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dvisor wrote:For Prague, we found this site to be ideal for us: http://www.pensioncampprague.com/. It cost 760.00 crowns per night (family of 4), which works out at about £20. We then took public transport in to the city. Very friendly site owners, who couldn't be more helpful.

Here are my notes about the public transport: "A 90 minute pass for the buses and trams can be purchased from the campsite at 32 Crowns (about 85 pence), half price for children under 15. The bus leaves from the end of the road, and 2 stops (or 3 minutes) later you are at the Metro station Opatov, where Line C takes you to the "Muzeum" stop near Wenceslas Square in 9 stops (17 minutes). On boarding the bus, you need to insert your ticket in the yellow machine to be stamped with the date and time. Your 90 minutes starts from this point. You need to catch the Metro in the direction of Letnany. When returning, you need to stamp your ticket at the entrance to the platform and catch a Line C Metro in the direction of Háje. The relevant buses taking you back to the campsite are 165, 326, 327 or 385. Ensure that you press the "Stop" button on the bus to warn the driver in advance that you wish to get off."

The weather wasn't brilliant when we were there, but if you are interested in the site, there's some dashcam footage at https://youtu.be/ba-6ighdlBA, showing the residential area around the site, and the campsite itself, which was literally someone's back garden.

martinc wrote:That place looks nice how long did you stay ?, i have just downloaded the ACSI app with all maps . I also checked out that place on there and we might stop at that exact one , plus i loved to video of the dash cam very nice. Did you need to buy any extra toll tickets before you went to europe??

dvisor wrote:

martinc wrote:That place looks nice how long did you stay ?, i have just downloaded the ACSI app with all maps . I also checked out that place on there and we might stop at that exact one , plus i loved to video of the dash cam very nice. Did you need to buy any extra toll tickets before you went to europe??

Only two days, but would have liked to have stayed longer. ACSI have a couple of Apps in the store which appear to do similar things, and it's a bit confusing which one to get. The one I have is called "ACSI Campsites Europe" on Android, not the one called "CampingCard ACSI Campsites", which lists fewer sites, and only those that accept the ACSI CampingCard. As we travel during the height of the season the CampingCard doesn't really offer any benefit.

I haven't checked the prices recently, but last time we passed through Czech Republic a 10 day motorway vignette cost a little over €11, a 10 day Austria vignette cost €8,50, and an annual Swiss vignette around €40. You can sometimes get them cheaper by buying at a service station before the border, rather than at the border itself. Some roads in Hungary require a vignette, but you may be lucky - you may be able to avoid these roads when you go to Orségi National Park. If you pass through Slovenia on the way to Croatia, you may need a motorway vignette - a 7 day pass was around €15.

yeah i agree that a year pass is a bit to much really , however my hand may be forced as the wife wants to visit Switzerland . so you would recommend getting the vignettes when we are there and not before we leave??
lastly i have the fully paid up version of the ACSI app on android , so every campsite is listed however i was looking at the camping card as we will be over there in the beginning of September , and am i right in thinking that the close season is the end of august ??

cheers


Best to Google each country you're visiting so you are aware of the different vignette options,and whether you need one. http://www.tolltickets.com/ has some useful information on each country, but I wouldn't actually purchase from them. Like I say, best to buy from a service station before hitting the border. Be careful you are not stung for currency conversions, if you do so, though - it's easily done when travelling between eurozone and countries with their own currency.

Generally speaking, I'm happy to pay the vignette prices to use their roads, its fair and much easier than faffing around with toll booths; but I begrudge having to pay for annual pass for Switzerland so I try to avoid it now.

yeah i agree that a year pass is a bit to much really , however my hand may be forced as the wife wants to visit Switzerland . so you would recommend getting the vignettes when we are there and not before we leave??

lastly i have the fully paid up version of the ACSI app on android , so every campsite is listed however i was looking at the camping card as we will be over there in the beginning of September , and am i right in thinking that the close season is the end of august ??

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martinc wrote:just to give everyone a rough idea of what we are undertaking , i have done this plan . any helpful ideas and tips would be great , cheers.

Day 1
Oswestry – Dover
Dover – Calais (ferry)
Calais – Lille
Day 2
Lille – Brussels
Brussels – (via Antwerp) Eindhoven
Day 3
Eindhoven – Dusseldorf
Dusseldorf – Frankfurt
Day 4
Frankfurt – Wurzburg
Wurzburg – Nuremburg
Day 5
Nuremburg – Prague
Day 6
Prague – Vienna
Day 7
Vienna – Orsegi national park
Day 8
Orsegi – Zagreb
Day 9
Zagreb – Venice
Day 10
Venice – (via Verona) Milan
Day 11
Milan – genoa
Day 12
Genoa – Monaco
Day 13
Monaco – Turin
Day 14
Turin – Chamonix
Chamonix – Geneva
Day 15
Geneva – Basel
Day 16
Basel – Strasbourg
Day 17
Strasbourg – Luxembourg
Day 18
Luxembourg – lens
Day 19
Lens – Calais
Calais – Dover (ferry)
Dover – Oswestry

Thanks for looking any advice on European travel insurance , regulations in the different regions , and anything really would really really help !