Re: Road-Trip Ireland <-> Finland (Was: Re: Road Trip from Germany et al)
On Mon, May 16, 2005 at 07:22:29AM +0100, Martin List-Petersen wrote:
> Sven Luther wrote:
>
> >On Mon, May 16, 2005 at 02:31:30AM +0100, Martin List-Petersen wrote:
> >
> >
> >>On tor, 2005-03-31 at 15:45 +0300, Aigars Mahinovs wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>On Thu, 31 Mar 2005 13:25:06 +0200, martin f krafft <madduck@debian.org>
> >>>wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>also sprach Joachim Breitner <nomeata@debian.org> [2005.03.31.1132
> >>>>+0200]:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>I know that Helsinki is a bit further than Oslo, but I still
> >>>>>wonder if there are people interested in a Road Trip (or maybe
> >>>>>a Train Trip, dunno how expensive that would be)?
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>I think flying will be cheaper than a train. And a road trip is
> >>>>a fun idea, but we are talking a good 2-3 days of driving, unless
> >>>>you want to spend 16 hours in the car in a row.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>If you decide to go by car, I would like to join you in Latvia. I can
> >>>also find you some cheep places to sleap and eat in Riga if you'd
> >>>decide to take a small brake on the way.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>Just taking the road-trip idea up again :)
> >>
> >>There is no reasonable way of getting out of Ireland (as usual) and
> >>since I'm going to spend a bit more time around Stockholm (the city, not
> >>Andreas :o) and Denmark afterwards, I'm looking into taking the trip
> >>from Ireland over the UK, Netherlands, Germany and either all the way up
> >>to Tallinn or Rostock <-> Tallinn <-> Helsingfors, starting out on the
> >>7th or 8th in Galway.
> >>
> >>The car should be ok for 3-4 people (more is overkill). Any interest ?
> >>
> >>
> >
> >Notice that the prices of the freeies is ways overkill, especially as i
> >understand that you *must* take a cabine or something.
> >
> >
> >
> Actually, the priciest ones are the ones between Ireland and the UK and
> UK to the continent. The rest is nothing compared to that. Reason being
> for taking the car is that car rental on the other end comes up to being
> at least as expensive as bringing the own car over and I don't want to
> be too dependant on public transportation. Too much waiting time :)
Well, the ferry was no problem, but i understand the trip is 36 hours or so,
and they don't allow you to sleep in the care as i understand. A cabit starts
at around 300 euros per person for shared by 4, so ... But there must be
something i misunderstand about their pricing scheme, it cannot be said that
their web page are cristal clear on this. (the travemunde-helsinki one).
> >I would be interested in the way-to-helsinki, but have other plans on the
> >way
> >back, which may correspond to your needs also, i would go by train to
> >someplace in germany where you would pick me up, since i live too farther
> >south than what you need to travel. Hanover would maybe be best in this
> >case,
> >since i have family there and don't need to wait in some public place in
> >case
> >you are late or something, and is on the way.
> >
> >
> Somewhere around there can be organised.
Cool.
> >There are two roads to helsinki from northern germany, through poland and
> >tallinn, or through denmark, the bridge, sweden, and a small ferry between
> >stockholm and helsinki, but you probably want to take that one on the way
> >back.
> >
> >
> Ferries from Tallinn to Helsingfors are not too bad, 23-32 EUR pr.
> adult, 23-25 EUR for the car (summer period) for Tallink or 16-22 EUR
> for the cabin and 17 EUR for the car on Vikingline. Rostock would be
> more expensive though, but probably also take a lot more time.
>
> I'm taking the trip back over Sweden / Denmark, because I'm going to
> make stops in Stockholm, Copenhagen and South Denmark on the tour back.
> Have to drop in a few places, when I'm around.
Hehe.
> >I can drive (we went to Oslo by car two years ago in a non-stop 19 hours
> >drive), and should travel rather light.
> >
> >
> >
> Eh. Just mind ya, my steering wheel is not, where you would be used to
> have it :o) Gives the whole thing another dimension.
Ah, indeed. Still, safer so that letting you drive all the whatever many hours
it will be all alone i guess.
Friendly,
Sven Luther
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