Stelvio v2.0 tour - July 20th and 21st, 2013...

[Mr Kleen]

There's a good chance, yes. Where would we stay Thursday night?

[Grey Dove]

Originally Posted by Mr Kleen

There's a good chance, yes. Where would we stay Thursday night?

^Göschenen, Switzerland.

[Artemis]

Originally Posted by Mr Kleen

There's a good chance, yes. Where would we stay Thursday night?

Originally Posted by gs/e60/1m?

^Göschenen, Switzerland.

Yup, R. arranged a stay overnight @ http://www.roessli-goeschenen.ch/

Join us for trying "Unsere Hausspezialität": http://www.roessli-goeschenen.ch/ima...PDF/poulet.pdf

[Dackelone]

NOTE - you guys do not need to make any reservations. I have taken care of that with Francesca at our Post Hotel. I am currently working the SchlossBlick reservations now. They are more limited on rooms.

Stelvio 2.0 driver’s List… Updated: as of June 25th, 2013

1). Dackelone (1) both Stelvio (Fri/Sat/Sun) & Kufstein (Mon/Tuesday)
2). evolution80 (1) both Stelvio & Kufstein (only hotel room for Stelvio)
3). Xcution - tentative ?
4). Mr Kleen (2) Stelvio (Fri/Sat/Sun) + Kufstein 1 night.
5). FOACAD (1) Stelvio only (Fri/Sat) drive home on Sunday.
6). Elsabor67 (1) Stelvio (Fri/Sat nights) drive home late Sunday evening.
7), ace11
8). 1thomas (1) Stelvio only (Fri/Sat) Thomas will be a passenger in Smellthebeans' car then drives back with Elsabor67)
9).
10). Johnny-J5
11). Rikx1M (3) (Fri/Sat/Sun) + Kufstein ?
12). smellthebeans (1) Stelvio (Fri/Sat/Sun) + Kufstein
13). Swadeness (1) Stelvio (Sat/Sun) & Kufstein
14). 135i Oreo (2) Stelvio (Fri/Sat/Sun) only
15). gs/e60/1m? (1) Stelvio (Fri/Sat/Sun) + one night in Kufstein (Mon)
16). josh135 (2) Stelvio (Fri/Sat/Sun) + Kufstein
17). Jean-Marc Stelvio (Sat and Sunday nights) three people, two adults and one child. Plus possibly Monday's drive only. ?
18). That_1_Guy (2) Stelvio (Fri/Sat/Sun) + Kufstein
19). artemis (1+2) Stelvio (Fri/Sat/Sun) + Kufstein (Saturday night needs room for three) & +1 night in Kufstein
20). Hogsmith
21). adgriffi (1) Stelvio (Fri/Sat) drive home Sunday
22). ChrisM135i (1) Stelvio (Sat/Sun) + Kufstein ?
23). 1mmaniac (2) w/dad. Stelvio (Fri/Sat/Sun) + Kufstein Monday + BMW Welt Tuesday.
24). bmwbreed (1) Stelvio only (Fri/Sat/Sun)



PLUS... Stammtisch München guys...
Kağan - (1) Stelvio only. Saturday night only at Post Hotel
Jan B. - (2) both Stelvio and Kufstein (Fri/Sat/Sun)
plus Jan's two friends 2@ (1) (Fri/Sat/Sun) G63 & RS3
Andre' H. -
Dieter S. - (1) two nights at Stelvio only
Niki D. (2) three nights at Stelvio only (Fri/Sat/Sun)
Florian B. & Jullia (2) two nights at Stelvio only (Fri/Sat) Sunday drive home.
Thomas R. (1) three nights at Stelvio only (Fri/Sat/Sun)

The maybe's...

dEvo6

Not attending:
HondaGoneRogue

[Mr Kleen]

With this many cars we'll probably have to break into smaller groups. And radios would be really nice to have.

[Dackelone]

Originally Posted by Mr Kleen

With this many cars we'll probably have to break into smaller groups. And radios would be really nice to have.

Yes Gabe I know we need radios. The problem is the US walkie Talkies are illegal to use in Europe. Since they operate on the Emergency frequencies for the Police and Fire. It can be a BIG $$$$ if we are caught.

The EU spec legal (called PMR) Walkie Talkies are all limited to 500mw... so even though they all say/claim 8km range.. I think used inside a car, that would be a max of ~ 2km range.

Here are two walkie talkie sets that I have been eyeing on Amazon.de...

51 euros...
http://www.amazon.de/Motorola-Twinpa...I37M984M1ZHZQH

95 euros....
http://www.amazon.de/Motorola-XTR-44...I1Z6GQADL7JP66


I was thinking we should buy two or three sets. Who wants to chip in?

[Artemis]

Useful links:

• Austrian Alpine Passes website: http://www.oeamtc.at/?id=2500%2C%2C%2C1934
• Swiss traffic website: http://webmaptcs.trafficmap.ch/default_de.aspx
  (dropdown menu at "Kategorie": "Alle" - "Stau und Strassenzustand" - "Baustellen" - "Pässe" - "Tunnel" - "Parking" - "Webcams")
• Italian traffic website: http://www.provincia.bz.it/verkehr/default.asp
  (dropdown menu at "Typologie": "Aktuelle Lage" - "Berg- und Passstrassen" - "Radarkontrollen" - "Öffentliche Verkehrsmittel" - "Ausserhalb Tirol" - "Baustellen")

[Swadeness]

Originally Posted by Artemis

Useful links:

• Austrian Alpine Passes website: http://www.oeamtc.at/?id=2500%2C%2C%2C1934
• Swiss traffic website: http://webmaptcs.trafficmap.ch/default_de.aspx
  (dropdown menu at "Kategorie": "Alle" - "Stau und Strassenzustand" - "Baustellen" - "Pässe" - "Tunnel" - "Parking" - "Webcams")
• Italian traffic website: http://www.provincia.bz.it/verkehr/default.asp
  (dropdown menu at "Typologie": "Aktuelle Lage" - "Berg- und Passstrassen" - "Radarkontrollen" - "Öffentliche Verkehrsmittel" - "Ausserhalb Tirol" - "Baustellen")

Thanks! Great info for everybody planning their route to Stelvio. Here is another link I found.
http://www.alpen-journal.de/alpenser...penpaesse.html

Here is another great website I use before traveling outside of Germany. It's a good reference for finding safety equipment requirements, speed limits, and tolls/vignette information for each individual country. http://www.theaa.com/motoring_advice...bycountry.html

Does anybody else have any good info/advice for planning their trip?

[Artemis]

Originally Posted by Swadeness

Does anybody else have any good info/advice for planning their trip?

Someone who did Stelvio in the past advised to take a movement sickness pill (seasickness/airsickness) in the morning before venturing into the mountain passes. Especially passengers might suffer (a bit of) nausea from all the twisting and turning. Actually, it ain't fun if you gotta stop at the side of the road to allow your passenger (or yourself) to throw up outside the car.

What medication can be recommended ?

[Swadeness]

I never had any issues with sickness but you could feel the altitude up there (especially climbing up the side of the mountain for pictures).

[smellthebeans]

Originally Posted by Artemis

Someone who did Stelvio in the past advised to take a movement sickness pill (seasickness/airsickness) in the morning before venturing into the mountain passes. Especially passengers might suffer (a bit of) nausea from all the twisting and turning. Actually, it ain't fun if you gotta stop at the side of the road to allow your passenger (or yourself) to throw up outside the car.

What medication can be recommended ?

Meclozine....I am sure you can buy it at the Apothek.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meclozine

[Mr Kleen]

Originally Posted by Swadeness

I never had any issues with sickness but you could feel the altitude up there (especially climbing up the side of the mountain for pictures).

[evolution80]

i hope for nice weather and clear roads ahead of us

[Mr Kleen]

I don't think I'm going to be able to make the Black Forest "pre-game" on Thursday. I'll see everyone at the Post Hotel early Friday afternoon.

[Dackelone]

I will be driving down from BA on Friday afternoon and meeting/picking up the München Stammtisch guys and then drive down thru Garmisch/Imst/Nauders/Trafoi.

I am not sure of the time though. I think it will be late afternoon. So I should be at the Post Hotel around 20:00 or so. Maybe earlier. ? I will know more the week before our tour date. Stay tuned.

[Grey Dove]

Originally Posted by Dackelone

I will be driving down from BA on Friday afternoon and meeting/picking up the München Stammtisch guys and then drive down thru Garmisch/Imst/Nauders/Trafoi.

I am not sure of the time though. I think it will be late afternoon. So I should be at the Post Hotel around 20:00 or so. Maybe earlier. ? I will know more the week before our tour date. Stay tuned.

Looking at the nice drive Wade; Luc and I are taking i'd guess we'll be arriving somewhere between 19 and 20 pm .

David can we have dinner at Francesca's on friday or else we can meet at Nauders since we'll be passing there also.

[1mmaniac]

Originally Posted by gs/e60/1m?

Looking at the nice drive Wade; Luc and I are taking i'd guess we'll be arriving somewhere between 19 and 20 pm .

David can we have dinner at Francesca's on friday or else we can meet at Nauders since we'll be passing there also.

+1 on dinner, don't know what time we will be arriving.

[Dackelone]

Originally Posted by gs/e60/1m?

Looking at the nice drive Wade; Luc and I are taking i'd guess we'll be arriving somewhere between 19 and 20 pm .

David can we have dinner at Francesca's on friday or else we can meet at Nauders since we'll be passing there also.

Yes, we can have dinner at Francesca's hotel. I am planning on it.


Rudi, I will be bringing some of Bamberg's best beers with me... I was thinking we all could bring a little something with us for the others to share. What do you think?

[Grey Dove]

Originally Posted by Dackelone

Yes, we can have dinner at Francesca's hotel. I am planning on it.


Rudi, I will be bringing some of Bamberg's best beers with me... I was thinking we all could bring a little something with us for the others to share. What do you think?

Give me a hint of what you mean by "little" David

[Dackelone]

Originally Posted by gs/e60/1m?

Give me a hint of what you mean by "little" David

I was thinking of bringing a case of Bamberg smoked beer with me. I know Bob wants some. Maybe IF I can find some room in my car I can bring two cases... I will also try and bring some other famous beers from Bamberg, the Beer Capitol of the Welt.

I think Bob would LOVE some of your Belgium Chimay beer. And I know how you like your dunkel bier Rudi - I will be brings some with me.


http://www.chimay.com/en/bieres-de-chimay.html?IDC=287

[Artemis]

Originally Posted by Dackelone

I was thinking of bringing a case of Bamberg smoked beer with me. I know Bob wants some. Maybe IF I can find some room in my car I can bring two cases... I will also try and bring some other famous beers from Bamberg, the Beer Capitol of the Welt.
I think Bob would LOVE some of your Belgium Charmeir beer. And I know how you like your dunkel bier Rudi - I will be brings some with me.

R. and I will think of something for you guys. Let us know the approximate quantities. Though the beverages risk to be all shaken up by the time we arrive.

Dackel, I guess the Stelvio 2.0 Treffen provisional programme is mostly boxed together by now. Is it possible to post the provisional programme in one post to have some sort of yardstick (Google road maps, provisionally scheduled visits and stays) ?

[Swadeness]

Thanks for reminding me I need to make a run to pick up some Chimay.

Sorry to thread jack but ....

BTW. Rudi, since you are in the Netherlands can you get Amstel Brite there? I have only seen it when I was in Curaçao and since then I have not been able to find it. Its the only beer we drank there so it would be great to have a few and send some pics to friends back home. Since Curaçao is part of the Netherlands I thought it might be possible to find it there.