Its Goodbye EU Roadtrip, June 2017
- The Idea
- The Car
- Day 1-4
- Day 5
- Day 6
- Day 7
- Day 8
- Day 9
- Day 10
- Day 11
- Day 12
- Day 13
- Day 14
- Day 15
- Day 16
- Day 17
- Day 18
- Day 19
- Car After the trip
- Summary and thoughts

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Having left the family at Basel Airport I went on Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Bormio.

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The hotel in Switzerland.

Hotel location in google maps
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The Local area map showed where the giant spiders live.

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Closer detail of the spiders lair.

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Everywhere in the Alps the views are stunning.

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Due to roadworks and traffic issues a quick pop to Interlaken turned into a 3 hour marathon.

This hit my plans to visit Liechtenstein and Austria before going to Northen Italy, so decided to miss Austria.

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On the way to Liechtenstein I saw a couple of Hitchhikers looking for a lift, so stopped and told them I would take them to the next Village.

They were two Canadian guys hitching across Europe and then planning to go to Japan, all on $5,000 each.

Their plan had been to walk to the next village, I dont think so. The next village was only a few kilometres away on the map, but the road was steep and not very direct.

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Arrived at Liechtenstein in time for a late lunch and watched the Tourists go by.

Drove to the Austrian border, but there was a queue of 4 cars! Decided to head to Bormio instead.

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Set the Sat Nav to the Hotel in Bormio, its only 143 kilometres away ( less than 90 miles ). But the Sat Nav says its going to take over 3 hours!

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Part of the Journey was via the Vereinatunnel Klosters, Switzerland. A train Ferry under part of the Alps

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The rest of the Journey to Bormio was driving heaven. Tight and twisty climbs to the Snow line, down again and climb again. As I was alone I could make 'Spirited' progress.

Brakes, tyres, steering, suspension and engine all had a good workout.

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Arrived in Bormio in 2 and half hours.

After booking into the Hotel and a quick wash, retired to the bar for a quick drink. I think the free snacks were worth more than the drink.

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There are both interesting beers and food in Bormio.

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I can be contacted at smf@smfpics.com