bbwales
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| posted on 28/2/11 at 02:55 PM |
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European Road Trip 2011
Hi all,
Well have started serious planning for this years road trip, and offering anyone who would like to join us to give me a shout.
Leaving Dover on 29th July at 4:00 and heading to Luxemberg from there to Rudesheim am Rhein, then somewhere in the Black Forest, from there to the
Alps and Garmish Partenkirchen, onto Munich (got to visit the beerkeller) From there onto Vienna, then Slovakia and into Poland, then head for Berlin
and from there to the Hartz Mountains. From here onto Hamburg and then follow the German coast into Holland and make our way back with the return
ferry being on 19th August at 1400.
Ferry bookings are cheap at the moment.
Camping will be the order of the day to allow flexibility on the route and staying in places longer than first thought.
Regards
Bob
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prawnabie
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| posted on 28/2/11 at 03:24 PM |
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What sort of mileage are you looking at?
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bbwales
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| posted on 28/2/11 at 03:29 PM |
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Hi,
From Dunkerque to Dunkerque is about 2,800 miles.
Regards
Bob
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dave
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| posted on 28/2/11 at 05:10 PM |
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Bob, I take it you can do all or bits of the trip?
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 28/2/11 at 06:04 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by dave
Bob, I take it you can do all or bits of the trip?
Your car david is in bits and your welcome to come along with your bits.
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dave
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| posted on 28/2/11 at 06:10 PM |
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Cheeky, no more biscuits for you Lad.
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t16turbotone
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| posted on 28/2/11 at 06:53 PM |
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Sounds good to me, although i couldnt do all of the trip.
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bi22le
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| posted on 28/2/11 at 07:35 PM |
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Wow 3 weeks and 3K miles. Thats a serious road trip. I would love to come and it sounds amazing but im afraid 'Im out!'
Hope it all goes well.
Biz
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bbwales
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| posted on 28/2/11 at 07:44 PM |
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Hi,
You can do as much or as little of the trip as you want, the route is circular so you can break off at any point and head back to the port.
And seeing you are up north of the border if you want you could stay a night at my gaff so breaking the journey up.
Regards
Bob
[Edited on 28/2/11 by bbwales]
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pgtips
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| posted on 28/2/11 at 07:48 PM |
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Wow I am VERY tempted....... That's just sound like an amazing trip.
If I die, my biggest fear is that my wife sells all my toys for the price I told her I bought them for...
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hillbillyracer
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| posted on 28/2/11 at 07:51 PM |
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On the banger rally in 09 we did 3500 miles in a week, fantastic experience but it was too fast to enjoy it properly & we were knackered! Spread
over 3 weeks will be a much nicer pace, I like the idea but cant spare 3 weeks or the money to do the likes of that.
I've thought of sailing from Dover, driving the coast of northern Europe & getting the boat back to Scotland from Scandanavia, would need a
similar time to do that.
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femster87
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| posted on 28/2/11 at 08:07 PM |
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i'll be up for it if the car gets finished in time, I am hoping it gets done for may
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 28/2/11 at 10:07 PM |
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We did 4250 in two weeks ....and we loved it all the way 3 weeks is cool
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Thinking about it
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| posted on 28/2/11 at 10:34 PM |
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Bob. You will have to mention it to my good lady to get me a pass.
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bbwales
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| posted on 28/2/11 at 10:41 PM |
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Hi,
In 2009 we did 2400 miles before crashing the car in France (rose joint snapped), we did 12 countries but if I am honest the drive was more centered
on driving and very little time off, which did get tiring but not the cause of the crash as we had 2 nights in each of 2 camp sites prior to the
crash..
In 2010 we did 2642 miles in 2 weeks and had a great time doing it got as far as Spain (Roses) before turning around and coming back via Andorra. We
kept to back roads where we could and did no toll roads, saw some very nice sights and went across the Milou bridge.
This year we are looking at doing a max of 200 miles a day with stops of 2 or 3 nights along the way, looking at staying at:-
1 night between Dunkerque and Luxemberg;
Luxemberg 1 night;
Rudesheim 2 nights;
Black Forest 1 night;
Munich 3 nights;
Vienna 1 night;
Slovakia 1 night;
Krakov 1 night (I want to see Auschwitz);
1 night between Auschwitz and Berlin;
Berlin 2 nights;
Hartz Mountains 2 nights;
Hamburg 2 nights;
2 nights between Hamburg and Dunkerque
this leaves 1 night spare to take as and when we want to.
Regards
Bob
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bbwales
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| posted on 28/2/11 at 10:42 PM |
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Ian,
Bring her along. She will love camping.
Bob
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Thinking about it
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| posted on 1/3/11 at 08:07 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by bbwales
Ian,
Bring her along. She will love camping.
Bob
Ok I will go out and buy her a £60K motorhome.
Oh, and your mate the dog will have to come. Should protect everything.
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