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Driving to Les 2 Alpes
I am going to Les 2 Alpes for new year, can anyone tell me what I have let
myself in for, driving down on the Saturday between new Christmas and the new year? -- Chris *:-) Downhill Good, Uphill BAD! www.suffolkvikings.org.uk |
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Driving to Les 2 Alpes
On Thu, 20 Nov 2003 15:51:13 -0000, "MoonMan"
wrote: I am going to Les 2 Alpes for new year, can anyone tell me what I have let myself in for, driving down on the Saturday between new Christmas and the new year? What, apart from the worst road journey of your life, you mean? Do it overnight, if you possibly can, is about all I can suggest. -- Ace (bruce dot rogers at roche dot com) Ski Club of Great Britain - http://www.skiclub.co.uk All opinions expressed are personal and in no way represent those of the Ski Club. |
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Driving to Les 2 Alpes
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On Thu, 20 Nov 2003 15:51:13 -0000, "MoonMan" wrote: I am going to Les 2 Alpes for new year, can anyone tell me what I have let myself in for, driving down on the Saturday between new Christmas and the new year? What, apart from the worst road journey of your life, you mean? Do it overnight, if you possibly can, is about all I can suggest. That bad Huh, oh well..... -- Chris *:-) Downhill Good, Uphill BAD! www.suffolkvikings.org.uk |
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Driving to Les 2 Alpes
"MoonMan" wrote in message
... In , Ace typed: On Thu, 20 Nov 2003 15:51:13 -0000, "MoonMan" wrote: I am going to Les 2 Alpes for new year, can anyone tell me what I have let myself in for, driving down on the Saturday between new Christmas and the new year? What, apart from the worst road journey of your life, you mean? Do it overnight, if you possibly can, is about all I can suggest. That bad Huh, oh well..... And avoid Grenoble during daylight hours, the 'rocade' (ring) is often one long jam ... If via Calais, best to get to France early evening and drive straight through the night as Ace says, arriving for an early breakfast. Pete |
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Driving to Les 2 Alpes
"MoonMan" wrote in message
... I am going to Les 2 Alpes for new year, can anyone tell me what I have let myself in for, driving down on the Saturday between new Christmas and the new year? Do you have someone to share the driving with? I'm off to Val Cenis in january driving from Calais. I went to Biarritz in the summer, again from Calais. A few tips gleaned from my experiences: 1. You won't get into your accomodation until after 2pm, right? Do NOT do the drive in one hit unless you plan on spending the preceeding day in bed and asleep. I tried to stay in bed the day before going to Biarritz... didn't work. Couldn't sleep. I left Brum around half 7 in the evening, got to Biarritz 2 the following afternoon so bloody tired that it screwed up the first two days, despite having someone to share the drive with. Moral.... on the way out, stop in a hotel half way! On the way back, do it in one hit. You'll get home at around 3am, but you'll have left around the same time you leave for work. Doable and it doesn't wreck you for several days. 2. Avoid Paris like the plague!!! As someone on here pointed out, the A26 goes via Troyes and joins the South East bound motorways well after Paris. Even the motorways around Paris are bad. We're talking M25 type bad!! 3. Stop every 2 hours or so. Grab a coffee or a bite. Take your time! If you're stopping over, plan to stop after about 6 hours driving. Campaniles are decent enough for a stop. You won't feel tired as much with regular little stops. 4. French roads are pretty good. If you avoid Paris, the motorways are usually pretty clear. Be careful of the nutters who think they're on German autobahns doing well over a ton. They appear out of nowhere behind you flashing their lights and leaning on their horns. But the roads usually free most times of the day. Good thing about France is the service stops every 10 miles or so. This coming trip, we're getting a 10:30am ferry from Dover to Calais, and stopping about 6 in a hotel. Get to resort about 3 the next day, just taking it easy. On the way back, we're leaving resort about 11am, getting to Calais about 11pm and home about 3am. Sorted! I have to say, as someone who spends far too much time every day on UK motorways (M6, M1, and M42... a nasty combination!) the French motorways are a joy. Just relax take it easy and enjoy it. HTH Schneck |
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