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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Trips
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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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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Latest
18
Feb
Day 12: Mosjøen (Norway) –> Trondheim (Norway)
We start today by clearing the snow off the car from the snowfall overnight.
Its a glorious sunny winters morning
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17
Feb
Day 11: Narvik (Norway) -> Mosjøen (Norway)
Today, we start the long 2,500+ km return journey back to Ireland. Outside, the car park is much busier
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16
Feb
Day 10: Ice Hotel (Sweden) –> Narvik (Norway)
Today we head west crossing over into Norway to Narvik. Unfortunately, we didn't see the northern lights last
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15
Feb
Day 9: Ice Hotel
Today is all about staying at the Ice Hotel in nearby Jukkasjärvi – a short 17 km drive from our hotel
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14
Feb
Day 8: Chasing the Aurora Lights (Sweden)
Today is totally focused on trying to see and capture the Northern Lights. As it will be a late night,
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13
Feb
Day 7: Rest day around Kiruna (Sweden)
After a long 3,800 km drive to reach Kiruna, we took today "off" to rest, not drive
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12
Feb
Day 6: Arvidsjaur (Sweden) –> Kiruna (Sweden)
🫣During the trip you probably noticed that we "fell behind" on our daily reports, mostly because the days
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11
Feb
Day 5: Östersund (Sweden) -> Arvidsjaur (Sweden)
We head down to the heated garage at the hotel. The last two garages seem to keep the air temperature
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10
Feb
Day 4: Karlstad (Sweden) –> Östersund (Sweden)
Today, our long drive north continues.
Alcohol limits
The legal alcohol drive limit is low here in Sweden at 0.
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10
Feb
Night Vision Assist
This is a costly option rarely chosen by Porsche owners when specifying their cars. It's often seen as
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