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Just looking for any stories from people who've ventured over to the sunny Alps and how you got there. We went over last year and drove (seventeen hours from Newcastle to Les Gets) which was alright, and thinking of going over again this year but undecided wether to drive or fly. The concern with flying is that there seems to be a lot of stories about of dubious handling from baggage workers (met…