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My Epic Road Trip

Post by HYFR » Sun Aug 07, 2011 9:17 pm

Hi all,

So, T-minus 5 days til me and the missus set off on an epic road trip of a lifetime !

The route will involve either quick stops or overnight stays at the below, and we may stop elsewhere as and when the wind takes us !

London
Calais
Reims
Dijon
Cannes
Nice
Monaco
Bologna
San Marino
Rimini
Bari
Patras
Athens
Kos
Athens
Patras
Lake Garda
Brescia
Stelvio Pass
Davos
Strasbourg
Luxumbourg
Calais
London

phew !

:biggrin3:

It will be 17 days all in ... best part of 4,000 miles.

Vehicle of choice will be an A5 Cabriolet 2.0TDI .... 600 miles to a tank, perfect ! although I might burn my head !

I'll be sure to get lots of photo's and will update this thread as I go

:bigwave:
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Re: My Epic Road Trip

Post by PJC » Sun Aug 07, 2011 9:19 pm

Have a good one buddy.
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Re: My Epic Road Trip

Post by iR8V10 » Sun Aug 07, 2011 9:41 pm

WOW! :bigwave:
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Re: My Epic Road Trip

Post by sonny » Sun Aug 07, 2011 10:24 pm

WOW some trip mate. Have fun and be careful.
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Re: My Epic Road Trip

Post by Timster » Sun Aug 07, 2011 10:58 pm

Nice one DK.
That should be an excellent trip.
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Re: My Epic Road Trip

Post by HYFR » Mon Aug 08, 2011 10:52 am

T minus 4 days

Ordered a travel pillow from ebay

Got to get x4 overnight ferries over the trip, totaling the best part of TWO DAYS!

Still aparently there are casinos and night clubs on these ferries!
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Re: My Epic Road Trip

Post by HYFR » Wed Aug 10, 2011 11:30 pm

Stocked up on red bull, pro plus, sleeping tablets, sea sick tablets and lucozade sport

Its gonna be some party!
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Re: My Epic Road Trip

Post by Steve_C » Thu Aug 11, 2011 10:37 am

aka_dk wrote:Stocked up on red bull, pro plus, sleeping tablets, sea sick tablets and lucozade sport

Its gonna be some party!
It will be a hell of a party if you take all of the above at the same time!!
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Re: My Epic Road Trip

Post by HYFR » Fri Aug 12, 2011 7:03 pm

Its started

Check in at Eurotunnel, just waiting to board the train

Then a 200 mile drive on the otherside
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Re: My Epic Road Trip

Post by PJC » Fri Aug 12, 2011 7:10 pm

Have a safe trip, take plenty of pics too.
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Re: My Epic Road Trip

Post by bam_bam » Fri Aug 12, 2011 9:24 pm

aka_dk wrote:Stocked up on red bull, pro plus, sleeping tablets, sea sick tablets and lucozade sport

Its gonna be some party!
What, no Viagra?
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Re: My Epic Road Trip

Post by Ian_C » Fri Aug 12, 2011 10:27 pm

Bon voyage!! :thumbs:
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Re: My Epic Road Trip

Post by HYFR » Fri Aug 12, 2011 10:49 pm

Arrived at the F1 hotel in Reims

260 miles
44mpg

Cruised at 85mph didn't have to touch a pedal

Audi Sat Nav managed to fcuk up at first attempt

Didn't tell me to come off, so I continued onto a new toll road which isn't on my 2011 built car!

How did the french manage to build a road after Audi built my car!

Bloody french!

Anyhow, lots of UK plates in the car park, for £36 a night it must be the pikeyness in us Brits

Up early tomorrow to drive to Cannes via Dijon for Lunch
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Re: My Epic Road Trip

Post by Timster » Fri Aug 12, 2011 11:21 pm

Have a great time mate...
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Re: My Epic Road Trip

Post by Dom81 » Sat Aug 13, 2011 6:50 am

Sounds like a fantastic trip - I've done London to Cannes more times than I can remember, but that's just day one for you!
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