Read our full 15 day itinerary of Germany, Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary and Austria. All about tolls and vignettes and currency. How to p

Berlin is a fascinating city with plenty of things to see and do, and very generously, either for free or very good value.  Below is our li

Day 13, 14 and 15 It took us just under 2 hours to drive from Salzburg to Munich, where we checked back into the same Ibis at...

Day 13 Only a 25km drive out of Salzburg and on the German- Austrian border, we went to visit Berchtagaden and Lake Königssee. On the way...

Day 12 and 13 We left Hungary in the morning and drove a nice short 2 and half hour drive to Vienna. Upon entering Austria by vehicle you...

Budapest, Hungary’s capital, is bisected by the River Danube. Its 19th-century Chain Bridge connects the hilly Buda district with flat...

There's no sugar coating this post. Auschwitz, the largest Nazi German concentration camp and death camp where in the years 1940- 1945...

Day 7, 8 The drive to Krakow from Berlin would be our longest drive at 600km and over 6 hours. Just after setting off there were road...

Days 4, 5, 6 We left Prague for Berlin with a detour on the way to Dresden. We started on the motorway but as we entered Germany it...

Day 2 Woke, showered and left the Ibis by 7am. First stop- a bakery for frühstück (breakfast), then it was my turn to drive. I've driven...

Day 2 and 3 As we departed Germany it slowly became apparent that our Satnav didn't have Czech road maps (nor would they have them for...

Day 1 Unsure of where to go on our leave from work we decided upon a road trip around Europe, stopping in Germany, Poland, Hungary and...