.-Etymology:...
. In the morning they were taught how to cook a local dish. In the afternoon they had a tour of the Alcázar. In the days vote Kat and Clare received one vote, Eileen and Alan received one vote, Alan and Lorenzo received two votes and Connie and Betty received three votes, meaning they received a yellow card. John and Irene were allowed to cast their vote over the phone despite not taking part in the day's trip.
Irene has a bowel movement.
Day 3 - Salamanca/Madrid Part 3
The day started with the news that due to Irene still not feeling well her and John would be leaving the trip. Brendan was annoyed with Clare and Kat and John and Kerry for oversleeping but the coach was delayed due to John and Irene's departure. The morning in SalamancaSalamanca
Salamanca is a city in western Spain, in the community of Castile and León. Because it is known for its beautiful buildings and urban environment, the Old City was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988. It is the most important university city in Spain and is known for its contributions to...
was spent learning how to make traditional Castilian Pottery. In the afternoon they were given a Spanish lesson. In the day's vote Kerrie and John received one vote, Alan and Lorenzo received one vote, Clare and Kat received one vote and Paul and Heidi received three votes, which meant they received their second yellow card, followed by a red card.
Day 4 - Monfortinho
The day began with news that Lorenzo had left one of his shoes in the hotel they had stayed at in Madrid. The coach trippers made their way across the border to PortugalPortugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
, going to the town of Monfortinho
Monfortinho
Monfortinho is a parish in the municipality of Idanha-a-Nova in Portugal. It covers an area of 53.2 km² and had a population of 608 as of 2001....
. There they enjoyed a couple of hours at a spa, and Brendan unintentionally offered entertainment to the rest of the group when in a spring bath. Clare also received news of her university exam results from home, with her receiving an Upper Second degree. Brendan also received news that the Madrid hotel had found Lorenzo's shoe. The group then had a jeep ride up a mountain, to a restaurant where they would be eating dinner. At the day's vote Brendan revealed that they would not be voting for who they want to leave the trip but instead who they thought deserved to receive a night in a luxury hotel suite. Betty and Connie received one vote, but Alan and Eileen received four, meaning they received the night in the suite.
Day 5 - Tomar
The day began with an argument between Clare and Brendan after some confusion about departure times. Two new couples arrived to replace those which had left on Day 3, these were Bill and Rae, and Phil and Jacky. The day's trip was to TomarTomar
Tomar Municipality has a total area of 351.0 km² and a total population of 43,007 inhabitants.The municipality is composed of 16 parishes, and is located in Santarém District...
. In Tomar they visited a castle. In the afternoon they had an archery lesson, followed by a competition, which was won by Connie and Betty. Their prize was supposed to be breakfast in bed served by Brendan, however this would depend on them surviving the days vote. At the vote Kat and Clare received one vote, Alan and Lorenzo received two votes and Connie and Betty received four votes. This meant they received a red card and have to miss out on having breakfast in bed.
Day 6 - Lisbon
The day started with Brendan serving Phil and Jacky breakfast in bed, at the request of Connie and Betty who could not take the prize but they won the previous day. The day's trip was to LisbonLisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
. Firstly they visited the Lisbon Oceanarium
Lisbon Oceanarium
The Oceanarium is an oceanarium in Lisbon, Portugal. It is located in the Parque das Nações, which was the exhibition grounds for the Expo '98.- Architecture :...
. In the afternoon they enjoyed a port wine tasting session aboard a Lisbon tram
Trams in Lisbon
The Lisbon tramway network serves the municipality of Lisbon, capital city of Portugal. In operation since 1873, it presently comprises five urban lines, and is primarily a tourist attraction.-History:...
and then had a tile painting lesson. At the day's vote Bill and Rae received one vote, John and Kerrie received one vote, Alan and Eileen received one vote and Phil and Jacky received three votes meaning they received a yellow card. They had predicted this earlier as the new couples feel the old couples are plotting to vote them off. After the vote new couple Joe and Marlon arrived replacing Connie & Betty. Brendan, tired of the coach trippers continuously arriving late in the mornings gave an explicit warning that anyone late the next morning would automatically receive a yellow card. If the couple the next morning already have a yellow card and get another automatic yellow card for timekeeping it will explicitly become a red card and they would no longer continue traveling.
Day 7 - Faro
The day started with Brendan waiting at the coach to see whether all the contestants would reach the coach by 7:30am. John and Kerrie did not turn up. Brendan went to their hotel room and delivered an automatic yellow card, as promised. The day's trip was to FaroFaro, Portugal
Faro is the southernmost city in Portugal. It is located in the Faro Municipality in southern Portugal. The city proper has 41,934 inhabitants and the entire municipality has 58,305. It is the seat of the Faro District and capital of the Algarve region...
in the Algarve. In the morning they received a golf lesson, although this was delayed as several contestants were not dressed according to the dress code which Alan (Alan and Lorenzo) found funny, but Brendan did not find it funny. In the afternoon they spent time at a water park
Water park
A waterpark is an amusement park that features waterplay areas, such as water slides, splash pads, spraygrounds , lazy rivers, or other recreational bathing, swimming, and barefooting environments...
. Joe had to go to the medical centre at the park as he suffered from dehydration. At the day's vote Bill and Rae received one vote, Clare and Kat received two votes and Phil and Jacky received four votes, meaning they received a red card.
Day 8 - Lagos
The day began with the news that not only was Joe still feeling unwell from the day before but that Kerrie was also suffering from sunstroke. Both of these missed the days trip to LagosLagos, Portugal
Lagos is a municipality at the mouth of Bensafrim River and along the Atlantic Ocean, in the Barlavento region of the Algarve, in southern Portugal....
. In Lagos the coach trippers went on a boat trip out at sea, where they swam amongst the coves. Brendan, who suffers from sea sickness in small boats did not join them but instead had a break from the group with driver Paul. On the coach an argument from the day before, concerning the youngsters flirty behavior at the water park upsetting Bill and Rae was dragged up again. At the afternoon's stop the group went in four by fours up to a distillery where they drank fire water. At the vote Joe and Marlon received one vote and Bill and Rae received five votes and received a yellow card. Bill and Rae accused the original coach trippers of plotting against Phil and Jacky and now against themselves and predicted they would receive a red card tomorrow.
Day 9 - Seville + Tapas Street fights
The day started with new passengers Dave and Di joining the coach replacing Phil & Jacky. It was revealed that the previous night Lorenzo had woken up the new couple at 12:30am doing impressions of Brendan at their door, and had then rung them up twice in the middle of the night. Whilst on their way to SevilleSeville
Seville is the artistic, historic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain. It is the capital of the autonomous community of Andalusia and of the province of Seville. It is situated on the plain of the River Guadalquivir, with an average elevation of above sea level...
the coach had to stop whilst the toilet was fixed. The morning's trip was a tour of the Alacazar, where Joe annoyed several people with his puppet, Freddie. Lunch was a Tapas tour. During lunch Joe and Clare had an argument as Joe believes Clare has been looking down her nose at Joe and Marlon. Joe called Clare a little girl and Clare was left in tears. Alan and Eileen sided with Clare calling Joe's behavior disgraceful. The Tapas tour had a short abandonment due to the arguments in the streets. At the vote Joe and Marlon received one vote, Alan and Eileen also received one vote, Alan and Lorenzo received two votes and Bill and Rae received three votes meaning they received a red card.
Day 10 - Jerez + Broken down Landtrain
The day started with the news that the voting pact which had existed, with the original coach trippers voting off newer couples, appeared to be breaking down. Joe was very upset at Alan for voting for him and Marlon the previous night and accused Alan of trying to control the group. The day's trip was to Jerez. The first stop was to a honey farm where the group did beekeepingBeekeeping
Beekeeping is the maintenance of honey bee colonies, commonly in hives, by humans. A beekeeper keeps bees in order to collect honey and other products of the hive , to pollinate crops, or to produce bees for sale to other beekeepers...
and then tasted some honey. Kerry was less keen as she has a phobia of bees and wasps and she might pass out because of the heat in the bee keeping suits. The second stop was a sherry tasting activity where several coach trippers had too much to drink but Jose's land train ran out of diesel fuel and broke down. At the day's vote Dave and Di, Alan and Eileen and Joe and Marlon all received two votes. As there was a tie the three other couples had to decide between them who would receive the deciding vote. They decided Alan and Eileen should be given a yellow card.
Day 11 - Gibraltar
The day started with new couple Ivor and Andrea joining the coach replacing Bill & Rae. Almost immediately during a toilet break they were approached by Joe to help him vote off Alan and Eileen. The day's trip saw the coach trippers return to British soil as they visited GibraltarGibraltar
Gibraltar is a British overseas territory located on the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula at the entrance of the Mediterranean. A peninsula with an area of , it has a northern border with Andalusia, Spain. The Rock of Gibraltar is the major landmark of the region...
, singing God Save the Queen
God Save the Queen
"God Save the Queen" is an anthem used in a number of Commonwealth realms and British Crown Dependencies. The words of the song, like its title, are adapted to the gender of the current monarch, with "King" replacing "Queen", "he" replacing "she", and so forth, when a king reigns...
as they entered. They took a cable car to the top of the rock to see the views of Gibraltar and the Barbary Apes. John was getting on well with one of the apes until he was bitten. A local tour guide called Angel had joined the tour for the day and irritated Brendan by taking charge of the trips. Brendan was most put out as he saw Angel as being local whilst he was international. The second stop was to HMS York
HMS York (D98)
HMS York is a Batch III Type 42 destroyer of the Royal Navy. Launched on 20 June 1982 at Wallsend, Tyne and Wear and sponsored by Lady Gosling, HMS York was the last Type 42 built. The ship's crest is the White Rose of York, and the "red cross with lions passant" funnel badge is derived from the...
where they were given a tour of the ship by Surg. Lt. Duncan "Flash" Gordon. At the day's vote Joe and Marlon, and Di and Dave both received one vote but Alan and Eileen received five votes so were given a red card.
Day 12 - Morocco (Mopokkω)
As the day's trip involved going to AfricaAfrica
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
the coach trippers had to wake up early. However there was a slight delay as the coach had a flat battery caused by the lights being left on over night. Paul the driver fixed the problem and they went on their way to the ferry port where they went on a ferry to Tangier
Tangier
Tangier, also Tangiers is a city in northern Morocco with a population of about 700,000 . It lies on the North African coast at the western entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar where the Mediterranean meets the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Spartel...
. Clare tried to make peace with Joe after their arguments over the previous few days but Joe was not interested in making peace. In Tangiers they went to a market where they practiced their haggling skills. They then had a traditional Moroccan lunch followed by a belly dance. Ivor, Dave and Alan all joined in with their own belly dances. Anywhere Arabian like Morocco
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
reminds Joe and Marlon of Aladdin
Aladdin
Aladdin is a Middle Eastern folk tale. It is one of the tales in The Book of One Thousand and One Nights , and one of the most famous, although it was actually added to the collection by Antoine Galland ....
. At the day's vote Joe and Marlon received one vote, Di and Dave received two votes and Clare and Kat received three votes which earned them a yellow card.
Day 13 - Marbella/Mijas
The day's first trip was to a private beach in MarbellaMarbella
Marbella is a town in Andalusia, Spain. It is situated on the Mediterranean Sea, in the province of Málaga, beneath the La Concha mountain. In 2000 the city had 98,823 inhabitants, in 2004, 116,234, in 2010 approximately 135,000....
. There the coach trippers enjoyed a morning trying out jet skis and pedalows. Alan and Lorenzo managed to turn over their jet ski, leaving them in the water. Brendan also spent time in the water, after Clare pushed him off of his pedalow. At lunch a new couple, Doris and Ann joined the trip replacing Alan & Eileen. It was also revealed that Kat and Alan may have become more than friends. In the afternoon they visited Mijas
Mijas
Mijas is a town and municipality in the province of Málaga, in Andalusia, southern Spain. It is a typically Andalusian white-washed village located at a mountain side about 450 m above mean sea level, in the heart of the Costa del Sol region...
where most of the group had a donkey ride through the town. Brendan took the opportunity to meet up with some of his friends. At the day's vote Di and Dave received three votes and Kat and Clare received four votes and were given a red card. Although they were then no longer part of the coach trip their flight home was not until the next day and they found out where the coach trippers were staying and had one final night with their friends on the trip.
Day 14 - Granada + Stationary Traffic
The day started with the consequences of the night before. The late night of partying of Alan, Lorenzo, Clare and Kat had finished in the early hours of the morning with the youngsters upsetting other guests with the noise they made. Alan and Kat spent the night in the same room and by morning Alan said he would rather leave the coach than leave Kat. As Lorenzo and Alan showed no interest in joining the day's trip and were delaying the other coach trippers with timekeeping Brendan gave them an automatic red card. The days trip to GranadaGranada
Granada is a city and the capital of the province of Granada, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Granada is located at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains, at the confluence of three rivers, the Beiro, the Darro and the Genil. It sits at an elevation of 738 metres above sea...
was further delayed and so was lunch after they were stuck in a traffic jam due to an accident further up the motorway making the day's trip's morning activity immediately cancelled. They were finally able to make a U-turn and join a different route, allowing them to reach Granada six hours late. The only stop of the day was to some Moorish Baths, where they were able to relax after the stresses of the morning. As the group was now down to just five couples Brendan decided the night's vote would be for a prize of two tickets to a gypsy night. Doris and Ann and Kerrie and John received one vote each but Di and Dave received three votes, meaning they won the night out.
Day 15 - Almeria
The day started with a new couple, Paul and Joy joining the coach replacing Alan & Lorenzo. The day's trip was to AlmeríaAlmería
Almería is a city in Andalusia, Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea. It is the capital of the province of the same name.-Toponym:Tradition says that the name Almería stems from the Arabic المرية Al-Mariyya: "The Mirror", comparing it to "The Mirror of the Sea"...
. As the area was home to the filming of many western firms Brendan decided the coach trippers should give each other cowboy names. This caused problems between Kerrie and Andrea after Kerrie gave Andrea the name of "Acting" Andrea. There had been problems in the previous days between the two after Andrea voted for Kerrie's friends Clare and Kat. Claiming she was missing her daughter Kerrie asked other coach trippers to vote for her and John at the vote later in the day. The day's stop was to a wild west theme park where the group watched stage fights and had a go at it themselves. In the afternoon they went to the park's zoo and watched a parrot show. At the day's vote Ivor and Andrea received one vote but John and Kerrie received five votes and were given a red card, meaning the original seven couples had now left. But before the red card was given arguments between Kerrie and Andrea continued. Andrea then turned on Joe who had tried to stop the arguments. In the heat of the argument Joe told Brendan he wanted to get off the trip, although he was still on the coach at the end of the day.
Day 16 - Benidorm + Freddie's Funeral
The day started with new couple Jess and Becky joining the coach replacing Clare & Kat. The day's trip was to BenidormBenidorm
Benidorm is a coastal town and municipality located in the comarca of Marina Baixa, in the province of Alicante, Valencian community, Spain, by the Western Mediterranean....
. First they had a water skiing lesson then were able to have a go at Benidorm's cable skiing
Cable skiing
.Cable skiing is a way to water ski , where the skier's rope and handle are pulled by an electrically driven cable, whereas traditionally a waterskier is pulled by a motorboat. The mechanism consists of two cables running parallel to one another with carriers between them every 80 metres. The...
. Older members Doris and Joy did not take part, instead they chose to go shopping. The day's fun turned into disaster for Joe as he had gone skiing with £500 in his pockets and he lost all the notes of the half-grand in the sea. Despite Brendan organising a search party the half-thousand pounds money was not found. To increase Joe's agony his little puppet Freddie also went missing and was presumed lost or deceased at sea. To mark Joe's loss of half a thousand pounds and Freddie the dredd a minutes silence and Chopin's Funeral march were both held on the coach. At the day's vote Di and Dave received one vote, Ivor and Andrea received two votes and Joe and Marlon received three votes and were given a yellow card. After the vote Andrea and Marlon had an apologising argument over the way Andrea had treated Kerrie badly by disagreement the previous day.
Day 17 - Ibiza
The day's trip was to IbizaIbiza
Ibiza or Eivissa is a Spanish island in the Mediterranean Sea 79 km off the coast of the city of Valencia in Spain. It is the third largest of the Balearic Islands, an autonomous community of Spain. With Formentera, it is one of the two Pine Islands or Pityuses. Its largest cities are Ibiza...
which needed a two hour ferry ride from the mainland. New couple Victoria and Jackson joined the coach replacing John & Kerrie. The day's first stop was a DJ mixing lesson with Brandon Block
Brandon Block
Brandon Block is a British club DJ. He was born in 1967 in the East End of London. At the age of 4, he moved to Wembley along with his mum, who still lives there today. His career started out in 1985 at the John Lyon pub in Harrow, West London...
and Andy B. Doris was chosen as star DJ and was given the name DJ Doris. The afternoon's stop was to a yoga
Yoga
Yoga is a physical, mental, and spiritual discipline, originating in ancient India. The goal of yoga, or of the person practicing yoga, is the attainment of a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquility while meditating on Supersoul...
lesson. At the vote Ivor and Andrea and Doris and Ann both received one vote, and Joe and Marlon received five votes and were given a red card on the day after Freddie's funeral. Joe proceeded to talk emotionally of his friends on the coach and then addressed Ivor, saying "I love you Ivor, I love you big time bruv", which saw Andrea make a half-hearted attempt to hold back a laugh. She then criticised his "performance" to camera, away from the rest of the group.
Day 18 - Tarragona
The day started with new couple Paul and Tim joining the coach replacing Joe & Marlon. The days trip was to TarragonaTarragona
Tarragona is a city located in the south of Catalonia on the north-east of Spain, by the Mediterranean. It is the capital of the Spanish province of the same name and the capital of the Catalan comarca Tarragonès. In the medieval and modern times it was the capital of the Vegueria of Tarragona...
. The first stop was to the theme park Port Aventura where some of the group rode the roller coasters, including Dragon Khan
Dragon Khan
Dragon Khan is a steel sit-down roller coaster located in the PortAventura theme park in Salou, Catalonia, Spain. Dragon Khan boasts eight inversions; which was a world record until the opening of the ten-loop Colossus in Thorpe Park, United Kingdom in 2002...
. This left Ann and Brendan feeling sick. Dave went on the roller coasters despite claiming he has been suffering from a serious balance problem in the last year, which made Andrea suspect he has not been ill at all. The second half of the day was a guided tour through the city by Dave who manipulated Brendan's Job. Some members of the group made Brendan angry as they chatted through the guides talks about the various parts of the city, and was annoyed with Becky leaving the group to use her mobile phone. At the day's vote Jackson and Victoria and Becky and Jess both received two votes but Di and Dave received three votes and were given a yellow card. There was friction during the vote after Becky and Jess said Dave was boring (In which Dave didn't agree with). Dave and Di's main problem was with Andrea and Ivor though. Andrea and Ivor want to get Dave and Di off the coach as they see them as part of the old alliance. Dave and Di promised to vote for Andrea and Ivor the next day for the reason they simply do not like them.
Day 19 - Perpignan
The day's trip saw the coach travel to PerpignanPerpignan
-Sport:Perpignan is a rugby stronghold: their rugby union side, USA Perpignan, is a regular competitor in the Heineken Cup and seven times champion of the Top 14 , while their rugby league side plays in the engage Super League under the name Catalans Dragons.-Culture:Since 2004, every year in the...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. On their way the coach trippers were given a quiz on what they had learnt in Spain. The winners would receive immunity at the nights vote and the losers would lose their right to nominate against others at the vote. Andrea and Ivor were the winners, which ruined Di and Dave's plans to vote them off. The losers were Doris and Ann. In Perpignan the group were given a rugby union lesson on the beach and then had a rugby union match. Paul, of Paul and Tim, left the match because he felt Dave was taking the game too seriously and then plotted with Andrea who did not play to vote off Di and Dave. The second stop of the day was to a Chateaux where they enjoyed a wine tasting afternoon. At the days' vote Jackson and Victoria, Paul and Tim and Jess and Becky all received one vote, but Di and Dave received three votes and were given a red card so despite Doris and Ann were unable to vote they weren't voted for and have managed to escape the yellow card. Andrea and Ivor then revealed their next target was Jackson and Victoria.
Day 20 - Montpellier/Sète
The day's trip was to MontpellierMontpellier
-Neighbourhoods:Since 2001, Montpellier has been divided into seven official neighbourhoods, themselves divided into sub-neighbourhoods. Each of them possesses a neighbourhood council....
. The first stop of the day was a cookery lesson in French cuisine, however the Michelin Star twin chefs which had been booked were on holiday so their sous chef took the class instead. Jackson and Victoria's behavior during the lesson annoyed the rest of the group. The groups lunch was the food they made, but they had not made much and were complaining of being hungry so Brendan had to go to a shop to buy sandwiches. The second stop of the day was a unique type of jousting involving boats. The girls representative won after he knocked the boys representative off the boat and into the water. At the day's vote Paul and Tim received one vote and Jackson and Victoria received five votes and were given a yellow card. After the vote Andrea and Ivor promised to complete their mission of voting off Jackson and Victoria the next day.
Day 21 - Marseille + London Bombings
The day started with the news that Victoria and Jackson did not want to continue with the trip as they knew they would be eliminated at the days vote. As they were refusing to go on the day's trip and were holding up the coach Brendan gave them an automatic red card (in fact they were both very badly hungover in the hotel cabin's bathroom!). The announcement of their departure was greeted with cheers from the rest of the group. New couple Chandra and Vina then joined the trip replacing Victoria and Jackson. The days trip in the mediterranean sun was to MarseilleMarseille
Marseille , known in antiquity as Massalia , is the second largest city in France, after Paris, with a population of 852,395 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Marseille extends beyond the city limits with a population of over 1,420,000 on an area of...
where the group went horse riding through the Camargue
Camargue
The Camargue is the region located south of Arles, France, between the Mediterranean Sea and the two arms of the Rhône River delta. The eastern arm is called the Grand Rhône; the western one is the Petit Rhône....
where it rained from the previous week (29 June - 6 July). The coach trippers had a lot of difficulty controlling their horses especially through the floods. After lunch and the morning activity this devastating news from home arrived when the group learned of the 7 July 2005 London bombings
7 July 2005 London bombings
The 7 July 2005 London bombings were a series of co-ordinated suicide attacks in the United Kingdom, targeting civilians using London's public transport system during the morning rush hour....
which had happened earlier in the day when there were grey clouds in London well after the sun rose in France. The day's trip's afternoon activity was not just immediately cancelled but also the day's vote was suspended. The rest of the day saw an emotional group trying to ring home to see if their friends and family were safe from bombs. Brendan said anyone who felt they could no longer continue travelling due to 7 July attacks could leave the trip on the beginning of the next day. Jess and Becky, whose businesses were affected by the bombings, decided to leave the trip on the beginning of the following day. Brendan announced that the trip would continue as normal the next day.
Day 22 - Sainte-Maxime/Cannes Part 1
The day started with the group waving goodbye to Becky and Jess who walked due to the London bombings from the previous day. The day's mediterranean sun trip was to Sainte-MaximeSainte-Maxime
Sainte-Maxime is a commune and city in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. I.e. on the French Riviera in southeastern France from Nice and from Marseille.-Village:...
. Because the vote was suspended on the previous day Chandra and Vina had a 2 day immunity for the price of a 1 day immunity. The guest guide for the day was hometown hero David Ginola
David Ginola
David Karl Ginola is a French former international football player who has also worked as an actor and model.Ginola was born in Gassin, Var...
who occupied an empty spare seat. The day consisted of a tour of the bay in a boat and relaxation on the beach. Paul, of Paul and Tim, accused Brendan of fawning over Ginola, however Brendan said Paul was just jealous. Whilst the group relaxed on the beach Brendan had to go back to the restaurant where they had lunch to collect Vina's phone which she left there. Finally the group enjoyed a game of beach football with Ginola. At the day's vote Tim and Paul received one vote but Ivor and Andrea received four votes and were given a yellow card. It was then revealed after arriving in Cannes
Cannes
Cannes is one of the best-known cities of the French Riviera, a busy tourist destination and host of the annual Cannes Film Festival. It is a Commune of France in the Alpes-Maritimes department....
that they had asked to be voted for as they wish to leave but do not want to pay for their flight home, which they would have to do if they simply quit the coach with a red card on the following day.
Day 23 - Cannes Part 2/Grasse/Antibes
The day began in CannesCannes
Cannes is one of the best-known cities of the French Riviera, a busy tourist destination and host of the annual Cannes Film Festival. It is a Commune of France in the Alpes-Maritimes department....
with Brendan giving Ivor and Andrea an automatic red card for manipulating the previous day's vote. He told them that plotting to leave the trip at a certain time as they had done was not in the spirit of the show. Two new couples then joined the coach Mary and Jamie, and Matt and Scott who replaced Jess and Becky, and Dave and Di. The days trip was to Grasse
Grasse
-See also:*Route Napoléon*Ancient Diocese of Grasse*Communes of the Alpes-Maritimes department-External links:*...
. The first stop of the day was to a perfumery where the coach trippers made their own perfumes. The host went around smelling their efforts, but Paul and Tim plotted to play a prank on him by putting some of Doris' smelling salts in theirs. Brendan put a stop to that idea. The second stop of the day was to an art gallery in Antibes
Antibes
Antibes is a resort town in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France.It lies on the Mediterranean in the Côte d'Azur, located between Cannes and Nice. The town of Juan-les-Pins is within the commune of Antibes...
where the group did their own paintings on steel and used a press to produce them. At the day's vote Paul and Tim received two votes and Chandra and Vina received four votes and were given a yellow card.
Day 24 (Day XXIV) - Cannes Part 3/Portofino
The day began in CannesCannes
Cannes is one of the best-known cities of the French Riviera, a busy tourist destination and host of the annual Cannes Film Festival. It is a Commune of France in the Alpes-Maritimes department....
with new couple Dennis and Jackie joining the coach replacing Ivor & Andrea. The day's trip saw the coach leave France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and go to the town of Portofino
Portofino
Portofino is a small Italian fishing village, comune and tourist resort located in the province of Genoa on the Italian Riviera. The town is crowded round its small harbour, is closely associated with Paraggi Beach, which is a few minutes up the coast...
in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. On the way there the coach trippers learned some Italian phrases. They were unable to take the coach into Portofino as the streets are too narrow, so instead they went on sail boats. The coach trippers were split into two teams, one on each boat. They then raced the boats across the bay. Brendan's boat won, despite losing a sail halfway through. In Portofino the winning team was presented a trophy. Paul, of Paul and Tim, who was on the losing side, was not gracious in defeat. At the day's vote counducted on the coach while the storm brewed in the tunnel Joy and Paul, Matt and Scott and Paul and Tim all received one vote but Vina and Chandra received four votes and were given a red card.
Day 25 (Day XXV) - Lucca
The day did not start well with the news that the hotel's breakfast was not up to the standard usually expected on coach trip and also that Tim had lost his passport. The day's trip was to LuccaLucca
Lucca is a city and comune in Tuscany, central Italy, situated on the river Serchio in a fertile plainnear the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is the capital city of the Province of Lucca...
. The first stop was at Pinocchio
Pinocchio
The Adventures of Pinocchio is a novel for children by Italian author Carlo Collodi, written in Florence. The first half was originally a serial between 1881 and 1883, and then later completed as a book for children in February 1883. It is about the mischievous adventures of Pinocchio , an...
Park. This bored most of the coach trippers and was described as being like "watching paint dry" and as the "low point of the trip" the most interesting and exciting part of Pinocchio Park was The Whale. At lunch Paul, of Paul and Tim, had an upset stomach, and made sure everyone else knew about it, which upset the rest of the group. Due to the stressful and boaring nature of the day a walking tour of Lucca was cancelled, instead they spent time relaxing at the beach, apart from Tim who had to go to the police to sort out his passport. At the vote Dennis and Jackie, and Scott and Matt received one vote each but Paul and Tim received four votes and were given a yellow card. Later that night new couple John and Kelly arrived replacing Chandra & Vina.
Day 26 (Day XXVI) - Maranello
As the coach trip reached its final week the day's trip was to MaranelloMaranello
Maranello is a town and comune in the region of Emilia-Romagna in Northern Italy, 18 km from Modena, with a population of 16,841 as of 2009. It is best known as the home of Ferrari S.p.A. and the Scuderia Ferrari Formula One racing team...
. The first stop of the day wasto a Go Kart track where the boys and girls both had a race. The girls race was won by Mary. The boys race was won by Matt. The days lunch was a difficult one. Firstly it was announced by Brendan that the days vote would be anonymous, so no-one would know who voted for who. Secondly Matt, Scott and Dennis had a loud arguemt about the food. The afternoons stop was a tour of a Ferrari
Ferrari
Ferrari S.p.A. is an Italian sports car manufacturer based in Maranello, Italy. Founded by Enzo Ferrari in 1929, as Scuderia Ferrari, the company sponsored drivers and manufactured race cars before moving into production of street-legal vehicles as Ferrari S.p.A. in 1947...
museum. The group were even allowed to sit in a classic car. At the day's anonymous vote Jamie and Mary received one vote, Dennis and Jackie received two votes but Doris and Ann received four votes and were given a yellow card.
Day 27 (XXVII) - Modena
The day began with the news that driver Paul had found Tim's lost passport whilst he was cleaning the coach. The day's trip was to ModenaModena
Modena is a city and comune on the south side of the Po Valley, in the Province of Modena in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy....
. The first stop was a tour of a Balsamic vinegar farm where they were shown how the vinegar is made. They then tasted the vinegar on its own and with ice cream. The afternoons activity was an opera singing lesson. Not everyone enjoyed the lesson. Matt and Scott were told off for not taking the lesson seriously, John was not at all interested, and Paul, of Paul and Tim, was asked to leave by the teacher for mucking about. At the day's vote Doris and Ann, and Paul and Joy received one vote each, but John and Kelly received five votes and were given a yellow card.
Day 28 (Day XXVIII) - Verona
The day began with news that John and Kelly no longer wished to continue on the trip and would be flying home early via Luton Airport without a red card. The day's trip was to VeronaVerona
Verona ; German Bern, Dietrichsbern or Welschbern) is a city in the Veneto, northern Italy, with approx. 265,000 inhabitants and one of the seven chef-lieus of the region. It is the second largest city municipality in the region and the third of North-Eastern Italy. The metropolitan area of Verona...
. The days first stop was to the commissioner of tourism's office in the Scaliger
Scaliger
The noble family of the Scaliger were Lords of Verona. When Ezzelino III was elected podestà of the commune in 1226, he was able to convert the office into a permanent lordship...
palace. It is so rare for tourists to be allowed in the palace that the trip made it onto the local TV news. At the palace they used the balcony to view across to what is believed to be Romeo's house and the building of the Montagues. The next stop was to what is believed to be Juliet's balcony in the building of the Capulets, where some of the couples shared a romantic kiss, as well as Brendan and Paul, of Paul and Tim! The next stop was a Tortellini
Tortellini
Tortellini are ring-shaped pasta. They are typically stuffed with a mix of meat or cheese. Originally from the Italian region of Emilia , they are usually served in broth, meat broth, either of beef, chicken, or both...
cooking lesson with Paul, of Paul and Tim, leading a group and Brendan leading another. Both teams resorted to cheating to try and win. Paul bribed the kitched staff to give him some pasta they had already made, and Brendan used a pasta machine instead of handmaking it. Both plots foulled though as the judge revealed he knew of the cheating and declared a draw. At the day's vote Mary and Jamie received one vote and Matt and Scott received five votes and were given a yellow card. Jamie and Mary plus Paul and Joy were extremely annoyed at Matt and Scott pressuring them before the previous day's vote.
Day 29 (Day XXIX) - Milan
The day's trip and the final destination of the trip was to MilanMilan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
. The morning's activities were taking photographs of the famous sights of Milan and an hours shopping in the designer stores of the city. The afternoon's activity was a visit to a fashion house where they learned how to be models and walk the catwalk. They then took part in their own fashion show. The day's vote was for the prize of staying on in Milan for a short holiday after everyone else goes home. Paul and Tim were third Mary and Jamie, Doris and Ann, Dennis and Jackie, and Matt and Scott all received one vote each and were all second but Paul and Joy received two votes and won the holiday in Milan.
Day 30 (Day XXX) - The Last Day
The final morning saw the rest of the group wave goodbye to Paul and Joy who remained in MilanMilan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
for the winners' holiday. The rest of the group made their way to Milan Airport
Malpensa Airport
Milano Malpensa Airport "City of Milan" , former "Aeroporto Città di Milano" is Milan's largest airport. It is located 39.97 km northwest of central Milan, Italy...
. On the coach Jackie sang a song about the coach trip she had written about the trip, and Paul the driver was given a round of applause for all his hard work. Brendan revealed his favourite parts of the trip. His favourite couples were Irene and John, Alan and Lorenzo, Connie and Betty, John and Kerry and Paul and Tim. His favourite cities were Salamanca
Salamanca
Salamanca is a city in western Spain, in the community of Castile and León. Because it is known for its beautiful buildings and urban environment, the Old City was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988. It is the most important university city in Spain and is known for its contributions to...
and Seville
Seville
Seville is the artistic, historic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain. It is the capital of the autonomous community of Andalusia and of the province of Seville. It is situated on the plain of the River Guadalquivir, with an average elevation of above sea level...
. His highlight of the trip was the day spent with David Ginola
David Ginola
David Karl Ginola is a French former international football player who has also worked as an actor and model.Ginola was born in Gassin, Var...
. At the airport everyone had to say their goodbyes, as after over 3000 miles (4,828 km), two continents, six countries and 44 passengers. For most tourists the tour was a complete nightmare even though the weather was nice and expected, but for those who joined after 7 July 2005 was a holiday of a lifetime. The Coach Trip, 28 votes and the London Bombings, were all over.