Purely in the interests of adventurousness, I thought it might be nice to do one, or some, qualifiers further afield than the UK.
France and belgium are easy to get to, so that's one option - but a 400 and a 600 about a week apart would for me make it worth a trip to USA so I'm considering that as another option.
Any other suggestions for countries that host good events, recommendations for specific events, general do's and don't's, intentions of any others thinking of doing international qualifiers - greatly appreciated!