We made it to croatia

capt kirk · Oct 2, 2018

After driving through ten countries and stopping in france, switzeland, bavaria, and slovenia we got to croatia, came back through italy, austria,switzerland, france,and also icluded a quick trip through lichtenstien at one point.

sidepod · Oct 2, 2018

Next time could you clip the photo. Men in budgie smugglers don’t really do it for me :Nailbiting

capt kirk · Oct 2, 2018

sidepod said:
Next time could you clip the photo. Men in budgie smugglers don’t really do it for me

lucky he was wearing the smugglers :thumb

Amarillo · Oct 2, 2018

capt kirk said:
lucky he was wearing the smugglers

Not if you happen to be the smugglers.

Iron Van · Oct 2, 2018

capt kirk said:
lucky he was wearing the smugglers

Isn’t that YOU in the smugglers?

capt kirk · Oct 2, 2018

capt_steve said:
Isn’t that YOU in the smugglers?

No thats the wife

Esandar#1 · Jun 8, 2023

capt kirk said:
After driving through ten countries and stopping in france, switzeland, bavaria, and slovenia we got to croatia, came back through italy, austria,switzerland, france,and also icluded a quick trip through lichtenstien at one point.

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Capt Kirk,
How was the trip you did in 2018 to Croatia? It is one I have been considering undertaking and wondered if you had any advice you could offer...?
Thanks
Ian

capt kirk · Jun 8, 2023

We rushed it and wished we had made more stops along the way. It was a great experiance and will do it again. Originally we were going to drop into venice but glad we didnt, and drove up through the lakes instead, for some reason phones data didnt work in italy so if your using them for satnav they didnt work so had to use gps based system instead. Wifi on parkups was very expensive in italy but everywhere else it was fine.
Switzerland was expensive but very scenic and a pleasure to drive, france had best aires and free parkups. Germany was fine and friendly as was most of europe, italy dont know what a queue is. Croatia is cracking, roads good and very modern, easy to get around and great signage. Most speak good english and food really good. Dont be suprised to find ehus spread across sites for long distances as the supply post are only in certain areas. Im just writing as i think so excuse rants. Make sure you find the cheapest outlets for motorway vinets as unscrupulous vendors have been known to fleece motorists. Gas is plentiful and use bottled water. Loads of other stuff but im afraid you'll just have to go and do it, make your own memories and mistakes and then you can tell people your experience's like i do…….and watch the heights in underground car parks. Any thing else pm me.

Footy69 · Jun 8, 2023

capt kirk said:
We rushed it and wished we had made more stops along the way. It was a great experiance and will do it again. Originally we were going to drop into venice but glad we didnt, and drove up through the lakes instead, for some reason phones data didnt work in italy so if your using them for satnav they didnt work so had to use gps based system instead. Wifi on parkups was very expensive in italy but everywhere else it was fine.
Switzerland was expensive but very scenic and a pleasure to drive, france had best aires and free parkups. Germany was fine and friendly as was most of europe, italy dont know what a queue is. Croatia is cracking, roads good and very modern, easy to get around and great signage. Most speak good english and food really good. Dont be suprised to find ehus spread across sites for long distances as the supply post are only in certain areas. Im just writing as i think so excuse rants. Make sure you find the cheapest outlets for motorway vinets as unscrupulous vendors have been known to fleece motorists. Gas is plentiful and use bottled water. Loads of other stuff but im afraid you'll just have to go and do it, make your own memories and mistakes and then you can tell people your experience's like i do…….and watch the heights in underground car parks. Any thing else pm me.

Hi, we heading on trip in a few weeks time . Landing in Holland-Germany-Austria-Italy-Switzerland-France-Belgium then home. Still planning , but still unsure where we need vignettes for. And where not.Do we need anything for driving in a city . also we have t6.1 but reading different advice whether we need something on headlights. Just thought id ask when i see what an amazing journey you took.Any advice would be great . Gary.

Tarquers · Jun 8, 2023

Prices of sites in Croatia seem crazy this year, they have now pegged the currency to the Euro (if not actually joined) and we were seeing €70 per night at some of the larger sites so decided to skip this year.

Most vignettes you can buy online before you travel and do the same for tolls where possible, cheaper and faster.

Corradobrit · Jun 8, 2023

Footy69 said:
Hi, we heading on trip in a few weeks time . Landing in Holland-Germany-Austria-Italy-Switzerland-France-Belgium then home.

Vignettes are required in Switzerland and on the Autostrada in Italy. France, Holland, Germany, France and Belgium do not have that requirement. France gets you with their high Peage charges, which are offset by the better fuel savings. .

Azteccamper · Jun 8, 2023

Corradobrit said:
Vignettes are required in Switzerland and on the Autostrada in Italy. France, Holland, Germany, France and Belgium do not have that requirement. France gets you with their high Peage charges, which are offset by the better fuel savings. .

Vignette for Italy? Do you mean Austria?

Corradobrit · Jun 8, 2023

Azteccamper said:
Vignette for Italy? Do you mean Austria?

Yes, Austria not Italy.

Footy69 · Jun 8, 2023

Tarquers said:
Prices of sites in Croatia seem crazy this year, they have now pegged the currency to the Euro (if not actually joined) and we were seeing €70 per night at some of the larger sites so decided to skip this year.

Most vignettes you can buy online before you travel and do the same for tolls where possible, cheaper and faster.

thanks, will look into that.

Footy69 · Jun 8, 2023

Tarquers said:
Prices of sites in Croatia seem crazy this year, they have now pegged the currency to the Euro (if not actually joined) and we were seeing €70 per night at some of the larger sites so decided to skip this year.

Most vignettes you can buy online before you travel and do the same for tolls where possible, cheaper and faster.

Corradobrit said:
Vignettes are required in Switzerland and on the Autostrada in Italy. France, Holland, Germany, France and Belgium do not have that requirement. France gets you with their high Peage charges, which are offset by the better fuel savings. .

thanks everyone.

The Tall Luthier · Jun 9, 2023

Don’t worry too much about the vignette of Switzerland. If they want you to have one, believe me, they’ll stop you at the entrance to the motorway and politely collect their 37 CHF.

Amarillo · Jun 9, 2023

Corradobrit said:
Vignettes are required in Switzerland and on the Autostrada in Italy. France, Holland, Germany, France and Belgium do not have that requirement. France gets you with their high Peage charges, which are offset by the better fuel savings. .

Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria require vignettes for trunk roads.

In 2018 I spent under 3 hours on Hungarian roads, about 10 minutes on a trunk road.

On my return to the UK I found a fine for not buying a vignette waiting for me. The shortest period you can buy a vignette for is 10 (consecutive) days.