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Upcoming trip!!!
Heading into Europe next week, Itinerary is something along the lines of...
19/12 Cheshire > West midlands
20/12 West midlands > Bruges (Camping in Tentipi for the night)
21/12 Bruges > Side quest through Luxembourg > Nurburgring area (camping 1 night)
22/12 Nurburgring area > Bavaria (Campground called Bannwaldsee in Neuschwanstein castle area) Tentipi 2 days
24/12 Neuscwanstein Castle area > Berchtesgaden for 2 night (B&B)
25/12 Berchtesgaden > Hallstatt (day trip) > Berchtesgaden
26/12 Berchtesgaden > Feldkirch (B&B)
27/12 Feldkirch > Liechtenstein > Lucerne (Switzerland) camping 1 night
28/12 Lucerne > unsure so far
29/12 Unsure!!
30/12 Paris area (Hotel) (not central - 16/20km away)
31/12 Disneyland Paris (Hotel)
01/12 Disney > Cheshire
Pretty nervous to be fair, drove on the mainland earlier this year in hire cars (Romania and Greece approx 1200mi in total between the two).
Got most stuff packed and most importantly RAC gold cover
Oh, and did I mention I'll be taking my 2.5 old toddler for the journey?
Any tips or advice is greatly appreciated! I'll fill this thread up with photos along the way!Silver MY10 D4
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15th Dec 2018 6:31 pm
Nickdisco
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Will try
Do have a few tricks,
1) electric hookup (I know its cheating but there's a young-un involved!
2) Electric fan heater/heated blankets (see number 1)
3) eldfell wood stove
4) -20c army arctic rated down sleeping bags x3
5) -15c synthetic filled sleeping bags x3
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15th Dec 2018 6:37 pm
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15th Dec 2018 6:42 pm
Nickdisco
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There's no fun unless your freezing cold wondering what you've done.
Should be around 4/5hr between the big stops if we are lucky. Going to try and avoid tolls if I can Silver MY10 D4
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15th Dec 2018 8:16 pm
PCT3
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My experience is a lot of campsites close over winter, do a rough route plan on google maps, then search for campsites, remember that google is very optimistic with journey times and won’t take in the slower speeds that towing involvesDiscovery 3 HSE 07
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16th Dec 2018 8:45 am
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I too have a 2.5 yo. What’s the plan to keep them occupied on the longer stretches? I would love to do some touring by SWMBO is not keen on it with the young ones. We also have a 6month old too but to be honest she is easier than the toddler at the mo.
Was thinking of making it more of a summer thing because of the younger one.
Anyway keep this thread going with the adventure. Very interested to hear about the experience.Dorian Woolger
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16th Dec 2018 10:10 am
Nickdisco
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PCT3 wrote:
My experience is a lot of campsites close over winter, do a rough route plan on google maps, then search for campsites, remember that google is very optimistic with journey times and won’t take in the slower speeds that towing involves
Most are surprisingly open albeit not so much to tents in the areas we are staying, some don't take log burning stoves either, and some don't have electricity hookup, but hopefully we'll be sorted. Awaiting the last confirmations of some sites.
Dorian, I've loaded up a galaxy tablet full of games for him, 123 numbers, abc, colouring in, shapes, languages etc. All interactive to HOPEFULLY keep him occupied and also a set of earphones. Failing this working, it'll mean the missus using her phone as hotspot and him watching the wealth of toddler crap on youtube!
I'll let you know how it is but its looking rather cold in a lot of places (most are subzero) as it is winter and you definitely are right there, the younger they are the easier it is to travel with them!
Cheers Bodsy! Hoping for an uneventful trip, but you never know! Silver MY10 D4
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16th Dec 2018 3:33 pm
Pip66
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Nice trip.
We've planned a little trip as well. Andorra via Disney.2008 G4 D3 vehicle No 11. UK selections.
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17th Dec 2018 11:50 am
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Post #2010021Posted: 17th Dec 2018 11:50 am Post subject:
Nice trip.
We've planned a little trip as well. Andorra via Disney.
Awesome, when are you there?[/quote]Silver MY10 D4
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17th Dec 2018 8:47 pm
Pip66
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We're in Disney on the 21st. Then Andorra on the 23rd.
Should be easy to spot as we'll be in the G4. 8)2008 G4 D3 vehicle No 11. UK selections.
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18th Dec 2018 10:11 am
Nickdisco
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It appears we won't be in the same country at the same time unfortunate!Silver MY10 D4
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18th Dec 2018 7:11 pm
Pip66
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Well we’re here, sitting in the sunshine enjoying the fantastic views and snow.
Merry Christmas everyone.2008 G4 D3 vehicle No 11. UK selections.
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25th Dec 2018 10:13 am
Nickdisco
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Here's the pics!
Total of 2800 miles there abouts.. between 8/900 in fuel!
Had issue of TC judder entering Germany which made itself fairly obvious on some of the ascents, including rev fluctuation on the motorways, but the cars now done near 170,000, had gearbox megaflush at 130k along with an Alive remap. So its just one of those things..
Added some Dr Tranny yesterday to hopefully get me to Icefest next week and then upto JAS landrover on Monday 21st for a shiny new TC!
Anyway! Enjoy!
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