Mr. Mercat and I are thinking of camping through Europe from England to Switzerland and on to Austria. Safe? Thoughts?
Five years ago, I would have said that you would probably be safe on such a journey. Now, I wouldn’t recommend it without going as part of a group (and probably not at all). Merkel’s Madness has been a game changer for Europe.
Have you considered biking New Zealand?
Stay away from "refugee" centers and anywhere else "refugees" might be found. Drink lots of beer.
That's all.
Do it. You won’t regret it. You aren’t likely to run in to the hordes on the country roads. Not enough gibs there. The alps are beautiful. I ride a motorcycle through another part of Europe each fall. Mostly I stay in hotels but camping does look nice.
Living in Germany....I’d say that it’s fairly safe. Course, I probably would use the commercial camping sites along the way, which no one ever suggests any unsafe activity around these. Germans in the spring and summer RV all over the place with no issues. The more rural sections along the German border with Austria....you might see some minor refugee activity but it’s all rapidly decreased since the route from Greece got shut down.