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| Sledge is looking at the last option of these three routes. He'll need at least a couple of co-drivers. Suggested itinerary ''something'' like: || '''Date''' || '''Travel''' || '''Approx miles''' || '''Approx hours''' || || 12/7 || Cambridge -> Dover -> Calais -> Luxembourg || 400 road, 20 sea || 8h (2h/2h/4h) || || 13/7 || Luxembourg -> Milan || 440 || 8h20 || || 14/7 || Milan -> Bologna (meet Enrico?) -> Ancona || 280 || 4h40 || || 14/7-15/7 || Overnight Ferry Ancona > Durrës || 350 sea || 16h || || 15/7 || Durrës -> Prizren (ETA ~1400) || 120 || 2h30 || || '''TOTAL'''|| || 1240 road, 370 sea || 23h30 road, 18h sea|| Return could be the same route in return, or branch further west from Bologna for variety. Leave Prizren on the 23rd/24th depending on the DC22 schedule, back in Cambridge for 26th/27th. |
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| If you do this it is about 80% of the distance of the traditional *Orient Express* route to Istanbul, and all covered on an Interrail pass (except for Kosovo…). Can be done in ~48 hours but after Germany trains tend to be two times per day (either night train, or day train) instead of two times per hour, and somewhat slower, so alternate between day‒night‒day, or night‒day‒night, changing at each capital city. | If you do this it is about 80% of the distance of the traditional *Orient Express* route to Istanbul, and all covered on an Interrail pass (except for Kosovo…). Can be done in ~48 hours but after Germany trains tend to be two times per day (either night train, or day train) instead of two times per hour, and somewhat slower, so alternate between day‒night‒day, or night‒day‒night, changing at each capital city. |
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| https://www.seat61.com/Serbia.htm has some ideas; In July/August 2021 the sleeper connections from Brussels/Amsterdam restarted, so you can now use eg. Eurostar to Amsterdam and the "Weed Express" (NightJet 420/421) between Amsterdam ⇄ Austria to cover half the distance in one night before the slower scenic parts. | https://www.seat61.com/Serbia.htm has some ideas; In July/August 2021 the sleeper connections from Brussels/Amsterdam restarted, so you can now use eg. Eurostar to Amsterdam and the "Weed Express" (NightJet 420/421) between Amsterdam ⇄ Austria to cover half the distance in one night before the slower scenic parts. |
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| …Have done Macedonia and Banja Luka (previous Debconf) on the train, and it was teh awesome; but the people who road tripped also had tonnes of (shared) fun! | …Have done Macedonia and Banja Luka (previous Debconf) on the train, and it was teh awesome; but the people who road tripped also had tonnes of (shared) fun! |
Contents
1. DebConf data
DebConf22 will be held at the Innovation & Training Park (ITP), Prizren, Kosovo, 17th → 24th July 2022.
DebCamp is from Sunday, 10th July to Saturday 16th July, 2022.
2. Attending
Registration is not (yet!) open.
Planning to attend:
Nick |
DebCamp |
DebConf |
Further travel |
Registration |
jmw |
No |
Yes |
No |
✅ |
No |
Yes |
No |
⛔ |
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Noodles |
No |
Yes |
No |
⛔ |
Sledge |
Some |
Yes |
No |
⛔ |
3. Accommodation and local transport
Hotel |
People |
Innovation & Training Park (venue accomodation) |
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Iliria Hotel, Nijazi Alishani, Prizren (1.5km from venue) |
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City Hotel, Edit Durham, Prizren 20000 (1.7km from venue) |
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Sky Hotel (3km from venue) |
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4. Travel to/from Prizren
Flying, road trip and rail travel are all viable.
4.1. Flying
Direct flights to Prishtina are available from Heathrow via BA, but only on a Saturday. That means missing out on the last 2 days of the conference or staying for a further 6 days.
Other flight ideas:
- Easyjet from Heathrow via Geneva (4 hours layover), same day outbound but not on return
- Austrian from Heathrow via Vienna (6 hours layover on return), same day both ways
Name |
Nick |
Contact |
Outbound |
Return |
Noodles |
16/7 09:25 BAW BHD-LHR-PRN |
23/7 19:25 BAW PRN-LHR (T5 Premier Inn overnight) |
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jmw |
16/7 14:35 BAW LHR-PRN |
23/7 19:25 BAW PRN-LHR |
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bootc |
16/7 14:35 BAW LHR-PRN |
23/7 19:25 BAW PRN-LHR |
Onward travel to Prizren: by car, 50 minutes. Public transport options are not easily evaluated.
4.2. Driving
From the Calais Eurotunnel departure point, viable routes are:
- via France, Belgium, Germany, Hungary, Serbia, North Macedonia: approx 2,500km or 26 hours
- via France, Germany, Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, North Macedonia: approx 2,500km or 31 hours
- via France, Switzerland, Italy, ferry to Albania and then Prizren: approx 2,300km or 31 hours
Sledge is looking at the last option of these three routes. He'll need at least a couple of co-drivers. Suggested itinerary something like:
Date |
Travel |
Approx miles |
Approx hours |
12/7 |
Cambridge -> Dover -> Calais -> Luxembourg |
400 road, 20 sea |
8h (2h/2h/4h) |
13/7 |
Luxembourg -> Milan |
440 |
8h20 |
14/7 |
Milan -> Bologna (meet Enrico?) -> Ancona |
280 |
4h40 |
14/7-15/7 |
Overnight Ferry Ancona > Durrës |
350 sea |
16h |
15/7 |
Durrës -> Prizren (ETA ~1400) |
120 |
2h30 |
TOTAL |
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1240 road, 370 sea |
23h30 road, 18h sea |
Return could be the same route in return, or branch further west from Bologna for variety. Leave Prizren on the 23rd/24th depending on the DC22 schedule, back in Cambridge for 26th/27th.
For ferry lovers, Cambridge via Harwich and the Netherlands is approx 2,740km or 30 hours.
4.3. Railing
Not investigated. Owing to political/logistical reasons, probably needs to overshoot into North Macedonia, and then back north into Kosovo; eg: …{Zagreb(HR),Budapest(HU)}→Belgrade(RS)→Skopje(MK)→Pristina(XK)→…
If you do this it is about 80% of the distance of the traditional *Orient Express* route to Istanbul, and all covered on an Interrail pass (except for Kosovo…). Can be done in ~48 hours but after Germany trains tend to be two times per day (either night train, or day train) instead of two times per hour, and somewhat slower, so alternate between day‒night‒day, or night‒day‒night, changing at each capital city.
https://www.seat61.com/Serbia.htm has some ideas; In July/August 2021 the sleeper connections from Brussels/Amsterdam restarted, so you can now use eg. Eurostar to Amsterdam and the "Weed Express" (NightJet 420/421) between Amsterdam ⇄ Austria to cover half the distance in one night before the slower scenic parts.
…Have done Macedonia and Banja Luka (previous Debconf) on the train, and it was teh awesome; but the people who road tripped also had tonnes of (shared) fun!
5. Entry requirements
TBC.
6. Customs
TBC.
7. Local SIMs
TBC. Kosovo is not covered by Three Go Roam