{"id":18142,"date":"2013-01-21T12:23:53","date_gmt":"2013-01-21T02:23:53","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/vc\/blog\/?p=18142"},"modified":"2018-05-15T04:02:51","modified_gmt":"2018-05-14T18:02:51","slug":"get-on-your-bike-for-a-lastminute-getaway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/vc\/blog\/get-on-your-bike-for-a-lastminute-getaway\/","title":{"rendered":"On your bike!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pinkLinks\">\n<div class=\"phlml\"><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Dear Lance, we think if anyone needs to make a dash for a lastminute getaway out of the public eye right about now, it\u2019s you. Read on for our top five destination ideas. You\u2019re welcome. Cheers, The lastminute lovelies.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\nOff the back of Lance Armstrong\u2019s much publicised interview with Oprah last week, we think it\u2019s fair to say Lance probably wouldn&#8217;t mind escaping the USA for a little while.<br \/>\nSomewhere remote without TV, phone and internet reception could be a good option!<br \/>\nWith this in mind, we\u2019ve put together our top five destination suggestions for a quick getaway:<br \/>\n<strong>lastminute.com.au\u2019s top getaway destinations for Lance Armstrong <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>1. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/international-flights\/cheap-airfares-to-copenhagen-denmark?cid=lmau_blog_post\">Copenhagen, Denmark<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 If you\u2019re going to get back on the bike Lance, Denmark is the place to be. With more than one in three locals cycling to work or school, you\u2019re sure to blend into the crowd. Well, maybe.<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/vc\/blog\/get-on-your-bike-for-a-lastminute-getaway\/shutterstock_92006381\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-18146\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18146 size-full\" title=\"shutterstock_92006381\" src=\"https:\/\/images.trvl-media.com\/media\/content\/expaus\/images\/last-minute\/blog\/uploads\/2013\/01\/shutterstock_92006381.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<h5>Image courtesy of: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/gallery-631930p1.html?cr=00&amp;pl=edit-00\">vvoe<\/a> \/ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/?cr=00&amp;pl=edit-00\">Shutterstock.com<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>2. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/international-flights\/cheap-airfares-to-phuket-thailand?cid=lmau_blog_post\">Phuket, Thailand<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 You\u2019re probably not getting too many grins at home in the USA so \u2018The Land of Smiles\u2019 could be just the ticket.<br \/>\n<strong>3. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/international-flights\/cheap-airfares-to-cook-islands?cid=lmau_blog_post\">Suwarrow Island, Cook Islands<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 One of the most remote islands in the world, it\u2019s a real life treasure island that has produced chests full of gold and silver coins (not quite Olympic medals but beggars can\u2019t be choosers right?)<br \/>\n<strong>4. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/international-flights\/cheap-airfares-to-stockholm-sweden?cid=lmau_blog_post\">Stockholm, Sweden<\/a> <\/strong>\u2013 Eat the famous meatballs, drown your sorrows with an Absolut Vodka or three, go skiing and of course be sure to pick up a National Soccer team jersey which just happens to be bright yellow.<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/vc\/blog\/get-on-your-bike-for-a-lastminute-getaway\/shutterstock_48397333\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-18160\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18160 size-full\" title=\"shutterstock_48397333\" src=\"https:\/\/images.trvl-media.com\/media\/content\/expaus\/images\/last-minute\/blog\/uploads\/2013\/01\/shutterstock_48397333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"334\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<h5>Image courtesy of: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/gallery-58178p1.html?cr=00&amp;pl=edit-00\">fstockfoto<\/a> \/ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/?cr=00&amp;pl=edit-00\">Shutterstock.com<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>5. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/domestic-flights\/cheap-airfares-to-kununurra?cid=lmau_blog_post\">The Kimberley\u2019s, Australia<\/a> <\/strong>\u2013 Recently named in the New York Time\u2019s top destinations for 2013 list, this Aussie region is perfect for a remote escape. A stay at the exclusive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/accommodation\/australia\/berkeley-river\/W242796?checkin=30%2F3%2F2013&amp;datefrom=04%2F3%2F2013&amp;regionid=2017&amp;noadults=2&amp;dateto=18%2F3%2F2013&amp;checkout=31%2F3%2F2013&amp;nochilds=0?cid=lmau_blog_post\">Berkeley River Lodge<\/a> is accessible only by air and with all meals, return plane transfers and tours included, there\u2019s plenty of privacy.<br \/>\n<a href=\"\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/vc\/blog\/get-on-your-bike-for-a-lastminute-getaway\/berkeley-river-lodge\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-18165\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18165 size-full\" title=\"Berkeley River Lodge\" src=\"https:\/\/images.trvl-media.com\/media\/content\/expaus\/images\/last-minute\/blog\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Berkeley-River-Lodge-e1358734062338.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"325\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Lance, we think if anyone needs to make a dash for a lastminute getaway out of the public eye..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":39434,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[34,4,9],"tags":[302,2814,2815,2450,2816,2817,2818,219,2819,338,1853,2820,2821,342,2822],"acf":{"credits":[{"name":"","label":"","full_url":""}],"enable_review_score":false},"posts_api_cpm_point":{"name":"","description":"","thumbnail":"","address":"Copenhagen, Denmark","latitude":"55.6760968","longitude":"12.568337199999974","icon":"\/images\/icons\/marker.png"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18142"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18142"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18142\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39435,"href":"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18142\/revisions\/39435"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39434"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18142"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18142"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lastminute.com.au\/vc\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18142"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}