RTW South route through Europe or Northern to Siberia
I am planning a trip from Spain to Novosibirsk and beyond. Initially I was looking at going through Sweden and Finland and coming out at St Petersburg. After some thought I decided it would be better to go through Poland to Estonia and then onto St. Petes. I thought about it further and figure that most of the riding across Siberia was likely to be in cooler weather and through lots of mountains/trees. That got me thinking that for a change of pace, maybe I should go down the length of Italy, take a ferry to Greece then onto Turkey, coming up through Volgograd and then further north to the road to Novosibirsk. I'm traveling this June and with the Worlds Cup and traffic in Russia staying south in the warmer weather that might be a better trip. Any thoughts on Sweden/Finland, Poland/Estonia, or the Southern route through Italy, Greece, Turkey, Georgie? I like the beaches a lot so leaning south but know there is a lot to see in any case? What about roads, general travel, accommodations, border crossings? Any Comments or help greatly appreciated!
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