Southern California Cycling Group (and other fun events)

Studio City, CA

1,218 members
Public group

and 10 others

What we're about

Please click "Read more" below to find out about our cycling group.

You must be at least 18 years old and wear a helmet to participate in our bike rides.

BECOME A SUPPORTING MEMBER:

When you donate $5 at http://paypal.me/paylouis/5 to our group you'll have "SUPPORTING MEMBER" under your name in your profile and when you RSVP for events. Type "Southern California Cycling Group" and your Meetup name where it says "Add a note" so I know who is making the donation. This will help pay for the fees that Meetup charges to have our group on their website.

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You must agree to our waiver and release at https://www.meetup.com/cyclegroup/pages/Membership_Disclaimer/ to join this group and/or participate in our events.

You release and hold harmless the organizers and all other participants from all claims or liabilities arising out of participating in our events.

To participate in our events you must agree to follow these rules:

1. join the group and RSVP to attend events in our group;

2. agree to our waiver;

3. follow the leader at all times during our events; you cannot go ahead of the leader on your own;

4. do not talk to others during the bike ride. This disturbs the concentration of our participants and is very distracting;

5. tell the leader if you are leaving the event;

6. follow the leader's instructions at all times;

7. have your real name with your photo in your profile and answer your profile questions;

8. if you RSVP "Yes" and do not show up 3 times for events without canceling by changing your RSVP to "No" before the event takes place, you will be removed and banned from participating in this Meetup group.

If you do not follow these instructions you will be asked to leave the event, and you will be removed from the group.

Let's have fun!

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St Petersburg, Moscow, Warsaw, Krakow Wieliczka: Epic Eastern Train Adventure!!!

Thu, Jun 17, 7:00 AM PDT

St Petersburg, Moscow, Warsaw, Krakow Wieliczka: Epic Eastern Train Adventure!!!

Los Angeles International Airport

Let's make a plan to get out of town and Meetup!!

This trip is an AMAZING Eastern European journey.

It has all the best elements.

The basic thumbnails are St Petersburg, Moscow, Warsaw, Krakow and Wieliczka.

We will be visiting at the top of summer - a time called "White Nights" The sun never really sets. It's amazing!!!

Add to this:
We will be taking Night Trains from St Petersburg to Moscow and then from Moscow to Warsaw. This brings in the romance train travel of a bygone era.

We start in St Petersburg. A city dripping with history.
First of all . . .there is the Hermitage. And there is the rest of the amazing city too (rsvp or message us to find out city options)

After our time in St Petersburg we travel by night train to Moscow.
In Moscow we will have two full days to soak in the city with guided tours. (rsvp or message us to find out city specifics)

After our fill of Moscow we make our way by Night Train to Warsaw. If you don't know much about Warsaw . . . you will, after we get there.
It is truly a historic city. (rsvp or message us to find out city options)

We continue to Krakow. This may very well be the gem of the entire trip.
From Krakow we do take a day trip to Wieliczka. This is NOT to be missed.

Here are links that give a small taste of each place
"White Nights https://tr.im/WhiteNightsVid
St Petersburg https://tr.im/StPetersburgVid
Moscow https://tr.im/MoscowVid (this underplays what is there)
Karkow https://tr.im/KrakowVid1 and https://tr.im/KrakowVid2
Warsaw https://tr.im/WarsawVid
Wieliczka https://tr.im/WieliczkaVid

Itinerary
Day 0 Jun 17
Departure to St Petersburg

Day 1 Jun 18
Arrival. Sit down kickoff dinner (included) Hotel Petro Palace

Day 2 Jun 19
First day of Miracles of St Petersburg. City Tour. Lunch Included in tour. Hotel Petro Palace

Day 3 Jun 20
Second day of Miracles of St Petersburg. City Tour. Night Train St Pete/Moscow

Day 4 Jun 21
Moscow Private 2-Day Tour. Sit down dinner (included)
Hotel Metropol Moscow

Day 5 Jun 22
Moscow Private 2-Day Tour. Night Train Moscow/Warsaw

Day 6 Jun 23
Warsaw Hop-on, Hop-off Tour. Sit down dinner (included)
Hotel Bellotto

Day 7 Jun 24
Day at leisure to explore (night in) Hotel Bellotto

Day 8 Jun 25
Warsaw to Krakow with sightseeing on the way. Extra stop Monastery of Jasna Gora in Czestochowa, home to the Black Madonna painting. Metropolitan Boutique Hotel

Day 9, Jun 26
Day Trip to Auschwitz-Birkenau and Wieliczka Salt Mine from Krakow (Lunch included) Metropolitan Boutique Hotel

Day 10 Jun 27
Farewell Dinner (included) Metropolitan Boutique Hotel

Day 11 Jun 28
Flight Home

Add to all of this . . . we will be staying in 5 star hotels that are in the heart of the city and in the center of all the sights and culture.

Hotels
St Petersbug https://tr.im/StPetersburgHotel
Moscow https://tr.im/MoscowHotel
Warsaw https://tr.im/WarsawHotel1 or https://tr.im/WarsawHotel2
Krakow https://tr.im/KrakowHotel

This event is cross-posted to several like-minded groups.
The main group coordinating is
https://tr.im/MoreToExplore

Total cost is $2,990.
Per person, Double Occupancy.
We will provide roommate matching.

Solo Room supplement is $1,100 (if you want the hotel room and train cabin to yourself)

Round trip air is not included. This is the "land" portion cost.

Deposit of $500.00 to secure your place ASAP.

Deposit refundable up to 90 days prior to departure.
Balance due no later than April 17, 2020.

We will walk you thru obtaining a Russian Visa. There is an additional cost.

Here are other upcoming events:

May 15
Ensenada Weekend Cruise
https://tr.im/Ensenada

Apr 18
Everest Base Camp
https://tr.im/BaseCampEverest

Sep 18
Meetup on The Orient Express
Paris, Venice, Prague, Vienna, Budapest, Istanbul
https://tr.im/OrientExpress2020

May 8
Sequoia National Park
https://tr.im/SequoiaCamping

May 22
Yosemite Memorial Day Weekend
https://tr.im/YosemiteCamping

Jul 2
July 4th Weekend: Big Pine Lakes
https://tr.im/July4thCamping