Euro road trips

[A Place of Light]

Originally Posted by AcidHell2

umm perhaps you are right, you used to need the green card, has this been changed?

For a long time mate.
Since we all became one big happy EU.

Now you just go wherever you wish, without needing to inform your insurers.

[volospian]

Originally Posted by A Place of Light

Where are you planning to travel to/through?

Nowhere outside the EU. The most basic route will be Milan via the 'ring, and then back via a currently undetermined location in France (La Sarthe... maybe), so France, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland and Italy mainly.

I was wondering about things like arranging Hotels and so on. If people have had any expereinces that may be usefull, lol

It will be raising money for charity as well, so any ideas on legal issues that may arise as an "organiser" (i.e. if I arrange things, am I responsible for the travellers in any kind of legal sense, so if they get injured or whatever, am I liable, you know, that sort of thing).

[A Place of Light]

Originally Posted by volospian

Nowhere outside the EU. The most basic route will be Milan via the 'ring, and then back via a currently undetermined location in France (La Sarthe... maybe), so France, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland and Italy mainly.

I was wondering about things like arranging Hotels and so on. If people have had any expereinces that may be usefull, lol

It will be raising money for charity as well, so any ideas on legal issues that may arise as an "organiser" (i.e. if I arrange things, am I responsible for the travellers in any kind of legal sense, so if they get injured or whatever, am I liable, you know, that sort of thing).

I've always arranged everything in advance (I'm a tad anal like that) via Hotels.com or booking.com. If you're doing switzerland you'll need a Vignette, which you can pickup a little cheaper on the bay of E. Also, if you're doing the 'ring I can recommend a very good hotel close to the track if you like?

[volospian]

Originally Posted by A Place of Light

I've always arranged everything in advance (I'm a tad anal like that) via Hotels.com or booking.com. If you're doing switzerland you'll need a Vignette, which you can pickup a little cheaper on the bay of E. Also, if you're doing the 'ring I can recommend a very good hotel close to the track if you like?

Yeah, cool. PM me.

Cheers,
Rich

[A Place of Light]

Originally Posted by volospian

Yeah, cool. PM me.

Cheers,
Rich

I thought I'd do it in public, in case anyone else is travelling there and is looking for accomodation.
I'd strongly recommend the Hotel Blaue Ecke, in Adenau. The town is less than 10 minutes away from the main entrance to the 'ring (there is an entrance in Adenau itself but that's for a different part of the circuit I believe) and it's a nice, easy drive from the hotel to the track.....sorry, I meant road
The hotel is very modern, exceptionally clean and it has its own bar/restaurant with good quality and reasonably priced food. The staff all speak English, most of them fluently, and there is off street parking at the rear of the hotel. The hotel is popular with 'ringers too, which can be helpful.
IIRC a double room was around 70 yoyo's.

Price it up Here

[volospian]

Cool, cheers!!

[Toby]

If you're after accomodation in Nurburg, I've been there three times and have always stayed at Haus Ringblick, which is a B&B directly opposite the very well known (Sabine works there part-time) Pistenklaus restaurant.

Ringblick was €30 a night last time we went which was for very clean en-suite rooms with good breakfast. It's also about 3 mins drive from the entrance to the track

[Pheebs]

I'm soooo wanting to do a Europe trip at some point! Really really do! I want to travel most of the East first and then tackle New Zealand and Africa... but I desperately want to do Europe!

Annoyingly for me, most of my friends are all grown up and in full time jobs/settled down with mortgages and things so canny come away for that length of time. Will sort something out - when I get my magic up to scratch I will try and tour using that

I cannot offer any advice other than HAVE FUN! Will be a blast

[Jingo]

Originally Posted by Pheebs

Annoyingly for me, most of my friends are all grown up and in full time jobs/settled down with mortgages and things so canny come away for that length of time.

PHEEBS, MARIE, PRINCESS GRIFF & JINGO WORLD TOUR!!!

[Pheebs]

Hahahaha! The world wouldn't know what hit em!