greece-uk in a cupra!

[cupra2007]

I've stayed in this hotel before (aug 07), quite nice, rooms are a bit dated and could do with a re-furb.

They do have a car park though - some of the spaces are quite big too, cost about £30 to park there though.

that would be 30 a day i supposecry?so from what i see so far(from daniel also) no3 would be the best option...so far!

 

[cupra2007]

ok guys we are ready!!the route is:bari-como,como-lugano-strasbourg-luxembourg,luxembourg-bruxelles-brugge-calais-dover-london,london-paris,paris-ancona!!now a couple of final questions:1)if moving in highways mainly(almost allways) is there going to be a need for snow chains?i will have the autosock's with me,are they any good?2)closing to dover the day i will start from luxembourg,where can i find information about the weather (on route)so i will have to choose between ferrys and the eurotunnel?if the weather is bad at the english channel how rough will the journey be on the ferrys?(my wife is getting seasick easily)which do you recommend?(i heard the eurotunnel was closed for 4 hours in august due to electrical problems!).which ferry company you recommend and how can i book them if it is necessary? 3)any other last minute advise!?!cheers!

 

[m0rk]

if you were crossing dover-calais today your wife would be ill...

www.ferrysavers.co.uk for ferries

Eurotunnel is a lot dearer normally - but I prefer it if I've got a lot of driving to do.

Consider Portsmouth-Le Harve for ferries - we've crossed there for under £100 before - then you get to take some scenic routes across the south of england

 

[Al]

So you are not coming up to Gods country now?

 

[cupra2007]

So you are not coming up to Gods country now?

unfortunaly no!!the weather right now i think is not ideal for this trip,and the extra day in paris is something my wife really appreciated...all of my friends though who have been to scotland were really enthusiastic about "gods country"!!i really-really wish i had more days...(ps:what about speedferries mork?)

 

[Al]

Thats a shame. Have a safe trip anyway......

 

[m0rk]

Speedferries run Trimaran's

I took one to Ireland a few years ago & felt every bump. I sat outside for the whole 2hrs downstream of the diesel fumes (it was that or throw up inside)

I'd go on a regular ferry

 

[Rob66]

Have a good trip.

As a few others have said i would stay outside town and get a train in (much easier) Just as an example somewhere like Waltham Abbey or Brentwood in Essex. Reasonable hotels in Brentwood Trust House Forte is ok and not that pricey. Easy to get to London from there about 30mins by train to Liverpool St and tube.

Rob

ps I use Eurotunnel every year to go to Austria skiiing and is the best bet IMO. Main roads are usually snow/ice free even in winter in Austria but avoid the high mountain roads. take care

 

[cupra2007]

thank you all guys!!mork point taken!!tomorrow we go to athens with a ferry and wednesday from patra to bari with another ferry ,so from friday on the fun begins... ,any other advise please...

 

[diss_50]

I'd love to do this at some point in my Ibiza Cupra. Pity you are missing Scotland though. We could have arranged a meet for you like Horace said. Wont find scenery like it anywhere else. All the best with your trip fella. :

 

[cupra2007]

we reached athens today by ferry and we leave tomorrow from patra to bari but.........there is a big strike in italy and nothing is moving from what i understand and the gas stations have run out of fuel!!any help with sites i can get information anyone ???we will be in bari friday morning and after that i only have 429km before i run out of fuel and como,my first stop, is 900km away!!help please!!

 

[m0rk]

I'd avoid italy if I were you

The news has images of trucks blocking motorways & fuel stations with the headline that "italy has run dry"

mind you - looking at google maps, Bari is not easy to get round

http://www.euronews.net/index.php?page=info&article=458828&lng=1

 

[cupra2007]

we've paid our ferry to bari a long time ago so we can't change that!!lets hope that until friday morning when we'll arrive in bari it will all be over!!!!!!!):

 

[Tam]

we've paid our ferry to bari a long time ago so we can't change that!!lets hope that until friday morning when we'll arrive in bari it will all be over!!!!!!!):

Thats assuming the ferry has diesel to run

 

[cupra2007]

''Italy truck drivers suspend strike''reuters Wed Dec 12, 2007 1:05pm EST!!how happy am i!!??!!

 

[m0rk]

how's italy treating you?

 

[CHR15B]

I'd recommend a GPS of some form. A lot of them can be very handy when travelling as you can point it to your closest Hotel, Services etc. We use an old TomTom 300 when travelling like that and it does the trick.

Also means when out of town you can find a hotel that won't have high rate premiums. They tend to point you to somewhere decent (Travelodge etc)!

 

[cupra2007]

hello from LONDON!!!!we arrived a few hours ago after 3 veeery loooong days!i have a lot of things to share with you but not right now cause i'm really tired!but for now i want to say that from all the countries i'v been through(italy,swiss,france,luxembourg,belgium)uk has by faaaaaar the best cars!i'v seen on the roads 6 ferraris and in my hotel car park there are 4!! ferraris, one aston db9 ,one maserati quattroporte and the new maserati spyder!!my cupra got me here just fine though so for me right now it's the BEST car!great city guys....

 

[Xe]

Well done, have a good sleep

 

[Al]

Nice one