CountryDate Day From To KM Day  1 TUR 3/1/14 Saturday Istanbul   Istanbul   0 U  2 TUR 3/2/14 Sunday Istanbul   Istanbul   0 U  3 TUR 3/3/14 Monday   Istanbul   Istanbul   0 U  4 TUR 3/4/14 Tuesday   Istanbul   Istanbul   0 U  5 TUR 3/5/14 Wednesday  Istanbul   Istanbul   0 U  6 TUR 3/6/14 Thursday   Istanbul   Istanbul   0 U  7 TUR 3/7/14 Friday   Istanbul   Istanbul   0 U  8 TUR 3/8/14 Saturday Istanbul   Istanbul   0 U  9 TUR 3/9/14 Sunday Istanbul   Istanbul   0 U  10 TUR 3/10/14 Monday   Istanbul   Istanbul   0 U  11 TUR 3/11/14 Tuesday   Istanbul   Istanbul   0 U  12 TUR 3/12/14 Wednesday  Istanbul   Agva 106 C13 TUR 3/13/14 Thursday   Agva Gumusova 154 C14 TUR 3/14/14 Friday   Gumusova Gerede 131 C15 TUR 3/15/14 Saturday Gerede Ilgaz 135 C16 TUR 3/16/14 Sunday Restday Restday 0 R17 TUR 3/17/14 Monday   Ilgaz Ozmancik 120 C18 TUR 3/18/14 Tuesday   Ozmancik Amasya 110 C19 TUR 3/19/14 Wednesday  Amasya Residya 150 C20 TUR 3/20/14 Thursday   Residya Alucra 150 C21 TUR 3/21/14 Friday   Restday Restday 0 R22 TUR 3/22/14 Saturday Restday Bushkamp 178 C23 TUR 3/23/14 Sunday Bushcamp Yusefeli 153 C24 TUR 3/24/14 Monday   Yusefeli Narman 128 C25 TUR 3/25/14 Tuesday   Narman Eliskirt 128 C26 TUR 3/26/14 Wednesday  Bushkamp   Dogubayazit 127 C27 TUR 3/27/14 Thursday   Restday Restday 0 R28 B/C 3/28/14 Friday   Dogubayazit Maku 65 B/C29 IRN 3/29/14 Saturday Maku Khoy 175 C30 IRN 3/30/14 Sunday Khoy Urmia 133 C31 IRN 3/31/14 Monday   Urmia Tabriz 140 C32 IRN 4/1/14 Tuesday   Restday Restday 0 R33 IRN 4/2/14 Wednesday  Tabriz Miayneh 166 C34 IRN 4/3/14 Thursday   Miayneh Zanjan 133 C35 IRN 4/4/14 Friday   Zanjan Soltaniye/abhar 98 C36 IRN 4/5/14 Saturday Soltaniye/abhar qazvin 95 C38 IRN 4/6/14 Sunday qazvin Teheran   150 C39 IRN 4/7/14 Monday   Teheran   Teheran   0 U  40 IRN 4/8/14 Tuesday   Teheran   Teheran   0 U  41 IRN 4/9/14 Wednesday  Teheran   Teheran   0 R42 IRN 4/10/14 Thursday   Teheran   Teheran   0 R43 IRN 4/11/14 Friday   Teheran   Buscamp   125 C44 IRN 4/12/14 Saturday Buscamp   Buscamp   150 C45 IRN 4/13/14 Sunday Buscamp   Buscamp   150 C46 IRN 4/14/14 Monday   Buscamp   Buscamp   125 C

47 IRN 4/15/14 Tuesday   Buscamp   Buscamp   125 C48 IRN 4/16/14 Wednesday  Buscamp   Quchan 125 C49 IRN 4/17/14 Thursday   Restday Restday 0 R50 IRN 4/18/14 Friday   Quchan Quchan 0 R51 IRN 4/19/14 Saturday Quchan Bājgirān 80 C52 B/C 4/20/14 Sunday Bājgirān Ashgabat 50 C53 TM 4/21/14 Monday   Ashgabat Ashgabat 0 R54 TM 4/22/14 Tuesday   Dessertcamp Dessertcamp 135 C55 TM 4/23/14 Wednesday  Dessertcamp Darvaza 135 C56 TM 4/24/14 Thursday   Dessertcamp Dessertcamp 135 C57 TM 4/25/14 Friday   Dessertcamp Kunyaurgench 135 C58 B/C 4/26/14 Saturday Kunyaurgench Nukus 46 B/C59 UZB 4/27/14 Sunday Restday Restday 0 R60 UZB 4/28/14 Monday   Dessertcamp Dessertcamp 150 C61 UZB 4/29/14 Tuesday   Dessertcamp Khiva 50 C62 UZB 4/30/14 Wednesday  Khiva Khiva 0 R63 UZB 5/1/14 Thursday   Khiva Dessertcamp 150 C64 UZB 5/2/14 Friday   Dessertcamp Dessertcamp 150 C65 UZB 5/3/14 Saturday Dessertcamp Bukhara 150 C66 UZB 5/4/14 Sunday Bukhara Bukhara 0 R67 UZB 5/5/14 Monday   Bukhara Dessertcamp 142 C68 UZB 5/6/14 Tuesday   Dessertcamp Samarkand 130 C69 UZB 5/7/14 Wednesday  Samarkand Samarkand 0 R70 UZB 5/8/14 Thursday   Samarkand Jizakh 160 C71 UZB 5/9/14 Friday   Jizakh Chinaz 170 C72 UZB 5/10/14 Saturday Chinaz Tashkent 50 C73 UZB 5/11/14 Sunday Tashkent Tashkent 0 U74 UZB 5/12/14 Monday   Tashkent Tashkent 0 U75 UZB 5/13/14 Tuesday   Tashkent Tashkent 0 R76 UZB 5/14/14 Wednesday  Tashkent Tashkent 0 U77 UZB 5/15/14 Thursday   Tashkent Ferghana 130 C78 UZB 5/16/14 Friday   Ferghana Ferghana 130 C79 UZB 5/17/14 Saturday Ferghana Khodjaobad 120 C80 B/C 5/18/14 Sunday Khodjaobad Osh 40 B/C81 KRG 5/19/14 Monday   Restday Restday 0 R82 KRG 5/20/14 Tuesday   Osh Jalal-­‐Abad 104 C83 KRG 5/21/14 Wednesday  Jalal-­‐Abad Koktagul 120 C84 KRG 5/22/14 Thursday   Koktagul Toktorol 95 C85 KRG 5/23/14 Friday   Toktorol Paris 85 C86 KRG 5/24/14 Saturday Paris Karaboltar 90 C87 KRG 5/25/14 Sunday Karaboltar Bishkek 0 R88 KRG 5/26/14 Monday   Bishkek Bishkek 0 U89 KRG 5/27/14 Tuesday   Bishkek Bishkek 0 U90 KRG 5/28/14 Wednesday  Bishkek Bishkek 0 U91 KRG 5/29/14 Thursday   Bishkek Bishkek 0 U92 KRG 5/30/14 Friday   Bishkek Bishkek 0 U

93 KRG 5/31/14 Saturday Bishkek Bishkek 0 R94 KRG 6/1/14 Sunday Bishkek Bishkek 0 R95 B/C 6/2/14 Monday   Bishkek Bushcamp 100 C96 KZ 6/3/14 Tuesday   Bushcamp Almaty 130 C97 KZ 6/4/14 Wednesday  Almaty Almaty 0 R98 KZ 6/5/14 Thursday   Almaty Almaty 0 U  99 KZ 6/6/14 Wednesday  Almaty Almaty 0 U  100 KZ 6/7/14 Thursday   Almaty Almaty 0 R101 KZ 6/8/14 Friday   Almaty Bushcamp 160 C102 KZ 6/9/14 Saturday Bushcamp Koproc 160 C103 B/C 6/10/14 Sunday Koproc Lucaogouzhen 50 B/C104 CN 6/11/14 Monday   Lucaogouzhen Sayram  Lake 80 C105 CN 6/12/14 Tuesday   Sayram  Lake Jinghe 80 C106 CN 6/13/14 Wednesday  Jinghe Wusu 165 C107 CN 6/14/14 Thursday   Wusu Wusu 0 R108 CN 6/15/14 Friday   Wusu Shihezi 125 C109 CN 6/16/14 Saturday Shihezi Shihezi 0 R110 CN 6/17/14 Sunday Shihezi Urumqi 150 C111 CN 6/18/14 Monday   Urumqi Urumqi 0 U  112 CN 6/19/14 Tuesday   Urumqi Urumqi 0 U  113 CN 6/20/14 Wednesday  Urumqi Urumqi 0 R114 CN 6/21/14 Thursday   Urumqi Dabacheng 80 C115 CN 6/22/14 Friday   Dabacheng Turpan 100 C116 CN 6/23/14 Saturday G30/G312 G30/G312 150 C117 CN 6/24/14 Sunday G30/G312 G30/G312 140 C118 CN 6/25/14 Monday   G30/G312 Hami 150 C119 CN 6/26/14 Tuesday   Hami Hami 0 R120 CN 6/27/14 Wednesday  Hami Kushui 136 C121 CN 6/28/14 Thursday   Kushui Malianjing 151 C122 CN 6/29/14 Wednesday  Malianjing G30 150 C123 CN 6/30/14 Thursday   G30 G30 150 C124 CN 7/1/14 Friday   G30 Dunhuang 125 C125 CN 7/2/14 Saturday Dunhuang Dunhuang 0 R126 CN 7/3/14 Sunday Dunhuang Guazhou 124 C127 CN 7/4/14 Monday   Guazhou Yumen 131 C128 CN 7/5/14 Tuesday   Yumen Jiayuguang 123 C129 CN 7/6/14 Wednesday  Jiayuguang Yuanshanzi 156 C130 CN 7/7/14 Thursday   Yuanshanzi Zhangye 108 C131 CN 7/8/14 Friday   Zhangye Zhangye 0 R132 CN 7/9/14 Saturday Zhangye Towards  Yongchang 135 C133 CN 7/10/14 Sunday Towards  YongchangTowards  Wuwei 120 C134 CN 7/11/14 Monday   Towards  Wuwei Wuwei 60 C135 CN 7/12/14 Tuesday   Wuwei Tianzhu 141 C136 CN 7/13/14 Wednesday  Tianzhu Lanzhou 138 C137 CN 7/14/14 Thursday   Lanzhou Lanzhou 0 R138 CN 7/15/14 Friday   Lanzhou Huining 160 C

139 CN 7/16/14 Saturday Huining Pingliang 170 C140 CN 7/17/14 Sunday Pingliang Pingliang 0 R141 CN 7/18/14 Monday   Pingliang Binxian 170 C142 CN 7/19/14 Tuesday   Binxian Xi'an 145 C143 CN 7/20/14 Wednesday  Xi'an Xi'an 0 R144 CN 7/21/14 Thursday   Xi'an Xi'an 0 U  145 CN 7/22/14 Wednesday  Xi'an Xi'an 0 U146 CN 7/23/14 Thursday   Xi'an Xi'an 0 R147 CN 7/24/14 Friday   Xi'an Yijun 141 C148 CN 7/25/14 Saturday Yijun Fuxian 120 C149 CN 7/26/14 Sunday Fuxian Yichuan 85 C150 CN 7/27/14 Monday   Yichuan Houtou  Falls 100 C151 CN 7/28/14 Tuesday   Houtou  Falls Houtou  Falls 0 R152 CN 7/29/14 Wednesday  Houtou  Falls Guanghua 120 C153 CN 7/30/14 Thursday   Guanghua Hongtong 84 C154 CN 7/31/14 Friday   Hongtong Jiexiu 120 C155 CN 8/1/14 Saturday Jiexiu Pingyao 35 C156 CN 8/2/14 Sunday Pingyao Taiyuan 100 C157 CN 8/3/14 Monday   Taiyuan Taiyuan 0 R158 CN 8/4/14 Tuesday   Taiyuan Daixian 153 C159 CN 8/5/14 Wednesday  Daixian Datong 149 C160 CN 8/6/14 Thursday   Datong Datong 0 R161 CN 8/7/14 Friday   Datong S342 130 C162 CN 8/8/14 Saturday S342 S109 100 C163 CN 8/9/14 Sunday S109 Beijing 85 C164 CN 8/10/14 Monday   Beijing Beijing 0 U165 CN 8/11/14 Tuesday   Beijing Beijing 0 U  166 CN 8/12/14 Wednesday  Beijing Beijing 0 U167 CN 8/13/14 Thursday   Beijing Beijing 0 U  168 CN 8/14/14 Wednesday  Beijing Beijing 0 U169 CN 8/15/14 Thursday   Beijing Beijing 0 U170 CN 8/16/14 Friday   End  Program End  Program 0 U  

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though  daythough  day  though  day  small  village  with  internet  caferoling  hillsshort  day  if  no  headwindsome  climbing,  extra  stop  necessarylong  hilly  hot  day,  extra  stop  necessary

mostly  flatlong,  scenic  day

Holiday  in  Iran  

bus  or  convoy  into  tehranTeheran  UniversityTeheran  University  /CSR  IranOption  to  travel  to  Isfahan  Option  to  travel  to  Isfahan  Holiday  in  Iran  

Mogeljkheid  om  naar  Mashad  te  gaan  met  de  bus?

bijna  alles  bergaf550  km  door  karakum  

Gazcrater5  dagen  kan  je  transitvisa  krijgenMinaret,  mosque's  etc.  Museum  of  arts  (very  famous)Everybody  was  very  tired  this  day,  so  an  extra  restday  might  be  necessary

very  nice  town,  good  to  relax.  

UNESCO  cultural  heritage  site

UNESCO  cultural  heritage  site

Westminster  University  (WIUT)Documentary  day  (?)RestdayWestminster  University  (WIUT)Superpretty!  Superpretty!  Superpretty!  

Option  to  go  to  Isikul  LakeOption  to  go  to  Isikul  Lake

KIMEPEmbassy  Hiking  or  cycling  up  Almaty  Lake  Assey  plateau  is  optional,  not  possible  to  bring  support  vehicle  here.  On  own  risk,  

Convoi  or  taxi  into  Urumqi,  crazy  traffic

G312/G30 Bushcampstop  after  Dabancheng,  try  to  take  national  road  (not  highway)  as  much  as  possible.  

Stad  van  de  watermeloenen  :-­‐,  is  ook  een  fietsorganisatie)

Very  pretty  cycling,  pagoda's  in  mountains  etc.,  some  climbs  (1500  meter)Lots  of  traffic  into  town,  but  doable  Long  days,  if  too  much,  maybe  offer  that  people  cycle  half  days

Visit  Kongtong  Shan,  Mountains  (taoistic  temples)

Terracotta  army  Xi'an  Jaotong  University

Yungyuang  caveshanging  monastries

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