REFERENDUM RESULTS AND DISCUSSION THREAD

[Walshes Wolves]

Sounds great (not the dog costs obvs).
We'll be in the Alps in August. Prices for accommodation seem to have really ramped up this year compared to 2 years ago, we're finding air b & b is the same price this year as small/cheap hotels were in 2023.
Wonder if all the passes will be open by June?

I quite often find the same accommodation cheaper on Booking.com, if you have got discounts. I am in Penzberg in Bavaria for the next 2 weeks and I have saved over £200 renting the same accommodation and this is because I have accumulated discounts with Booking.com.
Airbnb, by the time they take their cut and on top of that the cleaning costs, often works out more expensive now.

 

[sycophantia]

I quite often find the same accommodation cheaper on Booking.com, if you have got discounts. I am in Penzberg in Bavaria for the next 2 weeks and I have saved over £200 renting the same accommodation and this is because I have accumulated discounts with Booking.com.
Airbnb, by the time they take their cut and on top of that the cleaning costs, often works out more expensive now.

Yeah we tend to use booking.com and air b&b, tbh recently there's not much difference in price now.

 

[EpsomWolf]

Sounds great (not the dog costs obvs).
We'll be in the Alps in August. Prices for accommodation seem to have really ramped up this year compared to 2 years ago, we're finding air b & b is the same price this year as small/cheap hotels were in 2023.
Wonder if all the passes will be open by June?

Been a few years since I last did the Alp road trip thing and yes, it is now seriously expensive. When looked at as a total cost package Chunnel/fuel/tolls/accomodation (you’ll be familiar with all that) plus the dog costs it’s a fair old sum of money. Could have a very nice holiday somewhere exotic for similar and am increasingly hesitant as costs escalate.

Planning on Switzerland and would like to get across the Stelvio Pass (of Top Gear’s best road in Europe fame) as last did that about 15 years ago and was amazing. Still considering just cutting costs though and having a gentler getaway trip to maybe France or Germany, but I suspect everywhere is pretty damn expensive nowadays anyway. I’m up for the Mosel and having a blast around the Nurburgring (did that in an airport rental Golf diesel 10 years ago) but not sure the dog would be too impressed with that.

Probably one to go over to the ‘holiday’ thread tbh but essentially yes, agree costs in Europe seem to be rocketing too.

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Stelvio was often snowy in the giro in May cut June should be open.

Galibier can be problematical

 

[sycophantia]

Been a few years since I last did the Alp road trip thing and yes, it is now seriously expensive. When looked at as a total cost package Chunnel/fuel/tolls/accomodation (you’ll be familiar with all that) plus the dog costs it’s a fair old sum of money. Could have a very nice holiday somewhere exotic for similar and am increasingly hesitant as costs escalate.

Planning on Switzerland and would like to get across the Stelvio Pass (of Top Gear’s best road in Europe fame) as last did that about 15 years ago and was amazing. Still considering just cutting costs though and having a gentler getaway trip to maybe France or Germany, but I suspect everywhere is pretty damn expensive nowadays anyway. I’m up for the Mosel and having a blast around the Nurburgring (did that in an airport rental Golf diesel 10 years ago) but not sure the dog would be too impressed with that.

Probably one to go over to the ‘holiday’ thread tbh but essentially yes, agree costs in Europe seem to be rocketing too.

Not got round to the Stelvio yet.
We've accommodation booked in the Innertkirchen area as I want to do the Susten/Grimsel/Furka triangle.