Sunday 29th August - AMSTERDAM, Netherlands TBC

The possibilities for excess in Amsterdam are plenty and well documented, so it's perhaps a little surprising it has taken four years for the Student Brake Away to make a stop here. Besides the vice, this is still one of the most genuinely welcoming capital cities around and the locals are always down with the banter, despite their well-earned reputation for having a strong opinion on absolutely everything you can think of. Returning visitors will already be aware that the entire city is actually nothing more than an elaborate trap, designed to lure oblivious tourists to a sticky end under the wheels of its many trams and bicycles. Perhaps not so welcoming after all then.

Monday 30th August - BERLIN, Germany TBC

Torn apart by the Cold War after being torn down in a hot one, since reunification Berlin has been smashing in all different directions at once like a hyper-active 5 year old at the end of the long car journey, working hard to establish its cultural role in the new Europe that rose alongside it. Nearly 20 years on and, whether you like what you find or not, there is no denying that same boundless pent-up energy shows no sign of abating, especially when it comes to having a good old fashioned rave up. They invented the Love Parade, worship techno and have the best kebabs in Europe - what more do you want!?!?

Tuesday 31st August - PRAGUE, Czech Republic TBC

Prague is the first city that the Student Brake Away has returned to in the event's four year history, although if we would actually be allowed back anywhere else is open to debate. Since the turn of the century the march of "progress" has turned the largely unspoilt capital of Bohemia in to a seedy playground for Western stag-dos, but then with some of the best lagers and most beautiful women Europe has to offer, what did anyone really expect? Mostly untouched by both war and social strife down the ages, underneath the sleaze Prague is still one of Europe's most visually impressive cities - well worth getting out of bed early for an amble the next day, or maybe just not going to bed at all...

Wednesday 1st September - BRATISLAVA, Slovakia TBC

Another in the "Stag Belt" group of cities offering the discerning guest such cultural activities as "Babes In The Mud" and "Steak And T*TS". Upon approach Bratislava may look like a Soviet-era prison colony, but once you've sunk a few of the local brewskis even the pub crapper will look like a masterwork of pre-renaissance baroque architecture, or anything else you fancy seeing for that matter (if you can see that far in the first place). Navigators please take note: Slovakia and Slovenia are two different countries nearly 100 miles apart. Failing to make this distinction on the day will probably lead to your team leaving you to walk home by yourself, and will give you something in common with that George W Bush guy.

Thursday 2nd September & Friday 3rd September - BUDAPEST, Hungary TBC

Along with Prague, Budapest was also on the agenda in 2006 and, along with Prague, nobody really remembers what happened. Or so they claim. This time round we have a full two nights to disgrace ourselves, but do you think that will mean remembering twice as much, or twice as little? The city is stunning and a succinct reminder that Hungary was not always the poor cousin in Europe's balance of power. Art Nouveau, Classicist, Bauhaus, Gothic, Neo-Gothic, Emo (just kidding) - whatever the style, it can be found here, and it's strongly suggested you take some time during the day to see the sights. Or you can just get hammered, it's up to you. English is not as widespread as some of the earlier destinations but normally by this point on the event a stranger probably wouldn't understand you anyway, whatever language you were meant to be speaking.

So that's that. Six nights, five different venues and an encyclopaedia of adventures and anecdotes you'll have already forgotten by the time you get home. Of course you don't have to go home straight away, it's a big continent and future generations aren't going to have this kind of unadulterated access to gasoline, so really you should be making the most of it. It's true that upon your return you may struggle to reintergrate yourselves with normal people, with their low-crap diets, socially responsible sleeping patterns and hygenic bathing habits, but it will be made more than worth it by the amount of times you hear your friends say, "Man, I wish I had done THAT with my summer..."

Make sure you do.