07
Sep
Targa to the Alps / Summer 2026
It has been over six months since we had our last long European road trip. This time we're
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Trips
27
Jul
Targa to The Peak District, England / Summer 2026
Photography and hiking are the core focus of this week-long trip to The Peak District in England's
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01
May
Targa to The Lake District / Spring 2026
A last-minute May bank holiday escape to the Lake District — ferry to Holyhead, then open-top drives and hiking across Cumbria's lakes and fells.
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01
Feb
Targa to Arctic Lapland / Winter 2026
After a successful trip over Christmas to The Black Forest in Germany, we are about to embark on a much
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26
Dec
Targa to the Black Forest, Germany / Winter 2025
Our first Targa Christmas road trip to the Black Forest takes us from Ireland to Germany in search of snow, quiet villages, winter hikes, and peaceful alpine roads. It’s a slower, more deliberate journey—6 days based in Freiburg with 3,500 km of winter driving ahead.
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03
Oct
Mountain pass stickers and country flags
On this trip, we’ve started a small tradition of collecting the official stickers from the mountain passes we drive
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03
Oct
Targa to the Alps: Hotels
We stayed in nine hotels across this trip, not including the two nights on-board ferries.
Usually, we use hotels.
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01
Oct
Autobahn speeding fine
We returned to a modest speeding fine in the post from Germany on the A61 autobahn, which we settled the
30
Sep
Targa to the Alps: Conclusion
Thank you all for following along with us to the Alps and back again. This trip was a bit of
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29
Sep
Day 18: Bedford (United Kingdom) –> Dublin (Ireland)
Our final transit day today as we make our way back to Ireland via the port at Holyhead.
We have
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27
Sep
Day 16 & 17: Harwich (United Kingdom) –> Bedford (United Kingdom)
After a very smooth crossing – we could hardly feel the boat move – we are awoken early at 05:30 by
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26
Sep
Day 15: Frankfurt (Germany) –> Hoek van Holland (Netherlands)
We awake to another bright day and to our car still sitting out on the balcony.
We return to the
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25
Sep
Day 14: Salzburg (Austria) –> Frankfurt (Germany)
This morning we start our long journey northwards back towards Ireland. We have to drag our luggage about 800 metres
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24
Sep
Day 13: Around Salzburg (Austria)
Today is our last day on this road trip before we have to start the return journey back to Ireland.
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23
Sep
Day 12: Tirol (Austria) –> Salzburg (Austria)
Today we travel to Salzburg, a meaningful destination for us, since my co-driver and I were married there in
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