Not sure how long you're staying here in Europe but please note that we have loads of speed camera's, speed limit (Holland = 100 km/h. on the motorways 07.00-19.00 hrs.) and it is usually quite busy..
Food in France is quite nice but portions are less than in many other countries.
Be Safe, drive Careful and Enjoy !!
Thanks. I plan to spend 12 days in Europe.
It would be a very short and busy trip. I will spend most of my time on the road. I love being on the road.
I have a friend in Germany and 1 in Italy. My friend in Germany will be picking me up and I will be staying at their house while I am in Frankfurt. He is married to a German lady and they have 2 kids. My friend in Italy is married to an Italian lady and they have a daughter. I will visit stay with them when I go to their tow in Italy. Those are the 2 primary guys I am visiting on this trip. Then I plan to detour to do my solo travels.
Thanks for the heads up about the speed cameras. I have heard a lot about them from my friends. The good thing is that I am a hypermiler. So I plan to drive the speed limit.
But I have always been facinated about the idea of going fast on the autobahn and watch faster cars overtake me. That is why my friend has always promised to take me on the autobahn to satisfy my need for speed. That is top on my list of things to do in Germany.
On top of the autobahn, I hope I will be able to drive on the Nurburgring. I would love to experience that also since I love watching YouTube videos of cars crashing on that road.
I have been looking at cars to rent and right now I have my eyes on a Peugeot or a Citreon. I see 90% of the rental cars have manual transmission. It has been a long time since I drove one and for fun, I am thinking I will rent a car with a manual transmission on this trip. It has been a really long time since I drove one but I just need an hour to get my bearings back on track. I am positive I will probably rent a manual transmission. I am just trying to decide now between the Peugeot and the Citreon.
No matter what I rent, I hope it takes me safely across Europe. I hear the speed limit on the highway is 130 km/h. That should be easy for me to maintain and not go over. I am used to hypermiling and I hypermile a lot. So, driving the speed limit is easy for me. I would hate for any cameras to take a picture of me and send me tickets to pay fines in another country.
Whatever car I rent, I plan to carry full coverage insurance on it in case of any accidents. I hear gas prices are quite high in Europe. So renting a car for 12 days and putting a lot of gas in it and paying vignette in many countries means that having a car during this trip for 12 days may easily cost me about $1,000 or more. Including price of hotels when I stop to spend the night in some towns.
I drive a 2025 Camry and I hypermile and get 67 miles to the gallon. So driving the speed limit in Europe should be easy for me.