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Check the tires carefully or better, arrange a safe driver in advance. Those guys surrounding you "in a mob" often drive like maniacs. The...

Ksamil will be jam packed in July. It's really not too special, Butrint is far more interesting, but on the other hand the location is...

and since go in January... be prepared that it can be extremely cold in the mountains/highlands with lots of snow and difficult travelling...

Veliko Tarnovo (old capitol) is a lovely historical town and the surrounding countryside is beautiful.

Urfa is one of the nicest and most interesting cities in Turkey. It's more of a Middle Eastern city than a Turkish one, bustling with...

Probably all in the guide books, the old town of Berlin-Köpenick is very pretty. A bit further out, Potsdam makes for a great half-day or...

Agree with go 2, all great places you suggest, but too much for six or seven days. Maybe skip the Meditteranean or the Black Sea. Two days...

I have to correct myself in my earlier post. The bus company I was talking about is Varan Turizm (http://www.varan.com.tr/) and not...

Your insurer should be able to provide you with a Green card, if not, yes then you need to pay insurance (in Russia only). You can surely...

Metro is of varying quality and there are some bad reports here on the forum to be read. For the best quality and comfort, highest safety...

Budapest is fine but it's a long haul by bus (or train). Bucharest is by far the most convenient starting point. There are almost hourly...

There are Tehran-Istanbul buses, or better and possibly quicker, take a bus to Maku (From Tehran , Tabriz and possibly Esfahan) from where...

Kashan half way between Tehran and Esfahan is lovely as well. The Agha Bozorg mosque, the Historical houses and the Fin garden are some of...

Good idea, although traffic is heavy at night as well. You'd need to go in the early morning hours to have "clean roads".

I was going to say, avoid the Samsun-Trabzon-Rize stretch. The inland routes are far more interesting and scenic, albeit longer, for...