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Hello everyone, as this is my first post i thought I'd tell you about our upcoming mini tour of Europe with my OH and girls Jess (7) and Molly (4) and our trusty Pullman. So after about 10 days planning, and with alot of advice from you lot we set off from North Shields to Amsterdam this Monday, from there its down to Trier (Germany) for 3 nights, then Lake Maggiore (Italy) 3 nights, Lido di Jesolo 14 nights, lake Boddonesee (Austria) 3 nights then last stop at Limburg (Germany) for 3 nights before heading back to the ferry.We are lookind to add stops/excursions to France, Luxemburg, Liechtenstein and Switzerland....are we mad??? We have some of the sites organised but not all, so we're expecting quite an adenture, which is how we like things! Think we've got everything but if anyone has any advice or suggestions that may help us they would be greatly appreciated..........and of course we'll notifiy you how we've got on.

Welcome to UKCS.

Wow! What a trip!Green with envy!

A regular poster on here is Valk Scot, and I know on previous occasions she has advised people like yourselves that are packing & unpacking on lots of occasions to keep your kit to a minimum, so that you can camp & de-camp quickly.

I would also add, it is worth trying to stop in Luxembourg, as they have some of the cheapest fuel in Western Europe. It is not as heavily taxed as other places. When I was looking a couple of weeks ago, diesel was just over a £1 a litre(depending on the exchange rate you used).  Not sure what the price is today.

Have a wonderful time!

Smudger

Try to do some of the mountain passes in the alps, thats the main thing I remember as a kid, 25deg in the tent and throwing snowballs 2 hrs later in the mountains!!!