on the road
september2014
23
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VolkswagenBeetle 1.2TSI Cabriolet
Performance
Quietandsteady ride,smoothhandling.
Veryminimal boot space,sopack light
Engine
104BHP 1.2-litre
Topspeed/acceleration
180km/h; 0-100km/h: 11.7seconds
Price
From€22,000
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Ackselhaus andBlueHome
OneofBerlin’sbest boutique
hotels inoneof itscoolest
neighbourhoods–amust-visit
before strikingout from thecity.
Every room is individually themed
and styled– theBeachHouse
(light, airy feel, free-standing
bathtub) isespecially
recommended.Prices from€120
per night for adouble.
+49
(0)3044337633, ackselhaus.de
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RadissonBluResort
Fleesensee
Anelegant
19th-centurycastle repurposed
asa resort hotel inbeautiful
MüritzNational Parknear Lake
Fleesensee. Ideal for golf-lovers
inparticular,withGolf and
CountryClubFleesenseenearby.
Prices from€128per night for
adouble.
+49 (0)3993280100,
radissonblu.com/
resort-fleesensee
eat, sleep, visit
theBerlinWall andhavebecomeambassadors
for a townwhich, in themid-19thcentury,was
oneof theoriginal Balticwellness retreats for
Berliners. Inacutebit ofmarketing, the
Kurbjuhnsareworkingwithother like-minded
local entrepreneurs towards rebranding this
stripofMeck-Pomm“theGermanRiviera”. It’s
slightly tongue-in-cheek–but there’sgreat
potential here,between theperiodarchitecture,
theplushnewmarina, crispcool air andabove
all,milesof picture-perfect coastline, all within
easy reachof theGermancapital.
Thescenery isbest admired from the
panoramichilltopBastorf lighthouse, or by
driving thedustycountry roadswinding
westwards throughparched fields towards
Rerik,withopenvistasover green-blueseaand
sandybeaches; it’sso lush it’shard tobelieve
this isnorthernEurope. If there’s terrain
anywhere in itsnativeGermany fit tocruise
aroundwith the topdown in thisstylish
incumbent of the famousBeetle legacy, then
surely it’shere.
