Hi,
Recently came back from a drive in Italy which fun lovely.
Prior to that we had a drive through France which was also great. We allowed three weeks for it. It was great.
Hopefully next year, my family and I would like to drive to Iran from London on a two months cruise during schools sumer holidays (kids are 7 and 9 years old).
The car is a Renault Grand Scenic which currently has done 35000 miles so far.
I think I can drive to Austria and get the train with the car to west of Turkey. From there drive to Iran.
The idea is to spend a few days in each country and drive slowly with no rush and see as many places as possible. And if possible to spend the majority of time seeing the historical places in Iran (May be I allow 4 weeks for this).
In Turkey, we can spend a few days longer while may be driving by the black sea from west to east towards the Iranian border.
A few questions please:
1- Anyone done this drive previously?
2- Any tips on driving through Turkey? Is it safe with family? what are the roads like?
3- I know about the carne de passage, so I can solve that one before going as I have enquired about it.
4- Google says, the drive is about 4000 miles each way. This includes the drive from Austria to Turkey which I would like to avoid by takiing the train instead. So less milage therer. Or maybe you can recommend continue driving from Austria to Turkey and not taking the train...?
5- Has anyone taken the train with car from Austria to Turkey or driven this route?
6- Thinking of either pre-reserving hotels for our stays but this requires more accurate plans. Or may be it is best to check in to hotels as we are driving and looking for hotels on the way?
7- Any suggestions, recommendations, tips are welcome
8- Have I miised anything?
Many thanks