Six years and two kids later, we’re on the road again. This time in a camper van, travelling through Chile and Argentina from September 2023. Read about that, if you want, here
Japan leg 1
Days 1-3: Iwamizawa to Hakkoda
Days 4-6: Aomori & Lake Towada
Days 7-9: Lake Towada to Yamada
Days 10-13: Yamada to Sendai
Days 14-17: Sendai to Hattori Highlands
Days 18-20: Rest Days at British Hills
Days 20-22: British Hills to Nikko
Days 23-25: Shioya to Tokyo
Video: Leg 1, Hokkaido to Tokyo
Clare’s thoughts: Mostly Random
Japan leg 2
Days 29-33: Tokyo to Ikumi
Days 34-38: Ikumi to Sukumo
Days 39-43: Saiki to Cape Sato
Days 44-52: Cape Sata to Fukuoka
Clare’s thoughts: Japan in Summary
South Korea
Days 53-59: Busan to Jeomchon
Days 60-63: Jeomchon to Seoul
Days 64-67: Seoul, Seoraksan & Incheon
Clare’s thoughts: South Korea in Summary
China Leg 1
Days 69-74: Lianyungang to Nanjing
Video: Raw China
Days 75-79: Nanjing to Huangshan
Days 80-88: Huangshan to Suichuan
Days 89-94: Suichuan to Ting Shui Wai (Hong Kong)
Clare’s thoughts: On Preconceptions
Hong kong & Macau
Days 95-109: Hong Kong & Macau, on to Zhuhai
China leg 2
Days 110-120: Zhuhai to Beihai
Cambodia
Days 124-132: Siem Reap to Battambang
Days 133-141: Battambang to Bangkok
Clare’s thoughts: Cambodia in summary
Thailand
Days 142-150: Chiang Mai
Days 151-157: Bangkok to Loei
Days 158-163: Loei to Nong Khai
Clare’s thoughts: Thailand in summary
Laos
Days 164-173: Vientiane to Luang Prabang
Days 174-180: Luang Prabang to Oudomxay
Days 181-184: Oudomxay to Mengla (China)
Video: Cycling South East Asia
Clare’s thoughts: Laos in summary
China leg 3
Days 185-192: Mengla to Mosha
Days 193-198: Mosha to Panzhihua
Video: Raw China, Take 2
Days 199-208: Panzhihua to Emeishan
Days 209-218: Emeishan to Ya’an
Days 219-227: Chengdu, Jiayuguan & Urumqi
Days 228-239: Urumqi to Khorgas
Video: Western China
Clare’s thoughts: What I think of when I think about China
Kazakhstan
Days 240-247: Khorgas to Almaty
Days 248-255: Almaty to Bishkek
Clare’s thoughts: Kazakhstan in summary
Kyrgyzstan
Days 256-281: Waiting in Bishkek
Days 282-284: Bishkek to Kochkor
Days 285-290: Kochkor to Kazarman
Clare’s thoughts: After one year on the road
Video: Raw Kyrgyzstan
Days 291-295: Kazarman to Osh
Clare’s thoughts: Kyrgyzstan in summary
Tajikistan
Days 296-305: Osh to Murghab – Pamir Highway
Days 306-313: Murghab to Khorog – Pamir Highway
Video: The Pamir Highway
Days 316-325: Khorog to Dushanbe
Days 326-337: The Fan Mountains
Clare’s thoughts: Tajikistan in summary
uzbekistan
Days 338-347: Dushanbe to Bukhara
Days 348-361: Bukhara to Aktau (Kaz)
Clare’s thoughts: Uzbekistan in summary
Azerbaijan
Days 362-370: Baku to Seki
Days 371-376: Seki to Tbilisi (Ge)
Clare’s thoughts: Azerbaijan in summary
Georgia
Days 380-385: Tbilisi to Batumi
Clare’s thoughts: Georgia in summary
Turkey
Days 389-393: Batumi to Unye
Video: Raw Turkey
Days 394-401: Unye to Goreme
Days 402-404: Time off in Cappadocia
Days 405-415: Goreme to Alanya
Days 416-428: Alanya to Fethiye
Days 429-436: Fethiye to Afandou (Gr)
Clare’s thoughts: Turkish delight
Greece
Days 437-458: Rhodes, Crete & Santorini
Days 459-470: Naxos, Paros, Milos to Athens
Days 470-489: Sailing the Greek Islands
Days 490-496: Lavrio to Paleros
Clare’s thoughts: 18 months on
Days 497-501: Paleros to Sarande (Alb)
Clare’s thoughts: Greece in summary
albania
Days 502-510: Sarande to Durres, via Tirana
Clare’s thoughts: Albania in summary
italy
Days 512-518: Bari to Napoli
Days 519-527: Napoli to Montopoli in Sabina
Days 528-535: Montopoli in Sabina to Florence
Days 536-545: Florence to Malcesine
Days 546-556: Malcesine to Monetier les Bains (Fr)
Video: Crossing the Alps
Clare’s thoughts: Italy in summary
France
Days 557-568: Monetier les Bains to Carcassonne
Days 569-583: Carcassonne to Toulouse
Days 584-590: Toulouse to St Medard en Jalles
Days 591-603: St Medard en Jalles to St Nazaire
Days 604-613: St Nazaire to Arromanches
Days 614-620: Arromanches to Dieppe
Clare’s thoughts: France in summary
England
Days 621&622: Newhaven to Rudgwick
Pedalling West 