The countries in between
The order of nations, or my route from here to there, England to India.
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Leaving England
- Another trip down the Bristol to Bath cycle way
- Kennet & Avon Canal looks appealing for another 80 miles or so.
- From there it’s into the vicinity of London, but not really, ducking south and heading straight for Dover and off this bustling rock.
Schengen Zone
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France
- Canals out of Calais
- Via Francigena? to Switzerland
- Switzerland
- Liechtenstein
- Austria
- Germany
- Italy
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Slovenia
- Via Dinarica (1200km) begins
- I’d like to see Mount Triglav
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Croatia
- as of January Croatia is now part of the Schengen area.
The Balkans
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Montenegro
- Albania — Via Dinarica ends
- North Macedonia
- Serbia
- Kosovo — transiting Kosovo only from within Serbia to minimise trouble
- Hungary — only if there is still time left on my 90 days in Schengen
- Romania — Via Transilvanica, 1400km trail
- Moldova
- Bulgaria (via south-east of Romania)
- Turkey — Sufi Trail (inland) OR Lycian Way (south coast)?
The Caucasus
- Georgia
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
Central Asia
- Iran?? or across from Azerbaijan to Turkmenistan
- Turkmenistan
- Uzbekistan
- Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan
- Tajikistan
South Asia / The Destination
- Pakistan
- India
Possibly more?
- Nepal
- Bhutan
- Bangladesh
- Myanmar
- Laos
- Vietnam
- Cambodia
- Thailand
- Malaysia
- Singapore
- Indonesia
- East Timor
- Brunei
- Philipines
- Papua New Guinea