Winter 2021/22

My itinerary
Winter 2021/22

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Bus
Train
Hiking
Hitchhiking
Driving
Cycling
Plane
Boat

Izmir, Turkey ‐ Mar 13, 2022
Van
Gevaş
Van
Diyarbakır
Mardin

Got picked up by two young guys on their way to Diyarbakir.
Eskikale
Mor Hananyo Monastery

Nice guys offered a ride as I was walking towards the monastery. Taught me how to say "thank you" in Kurdish.
Eskikale
Mardin
Sanliurfa
Göbekli Tepe
Sanliurfa
Gaziantep
Antakya
Adana
Nevşehir
Göreme
Çavuşin

Taxi
Göreme
Ankara
Eskişehir
Bursa
Mudanya
Istanbul
Edirne
Kapıkule
Kapitan Andreevo, Bulgaria
Harmanli
Plovdiv
Sofia
Thessaloniki, Greece
Palaeofarsalos
Kalambaka
Palaeofarsalos
Thessaloniki
Florina

Got picked up by the 5th-ish car. Guy coming back from work in North Macedonia.
Niki
Medžitlija, Macedonia

Two nice guys went a bit out of there way to drop me off right at the border.
Kravari
Bitola
Ohrid
Struga
Tetovo
Skopje
Pristina, Kosovo
Peć
Gjakovë
Prizren
Tirana, Albania
Berat
Tirana
Shkodër Municipality
Shirokë
Shkodër Municipality
Vladimir, Montenegro

Guy in a work vehicle brought me as far as he was going.
Pistula
Ulcinj
Podgorica
Kotor
Perast
Risan
Kotor
Dubrovnik, Croatia
Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sarajevo
Zvornik
Mali Zvornik, Serbia
Belgrade
Golubac
Sip
Gura Văii, Romania
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
Craiova
Bucharest
Timișoara
Szeged, Hungary

Border officer checked my passport before taking me with him back home to Szeged.
Röszke
Horgos, Serbia
Subotica
Novi Sad
Subotica
Horgos
Röszke, Hungary
Szeged
Budapest
Berlin, Germany
Kiel
Bremen
Osnabrück
Ochtrup
Hengelo, Netherlands
Utrecht
Amsterdam
Utrecht
The Hague
Rijswijk
Delft
Breda
Antwerp, Belgium
Ghent
Bruges
Compiègne, France
Paris
Dijon
Nice
Ventimiglia, Italy
Monaco, Monaco
Cap-d'Ail, France
Nice
Cavaillon
Goult
Cavaillon
Avignon
Cavaillon
Miramas
Nîmes
Carcassonne
Toulouse

Cigarette smugglers picked me up, probably to increase their duty free allowance. Asked for 10EUR.
Pas de la Casa, Andorra
La Massana
Andorra la Vella
Barcelona, Spain
Madrid
Toledo
Madrid
Lisbon, Portugal ‐ Mar 13, 2022