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"Dan Stephenson" wrote in message news:20130403182141188-stephedanospam@maccom... From my recollection travelling through that area before, it's ALL beautimous. So I would ask if there are any glaciers that one can drive to and walk someone close to the face? That would definitely shape my route. Any ideas? Not aware of any worthwhile glacier faces on mainland Europe (even in Norway). You have to go to the far north islands (Iceland/Greenland/Svalbard) for that tim |
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On 03/31/2013 04:53 PM, Dan Stephenson wrote:
Wednesday - train to Paris (depending on departure schedule, perhaps visiting Tower this morning to provide more British Museum time on prior day) Thursday - visit the Louvre, go to top of Eiffel Tower Friday - go to airport and rent a car, and drive to Davos, Switzerland. I will check to confirm I can rent a car and drive it outside the country. Saturday - cross the Stelvio Pass, drive through the Alps to Venice, drop car off at airport, arrive at hotel Rent in France, one-way drop-off in Italy? Have you checked the rates? |
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From my recollection travelling through that area before, it's ALL beautimous. So I would ask if there are any glaciers that one can drive to and walk someone close to the face? That would definitely shape my route. Any ideas? There's there glacier which is the source of the Rhône, about halfway up the west ramp of the Furkapass from Gletsch. I don't know if you can get to teh face, but there are ice tunnels etc. Also about 3/4 the way up the west side of the Sustenpass is the Steingletscher. Quite small but you can walk up to it and on to it. -- Tim C. Linz, Austria. |
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On 04/04/2013 11:14 AM, Jesper Lauridsen wrote:
On Thu, 4 Apr 2013 10:23:35 +0200, Giovanni Drogo wrote: On Tue, 2 Apr 2013, Jesper Lauridsen wrote: I would drop Paris, fly from London to Milano (or similar) and rent the car there. Why not Zurich then ? It will mean doing most of the trip north of the Alps, which is possible more scenic. Because then you would be returning a Swiss car in Italy and get the hefty one-way fee. The one-way fees seem to be highly unpredictable. From what I have heard, you may be in luck and the car rental station just happens to have a car standing there which is registered in the country where you are going to - in other words, you are transporting the car back home for them. Otherwise, you could be charged for the cost of transporting the car back to its country of origin, which could run into several hundred Euros. |
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, Jesper Lauridsen wrote: On Tue, 2 Apr 2013 23:20:53 +0000 (UTC), Jesper Lauridsen wrote: On 2013-03-31, Dan Stephenson wrote: Saturday - cross the Stelvio Pass, drive through the Alps to Venice, drop car off at airport, arrive at hotel Here you're going to be hit hard by the one way fee. Returning a rental car in *another country* is expensive. I tried Europcar with your data ( dropoff in Mestre; don't see any point in going to an airport). Prices start at $700 for the smallest vehicle class. I'm a bit miffed that prices are lower when I claim to be American than they are when I go with Danish. Funny, when I go to the UK and Euro car sites, rates are lower when they assume you're a UK resident. Much lower IIRC. |
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ngr.vans.vg, Giovanni Drogo wrote: You do not tell us WHEN you plan that. You should check that Stelvio (and possibly some other passes) are open. I guess they are currently still closed by snow. Not sure why you have chosen exactly Stelvio among all possible Alp passes. Also you do not tell us details on the routes. How high is it? I'm going for 2 weeks in late May, spending a few days in Val Gardena, hoping to drive around the Gardena and Sella passes. Hope I don't have to worry about tire chains by then. Then at the end of the trip, spending a couple of days in Aosta. May drive to Chamonix to go up the cable car there. |
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On Sat, 06 Apr 2013 20:46:14 -0700, poldy wrote in post :
news How high is it? I'm going for 2 weeks in late May, spending a few days in Val Gardena, hoping to drive around the Gardena and Sella passes. Late may is touch and go for the Stelvio. You'll probably be able to get up from Bormio but not over the east ramp. There is still over 2m of snow at the top on the road. -- Tim C. Linz, Austria. |
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On Mon, 08 Apr 2013 10:55:53 +0200, Martin wrote in post :
: On Mon, 8 Apr 2013 09:29:17 +0200, "Tim C." wrote: On Sat, 06 Apr 2013 20:46:14 -0700, poldy wrote in post : news How high is it? I'm going for 2 weeks in late May, spending a few days in Val Gardena, hoping to drive around the Gardena and Sella passes. Late may is touch and go for the Stelvio. You'll probably be able to get up from Bormio but not over the east ramp. There is still over 2m of snow at the top on the road. That cause serious problems to his schedule. Probably. I expect all the passes in the Dolomites to be open. They are kept clear for the ski resorts and inhabitants through the Winter, and they are generally snow-free most of the year. Grimsel, Furka, Splügen and Stelvio/Stilfserjoch are pretty much the last to open in the eastern/central Alps. Here's what the Stelvio looks like now: http://jpeg.popso.it/webcam/webcam_o...violive_04.jpg Those doors are the fronts to the shops and stalls, about 2m high. Any clearance vehicles will come from the left of the camera's view. -- Tim C. Linz, Austria. |
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On 04/08/2013 11:47 AM, Tim C. wrote:
On Mon, 08 Apr 2013 10:55:53 +0200, Martin wrote in post : : On Mon, 8 Apr 2013 09:29:17 +0200, "Tim C." wrote: On Sat, 06 Apr 2013 20:46:14 -0700, poldy wrote in post : news How high is it? I'm going for 2 weeks in late May, spending a few days in Val Gardena, hoping to drive around the Gardena and Sella passes. Late may is touch and go for the Stelvio. You'll probably be able to get up from Bormio but not over the east ramp. There is still over 2m of snow at the top on the road. That cause serious problems to his schedule. Probably. I expect all the passes in the Dolomites to be open. They are kept clear for the ski resorts and inhabitants through the Winter, and they are generally snow-free most of the year. Grimsel, Furka, Splügen and Stelvio/Stilfserjoch are pretty much the last to open in the eastern/central Alps. Here's what the Stelvio looks like now: http://jpeg.popso.it/webcam/webcam_o...violive_04.jpg Those doors are the fronts to the shops and stalls, about 2m high. Any clearance vehicles will come from the left of the camera's view. In any case, where is he going to get a set of snow tires and snow chains from a car rental in Paris? |
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On Mon, 08 Apr 2013 14:55:32 +0200, Tom P wrote in post :
: In any case, where is he going to get a set of snow tires and snow chains from a car rental in Paris? It's not unfeasible, a lot of Parisians go skiing. But it'll probably cost extra at this time of year. -- Tim C. Linz, Austria. |
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