Some numbers, statistics and lists

Countries: Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro, Albania, Bosnia, Macedonia, Greece, Turkey, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Mongolia, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland

  • Number of countries: 25
  • New countries: 16
  • Time travelled: 9 months, 29 days
  • Number of days: 302
  • Kilometers total: 52.120 (Utrecht – Coevorden)
  • Kilometers alone: ~43.120
  • Kilometers with others: ~8000
  • “Offroad” (non-tarmac) kilometers: ~2000
  • Liters diesel: 6280
  • Usage: 1 L / 8.3 KM (or 12.05 L / 100 KM)
  • Nights hostel: ± 60
  • Nights in hotel: ± 3
  • Nights in tent: ± 120
  • Nights in car: ± 120
  • Highest point by car: 4655 m (Tajikistan)
  • Highest point on foot: 5030 m (Tajikistan)
  • Longest drive: 813 km (Russia)
  • Average distance per day: 172.6 km
  • Guest travelers: 8
  • Photo’s taken: ± 16.000
  • Flat tires: 1 (Kazakhstan)
  • Oil changes: 5
  • Cheapest diesel: € 0.09 (Iran)
  • Most expensive diesel: € 1,29 (Netherlands)
  • Times stuck: 5 or 6
  • Most eastern point: Khabarovsk (Russia)
  • Coldest temperature: -34 (Yakutsk)
  • Warmest temperature: +45 (Qeshm)
  • Scary horror spiders: 4
  • Things I lost
    • knife
    • petzl
    • some pots
  • Things that were stolen
    • another knife
  • Car parts replaced
    • front stabilizer bar bushings (4 times)
    • rear stabilizer bar bushings
    • front stabilizer rods
    • front shock absorbers
    • rear springs
    • rear shock absorbers
    • rear stabilizer rod
    • front steering ball joints
    • front steering rack
    • front steering rubbers
    • power steering pump
    • front stabilizer bar
    • front main ball joints
    • front main ball joins again
    • front top ball joints
    • right front wheel bearings
    • front bumper holder welded
    • spare tire (switched)
    • 4 break pads

Blog posts (35):

  1. Leaving and the first bunch of days Posted in: TRIP!
  2. Albania – Macedonia – Greece Posted in: TRIP!
  3. Turkey part I Posted in: TRIP!
  4. Turkey part II: Continuing alone Posted in: TRIP!
  5. Georgia part I Posted in: Georgia, TRIP!
  6. Georgia part II Posted in: Georgia, TRIP!
  7. Georgia part III Posted in: Georgia, TRIP!
  8. Armenia part I Posted in: Armenia, TRIP!
  9. Armenia (& Nagorno-Karabakh) part II Posted in: Armenia, TRIP!
  10. Armenia part III Posted in: Armenia, Iran, TRIP!
  11. Iran part I (Tabriz – the coast – Tehran) Posted in: Iran, TRIP!
  12. Iran part II (Tehran – Esfahan) Posted in: Iran, TRIP!
  13. Iran part III (Esfahan – Qeshm) Posted in: Iran, TRIP!
  14. Iran part IV (Qeshm – Turkmenistan) Posted in: Iran, TRIP!
  15. Turkmenistan Posted in: TRIP!, Turkmenistan
  16. Uzbekistan part I (Nukus and Aral sea) Posted in: TRIP!, Uzbekistan
  17. Uzbekistan part II (Khiva – Fergana – Tadjikistan) Posted in: TRIP!, Uzbekistan
  18. Tajikistan part I (Fergana – Dushanbe – Quabodiyon) Posted in: Tajikistan, TRIP!
  19. Tadjikistan Part II (Wakan valley) Posted in: Tajikistan, TRIP!
  20. Tajikistan Part III (Murghab – Shaymac – Murghab) Posted in: Tajikistan, TRIP!
  21. Tajikistan Part IV (Murghab – Karakul – Border Kyrgyzstan) Posted in: Tajikistan, TRIP!
  22. Kyrgyzstan Part I (Border – Osh) Posted in: Kyrgyzstan, TRIP!
  23. Kyrgyzstan Part II (Osh – Naryn) Posted in: Kyrgyzstan, TRIP!
  24. Kyrgyzstan Part III (Naryn – Issyk Kul – Bishkek) Posted in: Kyrgyzstan, TRIP!
  25. Kazakhstan Part I (Almaty – Astana) Posted in: Kazakhstan, TRIP!
  26. Kazakhstan Part II (Astana – Russian border) Posted in: Kazakhstan, TRIP!
  27. Russia I Posted in: Russia, TRIP!
  28. Mongolia Part I (Ölgi – Taishir) Posted in: Mongolia, TRIP!
  29. Mongolia Part II (Taishir – Ulaanbaatar) Posted in: Mongolia, TRIP!
  30. Mongolia Part III (Ulaanbaatar – Border Russia) Posted in: Mongolia, TRIP!
  31. Russia 2 Part I (Border @ Solov’yevsk – Vladivostok) Posted in: Russia, TRIP!
  32. Russia 2 Part II (Vladivostok – Yakutsk) Posted in: Russia, TRIP!
  33. Russia 2 Part III (Aldan river – Barnaul) Posted in: Russia, TRIP!
  34. Russia 2 Part IV (Barnaul – St. Petersburg) Posted in: Russia, TRIP!
  35. The last stretch (Estonia – Latvia – Lithuania – Kaliningrad – Poland – Germany – NL) Posted in: EU, Russia, TRIP!
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