cross-eurasian railway itinerary: any comments?

Hi everyone. I'm planning to take a cross-eurasian railway travel in June, which seems quite challenging.

I've checked the man in seat 61 and made an initial itinerary. If you have any comments or previous experiences, your reply would be REALLY welcomed.

12 June 21:34 Lisbon → Hendaye, France

13 June 11:33 Hendaye booking seems that it would be opened two months before the date
13:12 Hendaye → Paris
18:08 Paris Gare Montparnasse, spend one night in Paris booking also 2 months

14 June 13:10 Paris Est → Berlin
21:51 Berlin HBF, one night in Berlin booking

15 June 12:37 Berlin HBF → Warsaw
19:00 Warsaw Centralna booking 2 months
20:20 Warsaw Centralna → Bialystok
22:35 Bialystok, one night in Bialystok booking 2 months

16 June 07:29 Bialystok → Kaunas
13:17 Kaunas booking 2 months
14:49 Kaunas → Vilnius
15:48 Vilnius, one night in Vilnius booking 2 months

17 June 05:42 Vilnius → Daugavpils
08:29 Daugavpils booking 2 months
13:00 Daugavpils → Riga
16:35 Riga booking 2 months
18:10 Riga → Valga
20:53 Valga, one night in Valga booking 2 months

18 June 07:20 Valga → Tartu
08:32 Tartu
08:42 Tartu → Tallinn
10:39 Tallinn booking

Then Tallinn → Russia → Trans-Siberian train

Check the planned dates for the French railway strikes which are supposed to continue until the end of June. Right now, they are planning on striking 2 days out of 5, so check the dates and make sure your French trips don't fall on strike dates.

It might not last that long, but it's better to take precautions.

Scroll down to the monthly calendars: http://www.linternaute.com/sortir/magazine/1400252-greve-sncf-dates-calendrier-tgv-rer-transilien-toutes-les-previsions/

Thanks for your notification. I may change the schedule or wish the strike will not last that long.

You may also change the itinerary:
Lisboa - Madrid - Barcelona - ferry - Savona or Genoa - train - Milan - Basel or Munich - Berlin

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