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OK!
Remember anyway that from July 31 thru August 20 I will be on summer holidays from work...
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No problem, I'm not leaving the UK until Friday 4th Sept
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Austrian/Italian/Slovenian border
There is a great route out of Austria into the most N.E. tip of Italy from where you can enter Slovenia (it is a beautiful old pass). The motorway out of Austria goes through a long toll-tunnel (forgot its name) and if you continue you end up in Ljublijana, the capital of Slovenia, quick but boring! Found the pass purely by suprise but what a thrill to cross....Forgot the roadnumbers but it must show on a map of the area.
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There is a great route out of Austria into the most N.E. tip of Italy from where you can enter Slovenia (it is a beautiful old pass). The motorway out of Austria goes through a long toll-tunnel (forgot its name) and if you continue you end up in Ljublijana, the capital of Slovenia, quick but boring! Found the pass purely by suprise but what a thrill to cross....Forgot the roadnumbers but it must show on a map of the area.
Cheers, Rob
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I guess your talking about the Karavankentunnel.
Never been there, I only saw the road signs...
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Northern Italy
Karavankentunnel...that's the one!
The pass I was referring to had some war memorials I think from WW 1, when the Italians fought The Habsburgers forces of the Kaiser, thousands got killed there in the mountains, a bit of a forgotten battleground. Halfway up this pass is the border-post with Slovenia....a relict of the past nowadays but still a romantic spot.
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I have a very vague plan:
Ostend, head towards Munich (non-autobahn?)
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I've said it before and I'll say it again, and again, and again: you should definitely go through Trier, which claims to be the oldest German city (founded more than 2,000 years ago), on your way towards Munich. Beautiful place, always worth a visit. And lots of Roman ruins. You should also consider Luxembourg on your way there, Trier is right at the German - Luxembourg border and they have cheap fuel (and I mean REALLY cheap).
Drop me a line when you know what time around you'll be in Munich. I might be able to take a day off and of course you're invited to stay with my wife and me while you're here
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