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Oh right - in my mind, your trips were a regular thing...

My last two or three trips have been 5 day'ers to Kitzbuhel. Fly to Munich and it's a couple of hours from there in the car. We can do two of us, sharing a car and a double room, all in for about £1000 each.

We've sort of figured out how to save a bit - we tend to stay in a hotel in Oberndorf (about 10 mins in the car from the Kitzbuhel base station) which works out about 20%/25% cheaper than Hotels in town and we rent our gear in a place called Reith (which is on the way in from Munich), again saving a significant amount.

I should be there now but have to skip this year as College Fees are looming large on the horizon for September. :cry:
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yeah, Covid did fuck up our last planned mtb trip before italy!
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dinny_g wrote: Fri Jan 23, 2026 9:39 am Oh right - in my mind, your trips were a regular thing...

My last two or three trips have been 5 day'ers to Kitzbuhel. Fly to Munich and it's a couple of hours from there in the car. We can do two of us, sharing a car and a double room, all in for about £1000 each.

We've sort of figured out how to save a bit - we tend to stay in a hotel in Oberndorf (about 10 mins in the car from the Kitzbuhel base station) which works out about 20%/25% cheaper than Hotels in town and we rent our gear in a place called Reith (which is on the way in from Munich), again saving a significant amount.

I should be there now but have to skip this year as College Fees are looming large on the horizon for September. :cry:
Good tips!
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We learned long ago that if you're not into your Apres (which we absolutely are not), staying in the resort is a waste of time. (Having a non drinker mate who doesn't mind driving in the evening helps too. :D )
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For the camperingists amongst us..

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More appealing than a normal tent and a far better job than the cybertruck's naff tent effort.
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I'm off to Rome tomorrow with my daughter for 4 nights and then Sorrento for 5.. any recommendations appreciated
Cheers,

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IanF wrote: Sun Jul 19, 2026 9:46 pm I'm off to Rome tomorrow with my daughter for 4 nights and then Sorrento for 5.. any recommendations appreciated
Look at menus in restaurants before you go in, some are extortionate. The Colosseum is a must but get a guided tour or you will miss loads.
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Zonda_ wrote: Sun Jul 19, 2026 10:43 pm
IanF wrote: Sun Jul 19, 2026 9:46 pm I'm off to Rome tomorrow with my daughter for 4 nights and then Sorrento for 5.. any recommendations appreciated
Look at menus in restaurants before you go in, some are extortionate. The Colosseum is a must but get a guided tour or you will miss loads.
Okay, thanks. I’ve booked a private golf buggy tour for us one morning..
Cheers,

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Off to Germany for a week in a motorhome with the kids.

Off to Rulantica for a waterpark day, next day at Europapark and before heading home Wunderland.

Any recommendations between Hamburg and Freiburg, must be child friendly and wife friendly. I don't think I could manage a Mercedes museum day unless it's a rest day.

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We're off to Les Gets in the French Alps (near Morzine) on Saturday for a week with my fam

We go to France together every year - the last three of which have been amazing road trips with the Boxster

This year, we're going to a gig in Brighton on the Sat night, so we're getting an overnight ferry from Newhaven-Dieppe, then doing the drive to Les Gets in one hit on the Sunday - will be a very long day :lol:

My wife and I then have a few days afterwards on our own to meander back to Dieppe again

Can't wait to get the car in the Alps 8-)
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