Is it an adventure? Pick up the car, Euro-tunnel, A & B roads only, over night stops at around Dijon @ somewhere small & cosy (any suggestions?), Aix-en-Provence with friends, Hotel Paradiso Di Stephane Baruffa & C. Sas - Terrazza Con Brivido and its breathtaking views high up over Lago di Garda http://www.terrazzadelbrivido.it/ watch this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJ4hWCBzFec or this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30swC4k0O3k&feature=related, Park Hotel Laurin in Bolzano and along the Austrian Alps & home.