Istanbul17 Jul
Radosław Botev · CC BY 3.0 PLIstanbul
The journey began here and crossed through again before Karachi and Verona.
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Ten countries · 43 days · the road, rail, ferry and flight story
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Istanbul
Buzludzha Monument17 Jul
BeIT · CC BY-SA 4.0Buzludzha Monument
A stop at Buzludzha Monument before the first overnight in Sofia.
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Sofia17 Jul
Voventurestm · CC BY-SA 3.0Sofia
The first overnight after the Çorlu–Edirne toll route, the Pazarkule–Kastanies crossing into Greece and a visit to Buzludzha Monument in Bulgaria.
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Belgrade18 Jul
Dani Lavi 0007 · CC BY-SA 4.0Belgrade
A one-night stop between Sofia and Budapest.
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Budapest19 Jul – 20 Jul
Styli Camateros · CC BY-SA 4.0Budapest
Two slower days beside the Danube.
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Varpolje21 Jul
young shanahan · CC BY 2.0Varpolje
One night camping in Varpolje, in Slovenia’s Savinja valley.
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Podolševa22 Jul
Janezdrilc · CC0 1.0Podolševa
The mountain road continued through Podolševa before Slap Savinja (Rinka).
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Slap Savinja (Rinka)22 Jul
Andrejj · CC BY-SA 3.0Slap Savinja (Rinka)
A waterfall visit before the drive via Podolševa, Črna na Koroškem and Mežica to the Holmec crossing into Austria.
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Pozzuolo del Friuli22 Jul
zzy002yzz@163.com · CC BY 3.0Pozzuolo del Friuli
One night in Pozzuolo del Friuli near Udine. After the Slovenia visits, the route continued through Črna na Koroškem, Mežica, Holmec and Bleiburg to Griffen, then west on the A2 past Klagenfurt and Villach, through Tarvisio and south on the A23.
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Rimini23 Jul – 24 Jul
Christophe Finot · CC BY-SA 2.5Rimini
Two family beach days on the Adriatic.
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Rome25 Jul
Nicholas Hartmann · CC BY-SA 4.0Rome
One night before Berlin, followed by two more nights after the return flight.
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Berlin26 Jul – 29 Jul
Thomas Wolf · CC BY-SA 3.0Berlin
Four nights in Berlin, reached by a straight flight from Rome.
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Nicholas Hartmann · CC BY-SA 4.0Rome
A stop recorded along the journey.
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Caprino Veronese1 Aug – 4 Aug
Frisia Orientalis · edit Dschwen · CC BY-SA 3.0Caprino Veronese
Four nights beneath the mountains near Verona.
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Radosław Botev · CC BY 3.0 PLIstanbul
A stop recorded along the journey.
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Karachi7 Aug – 17 Aug
A.Savin, Wikipedia · Free Art LicenseKarachi
Family time in Karachi from the morning of 7 August until the return flight.
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Radosław Botev · CC BY 3.0 PLIstanbul
A stop recorded along the journey.
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Verona18 Aug – 19 Aug
Fabio Becchelli · CC BY-SA 3.0Verona
Two nights after landing in Venice and taking the train to Verona.
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Ancona–Patras ferry20 Aug – 21 Aug
Giorgio Galeotti · CC BY 4.0Ancona–Patras ferry
A stop recorded along the journey.
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Athens21 Aug – 22 Aug
Ggia · CC BY-SA 3.0Athens
The last fixed itinerary stop; the open-road return begins after Athens.
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Nea Moudania24 Aug
kallerna · CC BY-SA 3.0Nea Moudania
The first GPS-recorded overnight after Athens, on the Halkidiki coast.
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Nea Karvali25 Aug
Prof. Vlasis Vlasidis / Macedonian Heritage · CC BY-SA 3.0Nea Karvali
An eastbound overnight near Kavala as the family road continued through northern Greece.
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Nestos26 Aug
DocWoKav · CC BY-SA 4.0Nestos
A quiet stop beside the Nestos river and delta, recorded from the last shared GPS before midnight.
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Uçmakdere
A stop recorded along the journey.
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Radosław Botev · CC BY 3.0 PLIstanbul
A stop recorded along the journey.
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