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):
Leaving and the first bunch of days Posted in: TRIP!
Albania – Macedonia – Greece Posted in: TRIP!
Turkey part I Posted in: TRIP!
Turkey part II: Continuing alone Posted in: TRIP!
Georgia part I Posted in: Georgia, TRIP!
Georgia part II Posted in: Georgia, TRIP!
Georgia part III Posted in: Georgia, TRIP!
Armenia part I Posted in: Armenia, TRIP!
Armenia (& Nagorno-Karabakh) part II Posted in: Armenia, TRIP!
Armenia part III Posted in: Armenia, Iran, TRIP!
Iran part I (Tabriz – the coast – Tehran) Posted in: Iran, TRIP!
Iran part II (Tehran – Esfahan) Posted in: Iran, TRIP!
Iran part III (Esfahan – Qeshm) Posted in: Iran, TRIP!
Iran part IV (Qeshm – Turkmenistan) Posted in: Iran, TRIP!
Turkmenistan Posted in: TRIP!, Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan part I (Nukus and Aral sea) Posted in: TRIP!, Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan part II (Khiva – Fergana – Tadjikistan) Posted in: TRIP!, Uzbekistan
Tajikistan part I (Fergana – Dushanbe – Quabodiyon) Posted in: Tajikistan, TRIP!
Tadjikistan Part II (Wakan valley) Posted in: Tajikistan, TRIP!
Tajikistan Part III (Murghab – Shaymac – Murghab) Posted in: Tajikistan, TRIP!
Tajikistan Part IV (Murghab – Karakul – Border Kyrgyzstan) Posted in: Tajikistan, TRIP!
Kyrgyzstan Part I (Border – Osh) Posted in: Kyrgyzstan, TRIP!
Kyrgyzstan Part II (Osh – Naryn) Posted in: Kyrgyzstan, TRIP!
Kyrgyzstan Part III (Naryn – Issyk Kul – Bishkek) Posted in: Kyrgyzstan, TRIP!
Kazakhstan Part I (Almaty – Astana) Posted in: Kazakhstan, TRIP!
Kazakhstan Part II (Astana – Russian border) Posted in: Kazakhstan, TRIP!
Russia I Posted in: Russia, TRIP!
Mongolia Part I (Ölgi – Taishir) Posted in: Mongolia, TRIP!
Mongolia Part II (Taishir – Ulaanbaatar) Posted in: Mongolia, TRIP!
Mongolia Part III (Ulaanbaatar – Border Russia) Posted in: Mongolia, TRIP!
Russia 2 Part I (Border @ Solov’yevsk – Vladivostok) Posted in: Russia, TRIP!
Russia 2 Part II (Vladivostok – Yakutsk) Posted in: Russia, TRIP!
Russia 2 Part III (Aldan river – Barnaul) Posted in: Russia, TRIP!
Russia 2 Part IV (Barnaul – St. Petersburg) Posted in: Russia, TRIP!
The last stretch (Estonia – Latvia – Lithuania – Kaliningrad – Poland – Germany – NL) Posted in: EU, Russia, TRIP!