Day 15 Atyrau to Beyneu (29th May)
As the hotel did not kick us out until midday, we decided to make the best of the money we had spent and had a long lie-in. So we didn’t … Read more
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Day 14 Astrakhan to Atyrau (28th May)
After a boring drive through the desert, we booked into an expensive hotel in the belief that they would help us, only to discover that the money had gone through … Read more
Day 11 Verkhnyi Lars to Groznyi
Some fool on the internet has written that he had travelled all over Russia using his visa credit card in spite of sanctions, and an even bigger fool believed him … Read more
Day 9 Gumushane to Borjomi (23rd May)
The road climbs continuously from Gumushane through a number of tunnels until it reaches a pass at a height of 2,409 metres. There are snow-covered peaks on three sides while … Read more
Day 6 Meteora to Kavalla
Day 6 Meteora to Kavalla We got to the tour office for 08.30 and were taken on a bus to pick up other participants in the tour. The bus wound … Read more
Day 4 Vicenza to Skopje (18th May)
We woke up early and I bought 4 chocolate croisants from the Autogrill place for breakfast. We arrived at the Fusina campsite in good time and found it flooded due … Read more
Day 3 Freiburg to Vicenza
Day 3 Offenburg to Vicenza After surviving a traffic jam in Freiberg we took the road to Donaueschingen (the source of the Danube) after a long series of hairpin bends … Read more
Day 2 Ypres to Freiberg
It would be nice if there was just one straight motorway running from Ypres to Karlsruhe. But there isn’t. Even using the satnav, we managed to get lost in Kortrijk, … Read more
DAY 1: Alrewas to Ypres
Day 1 is traditionally the most boring day of our trip, and wasn’t helped by the need to drive to Birmingham to get the water flowing through the tap in … Read more
2023 trip Part 3
Day 62 (1st May) Amman to Aqaba A lazy day wandering along the seafront at Aqaba waiting for the ferry which leaves at 10 pm. We had a good meal … Read more