No more worries for a week or two

This post from Matthew Turner got me thinking, especially when he mentioned Peter Cuthbertson referring to Sweden and the Netherlands as 'degenerate hellholes'. Now, given that David Carr's trip to Brussels seems to have opened up his eyes a little, how about we try and do the same for Peter.

Now, Peter's a student and, as we all know, students aren't known for having vast sums of money available for frivolous travel (all of their travel is serious and degree-related, I'm reliably informed, and all that drinking is just to relax at the end of a long day's studying) so isn't it about time we bloggers helped one of our own?

That's why I'm establishing the Peter Cuthbertson Summer Holiday Fund (PCSHF for short) with the aim of sending Peter on a tour of Europe this summer, so he can investigate for himself and let us know if the continent really is full of 'degenerate hellholes' for the rest of us to avoid or visit, according to taste. In an ideal world, the fund would raise enough to send Peter off on his travels in full Cliff Richard style, travelling in an old London Transport Routemaster with a group of cheepy chappie mates, but if you can't all be that generous, an Inter-rail ticket's not that expensive and ferry tickets to the Hook of Holland start from some very reasonable prices.

So, who wants to donate to this worthy cause?

Update: Those of you who don't want to contribute to Peter's holidays might want to consider my Plan B instead - raising enough money to send one, some or all of Matt T, Chris Brooke, Dave Weeden, Harry Hatchet, Johann Hari or James Graham on this cruise (found via Pandagon) - you know it'll be fun.