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Warning: getimagesize(/home/devaudi/public_html/images/stories/motorsports/roadlesstravelled1.jpg) [function.getimagesize]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/devaudi/public_html/components/com_customproperties/helper.php on line 384 (Previously published in the Fall 2010 quattro quarterly)THIS IS A STORY THAT BEGINS LONG before our current Audi. When my wife and I were engaged, we discussed things that we enjoyed with our families and hoped to continue with our own family. Camping had been a family activity and we both had wonderful memories of those times and hoped to continue together. One nonnegotiable, however, was that there would be no tenting, Previously published in Quattro Quarterly. Text and photos by Andreas Dharmawan. In the slightly overcast balmy morning, with barely any sleep but fully energized, my date, Audi S5, and I board a ferry at Cadenabbia, a town just south of Menaggio, with the destination Bellagio. Many travel programs and books have been published about this region. It is not hard to imagine why. This is the land of Leonardo Da Vinci and Michaelangelo. I just got back from a two week tour of southern Germany with my longtime friend, Syd Baker. In 14 days we toured 13 museums; auto, aircraft and the like. Of course this included museums of the German “big three” auto makers, Audi, BMW, Mercedes and Porsche. ARE YOU THE DRIVER YOU THINK YOU ARE? JOIN ACNA MEMBERS IN SEEFELD, AUSTRIA, JANUARY 8-12, 2012 AT AUDI’S AG WINTER DRIVING SCHOOL! A winter holiday in Austria sums up visions of villages covered in a white blanket of snow surrounded by spectacular mountain scenery. Although the village of Seefeld in the Tirol region of western Austria is renowned as a fabulous ski resort, for ACNA members there’s oh-so-much more… By Andreas Dharmawan If you are interested in having an Audi Driving Vacation in Europe, here are some options you have in securing an Audi. If Ingolstadt is in your agenda, than you should look into Audi Driver's Day program. This is a brand experience program from Audi AG. There are many different packages to choose depending on the time of the year. Certain routes (mountain passes) and cars (the most powerful ones) are not available during the winter time. AutoWeek contributing editor Phil Berg visits a reader's garage, and executive editor Roger Hart demonstrates the driving line around Infineon Raceway as part of the Audi Sports Car Experience. George Demar is already packing his lunch box in the kitchen while the rest of the family is still soundly asleep. Minutes later he is already driving over the Santa Cruz Mountain pass on highway 17 towards the Bay Area. Since he has memorized every turns and potholes on his way to Rector Motors in Burlingame, California, it usually doesn’t take much energy to do his commute. |
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