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similar route

leaving UK 2nd October heading for Turkey via Slovenia, Romaina, Bulgaria. Then on to Syria and Jordan (Petra / Wadi Rum ..etc), then back to Syria for a ferry to Italy late October.

hope to meet other on the way.
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Paris to Petra

Here is the plan for the Southern part of our upcoming trip:

Sept 9-16 depart Paris, heading towards Croatia coast
Sept 16-19 crossing Northern Greece from the direction of Lake Ohrid
Sept 19-24 in central Turkey
Sept 24-27 in Syria
Sept 27-Oct 2 in Jordan
Oct 2-4 in Syria
Oct 4-9 in Turkey following Southern then Western coast
Oct 9-12 crossing Bulgaria-Romania-Serbia
Oct 12-17 back to Paris

No doubt this plan will go all pear-shaped early on, but this is what we're aiming for. If anyone will be in those areas and fancies a , let us know.
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heading for the middle east

Looks like the Middle East will be a busy destination next months! Here is my route:

10/09 Brussels
13/09: Venice (boat)
14/09: Igoumentisa
And onwards to Istanbul, Ankara, Aleppo, Damascus, (Beirut?), Amman, Aqaba, Nuweiba, Suez, Cairo,
11/10: Alexandria (boat)
14/10: Venice
17/10:Brussels

I'll be taking camping gear and hope to be able to see as much of the countries as possible...

Meet you there!?
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Looks like the Middle East will be a busy destination next months! Here is my route:

10/09 Brussels
13/09: Venice (boat)
14/09: Igoumentisa
And onwards to Istanbul, Ankara, Aleppo, Damascus, (Beirut?), Amman, Aqaba, Nuweiba, Suez, Cairo,
11/10: Alexandria (boat)
14/10: Venice
17/10:Brussels

I'll be taking camping gear and hope to be able to see as much of the countries as possible...

Meet you there!?
Hmmm, Looks like our paths will cross in Turkey / Syria. my plan is:
2/10 Germany
6/10 Istanbul
14/10 Aleppo
19/10 Jordan
24/10 Tartous to Venice.
28/10 Strasbourg
39/10 Home
1/11 onward, don't wanna think about it.

So, If you fancy a Turkish coffee or a Syria Tea en route, I'll be up for it.
I'm camping / cheap hoteling.

I originally wanted to do Egypt, go down to Hergada, across to Luxor and back up to Alex via the desert oasis route, but that would need time to do it properly and unfortunately, I managed to squeese 4 weeks only off work.

Cheers.
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Paris to Petra

Great. Will post again when we hit Turkey/Syria/Jordan and see who's in the area.
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I will check this thread when I'm in Turkey/Syria. I'm planning to arrive in Aleppo around the 20th of sept.
Unlike the most of you I will be heading a little bit more east-/north after my Syria visit. (Caucasus)
Would be nice to meet you guys
peter
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Hiya,

If any of you guys are passing through Kas on the Turkish Med give me a shout. details here,


http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/cou...ey/kas-antalya

Cheers,

Dicky
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leaving UK 2nd October heading for Turkey via Slovenia, Romaina, Bulgaria. Then on to Syria and Jordan (Petra / Wadi Rum ..etc), then back to Syria for a ferry to Italy late October.

hope to meet other on the way.
Hi Camel

I and my friend are leaving Finland at the 6th or 7th of October. My friend's destination is Jordan and mine is Cape Town. We'll be riding via Russia, Ukraine, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey, Syria.. Hope to meet you - or anyone else - on the way.

Jami
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I'm in Ohrid - Macedonia at the moment. Heading for Albania the day after tomorrow. And from the on ... I'll just see where I'll go.
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touring ME, currently in Zahle, Lebanon

Hi folks, I'm currently in Zahle (close to Baalbek) in Lebanon. Anyone going to Syria and Jordan? Does anyone have camping GPS-POIs from this region? Hotels are quite expensive around here.
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plan update

Hı everyone,

In Istanbul at the moment, leavıng sunday 10th October headıng to Ankara, Cappadoccıaö and aiming to cross the Syrıan boarders on the 16th ısh, would welcome meetıng other rıders en route.

My Turkısh Sım number ıs +90 534300 9454.

Cheers.
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Currently in Albania, going towards Lake Ohrid tomorrow. Will arrive in Turkey
end of next week. Albania is just too beautiful and worth to spend more time.
Friendly people, nice weather, dusty roads
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Heading for Tartus today. Will spend 2/3 days there and then on past Latakya to the coast for another 2/3 days, then Turkey.

Mobile is 00447786627000 for txts.

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Hı everyone,

In Istanbul at the moment, leavıng sunday 10th October headıng to Ankara, Cappadoccıaö and aiming to cross the Syrıan boarders on the 16th ısh, would welcome meetıng other rıders en route.

My Turkısh Sım number ıs +90 534300 9454.

Cheers.

Hi Camel

We're in Kavala, Greece now. I tried to contact you but due to not having enough posts I couldn't send a PM. I sent an SMS but apparently you are not using your Turkish SIM anymore.

We're heading for Turkey tomorrow. Probably will spend a couple of days in Istanbul and after that off to Cappadocia it is. And then to Syria and Jordan. But we haven't made any fixed plans on the schedule.

If anyone's on our route, feel free to contact. My phone number is +358505817695.

Jami
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Hi folks, I'm currently in Zahle (close to Baalbek) in Lebanon. Anyone going to Syria and Jordan? Does anyone have camping GPS-POIs from this region? Hotels are quite expensive around here.
Great to meet you on the road today Tom. I'm back on line and on my way to Antalya tomorrow.

Safe riding and I'll keep up to date with your blog.

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