The Eurotunnel le Shuttle France/England/France !!!

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I have been to London several times, more on business than pleasure and we all love it. However, my good boys wanted to see Harry Potter Studio and my oldest was having his 34th bday, so here we go !! I found me some interesting towns to visit and we did the English countryside on left driving piece of cake ! Therefore, I give you my take on the Eurotunnel Le Shuttle France/England/France !!! Hope you enjoy this post as I.

We took off late at night for an entry very early morning catching practically the first train shuttle with my Ford;my good boys and our wonderful Rex;the dog travels too and he love it !!  LeShuttle or eurotunnel is near Calais at Coquelles, exit 42b of the A16 autoroute/motorway takes you directly to Check-in, Once in England the speed Limit is 60mph (96kph), rising to 70mph (112kph) on motorways. Speed limits are lower on other road types. Yes going down to 30 mph and plenty of radar cameras all over wow !!!

Driving back we left our apartment/flat at Hemel Hempstead on the A4146 , M25, and M20 to exit 11A Channel tunnel to Folkestone ,and into check in, Left driving is very easy just think of the reverse order, Paying attention on trafic circles or roundabouts which are plenty here, The M25, motorway/highway known locally as the London Orbital, serves the Greater London Area, for 188 km long.  in Dartford, it becomes the A282 road and crosses the Thames river by the Elizabeth II Bridge and a Dartford Crossing tunnel.

LeShuttle is a unique, convenient and quick way to travel between the UK and France. You’ll travel between two international terminals via a shuttle that carries your car under the channel, in a journey time of just 35 minutes. The UK terminal is in Folkestone, Kent. It’s an easy drive from our base just under 2 hours by car. The France/Europe terminal is in Coquelles near Calais, Media will tell you Calais but actually this is Coquelles,

Not too complicated in fact easy but you need to provide Advance Passenger Information (API) as is mandatory for all passengers traveling with LeShuttle. This is a UK Home Office requirement for anyone entering or leaving the UK. Also, an ETA or digital travel permit required for short stays in the UK (up to 6 months) for purposes like tourism, visiting friends and family, business, or short-term studies.  An ETA is valid for 2 years or until your passport expires, whichever is sooner. These were easy to get and doing it ahead of time will make you flawlessly into the Le Shuttle travel,

On our way back we did stop on a rest area on A28,the Aire des Deux Caps La croissanterie resto for a quick road lunch, And once closer to home we past again the wonderful Pont de Normandie!(see posts),

The official UK gov’t get your ETA online : https://www.gov.uk/eta/apply

The official Eurotunnel Le Shuttle:  https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en

The roads of UK on the M25 road we took :https://www.roads.org.uk/motorway/m25/

The roads of UK on the M20 road we took : https://www.roads.org.uk/motorway/m20

The SANEF roads in France on the A16 we took : https://www.autoroutes.sanef.com/en/A16-motorway-traffic-reports-tariffs-information

There you go folks, a wonderful sights of jolly England ,my curiosities were always a wonderful trip into the countryside , The sad part of all this we are less and we missed mom , my dear late wife Martine, she love it coming here, We will be back, eventually, Again, hope you enjoy the post on the eurotunnel Le Shuttle France/England/France !!!  as I.

And remember, happy travels , good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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Published by pedmar10

I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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