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Introduction: the what's why's and how's and some of the answers

Route and planning

Day 0: saying goodbye and the start of my Great Trip. Distance: km -36 to km 0

Slovenia

      Slovenia: up the Triglav, down into the mine and onto the Adriatic

Croatia

      Punta Križa to Mali Lošinj: Paradise road and crossing from Cres to Lošinj

      Lošinj - Zadar: islandhopping from Lošinj to Zadar

      Zadar: a day in the old city

      Zadar - Bilo: a day with the Bora blowing in my back

      Bilo - Mudri Dolac: onto the beautiful island of Hvar to find another great spot

      Hvar: a day on the island

      Mudri Dolac - Broce: a stop at gorgeous Korčula and a bike ride on the Pelješac peninsula

Bosnia-Herzegowina

      Broce - Počitelj: onto the Balkans: cycling along the old Napoleon road into Bosnia

      to Mostar: taking a detour, and a day in the old city

      To Sarajewo: an afternoon in Blagaj and to Bosnia's capital

      Sarajewo - Visegrad: a visit to Bosnia's capital and a ride to the famous bridge over the river Drina

Serbia

      Visegrad - Mokra Gora: leaving Visegrad, a visit to Dobrun monastery and into Serbia

Montenegro

      Mokra Gora - Plevlja: from Serbia via Bosnia, Serbia again to an eventful border crossing, and down into the Montenegrin night

      Plevlja - Berane: 10 great days in Montenegro: mountains, Ostrog Monastery, a great coastline and more mountains

      Montenegro more pics

Kosovo

      27 hours in Kosovo: 27 hours the smell of garbage, 200 kilometers, 37 degrees and way too much traffic

Macedonia (and Albania)

      A week in surprising Macedonia: via Albanian Tetovo, mountaineous Mavrovo, beautiful Ochrid and cultural Bitola

Greece

      Sveti Naum monastery to Itea: taking one of world's most scenic routes and a visit to astonishing mosaics in Bitola, before leaving Macedonia and going back into the EU, into Greece

      Itea - Thessaloniki: headwinds to Thessaloniki, a long and memorable ride to see the Meditarrenean see again

Bulgaria

      Thessaloniki - Vihren mountain hut: via Bansko to Vihren National Park

      Vihren mountain hut - Istanbul: another long day: climbing Mount Vihren, a short visit to Sofia and a bus ride to Istanbul

Turkey

      Istanbul: a week in the city where Europe meets Asia

Iran

      Iran: some reflections

      Istanbul - Teheran: flying into Iran

      Teheran - Esfahan: a scenic busride to Esfahan

      Esfahan: Mosques, bridges and a huge square, but above all Iranian people, in beautiful Esfahan

      Esfahan - Shiraz: a beautiful 5 day ride through the Zagros mountains

      Shiraz: 2 days in pleasant Shiraz

      Shiraz -Yazd: another 5 days and another 440 km, through dry mountains and deserts to desert city Yazd

      Yazd: a few days in the worlds oldest city

      Yazd - Teheran - Mashad: a detour via Teheran to Mashad, taking 2 consecutive nighttrains

      Mashad: a good stay in Iran's holy city

Turkmenistan

Uzbekistan

      The other side of traveling

Kyrgyzstan (and Tajikistan)

      Osh to Sary Tash: cycling the northern Pamir highway

      Sary Tash - Tajikistan, and back: the visit to Tajikistan

      Sary Tash- Kashgar: into China - the hard way

China

      Kashgar: a week in the old trading city

      Kashgar - some place in the desert: start of the karakoram Highway!

      My place in the desert - hot springs: riding into the mountains

      Hot springs - Subash (lake Karakul): A beautiful arrival at Karakul lake after a tough day on the bike

      Karakol lake: a day of some active rest

      Lake Karakul - Tashkurgan: the final 100 km's in China

Pakistan

      Tashkurgan - campsite along the KKH in Pakistan: crossing the famous Kunjerab pass

      Camp place - Passu: the first cycling day in Pakistan

      The two bridges walk: feeling like Indiana Jones

      Shimsal valley: a visit to the rough and mysterious valley

      Passu - Karimabad: a tough day on which I learn an important lesson

      A three-day stay in Karimabad: some resting and a serious hike

      Karimabad - Minapin: Baltit fort and a short but great ride

      A hike up to Rakaposhi basecamp

      Minapin - Gilgit: a tough day

      Gilgit: meeting up with Bas

      Gilgit - Rawalpindi/Islamabad: the last part of the KKH

      Rawalpindi/Islamabad - Lahore: a week's stay in the old city of Lahore

India

      Lahore - Amritsar: crossing one of the world’s most borderlike borders

      Amritsar: a day in the Golden Temple

      Amritsar - Wathival: some flat Indian kilometers

      Wathival - McLeod Ganj (Dharamsala)

      Dharamsala: spending a week with the Dalai Lama and a good bunch of hippies

      McLeodGanj - Palampur: back on the bike

      Palampur - Mandi: Indian sweets instead of oliebollen in the Himalayas

      Mandi - Namhol: a great day of cycling through the Himalayan hills

      Namhol - Shimla: the road to Shimla, goes up

      Shimla: sights and sounds of Shimla

      Shimla - Delhi: cycling down from the mountains onto the Indian plane

            Delhi - Varanasi (Varanasty) - Nepal: work in progress

Nepal

      Belahiya - Lumbini: to the birthplace of Buddha

      Lumbini: a week in tiny Lumbini

      Lumbini - Tansen, Palpa: cycling back into the mountains

      Palpa - Rangkola: riding the beautiful Siddharta Highway

      Rangkola - Pokhara: cycling down into Pokhara

      Pokhara: taking a break in travellers haven Pokhara

      Update from Kathmandu: the bike got stolen

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