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If it's not much more expensive, fly into Frankfurt instead of Ryanair's beloved Frankfurt Hahn. Hahn is in the middle of goddamn nowhere...

#3 Yes they are; in some countries where the local operators are unlikely to speak English the 112 number forces a reroute to English...

#12 It'll all be over by then, you wanna be in Cologne this weekend.

Agree with the others, skip the trains in Ireland and go for the buses if you can'ta fford the car....

See http://seat61.com/train-seat-plans.htm and http://seat61.com/Spain.htm#London-Barcelona_by_daytime_train

The Beethoven festival's here in Bonn; it's very good but it's not a camping festival, it's just using a lot of venues in and around the...

I can't be bothered to list them, there are thousands, literally, from big to small, covering food, camping, books, art, cinema, comedy,...

I already knew about it, but am surprised so few did. Hopefully the EU will get off its arse and do something to promote it.

I firmly second #3's comment, you need to organise that months in advance, like soon.

If you're quite slow in general be careful when driving here in Germany. 48% of the autobahn network is derestricted, which means a...

For UK visas - see http://www.ukvisas.gov.uk which is the legit govt site. ...

Most sales have finished by Feb, but prices can still be cheap. You wanna hit a specialist outdoor retailer or a big supermarket that has...

#5 But that's not normal. http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/3067696

Good call from #35. The BMW museum (http://www.bmw-welt.com/web_rb/bmw-welt/en/index.htmlCached) is also a possible shout.

I forgot to ask what time of year you're doing this trip :)...