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
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.
Autobahn speeding fine
We returned to a modest speeding fine in the post from Germany on the A61 autobahn, which we settled the
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
