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I ALWAYS ENJOYED TRAVELING, ALWAYS WITHIN EUROPE STARTING WITH SHORT DAY TRIPS TO FRANCE AND BELGIUM BY CAR, TRAIN OR AS FOOT PASSENGER, AND THEN BY FLYING. BUT WITH THE DEMISE OF CHEAP FLIGHTS OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS DUE THE INTRODUCTION OF MONEY GRABBING SURCHARGES I STARTED DRIVING MORE AND DOING LONGER JOURNEYS ABROAD AND TO MY SUPRISE IT WAS LESS BORING THAN EXPECTED......

WE ALL HAVE  DIFFERENT IDEA’S ABOUT HOW TRIPS AND HOLIDAYS  SHOULD BE AND THIS IS JUST MINE. I DON’T WANT TO HAVE ORGANIZED FABRICATED HOLIDAYS,  I WANT TO GO PLACES THAT I WANT TO GO TO AS AND WHEN I FEEL LIKE IT,  I TAKE THE TRAVELING TO BE PART OF A HOLIDAY AND ENJOY SEEING PLACES ON ROUTE YOU WOULDN’T  SEE BY AIR AS WELL AS BEING ABLE TO MOVE ON IF I FIND MYSELF IN A PLACE I DON’T LIKE. WITH A BIT OF ADVANCE ROUTE PLANNING TO SUITE YOUR NEEDS AND WITH SOME PRE JOURNEY CHECKS THE JOURNEY CAN FEEL HIGHLY REWARDING.

  THESE ARE  JUST MY OWN VIEWS AND EXPERIENCES OF THE PLACES BELOW I’VE VISITED PLUS SOME TRAVEL INFO HELP

   

DAY TRIPS  (FOOT/COACH/CAR)

LONGER DAY TRIPS (BY AIR)

ON ROUTE VISITS  (BY CAR)

WELL KNOWN PLACES

 PLACES VISTED LONG AGO

CALAIS (F)

AMSTERDAM (NL)

SEEFELD (A)

EIFFEL TOWER (F)

SAN MARINO (RSM)

DUNKIRK (F)

BARCELONA (E)

PESCHIERA del GARDA (I)

LA RAMBLAS (E)

RIMMINI (I)

OSTEND (B)

SALZBURG (A)

LAUTERBRUNNEN (CH)

SOUND OF MUSIC SETS (A)

LAKE BLED (YU)

BOULOGNE (F)

ROME (I)

SALOU (E)

MER de GLACE (F)

LAKE LUZERN (CH)

DIEPPE (F)

MADRID (E)

INNSBRUCK (A)

MILLAU VIADUCT (F)

CHAMONIX (F)

BRUGGE (F)

COSTA BRAVA (E)

MONTESERRAT (E)

THE COLOSSIUM (I)

ST BERNARD PASS (CH)

TOUR de FRANCE (F)

COSTA DORADA (E)

ANDORRA de VILLE (AND)

ST GOTTHARD PASS (CH)

VALAIS REGION (CH)

PARIS (F)

 

D-DAY BEACHES (F)

ANN FRANKS HOUSE (NL)

CARINTHIA REGION (A)

  - - - - These are some of the sites I’ve used for trip planning, advice and information. - - - -

CROSSING THE CHANNEL

P&O Ferries       Seafrance       Eurotunnel       LD Lines       Brittany Ferries       Norfolk Line

MAPS & ROUTE PLANNING:

  • Via Michelin                 My main variable route finder showing, times, up to date toll charges & holdups
  • Mappy                         Used as a referral and back up to above together with Autoroute

GENERAL DRIVING

ALPINE HELP: