We always stay at the…
Submitted by alan h on Wed, 08/12/2020 - 06:51We always stay at the Seerauch Hotel in Beckenreid, on the shores of Lake Lucerne. Best hotel we've found in that area, and very convenient to get to from the motorway (5 mins).
Food is great, service superb, and English spoken fluently. Their website appears to be in German, but give them a ring.
Good luck with the trip.
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Thank you Alan. Will give it…
Submitted by Sylvana on Wed, 08/12/2020 - 06:57Thank you Alan. Will give it a try.
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Which route are you taking? …
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Which route are you taking? …
Submitted by alan h on Wed, 08/12/2020 - 07:06Which route are you taking? Switzerland has some quarantine areas, such as Luxembourg.
See:- https://www.bag.admin.ch/bag/en/home.html
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Our first night stop is in…
Submitted by Sylvana on Wed, 08/12/2020 - 07:22Our first night stop is in Belgium and was proposing to fill up tank in Luxembourg. Are you aware if this is possible or not?
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In theory, if you stop in…
Submitted by alan h on Wed, 08/12/2020 - 07:32In reply to Our first night stop is in… by Sylvana
In theory, if you stop in Luxembourg you would have to quarantine on entering Swiitzerland. Not sure if you would be allowed to just stay overnight and continue your journey.
If you stop in either Luxembourg and/or Belgium on the way back its 2 weeks quarantine on your return to the UK
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Will probably avoid…
Submitted by Sylvana on Wed, 08/12/2020 - 07:40In reply to In theory, if you stop in… by alan h
Will probably avoid Luxembourg to be safe. We are proposing to travel back via France, but things seem to be changing on a daily basis. Looking at their daily increase in cases, would imagine quarantine will also be necessary if we stop there!
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France now on Quarantine…
Submitted by alan h on Thu, 08/13/2020 - 17:11France now on Quarantine List
Plus Netherlands and others - so if you drive back from Italy, 14 days quarantine on your entry into UK from 0400 hrs BST Saturday.
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Was to be expected…
Submitted by Sylvana on Fri, 08/14/2020 - 03:27In reply to France now on Quarantine… by alan h
Was to be expected. Fortunately we are retired so we no real hardship for us despite the inconvenience of it all. Hopefully Italy will not impose any quarantine measures. Have booked the Swiss hotel you recommended. Many thanks.
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If things stay as they are…
Submitted by alan h on Sat, 08/15/2020 - 12:23In reply to Was to be expected… by Sylvana
If things stay as they are now, you can avoid quarantine by staying out of France. If you drive from Switzerland into Germany, and up to Aachen on the German/Belgium border. From there it is less than 4 hrs non-stop drive to Calais across Belgium. By non-stopping, you don't have to quarantine on your return. It only adds about 2 hrs to the total journey time, and about 120 miles to the overall distance.i
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depends on which part of the…
Submitted by Ugo on Sat, 08/15/2020 - 13:29In reply to If things stay as they are… by alan h
depends on which part of the UK you have to go to, if it is north of London, you can cross Switzerland, to basel and from there take the German motorway to Cologne, Aachen, then take the Nord sea Ferry from Zeebrugge to Hull - around 1100 km - all highway - in germany there are no speed limits, if you are a good driver or, better if there are two to drive, with less than 10 hours you are on the ferry - me in the 80s , I did this road 2 times a month with the Citroen CX, and sometimes it took even less time.-
if, on the first day, he stops to sleep in Switzerland, he takes the 5 o'clock tea at home :)
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Thank you for that. Will…
Submitted by Sylvana on Sat, 08/15/2020 - 13:57In reply to If things stay as they are… by alan h
Thank you for that. Will bear it in mind for our return at the end of September. Who knows what the restrictions will be at that time.
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If things stay as they are…
Submitted by alan h on Sat, 08/15/2020 - 12:23In reply to Was to be expected… by Sylvana
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it is likely that this virus…
Submitted by Ugo on Fri, 08/14/2020 - 02:40it is likely that this virus will force us ALL into the borders of their habitual residence nations, effectively nullifying a hundred and more years of achievements of individual freedom and interaction among the peoples of the earth - this event, the results of which are very similar to a war world, is the result, of the expansionist policy of a particular nation, in which respect for the rest of the other peoples of the world has been confined to the basement. in all this scenario, Brexit is like a drop of water in the sea.
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Austria ( and Croatia) on…
Submitted by alan h on Thu, 08/20/2020 - 12:29Austria ( and Croatia) on the England quarantine list.
Switzerland on the Scottish quarantine list
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We have resigned ourselves…
Submitted by Sylvana on Thu, 08/20/2020 - 12:42In reply to Austria ( and Croatia) on… by alan h
We have resigned ourselves to the fact that we will have to isolate on return as we intend to drive back with an overnight stop in Colmar. Little bit concerned about the overnight stop in Switzerland on our outward journey as we intend to have a stop in Belgium the previous night. As I understand it, we would only have to quarantine if we stay longer than 24 hours in Belgium. It’s a minefield!
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