basic stats
Countries to visit:
- Asia: Korea, China
- Central Asia: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan
- Caucus: Azerbaijan, Georgia
- Europe: Turkey, Greece, Albania, Serbia and Montenegro, Croatia, Slovenia, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Holland, Belgium, England
Schedule:
- Leave Fukuoka: 17th July, 2006
- Arrive London: who knows…
Distance
- Total distance: 25,000km
- Total distance by recumbent bicycle: 12,000km
- Total distance by skateboard: 8,000km
- Total distance by train: 5,000km (China and Turkmenistan)
- Average distance per day when riding on the bike: Depends on road conditions - 100km to 120km for tarmac, 40km to 60km for gravel or dirt
- Average distance per day when skating: Between 50km and 100km a day.
Budget
- Total budget: Yet to be calculated
- Food: On average 5USD to 10USD a day
- Accommodation: Majority of the time will be wild camping, however hostels/hotels should be no more than 5USD to 10USD for most of the trip. UPDATE: I have given myself the challenge of getting through the whole of Europe (from Istanbul to London) without staying at formal accommodation (hostels/hotels etc). So far I have slept under trees, squatted in bulidings, stayed with contacts from Couchsurfing.com, slept in bicylce club club rooms…