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It was all aboard as the tour bus embarked on another adventure, this time from near Leeds. The first port of call was Kingston upon Hull with a spot of maypole dancing, before heading to Hull's spectacular aquarium. At the end of the day the couples voted and with three votes Yasmin and Neelofer received the first yellow card.
It's day two and the group arrive in Amsterdam. After touring the city's canals by pedalo they learn the exotic art of burlesque dancing. At the vote Brendan drops a bombshell when he unexpectedly changes the rules of the vote.
The coach heads for rural Holland on day three for a life drawing class in Vincent van Gogh's house. And the trippers' artistic 'talent' leaves Brendan crying with laughter.
The tourists head to Bremen. But on arrival a dramatic emergency call is made after one passenger falls ill, resulting in an unexpected early departure from the trip. However, the numbers are soon bolstered by some lively new arrivals.
In Hamburg it's day five and some familiar faces rejoin the group. After a visit to a submarine, it's all out conflict between two couples at vote time.
The tourists wake on the night ferry as it arrives in Gothenburg. Brendan whisks the party off to the city's famous fish market, where rotten fish is on the menu.
The coach arrives in Jonkoping, Sweden, where Brendan's plans for a synchronised swimming lesson are dashed as the pool is closed, so the icy local lake beckons instead...
Amanda loses her precious diamond ring. And, in some Swedish woods, the group has a lesson in mind over matter, but the fire-walking experience leaves some of the party cold.
As the tour rolls in to Stockholm, goth rockers - and ex-partners - Chris and Lauren join the travellers. But the day's sightseeing is forgotten in a shocking moment of real-life drama.
After a night ferry crossing, the tour arrives at Nuuksio Park in rural Finland, where the tourists are eaten alive by mosquitoes as they attempt to master local folk dancing.
The coach departed the woods arrived in the Finnish capital of Helsinki, where the tourists tried a spot of ice hockey at the Hartwall Areena before having a hot and steamy session in a sauna.
In Tallinn, Estonia, Brendan planned a stag party, which began with the coach being ambushed by Soviet soldiers. Later, the ladies got to grips with a butler in the buff.
In Parnu, Estonia, Brendan cast his critical eye over some local glass-making. The afternoon was spent trying Estonia's national sport - with mixed results, including a trip to hospital.
Moving on to Sigulda in Latvia, the group get stuck into some medieval games, before meeting a cheeky new couple and taking to the skies at a skydiving centre.
The tourists round off the week in Riga, Latvia, where they are let loose on a bobsleigh track, before sampling some of the finest local caviar - which isn't to everyone's tastes.
In Siauliai, Lithuania, the tourists pay a visit to the spectacular Hill of Crosses, one of the country's major Catholic pilgrimage sites. Later, they party with a local folk group.
In Vilnius, Lithuania, the group pay a harrowing visit to the KGB museum. And, despite Brendan's attempt to cheer everyone up in the afternoon, the day ends in turmoil, with a shock red card at an emotional vote.
Day 18, in Kaunas, Lithuania, brings more new arrivals, a disastrous traditional cookery lesson and a spectacularly unsuccessful raft-building session.
Yet more new arrivals climb onboard at Curonian Spit in Lithuania. It's not long before everyone's getting stuck into the locals' traditional work: gutting and smoking fish - which causes plenty of commotion among the tourists. The afternoon is due to be spent blow-carting - except there's no wind - and, at the vote, there's all-out war between two couples.
The Lithuanian love-in continues in Klaipeda, as the group meet dolphins and a huge sea lion at the Sea Museum. Later, they scour the beach for Baltic amber.
The tourists arrive in Sweden and drive to Malmo, where they receive a rap lesson from a local pop star.
In Copenhagen, Denmark, the tourists try to see the city by kayak, but Brendan falls out of his vessel, and the major city waterways prove too much for these plucky Brits.
In Odense, Denmark, Amanda and Nikki's prayers are answered in the form of hunks Geoff and Jack. On a visit to the Hans Christian Andersen museum, Amanda and Jack flirt heavily.
Glamorous girls Kayley & Helena join the coach in Arhus, Denmark, where the trippers head off to the Sky Tower for a freefall drop which tests their fear of heights. Later in the day new couple Phil & Celia join the group for some wood carving.
In Aalborg, Denmark the rivalry escalates between new girls Kayleigh and Helena, and Amanda and Nikki, with some impromptu dancing on the coach before the group take part in traditional viking games. Then later on mucking out at a pig farm proves too much for the tourists.
The tour party arrives off the ferry in Norway, where the group learn handball and tackle a 1km zip wire across a river.
The coach trundles into Oslo and Brendan takes the tourists for a spot of culture at the Munch museum.
After a bad night's sleep on the night train, the tourists arrive in Bergen, before boarding a boat to tour the stunning fjords, and then going skiing, with predictable results.
In Voss, Norway, on the last full day of the current trip, the party goes white water rafting and abseil down sheer cliffs, before voting for their favourite couple.
It's the journey home and Brendan reminisces about the best and worst of the last 30 days on the road.
