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Central France to Balkans and Greece
Hello all.I'm leaving in 6 weeks ish on a meandering road trip through the Balkans to Greece, I don't have any time constraints and will be sleeping mostly outdoors, mainly because I like my privacy!

Any advice, tips, must sees or contacts very greatfully received, the goal of the trip is to learn and discover....thanks in advance.

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Good luck Chris, and I hope you have a good time. As I see you are new to HU with one posting, you would do well to explore the HU Communities page, which might be useful for contacts as you go along your route. Only suggestion I can make is take your time!. It is often very tempting to put lots of miles under the belt at the first opportunity, but you miss so much on the way, also if you are spending most of your time ''under the stars'' ( in a tent?) it's best not to go too far in the first hit in case you find you've left something important behind, - like tent poles ( I know someone who did and had travelled all the way from to Geneva to SW France in one hit before he found out!).
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Thanks Pongo, I've been reading the mine of information here, it's very impressive, mile crunching isn't important to me...too stressful!
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If you need any help during your stay in Greece pm me!!
Is a beautiful country you will enjoy your ride here!
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Hi,
for me it is a bit too early for a tent. Be prepared and make some backup plan. Have a nice trip.
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Thanks Zandesiro for your kind offer, you're not far from Thessalonique which is on my route, I've saved your contact info...I'll be watching temperatures before departure Petre I'm English so a bit of cold and wet is all in a days riding!
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Chris you will love it, loads of places and things to see, also some nice routes getting to these places.
I did a trip to the Balkans at the end of 2015. If you have time, have a look at my RR, the link is in my signature block at the bottom of this. If you have any specific questions ask on here or on my RR. Also most of the places I went to are on the 'new Destinations' page
The map shows my rough route for the beginning of my trip, i then came back up north through Serbia, Hungary, Czech Republic and Germany.

Google View of my rough area of riding by Wayne 66, on Flickr

Basecamp View of my rough area of riding by Wayne 66, on Flickr

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Thanks for taking the time to reply Wayne, looks like you had a blast, your blog is great! My adventure is a small one compared to many trips I've read about on HU but it'll be good to get out and get rid of the cabin fever!
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I am not sure how far across you will be coming but I live in Bulgaria and you are always welcome to stay. Lots of great trails here.
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Thanks for taking the time to reply Wayne, looks like you had a blast, your blog is great! My adventure is a small one compared to many trips I've read about on HU but it'll be good to get out and get rid of the cabin fever!
Thanks Chris, I hope it gave you some ideas though.
Its alway good to get out, not matter how long or how far

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Thankyou captainktm that's very kind of you to offer, I hadn't considered Bulgaria but why not...my time is my own.

Thanks Wayne, it's great that folk like you take time to record your travels and share your experiences it helps folk like me to get out there and get on with it.
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It will be cold that time of year in the balkans but have done it twice 2x 3 month trips with my kids camping,All I would say is make your way to where you are going to be camping as it is no all ways easy to find some where.But if you do need to stay in a hotel you will find some in very suprising place's they are normaly basic but reflect the price.And mot of them you can get something nice to eat.Have fun the Balkans and Greece are great places to travel.
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Thanks for the advice Gary, hopefully spring will come early this year.
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