Saturday, October 3, 2026

Balkans 2018: 10-Day Tour

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Balkans 2018: 10-Day Tour 

The Balkans: 28th April to 7th May 2018
(See day-to-day blogs for more detailed routes)
The Balkans is an intriguing place covering several countries, mainly those of the former Yugoslavia. It's intriguing because of the complicated process of how it became one country and later broke up into several countries from 
1918 to 2006. It came into existence following World War I, under the name of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, following centuries of foreign rule over the region under the Ottoman Empire and the Habsburg monarchy. The kingdom was invaded and occupied by the Axis powers in April 1941, during World War II, and the Communist-led Partisan resistance went on to proclaim it the Democratic Federal Yugoslavia. Partisan leader Josip Broz Tito ruled the country from 1944 until his death in 1980. In 1963, the country was renamed for the final time, as the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY). The six constituent republics that made up the SFRY were the socialist republics of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia. After an economic and political crisis and the rise of nationalism and ethnic conflicts following Tito's death, Yugoslavia broke up along its republics' borders during the Revolutions of 1989, at first into five countries, [with the republics of Montenegro and Serbia forming a reduced federative state, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY)], leading to the Yugoslav Wars. The FRY was dissolved when Montenegro and Serbia each became independent states in 2006.
So here we are visiting these countries that have gone through almost a century of strife, with some still having clear memories of their difficulties.
(Note: This is an expansion of a brief blog of our Balkans 2018 tour, which is now expanded to more detailed daily blogs.)
(Click here to go to the Main Balkans 2018 FB Album)

BLOGS
Below are the daily blogs of our tour. click on the respective photos to read. Further below are some travel trips for this region. It was an interesting and awesome tour, so come and have a look:

DAILY BLOGS COMING.....
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(Next...  Russia)
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Balkans 2018: Day 01 to 05 Map (Venice to Budva - 986km)
See respective daily blogs for detailed daily route maps.

Balkans 2018: Day 06 to 10 Map (Budva to Venice - 1006km)

See respective daily blogs for detailed daily route maps.
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Wednesday, September 30, 2026

Russia Travel Route Maps

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RUSSIA TRAVEL ROUTE MAPS
Below are maps of routes that we travelled in Russia during a 2019 Russia Guided Tour. Hopefully, I will be able to cycle there in the future and add cycling route maps.
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Russia 2019 Overall Travel Route Map
(Click Here for the overall Russia 2019 Overall Tour Route Map)
(Click here to view the travel blog)
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Russia 2019 Day 1: KL to Moscow to Sergiyev Posad
Small Group (Non-cycling) Tour of Russia (Moscow, St. Petersburg & the Golden Ring Cities).
(Click Here Russia 2019 Days 1 & 2: Moscow to Sergiyev Posad Route Map)
(Click here to view the travel blog)
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Russia 2019 Day 2: Around Sergiyev Posad
(Click here to view the travel blog)
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Russia 2019 Day 3: Sergiyev Posad To Rostov
(Click here to view the travel blog)
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Russia 2019 Day 4: Rostov To Suzdal To Moscow
(Click here to view the travel blog)
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Russia 2019 Day 5: Moscow Red Square & Metro
(Click here to view the travel blog)
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Day 6: Izmaylovskiy Market
Small Group (Non-cycling) Tour of Russia (Moscow, St. Petersburg & the Golden Ring Cities).
(Click here to view the travel blog)
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Day 7: Cycling Moscow
Small Group (Part-cycling) Tour of Russia (Moscow, St. Petersburg & the Golden Ring Cities).
(Click here to view the travel blog)
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Day 8: Danilovsky Market
Small Group (Part-cycling) Tour of Russia (Moscow, St. Petersburg & the Golden Ring Cities).
(Click here to view the travel blog)
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Day 9: St. Petersburg Palaces
Small Group (Part-cycling) Tour of Russia (Moscow, St. Petersburg & the Golden Ring Cities).
(Click here to view the travel blog)
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Day 10: St. Petersburg Walking Tour
Small Group (Part-cycling) Tour of Russia (Moscow, St. Petersburg & the Golden Ring Cities).
(Click here to view the travel blog)
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Day 11-1: St. Petersburg Cycling Tour
Cycling Distance: 18km.     |     Level: Easy
(Note the route plotted is a close estimation of the actual route using Google Maps Directions)
The route covers some of the renowned places of St. Petersburg, but it will also go to the outlying areas of the city, crossing over to adjacent islands via bridges over the Neva River (Нева́) and Malaya Neva River (Ма́лая Нева́, Little Neva). At the busy city centre, cycling was on the wide pavements or through parks; whilst at the outskirts it was along quieter side roads, alleys, and even through courtyards and gardens of public housing. The route is rather flat and easy, and the only climbs were over bridges.
(Click here for Russia 2019 Day 10: St. Petersburg Walking Tour Route Map)
(Click here to view the travel blog)
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Day 11-2: St. Petersburg River Cruise
Distance: 18.70km.
(Click here for Russia 2019 Day 10: St. Petersburg River Cruise Route Map)
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Day 12:
St. Isaac's Cathedral & Folklore Show
  Distance: 3.86km.
(Click here for Russia 2019 Days 12: St. Isaac's Cathedral & Folklore Show Route Map)
(Click here to view the travel blog)
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Day 13: Moscow Victory Park & Arbat Street
(Click here to view the travel blog)
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Day 14: Moscow to Bangkok to Kuala Lumpur
Small Group (Non-cycling) Tour of Russia (Moscow, St. Petersburg & the Golden Ring Cities).
Day 14 Moscow to Bangkok to Kuala Lumpur:
Moscow (Veliy Hotel Mokhovaya)>van>Domodedovo Airport>Edim Letim>Thai Airways>Bangkok (transit at Suvarnabhumi Airport)>Thai Airways>KLIA>Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia).
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Moscow to Bangkok to Kuala Lumpur Google route map link)
(Zoom out to see Bangkok & Kuala Lumpur)
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