Hi,
have been using this site for what seems like years, and it helped guide me to my bike the wee strom so thanks to all who have helped on that.
So now comes the trip.

My gf and I are looking to do 6 weeks starting from the UK into Eastern Europe. I have always wanted to ride to Istanbul so looking for advice on the route we have picked out (too ambitious?/better ways of getting there), are there things we should check out on the way, places to stay, and tips and advice in general
Harwich to hook of holland overnight ferry, Hook of Holland to Kassel, Kassel to Prague, Prague - Bratislava, Bratislava - Budapest, Budapest - Sibiu, Sibiu - Bucharest (via transfalgarian road), Bucharest - Varna, Varna - Istanbul, Istanbul - Xanthi, Xanthi - Thessalonika, Thessalonika - Ohrid, Ohrid - Berat, Berat - Tirana, Tirana - Shkoder, Shkoder - Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik to Trieste via Zadar, Venice, Verona, Lugano, Vaduz, Strasbourg, Lille, UK
Each leg I reckon is a days riding, some an easy few hours, others a hard 6 or 7.
We will be riding two up on the wee strom. Advice and criticism would be greatly appreciated!