Lynn

Hi, we are thinking of doing a driving holiday this summer and having
never done this before, were wondering if it's feasible to do a bit of
France (we'd be coming into Calais) then perhaps the Rhine and Tuscany
in around two weeks? No idea about routes etc. since we just hatched
this plan but would love to hear any suggestions or ideas from anyone
who might have done a similar trip. Thanks for your help

Malcolm Stewart

"Lynn" <> wrote in message
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    > Hi, we are thinking of doing a driving holiday this summer and having
    > never done this before, were wondering if it's feasible to do a bit of
    > France (we'd be coming into Calais) then perhaps the Rhine and Tuscany
    > in around two weeks? No idea about routes etc. since we just hatched
    > this plan but would love to hear any suggestions or ideas from anyone
    > who might have done a similar trip. Thanks for your help

It's certainly possible if you stick to Autoroutes, Autobahns & similar, but you
may feel a bit rushed as there's so much to see when you get off the main
roads - but your daily mileage may then fall from 400ml down to 35ml.

Terry Richards

"Lynn" <> wrote in message
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    > Hi, we are thinking of doing a driving holiday this summer and having
    > never done this before, were wondering if it's feasible to do a bit of
    > France (we'd be coming into Calais) then perhaps the Rhine and Tuscany
    > in around two weeks? No idea about routes etc. since we just hatched
    > this plan but would love to hear any suggestions or ideas from anyone
    > who might have done a similar trip. Thanks for your help

This, or something like it, is quite feasible. My wife & I find three
destinations to be about right for a two week trip.

Last year, starting from Paris, we visited the Black Forest, The Dordogne
valley, and the Loire. You can read about it here:

http://www.home.earthlink.net/~terryr999/Germany1.htm

For my preference, the Tuscany -> Calais leg might be a bit on the long side
and I would pick either Germany *or* Italy with stops in France on the way
out and/or back. If I definitely wanted to visit both, I would start with
Tuscany and work my way back - get the hard part over with first. That would
also give you the option of grabbing a hotel room for a night if you are
getting tired and not having to worry about missing your ferry.

A lot of this depends on how experienced you are with long drives, what sort
of car you have, how many people will be in it (are any of them children?)

Terry.

Keith Anderson

On Sun, 4 Jan 2004 14:28:34 -0000, "Malcolm Stewart"
<> wrote:

    >"Lynn" <> wrote in message
    >news:...
    >> Hi, we are thinking of doing a driving holiday this summer and having
    >> never done this before, were wondering if it's feasible to do a bit of
    >> France (we'd be coming into Calais) then perhaps the Rhine and Tuscany
    >> in around two weeks? No idea about routes etc. since we just hatched
    >> this plan but would love to hear any suggestions or ideas from anyone
    >> who might have done a similar trip. Thanks for your help
    >It's certainly possible if you stick to Autoroutes, Autobahns & similar, but you
    >may feel a bit rushed as there's so much to see when you get off the main
    >roads - but your daily mileage may then fall from 400ml down to 35ml.

I'd certainly slow you down - suggest you make your way from Calais to
the Rhineland via the Belgian Ardennes/German Eifel hills, thence
along the Mosel/Moselle to the Rhine, and then maybe along the
Romantic Road from Würzburg to the Alps.......

Brian Uk

Originally posted by Lynn

    > Hi, we are thinking of doing a driving holiday this summer and having

    > never done this before, were wondering if it's feasible to do a bit of

    > France (we'd be coming into Calais) then perhaps the Rhine and Tuscany

    > in around two weeks? No idea about routes etc. since we just hatched

    > this plan but would love to hear any suggestions or ideas from anyone

    > who might have done a similar trip. Thanks for your help

i think you will find it quite easy lynn .e have done it many times
by car and motorcycle.if you ned any help or info let me know ill
try to help .

Runge

Noooo forget about Tuscany, you'll be driving all the time !
Otherwise get out quickly of Calais, I'd advise Paris (but with a car good
luck!) then through Champagne to Alsace for a few days, then on to
Schwarzwald in Germany (2-3 days), up the Rhine and if really you had a few
days left why not drive to Holland, Belgium and back to Calais ??
For Tuscany you'd need another week methinks...

"Lynn" <> a écrit dans le message de news:
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    > Hi, we are thinking of doing a driving holiday this summer and having
    > never done this before, were wondering if it's feasible to do a bit of
    > France (we'd be coming into Calais) then perhaps the Rhine and Tuscany
    > in around two weeks? No idea about routes etc. since we just hatched
    > this plan but would love to hear any suggestions or ideas from anyone
    > who might have done a similar trip. Thanks for your help

Colin McGarry

On 4 Jan 2004 06:04:55 -0800, (Lynn) wrote:

    >Hi, we are thinking of doing a driving holiday this summer and having
    >never done this before, were wondering if it's feasible to do a bit
of
    >France (we'd be coming into Calais) then perhaps the Rhine and
Tuscany
    >in around two weeks? No idea about routes etc. since we just hatched
    >this plan but would love to hear any suggestions or ideas from anyone
    >who might have done a similar trip. Thanks for your help

Is the Calais route fixed.
I'd suggest going to Cherbourg then visiting Normandy and the D day
beaches (this is the 60th anniversary) then, if you can tear
yourselves away, the Dordogne and cross to the Rhine.

C McGarry
Colin
cmcgarry (at) cpmac . com
www.cpmac.com

Jesper Lauridsen

On Sun, 4 Jan 2004 14:28:34 -0000, "Malcolm Stewart" <> wrote:

    >"Lynn" <> wrote in message
    >news:...
    >> Hi, we are thinking of doing a driving holiday this summer and having
    >> never done this before, were wondering if it's feasible to do a bit of
    >> France (we'd be coming into Calais) then perhaps the Rhine and Tuscany
    >> in around two weeks? No idea about routes etc. since we just hatched
    >> this plan but would love to hear any suggestions or ideas from anyone
    >> who might have done a similar trip. Thanks for your help
    >It's certainly possible if you stick to Autoroutes, Autobahns & similar, but you
    >may feel a bit rushed as there's so much to see when you get off the main
    >roads - but your daily mileage may then fall from 400ml down to 35ml.

Don't be silly. A bit of French, some Rhine and a heap of Tuscany does not
take 8960km (400*1.6*14) of driving.

Mpprh

Originally posted by Lynn

    > Hi, we are thinking of doing a driving holiday this summer and having

    > never done this before, were wondering if it's feasible to do a bit of

    > France (we'd be coming into Calais) then perhaps the Rhine and Tuscany

    > in around two weeks? No idea about routes etc. since we just hatched

    > this plan but would love to hear any suggestions or ideas from anyone

    > who might have done a similar trip. Thanks for your help



Hi



about 25 years ago (when I was young & more stupid ?) I did several
European driving trips. We had no specific stops ..... just a general
idea. We worked on the basis of 500km on a driving day, then next day
sightseeing, etc.



On one trip we arrived in Calais, then :

followed Atlantic coast to Spain

zigzagged through the Pyrenees to the Med

followed French coast to Italy

crossed Switzerland, Germany, Belgium back to Calais.



8000 km in three weeks



These trips gave us a great insight into Europe. And now 25 years later
we've revisited the best places.



So, bonne chance





Peter