Maluch World Meeting- MWM2012 Zvolen Slovakia. "Cancelled" New Date 2013.

[Amateb8]

I was contemplating on taking my ten year old son but I am not sure. He has always been my sidekick on trips to meetings/events. Walkie-talkies are a great idea!!

[Lina]

Well, looking at the video 126fan posted up (first one), there are a load of kids there with things to do...and they seem to've survived...!

We mustn't forget - kids are actually LIKED over on the continent!!!

But yeah, the trip's length may be a tad hard on small person boredom levels...and big person ones too!  The driving bit, that is   What is the actual hours driving time expected to be?  And is this calculated for max of 60mph??  (I say that, as I haven't pushed mine over 60 yet...!)

[Eklipze3k]

Now I'm grumpy 'cos it sounds like loads of people are up for this and I don't even have a 126 anymore to be able to join you Unless I 'borrow' FiatForum's Ducato and tag along as the support vehicle  

[wreckmaster]

This will be great fun And probably not so expensive! Hotels etc.. are cheap in eastern europe
Just had a look at google maps and shortest route from where I live, almost on the swedish border in Norway are 1790km 19,5 hours drive in a modern car  Might have to use a few days down there in the 126 I think 

[dajwid]

I will be taking my 10 (11 by then) daughter with me. The trip will be great fun, just plenty of stops.

[wreckmaster]

Just be sure that the children has gone to bed before the striptease starts.... could be a bit difficult to explain to theire mothers that they have seen that 

[Pete126]

Now I'm grumpy 'cos it sounds like loads of people are up for this and I don't even have a 126 anymore to be able to join you Unless I 'borrow' FiatForum's Ducato and tag along as the support vehicle  

Don't feel grumpy Frazer Feel happy
If you want to have a ride out come in what vehicle you like, We have a few Ideas in the pipeline for a support vehicle but we won't know until nearer the time,
As for the distance, to cover 1000 mile to Zvolen will entail driving around 6 hours a day with a few breaks so shouldn't be too bad The Time and Mileage in the 2 maps I posted up will be calculated on the maximum speed of the roads the route takes, so you can add an extra 1/3rd "Approx" to those times to take into account our lower speeds.

Its going to be a Great 2 Week Adventure

 

[smallcox]

This trip looks so cool,

 I wish I could make it but the wife will de-force me and change the locks on the house if I only mention it

But I see if I can santion her before June

Smallcox

[Amateb8]

I might have the same issue with my other half as well, so I am starting to condition her thinking early to get her used to the idea. It should be fine. Though I may not stand a chance with her with the idea of taking my son with me for two weeks. It will be a challenge to convince her but will see how it goes.

If you manage to come, your 126 will definitely attract a lot of attention and will also definitely be a prize winner!

[Fiatos]

I want to drive to Zloven, too. I'm starting from Hamburg. Tomorrow I post it in the german 126 Forum and we'll see how many germans will arrived to Zvolen.

[Pieter]

Hi

I'm a proud 126 owner too, from Belgium. I would like to join you, if possible

Pieter

[Pieter]

My inital toughts on route for us norwegians would be Norway to Ystad, Sweden, then ferry to Gdansk in Poland and from there to Krakow and then into Slovakia

When it gets nearer the time and routes have been finalized we will see what we can sort out, this is another alternative route.



What do you think of going the top route? As David mentioned we could meet other 126 guys at the factory and convoy from there,  on the way down we could call at Zywiec, You know The Brewery! see if we can arrange a tour on our way to Zvolen

I have really good experiences with yet another route, the A4 through germany which is in between those two you suggested, and then goes to Dresden and Wrocław. I got my 126 near Krakow and drove it to Belgium like that, perfect road conditions, alsmost no traffic

[Pete126]

Hi Pieter Welcome to the forum, That sounds interesting i'm all for using good quieter roads instead of motorways, How long did it take you to drive home from Krakow in your 126?

[Pieter]

Hi Pieter Welcome to the forum, That sounds interesting i'm all for using good quieter roads instead of motorways, How long did it take you to drive home from Krakow in your 126?

Thanks

This A4 is also a motorway, but in my experience a really quite one. I've been there a few times, and it was always like this.

It took me almost three days to get my car home from Krakow, but that was because it broke down a few times In the end some really nice guy came over to help me, I've seen he's also active on this forum as "roefel". But normally I was doing 90 all the time without any traffic jams .

I've seen someone talking about meeting in Bruges, I could also go there . Now I just have to send an email to school to ask if I'll still have exams then, because these sadly have priority over driving to a meeting

 

[Pete126]

Hi Pieter, We should have 4/5 days to get to Zvolen, The A4 sounds Good

The reason for suggesting Bruges for the Start was, that Members travelling from the South of England can use the Southern Ferry Routes i.e. Dover/Calais where as, us Northerners can use the overnight ferry from Hull/Zeebrugge which would eliminate the 300 mile journey plus an overnight stay in Dover