A great opportunity to see many countries and immerse yourself in country’s culture is traveling by car.
I’ve already done this twice. This time we started our journey from the southwestern point of Portugal - Portimao and arrived at the
eastern point of Europe - the city Klaipeda (Lithuania).
We had a dog and a cat with us, who bravely withstood 40 degree heat, a long journey in the car and on the ferry, and constant changes of appartments.
We left Portugal on June 1 and arrived in Klaipeda on June 9 in the evening.
Our route passed through 6 countries (Portugal, Spain, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany) and we spent the night in 5 cities), in Madrid and Paris we had an additional day of “rest”, which we combined with a cultural program). I divided the road into segments so that I would drive for no more than 8 hours.
It is not a very expensive trip if you plan your housing and travel wisely! Our budget (for two women) was 1500 Euro for everything! We are quite budget travelers.
The approximate distance from Portimao (Portugal) to Kiel (ferry port) is 3000 km! And this is quite difficult mentally and physically for the driver! But ask me if I’d like to do it again and I’ll happily say YES!
We will remember Merida for the Roman amphitheater, Madrid for the Retiro Park, Paris for the Rolland Garos tennis tournament and the Eiffel Tower, the German Karst for the divine smell of linden trees).
Awesome blog nicely narrated by you your Roads journey in uropian country, I want to know when you go on road trip you use to Google road navigation, (GPS) if you use Google navigation(GPS) on your road journey you can also share your Google navigation (GPS) experience on the road journey may be your experience will help someone who travel by car or motorbike. Every picture very lively. Anyway thanks for sharing with us.
In jungen Jahren macht so eine Strapaze auch noch nicht viel aus , obwohl man in diesem Tempo von den jeweiligen Ländern nur flüchtige Eindrücke erhält.
Excellent narration with beautiful photos…fully appreciate your efforts and dedication!
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You have done a great planning and execution…“Excellent Challenge”!.
Right from the first post, you have shown a lot of maturity - amazing!
The photo at Portimao is excellent! Great frame too…
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You did an incredible road trip! Driving from Portugal all the way to Lithuania with your pets sounds like an epic adventure. It’s awesome that you got to see so many countries and experience different cultures.
This is exactly the way I love to travel. @Annaelisa , the age is not important for this. I’m used to drive long distances and you somehow can train to sleep in a car or every day in a different hotel.
@Yulia_Tikhanycheva , fantastic places you have visited! With a dog it is sometimes more difficult, especially when you cannot enter some places.
@TorM thanks! I am happy, that there are people as “crazy” as me))
I booked the appartments on airbnb and agreed with the hosts regarding the animals.Usually they stayed at the appartments alone and slept after a long distance in the car)
This is the second time I travel like that, the first time I left from Lithuania to Portugal in winter but I chose another route)) it was also nice experience, but the second time was easier)
Yes, you are right, I missed Poland) maybe next time))
Que buen viaje que pudieron hacer los cuatro @Yulia_Tikhanycheva , muy económico y casi relámpago varios sitios en poco tiempo.
Te pregunto, no te resulto poco tiempo para poder conocer los sitios por donde estuviste?.
Ya tienes planificado tu nuevo recorrido, como lo planificas .
Saludos Farid
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I was in Madrid and Paris twice and I think that two days for those cities are not enough.
Regarding all the rest places it is more than enougth. It may be a journey just to get aquinted with different countries, people, languages and culture.
It is a nice start by the way)
I don’t plan another trip)) If I plan next time, I will for sure go through Austria, Switzernand, North of Italy and south of France and Spain)
viel Spaß und Glück.
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