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What to take … What not to take … take all the gear? and a few other tips
In less than a week I leave for 3 months away from home, as I write this I have already left home and am in Canberra, from here I fly to Europe for 31 days, I then fly back to Australia to Brisbane for a week of the ARC, from there I fly back to Europe for 45 days and then I finally fly home to
day 20 – dombuhl to trier
Dombuhl, Germany > Trier Germany With only two days left till I returned to Paris I finally got the chance to visit some of the stages from WRC Germany, something I had been looking forward to for quite a while, but first I needed to there, I had 450km ahead of me so had to make a move.
2015, and it continues, and well … Iceland here we come
The world is my oyster for 2015, so much traveling, so many new places, so many new faces, it is going to be one hell of a ride, so stick to behindvm for updates on all my adventures, with a trip to Iceland rounding out the year.
day 19 – Dombuhl and the romantic drive and Canola as far as the eye can see
Dombuhl > Dinkelsbühl > Nördlingen > Donauwörth > Augsburg The Romantic Drive, thats what its known as anyway, Dombuhl > Dinkelsbühl > Nördlingen > Donauwörth > Augsburg or the reverse, through small cobble stoned colourful towns, thats what the brochure said, thats what lonely planet said, but
day 18 – The weird and wonderful sights and sounds of Munich
My time in the Alps was almost up and I was heading north into Germany through Munich and in to a town called Dombuhl where I was staying for a couple of days. I must say of all the places I had to leave so far I was a little sad to leave Abtenau, it is a beautiful part of Austria and the world, we
day 13 – austria was a handful today, but the Mittenwald ;)
More Alps, Mittenwald, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Zugspitze, magnificent Innsbruck, Austria > Mittenwald, Germany > Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany Before I left Australia I did a little 500px research, basically 500px is a website where some really great landscape images are posted, not to mention
day 12 – Castles, Castles and Sausages ;)
Neuschwanstein Castle by day by night Innsbruck, Austria > Fusen, Germany > Neuschwanstein Castle, Germany I really wanted to get to Zugspitze which is the highest mountain in Germany, its a bit of a theme this trip trying to find the highest points in each country, en route I realised I was
Day 11 – Luzern to Innsbruck via the Grimselpass
Luzern, Switzerland > Grimselpass, Switzerland > Innsbruck, Austria After an amazing day in Grindelwald I was excited to be heading to Innsbruck, I planned 4 nights there which meant I had 3 full days to explore the area.
VIDEO: Interlaken Fighter Jets
In my previous behind vm entry on Interlaken and Grindelwald I mentioned the fighter jets I spotted over Interlaken, well here is the little video showing their takeoffs.
Day 10 – Luzern to Grindelwald – Fighter Jets, Cows and views to die for
Steinerberg, Switzerland > Luzern, Switzerland > Brienzwiler, Switzerland > Interlaken, Switzerland > Grindelwald, Switzerland Next stop Steinerberg, Switzerland. I arrived fairly late in to Steinerberg, Steinerberg is on a lake about 40km east of Luzern, I picked the area for its central location
Day 9 – Strasbourg to Lucerne with yodeling in between
Strasbourg, Germany > Freiburg, Germany > Steinerberg, Switzerland After a really successful week shooting Rallye de France it was time to get the #euroroadtrip underway, 2 weeks driving the Alps of Switzerland, Austria and Germany, something I had looked forward to since I started planning 10