I` ll ask Santa for Triturus dobrogicus and Pelobates syriacus, so, i`ll be heading to the Black Sea coast and the Macin Mountains in Dobrouja, Romania.

As some of you allready know, i`ll become a dad in summer, so i`ll only be hardcore herping in the spring. After that i need to take care of the newly arrived lifer. :)
Wish me luck! 

My plan for the large trip in 2010 is southern Morocco, south of the High Atlas and maybe (I hope so) also south of the Sahara(Anti) Atlas, together with some members of the http://www.herpetofauna.at team.
And for sure - one time to Krk - and some few days trips in Central Europe.

Mario 

Well, I hope I'll find the time and money for a short trip to some warmer climate with greater herp diversity where I can see something new - anything, really.

Most of my herping will, however, be short trips close to home as usual. This year I mainly focused on reptiles - with success - so next year it's the amphibians' turn, particularly the rarer ones, natterjacks, spadefoots, tree frogs and firebellied toads.

Moreover, as we have so few species around here they are easily covered so attention turns towards finding new habitats or remarkable specimens or studying behaviour. I have had reasonable succes with the first two endeavours the last couple of years, so this year it is my aim to take the time to observe more behaviour.

Finally, I am really looking forward to taking my son along some more. The rest of my family aren't really into herps but thankfully he is taking after his dad in this respect and now, at the age of 3 and no longer in need of a daytime nap, he is approaching an age where the opportunities open just a litle bit more. 

My partner and I have a week planned in Murcia,Spain in April where we hope to add several new species to our euro list. No doubt we shall find somewhere interesting in the summer to go and maybe a short break in the Autumn. After finding all the uk reptiles on a trip this year we may try for the amphibians next time. 

i'll be going to south france (provence for instance), for 2 weeks in early may.
it's not my first herp trip, but hints and tips are still very welcome!

I first planned on contacting some locals, but my french is even worse than ''bad'', haha!
Anyone else who can help me out?

Greets,
Jerom. 

2010 is going to be a year with some really nice and longwanted travels and quit a lot new species to me.

In April and May I'm going to Northern Greece for 12 days with some EFHC members: Thomas Reich, Illias Strachinis and Matt Wilson. Exploring the region between Mount Olympos and Thrace(and Lemnos?, not sure yet).

In July I'm going to do a herpetological roadtrip for 3,5 week which will lead us through the Austrian alps, Slovenia, Croatia, Italy, France and finally the Pyrenees before we head back home, together with the megalomaniac Jeroen Speybroeck and Sander Schagen.

When I get back from this trip I can leave my suitcase packed, in August I'm going to Malta for 10 days. Mostly relaxing with my girlfriend but I want to see some species there as well off course, such as H.algirus, P. filfolensis and C. chamaeleon, can't leave there without seeing my favourite reptiles ;-)

And the last trip of next year will be to the Peleponessos in Oktober, visiting the African chameleon territory again. 

In early May, I'm planning a trip to the Picos de Europa area of Northern Spain, together with Colin Davies and Paul Bellis,travelling to Santander on the ferry, so I'll be looking for some tips for good Herp Spots!

Cheers
Mike 

SPRING - May: S of Italy and maybe Sicily - dedicated to finding, apart from a living Macroprotodon from the Balearics, my last European snake species: the lovely Zamenis lineatus. Also the beautiful Vipera aspis hugyi, of course, as well as everything else.

SUMMER - July-August: see Bobby's post. I'm really looking forward to do a longer tour for a change, even if the season is not perfect. If it wasn't for Bobby's Maltese adventure, we would be going for the entire European herpetofauna in a single trip ;-))).

AUTUMN - November: most likely Gambia, incl. Jan VDV's marriage! 

February: one month of fieldwork in Morocco

March: Fieldwork in northern Tunisia and northwestern Algeria

May: probably an expedition to southern Algeria (Hoggar mountains)

July: Albania and Montenegro




 

Beyond the V. ursinii fieldworks we planning some great trip in 2010.

In April I should see the Croatian ursinii habitats. May: one week Albania (I will go there three times in this year, if anibody want to join, just ask me!). Other trip in May, two weeks in Syria with Nikola Rahmé and some entomologist. My dream go to the rainforest again, so I hope in June I travel to Ecuador for 3-4 weeks. If somebody want to come, pleas ask.. It will be a "low cost", nomadic expedition to an unexplored rainforest reserve. In July with other biologist friends we will go to Caucasus (Romania, Moldova, Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkey), with 2 cars and 2 motorbikes for 3 weeks. 

Edvard you don't have to ask me twice for that cos i am up for it..!! 

My plans are to herp near the place I live (south Portugal). But I do this all the time. My biggest plans are to go to northern Portugal May 7h (until May 10th) to look for Vipera seoanei (and other herps, like Lissotriton helveticus. Just like Vipera seoanei I've never seen this species). On September I'll go again to northern Portugal to look for Vipera latastei (I've seen 2 last September). 

Hi all,I am new here,I am from Brasov,Romania and I want to share with you some of my plans.
For beggining,I want to find some anguis fragilis,natrix natrix and salamandra salamandra near Brasov.So far(this year) I found bufo bufo,bufo viridis(new for me),bombina bombina,bombina variegata,rana dalmatina,rana temporaria,pelophylax esculentus,pelophylax lessonae,lacerta agilis agilis,zootoca vivipara(also new for me),ichthyosaura alpestris in Brasov and sorroundings.In 2009 I found above of these(except bufo viridis and zootoca vivipara)anguis fragilis,natrix natrix,salamandra salamandra and lissotriton montandoni in this area and I am sad because this year wasn't very productive.
Someone want to come with me in a trip in Romania this year??? 

Well you can say im in it :) Have been about 2 weeks in Croatia and spent allmost a week here in Montenegro. Mutch of the time here has been travelling. I have just fokused on reptiles, and found snakes and plenty of lizards. After about 4 days we will go home to Norway (i live in the Sognefjord, longest fjord in the world) then i want to travel south in Norway to look for 4/5 species we got here: natrix natrix, coronella austriaca, anguis fragilis and zootaca vivipara. Hope to get some nice photos and film. Im amberresed to say it but i have not observed natrix natrix, coronella austriaca and zootaca vivipara yet, but i didnt go herping before eighter so.. (a) anyway i look forward to handle the cute grass snake and the lovley smooth snake! I have Vipera Berus just behind my house so no need to look for them ;) 

Hi! I'm new here, but guess this is a good place to start writing. So far this year I've been herping in Sinai, Egypt, 1 week in the winter, Southern Bulgaria for 2 weeks in spring and now I have been one month in northern Bulgaria and will stay one more. The bulgaria trips are not just herping I'm affraid, I have to work to :( but at least the work is outside, doing bird observations and netting. I might take some shorter trips in the winter to "some warm place with loads of new species". I've also afcourse been out locally in southern sweden, but that don't count