Trip to Germany

[Mr Browne]

The last club trip to Germany (Wolfsburg) was a huge success.

I would like to organise another one if I may be allowed.

Place I suggest is http://www.porsche.com/international/aboutporsche/porschemuseum/

Time I suggest is about 12 months from now to allow people save etc.

We could also do Wolfsburg (VW museums * 3) again if people fancied it.

If we do it you would be looking about around €600 per person and 2 days off work. Probably try and get deposits in by the end of Jan and then maybe take payments months or something?

The ethos in Eircooled is if you don't like it do it yourself and do it better, but that is a bit of a cop out for a trip like this so if I organise it I will be doing it to the best of my abilities and will be promising good value for money, well researched hotels, and a decent itinerary. Eircooled can hold the money and pay the travel agent or whoever directly.

If there is any interest I'll start getting times, costs, and details together.

 

[Mr Browne]

Just to be clear - when I say two days off work I mean a Friday and a Tuesday - we would probably go for a B/H weekend - 5 days (4 nights) in total.

 

[mary72]

Sounds like a good idea. is it going to be a road trip???

 

[Roadcow]

My question also! If so I'll be looking for a LWB T-4 to convert.

 

[paddymac]

In 5 days, hmm done mizen to malin now a return to Wolfsburg, sounds like fun in a beetle. I'll never make it. hhwell: Enjoy

 

[RattyOval]

not so bothered about flying but a roadtrip could be fun

 

[Aidan]

If you have the time and you're travelling between Stuttgart and Wolfsburg then I strongly recommend that you take in the Sinsheim Technology Museum:

http://www.technik-museum.de/museum_sinsheim_english.html

There's a world of stuff to see there including a Concorde and the Tupolev equivalent (you can go into both) and a serious range of cars. There's a big wartime military display if you're into that too. Its a fascinating place with something for everyone.

 

[Endfloat]

Yeah I wanted to go to that every time I passed actually. There's one in Speyer too.

 

[Mr Browne]

It is 3000km return and all motorway. I drove 2200km to the South of France a few months ago and it was 13 hours each way and boring as feck and I was doing 85mph all the way. Cost about €400 in diesel and tolls. Do that in an aircooled and you are looking at €1000 in petrol and about 18 hours each way. Sounds like hell to me. I proposed a roadtrip to the artic circle before and no-one was interested. It tis about the same distance but at least it would be interesting and you might see something other than Texaco stations and McDonalds. However we could organise to meet-up in Stuttgart - some could fly and some could drive - wouldn't make any odds.

 

[Mr Browne]

My question also! If so I'll be looking for a LWB T-4 to convert.

You mean bring one home? Might be tempted to do that myself. Maybe we should fly over but book no return flights and bring 3k each. It would be like a Top Gear challenge - who can get the best VW back from Germany for 3k!

 

[RattyOval]

I proposed a roadtrip to the artic circle before and no-one was interested. It tis about the same distance but at least it would be interesting and you might see something other than Texaco stations and McDonalds. However we could organise to meet-up in Stuttgart - some could fly and some could drive - wouldn't make any odds.

I was on for that trip

 

[Mr Browne]

I was on for that trip

So you were - and Tom i think - apologies to ye both!!

 

[Brian Raftery]

I was in Sweden this year on holidays and would love to go back and do a driving holiday.

 

[Aidan]

I was in Sweden this year on holidays and would love to go back and do a driving holiday.

If you could get a ferry from the UK it wouldn't even be that big a drive...

 

[Brian Raftery]

There's a bridge and tunnel between Denmark and Sweden! and I think there might be a seasonal ferry from the UK

 

[Mr Browne]

It is about the same distance to Sweden as it is to the artic circle from the entry point in Sweden - if you know what I mean. Let me rephrase - when you get to Sweden you are only half way there!

 

[Greatballsoffire57]

I might be interested in this, wouldn't be interested in a roadtrip though!

 

[Mr Browne]

10 people interested so far - would make it worthwhile. Any less than that would be too cozy for me!

 

[Endfloat]

If by some stroke of luck or miracle I have the money, I'll go too.

 

[banaltra]

Would love to go. Count me in, but I'll fly over rather than roadtrip.