As the 4th EAR in 2008 was such an intense experience, I had to go to the 5th one also.

This year the location was in the Dolomites (Italy) for the first half of the week and towards and in Slovenia for the second half. 
As this rally is gaining success every year, this years group was extraordinary large.  I think the first 2 days there were about 30 bikes in the group.  Experience level varying from none to reasonably good.  Because of this the pace was too slow, the distance covered each day (especially the non-asphalt part) to low, which causes frustration amongst some better riders (including me).  Always waiting, always picking up bikes (multiple times) was not the idea some of us had of this holiday.  After 2 days Tom and me decided to head out on our own and drive towards the French-Italian border, to do some nice, long, and for me some known tracks.

Pictures of the Rally can be found here.