Ai, ai, ai, how challenging can we make it for ourselves! It turns out that fixing dates beforehand is not the most organic way to do a journey (of course not!), and while it would be great to have certain overnight stays organised before hand, we have so many options and routes to take, that for now, after having spoken to our dear Slovenian friends, we have decided that Porec may be left aside, Tango festival or not, and that other places may be more exciting to explore.

Talking to my dear Turkish friend in Belgium, we discovered that entering Turkey through the border with Greece will be an easier route than through the border with Bulgaria.

So, are there dates/places set? Yes, but only initially: the Netherlands and from there to Brussels. However, from Brussels, we can go south to Paris, or east to Prague. We’ll see.
We have a rough itinerary with countries. There are ‘musts’ on our list of places to visit, however corresponding dates will only be decided upon a few days in advance. Not 4.5 weeks before we leave the UK;)!