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Reisdetails van Amsterdam-Bangkok in 60 days

Reis:

Amsterdam-Bangkok in 60 days

Omschrijving:

Het is nog ergens in December 2013. Op mijn werk krijg ik ineens de vraag gesteld: “En waar ga je volgend jaar heen met vakantie”. Heel kort aarzel ik met antwoorden. Ik ben in mijn gedachten al bezig geweest met een reis voor 2014, hoewel ik nog maar een paar maanden terug ben van een reis door Oost-Indonesie.
Dan vertel ik dat ik in 2014 60 jaar hoop te worden. Dat ik er over gedacht heb een reis te maken rond de wereld in 60 dagen. Omdat die reis uiteindelijk te duur zou zijn voor mij, heb ik aan een andere mogelijkheid gedacht voor een reis van 60 dagen. Ik heb eerder al wel eens gezegd dat ik over land van Amsterdam naar Azie zou willen reizen. En omdat ik 60 hoop te worden wil ik in 60 dagen een reis maken van Amsterdam naar Bangkok.

Vandaag is het 75 dagen voor vertrek. En de periode onbetaald verlof waar ik om heb gevraagd heb ik gekregen. Na de vraag om 60 dagen op reis te mogen ben ik redelijk snel al begonnen met voorbreidingen. Als eerste de vakantie beurs in Utrecht om informatie in te gaan winnen. Vervolgens thuis avonden lang struinen op internet. En op dit moment meer dan 80 binnengekomen mailtjes inzake opgevraagde informatie en geboekte delen van mijn reis.
Wat betreft de voorbreidingen ben ik in de afrondende fase gekomen. In tegenstelling tot mijn “normale” manier van reizen heb ik dit keer heel erg veel al geboekt.
De route Amsterdam-Bangkok ligt al vast dus als allereerste heb ik een ticket geboekt van Bangkok naar Amsterdam voor de terugreis op 15 november.
Na de ontvangen informatie in de loop van het jaar heb ik een concept reis samengesteld die best behoorlijk uitgebreid was. Op de plaatsen waar ik een stop maak wil ik liefst zo min mogelijk tijd verliezen met zoeken naar accomodatie en regelen van vervoer. Dus het trajecten en accomodatie heb ik reeds geboekt. Mijn laatste georganiseerde reis was in 2007 met een trektocht door het Atlas gebergte in Marokko. Daarna heb ik alleen nog in Azie rondgereisd en telkens alleen een retourticket geboekt. En nu dus ongeorganiseerd georganiseerd op reis.

En geboekt heb ik dank zij behulpzame organisaties en behulpzame mensen werken voor een reisorganisatie. De Treinreiswinkel voor met name het traject tot aan St. Petersburg. Your Planet Travel voor de treinen door Rusland, Mongolie, China en veel accomodatie.
Op de website van Lotus Tours zag ik een mooie trip in China. Van Liliane Clavaux kreeg ik het adres van Clary van Meijel van Nomad Travel in China die een mooie trip op papier heeft gezet in China.
Al de mensen van deze organisaties die mij geholpen hebben ben ik nu al dank verschuldigd omdat men welwillend is geweest voor één budget reiziger en niet is gekomen met prijzen die alleen geldig zijn wanener je met 2 personen boekt!
En ook heb ik via internet wat accomodatie zelf al geboekt en met name aan het einde van de trip staat er nog “veel” open.

Mijn trip gaat er als volgt uitzien, met uiteraard stops van 1 of meerdere dagen in diverse plaatsen: Vertrek op 17 september vanaf mijn huis, via Amsterdam naar Warschau, Polen – Riga, Letland – Tallin, Estland – Sint Petersburg, Rusland – Moskou, Rusland – Vladimir/Suzdal, Rusland – Irkutsk, Rusland – Ulan Bataar, Mongolie – Beijing, Datong, Pingyao, Xian, Lanzhou, Xiahe, Chengdu, Kunming, Xishuangbanna, China – Luan Namtha, Laos – Chang Mai, Bangkok, Thailand. Misschien dat er op sommige plaatsen iets wijzigt. Dat zal het verloop van de reis uitwijzen. In ieder geval een ambitieus en vol programma.
Dus een deel met de Transsiberie express, de TransMongolie expres of is het de TransBaikal express.

Afhankelijk van de tijd, de zin, de mogelijkheden die ik heb zal ik gedurende de reis proberen verslagen op deze site te plaatsen. Misschien wat meer foto's dan de andere jaren. Maar eerst verder met de voorbereidingen. Want overal waar ik ben zal ik ook willen rondkijken. Dingen zien die mij leuk lijken. En aangezien ik graag fotografeer ook veel vastleggen van wat ik zie onderweg. Cultuur, natuur en mensen. Zoals ik schreef. Nog 75 dagen voor vertrek voor een reis van 60 dagen, omdat ik 60 jaar wordt.

What do you really want to do in life? (uit een interview 3 jaar geleden)
If I would have the time and money then I would really love to make a trip overland from Europe to Asia and back to Europe overland via a different route. Maybe, when I am retired and healthy enough I will do it, or part of it. In fact I'm doing small bits of this already during holidays. And I really want to build a website with my pictures, some travel stories.
I live my dream!!

Amsterdam – Bangkok in 60 days!!

Reisdoel:

Backpacken

Periode:

van 17 september 2014 tot en met 15 november 2014

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Reisdetails van Amsterdam-Bangkok in 60 days

Reis:

Amsterdam-Bangkok in 60 days

Omschrijving:

Het is nog ergens in December 2013. Op mijn werk krijg ik ineens de vraag gesteld: “En waar ga je volgend jaar heen met vakantie”. Heel kort aarzel ik met antwoorden. Ik ben in mijn gedachten al bezig geweest met een reis voor 2014, hoewel ik nog maar een paar maanden terug ben van een reis door Oost-Indonesie.
Dan vertel ik dat ik in 2014 60 jaar hoop te worden. Dat ik er over gedacht heb een reis te maken rond de wereld in 60 dagen. Omdat die reis uiteindelijk te duur zou zijn voor mij, heb ik aan een andere mogelijkheid gedacht voor een reis van 60 dagen. Ik heb eerder al wel eens gezegd dat ik over land van Amsterdam naar Azie zou willen reizen. En omdat ik 60 hoop te worden wil ik in 60 dagen een reis maken van Amsterdam naar Bangkok.

Vandaag is het 75 dagen voor vertrek. En de periode onbetaald verlof waar ik om heb gevraagd heb ik gekregen. Na de vraag om 60 dagen op reis te mogen ben ik redelijk snel al begonnen met voorbreidingen. Als eerste de vakantie beurs in Utrecht om informatie in te gaan winnen. Vervolgens thuis avonden lang struinen op internet. En op dit moment meer dan 80 binnengekomen mailtjes inzake opgevraagde informatie en geboekte delen van mijn reis.
Wat betreft de voorbreidingen ben ik in de afrondende fase gekomen. In tegenstelling tot mijn “normale” manier van reizen heb ik dit keer heel erg veel al geboekt.
De route Amsterdam-Bangkok ligt al vast dus als allereerste heb ik een ticket geboekt van Bangkok naar Amsterdam voor de terugreis op 15 november.
Na de ontvangen informatie in de loop van het jaar heb ik een concept reis samengesteld die best behoorlijk uitgebreid was. Op de plaatsen waar ik een stop maak wil ik liefst zo min mogelijk tijd verliezen met zoeken naar accomodatie en regelen van vervoer. Dus het trajecten en accomodatie heb ik reeds geboekt. Mijn laatste georganiseerde reis was in 2007 met een trektocht door het Atlas gebergte in Marokko. Daarna heb ik alleen nog in Azie rondgereisd en telkens alleen een retourticket geboekt. En nu dus ongeorganiseerd georganiseerd op reis.

En geboekt heb ik dank zij behulpzame organisaties en behulpzame mensen werken voor een reisorganisatie. De Treinreiswinkel voor met name het traject tot aan St. Petersburg. Your Planet Travel voor de treinen door Rusland, Mongolie, China en veel accomodatie.
Op de website van Lotus Tours zag ik een mooie trip in China. Van Liliane Clavaux kreeg ik het adres van Clary van Meijel van Nomad Travel in China die een mooie trip op papier heeft gezet in China.
Al de mensen van deze organisaties die mij geholpen hebben ben ik nu al dank verschuldigd omdat men welwillend is geweest voor één budget reiziger en niet is gekomen met prijzen die alleen geldig zijn wanener je met 2 personen boekt!
En ook heb ik via internet wat accomodatie zelf al geboekt en met name aan het einde van de trip staat er nog “veel” open.

Mijn trip gaat er als volgt uitzien, met uiteraard stops van 1 of meerdere dagen in diverse plaatsen: Vertrek op 17 september vanaf mijn huis, via Amsterdam naar Warschau, Polen – Riga, Letland – Tallin, Estland – Sint Petersburg, Rusland – Moskou, Rusland – Vladimir/Suzdal, Rusland – Irkutsk, Rusland – Ulan Bataar, Mongolie – Beijing, Datong, Pingyao, Xian, Lanzhou, Xiahe, Chengdu, Kunming, Xishuangbanna, China – Luan Namtha, Laos – Chang Mai, Bangkok, Thailand. Misschien dat er op sommige plaatsen iets wijzigt. Dat zal het verloop van de reis uitwijzen. In ieder geval een ambitieus en vol programma.
Dus een deel met de Transsiberie express, de TransMongolie expres of is het de TransBaikal express.

Afhankelijk van de tijd, de zin, de mogelijkheden die ik heb zal ik gedurende de reis proberen verslagen op deze site te plaatsen. Misschien wat meer foto's dan de andere jaren. Maar eerst verder met de voorbereidingen. Want overal waar ik ben zal ik ook willen rondkijken. Dingen zien die mij leuk lijken. En aangezien ik graag fotografeer ook veel vastleggen van wat ik zie onderweg. Cultuur, natuur en mensen. Zoals ik schreef. Nog 75 dagen voor vertrek voor een reis van 60 dagen, omdat ik 60 jaar wordt.

What do you really want to do in life? (uit een interview 3 jaar geleden)
If I would have the time and money then I would really love to make a trip overland from Europe to Asia and back to Europe overland via a different route. Maybe, when I am retired and healthy enough I will do it, or part of it. In fact I'm doing small bits of this already during holidays. And I really want to build a website with my pictures, some travel stories.
I live my dream!!

Amsterdam – Bangkok in 60 days!!

Reisdoel:

Backpacken

Periode:

van 17 september 2014 tot en met 15 november 2014

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Reisdetails van Amsterdam-Bangkok in 60 days

Reis:

Amsterdam-Bangkok in 60 days

Omschrijving:

Het is nog ergens in December 2013. Op mijn werk krijg ik ineens de vraag gesteld: “En waar ga je volgend jaar heen met vakantie”. Heel kort aarzel ik met antwoorden. Ik ben in mijn gedachten al bezig geweest met een reis voor 2014, hoewel ik nog maar een paar maanden terug ben van een reis door Oost-Indonesie.
Dan vertel ik dat ik in 2014 60 jaar hoop te worden. Dat ik er over gedacht heb een reis te maken rond de wereld in 60 dagen. Omdat die reis uiteindelijk te duur zou zijn voor mij, heb ik aan een andere mogelijkheid gedacht voor een reis van 60 dagen. Ik heb eerder al wel eens gezegd dat ik over land van Amsterdam naar Azie zou willen reizen. En omdat ik 60 hoop te worden wil ik in 60 dagen een reis maken van Amsterdam naar Bangkok.

Vandaag is het 75 dagen voor vertrek. En de periode onbetaald verlof waar ik om heb gevraagd heb ik gekregen. Na de vraag om 60 dagen op reis te mogen ben ik redelijk snel al begonnen met voorbreidingen. Als eerste de vakantie beurs in Utrecht om informatie in te gaan winnen. Vervolgens thuis avonden lang struinen op internet. En op dit moment meer dan 80 binnengekomen mailtjes inzake opgevraagde informatie en geboekte delen van mijn reis.
Wat betreft de voorbreidingen ben ik in de afrondende fase gekomen. In tegenstelling tot mijn “normale” manier van reizen heb ik dit keer heel erg veel al geboekt.
De route Amsterdam-Bangkok ligt al vast dus als allereerste heb ik een ticket geboekt van Bangkok naar Amsterdam voor de terugreis op 15 november.
Na de ontvangen informatie in de loop van het jaar heb ik een concept reis samengesteld die best behoorlijk uitgebreid was. Op de plaatsen waar ik een stop maak wil ik liefst zo min mogelijk tijd verliezen met zoeken naar accomodatie en regelen van vervoer. Dus het trajecten en accomodatie heb ik reeds geboekt. Mijn laatste georganiseerde reis was in 2007 met een trektocht door het Atlas gebergte in Marokko. Daarna heb ik alleen nog in Azie rondgereisd en telkens alleen een retourticket geboekt. En nu dus ongeorganiseerd georganiseerd op reis.

En geboekt heb ik dank zij behulpzame organisaties en behulpzame mensen werken voor een reisorganisatie. De Treinreiswinkel voor met name het traject tot aan St. Petersburg. Your Planet Travel voor de treinen door Rusland, Mongolie, China en veel accomodatie.
Op de website van Lotus Tours zag ik een mooie trip in China. Van Liliane Clavaux kreeg ik het adres van Clary van Meijel van Nomad Travel in China die een mooie trip op papier heeft gezet in China.
Al de mensen van deze organisaties die mij geholpen hebben ben ik nu al dank verschuldigd omdat men welwillend is geweest voor één budget reiziger en niet is gekomen met prijzen die alleen geldig zijn wanener je met 2 personen boekt!
En ook heb ik via internet wat accomodatie zelf al geboekt en met name aan het einde van de trip staat er nog “veel” open.

Mijn trip gaat er als volgt uitzien, met uiteraard stops van 1 of meerdere dagen in diverse plaatsen: Vertrek op 17 september vanaf mijn huis, via Amsterdam naar Warschau, Polen – Riga, Letland – Tallin, Estland – Sint Petersburg, Rusland – Moskou, Rusland – Vladimir/Suzdal, Rusland – Irkutsk, Rusland – Ulan Bataar, Mongolie – Beijing, Datong, Pingyao, Xian, Lanzhou, Xiahe, Chengdu, Kunming, Xishuangbanna, China – Luan Namtha, Laos – Chang Mai, Bangkok, Thailand. Misschien dat er op sommige plaatsen iets wijzigt. Dat zal het verloop van de reis uitwijzen. In ieder geval een ambitieus en vol programma.
Dus een deel met de Transsiberie express, de TransMongolie expres of is het de TransBaikal express.

Afhankelijk van de tijd, de zin, de mogelijkheden die ik heb zal ik gedurende de reis proberen verslagen op deze site te plaatsen. Misschien wat meer foto's dan de andere jaren. Maar eerst verder met de voorbereidingen. Want overal waar ik ben zal ik ook willen rondkijken. Dingen zien die mij leuk lijken. En aangezien ik graag fotografeer ook veel vastleggen van wat ik zie onderweg. Cultuur, natuur en mensen. Zoals ik schreef. Nog 75 dagen voor vertrek voor een reis van 60 dagen, omdat ik 60 jaar wordt.

What do you really want to do in life? (uit een interview 3 jaar geleden)
If I would have the time and money then I would really love to make a trip overland from Europe to Asia and back to Europe overland via a different route. Maybe, when I am retired and healthy enough I will do it, or part of it. In fact I'm doing small bits of this already during holidays. And I really want to build a website with my pictures, some travel stories.
I live my dream!!

Amsterdam – Bangkok in 60 days!!

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van 17 september 2014 tot en met 15 november 2014

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Reisdetails van Amsterdam-Bangkok in 60 days

Reis:

Amsterdam-Bangkok in 60 days

Omschrijving:

Het is nog ergens in December 2013. Op mijn werk krijg ik ineens de vraag gesteld: “En waar ga je volgend jaar heen met vakantie”. Heel kort aarzel ik met antwoorden. Ik ben in mijn gedachten al bezig geweest met een reis voor 2014, hoewel ik nog maar een paar maanden terug ben van een reis door Oost-Indonesie.
Dan vertel ik dat ik in 2014 60 jaar hoop te worden. Dat ik er over gedacht heb een reis te maken rond de wereld in 60 dagen. Omdat die reis uiteindelijk te duur zou zijn voor mij, heb ik aan een andere mogelijkheid gedacht voor een reis van 60 dagen. Ik heb eerder al wel eens gezegd dat ik over land van Amsterdam naar Azie zou willen reizen. En omdat ik 60 hoop te worden wil ik in 60 dagen een reis maken van Amsterdam naar Bangkok.

Vandaag is het 75 dagen voor vertrek. En de periode onbetaald verlof waar ik om heb gevraagd heb ik gekregen. Na de vraag om 60 dagen op reis te mogen ben ik redelijk snel al begonnen met voorbreidingen. Als eerste de vakantie beurs in Utrecht om informatie in te gaan winnen. Vervolgens thuis avonden lang struinen op internet. En op dit moment meer dan 80 binnengekomen mailtjes inzake opgevraagde informatie en geboekte delen van mijn reis.
Wat betreft de voorbreidingen ben ik in de afrondende fase gekomen. In tegenstelling tot mijn “normale” manier van reizen heb ik dit keer heel erg veel al geboekt.
De route Amsterdam-Bangkok ligt al vast dus als allereerste heb ik een ticket geboekt van Bangkok naar Amsterdam voor de terugreis op 15 november.
Na de ontvangen informatie in de loop van het jaar heb ik een concept reis samengesteld die best behoorlijk uitgebreid was. Op de plaatsen waar ik een stop maak wil ik liefst zo min mogelijk tijd verliezen met zoeken naar accomodatie en regelen van vervoer. Dus het trajecten en accomodatie heb ik reeds geboekt. Mijn laatste georganiseerde reis was in 2007 met een trektocht door het Atlas gebergte in Marokko. Daarna heb ik alleen nog in Azie rondgereisd en telkens alleen een retourticket geboekt. En nu dus ongeorganiseerd georganiseerd op reis.

En geboekt heb ik dank zij behulpzame organisaties en behulpzame mensen werken voor een reisorganisatie. De Treinreiswinkel voor met name het traject tot aan St. Petersburg. Your Planet Travel voor de treinen door Rusland, Mongolie, China en veel accomodatie.
Op de website van Lotus Tours zag ik een mooie trip in China. Van Liliane Clavaux kreeg ik het adres van Clary van Meijel van Nomad Travel in China die een mooie trip op papier heeft gezet in China.
Al de mensen van deze organisaties die mij geholpen hebben ben ik nu al dank verschuldigd omdat men welwillend is geweest voor één budget reiziger en niet is gekomen met prijzen die alleen geldig zijn wanener je met 2 personen boekt!
En ook heb ik via internet wat accomodatie zelf al geboekt en met name aan het einde van de trip staat er nog “veel” open.

Mijn trip gaat er als volgt uitzien, met uiteraard stops van 1 of meerdere dagen in diverse plaatsen: Vertrek op 17 september vanaf mijn huis, via Amsterdam naar Warschau, Polen – Riga, Letland – Tallin, Estland – Sint Petersburg, Rusland – Moskou, Rusland – Vladimir/Suzdal, Rusland – Irkutsk, Rusland – Ulan Bataar, Mongolie – Beijing, Datong, Pingyao, Xian, Lanzhou, Xiahe, Chengdu, Kunming, Xishuangbanna, China – Luan Namtha, Laos – Chang Mai, Bangkok, Thailand. Misschien dat er op sommige plaatsen iets wijzigt. Dat zal het verloop van de reis uitwijzen. In ieder geval een ambitieus en vol programma.
Dus een deel met de Transsiberie express, de TransMongolie expres of is het de TransBaikal express.

Afhankelijk van de tijd, de zin, de mogelijkheden die ik heb zal ik gedurende de reis proberen verslagen op deze site te plaatsen. Misschien wat meer foto's dan de andere jaren. Maar eerst verder met de voorbereidingen. Want overal waar ik ben zal ik ook willen rondkijken. Dingen zien die mij leuk lijken. En aangezien ik graag fotografeer ook veel vastleggen van wat ik zie onderweg. Cultuur, natuur en mensen. Zoals ik schreef. Nog 75 dagen voor vertrek voor een reis van 60 dagen, omdat ik 60 jaar wordt.

What do you really want to do in life? (uit een interview 3 jaar geleden)
If I would have the time and money then I would really love to make a trip overland from Europe to Asia and back to Europe overland via a different route. Maybe, when I am retired and healthy enough I will do it, or part of it. In fact I'm doing small bits of this already during holidays. And I really want to build a website with my pictures, some travel stories.
I live my dream!!

Amsterdam – Bangkok in 60 days!!

Reisdoel:

Backpacken

Periode:

van 17 september 2014 tot en met 15 november 2014

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Reisdetails van Amsterdam-Bangkok in 60 days

Reis:

Amsterdam-Bangkok in 60 days

Omschrijving:

Het is nog ergens in December 2013. Op mijn werk krijg ik ineens de vraag gesteld: “En waar ga je volgend jaar heen met vakantie”. Heel kort aarzel ik met antwoorden. Ik ben in mijn gedachten al bezig geweest met een reis voor 2014, hoewel ik nog maar een paar maanden terug ben van een reis door Oost-Indonesie.
Dan vertel ik dat ik in 2014 60 jaar hoop te worden. Dat ik er over gedacht heb een reis te maken rond de wereld in 60 dagen. Omdat die reis uiteindelijk te duur zou zijn voor mij, heb ik aan een andere mogelijkheid gedacht voor een reis van 60 dagen. Ik heb eerder al wel eens gezegd dat ik over land van Amsterdam naar Azie zou willen reizen. En omdat ik 60 hoop te worden wil ik in 60 dagen een reis maken van Amsterdam naar Bangkok.

Vandaag is het 75 dagen voor vertrek. En de periode onbetaald verlof waar ik om heb gevraagd heb ik gekregen. Na de vraag om 60 dagen op reis te mogen ben ik redelijk snel al begonnen met voorbreidingen. Als eerste de vakantie beurs in Utrecht om informatie in te gaan winnen. Vervolgens thuis avonden lang struinen op internet. En op dit moment meer dan 80 binnengekomen mailtjes inzake opgevraagde informatie en geboekte delen van mijn reis.
Wat betreft de voorbreidingen ben ik in de afrondende fase gekomen. In tegenstelling tot mijn “normale” manier van reizen heb ik dit keer heel erg veel al geboekt.
De route Amsterdam-Bangkok ligt al vast dus als allereerste heb ik een ticket geboekt van Bangkok naar Amsterdam voor de terugreis op 15 november.
Na de ontvangen informatie in de loop van het jaar heb ik een concept reis samengesteld die best behoorlijk uitgebreid was. Op de plaatsen waar ik een stop maak wil ik liefst zo min mogelijk tijd verliezen met zoeken naar accomodatie en regelen van vervoer. Dus het trajecten en accomodatie heb ik reeds geboekt. Mijn laatste georganiseerde reis was in 2007 met een trektocht door het Atlas gebergte in Marokko. Daarna heb ik alleen nog in Azie rondgereisd en telkens alleen een retourticket geboekt. En nu dus ongeorganiseerd georganiseerd op reis.

En geboekt heb ik dank zij behulpzame organisaties en behulpzame mensen werken voor een reisorganisatie. De Treinreiswinkel voor met name het traject tot aan St. Petersburg. Your Planet Travel voor de treinen door Rusland, Mongolie, China en veel accomodatie.
Op de website van Lotus Tours zag ik een mooie trip in China. Van Liliane Clavaux kreeg ik het adres van Clary van Meijel van Nomad Travel in China die een mooie trip op papier heeft gezet in China.
Al de mensen van deze organisaties die mij geholpen hebben ben ik nu al dank verschuldigd omdat men welwillend is geweest voor één budget reiziger en niet is gekomen met prijzen die alleen geldig zijn wanener je met 2 personen boekt!
En ook heb ik via internet wat accomodatie zelf al geboekt en met name aan het einde van de trip staat er nog “veel” open.

Mijn trip gaat er als volgt uitzien, met uiteraard stops van 1 of meerdere dagen in diverse plaatsen: Vertrek op 17 september vanaf mijn huis, via Amsterdam naar Warschau, Polen – Riga, Letland – Tallin, Estland – Sint Petersburg, Rusland – Moskou, Rusland – Vladimir/Suzdal, Rusland – Irkutsk, Rusland – Ulan Bataar, Mongolie – Beijing, Datong, Pingyao, Xian, Lanzhou, Xiahe, Chengdu, Kunming, Xishuangbanna, China – Luan Namtha, Laos – Chang Mai, Bangkok, Thailand. Misschien dat er op sommige plaatsen iets wijzigt. Dat zal het verloop van de reis uitwijzen. In ieder geval een ambitieus en vol programma.
Dus een deel met de Transsiberie express, de TransMongolie expres of is het de TransBaikal express.

Afhankelijk van de tijd, de zin, de mogelijkheden die ik heb zal ik gedurende de reis proberen verslagen op deze site te plaatsen. Misschien wat meer foto's dan de andere jaren. Maar eerst verder met de voorbereidingen. Want overal waar ik ben zal ik ook willen rondkijken. Dingen zien die mij leuk lijken. En aangezien ik graag fotografeer ook veel vastleggen van wat ik zie onderweg. Cultuur, natuur en mensen. Zoals ik schreef. Nog 75 dagen voor vertrek voor een reis van 60 dagen, omdat ik 60 jaar wordt.

What do you really want to do in life? (uit een interview 3 jaar geleden)
If I would have the time and money then I would really love to make a trip overland from Europe to Asia and back to Europe overland via a different route. Maybe, when I am retired and healthy enough I will do it, or part of it. In fact I'm doing small bits of this already during holidays. And I really want to build a website with my pictures, some travel stories.
I live my dream!!

Amsterdam – Bangkok in 60 days!!

Reisdoel:

Backpacken

Periode:

van 17 september 2014 tot en met 15 november 2014

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Op mijn werk krijg ik ineens de vraag gesteld: “En waar ga je volgend jaar heen met vakantie”. Heel kort aarzel ik met antwoorden. Ik ben in mijn gedachten al bezig geweest met een reis voor 2014, hoewel ik nog maar een paar maanden terug ben van een reis door Oost-Indonesie. Dan vertel ik dat ik in 2014 60 jaar hoop te worden. Dat ik er over gedacht heb een reis te maken rond de wereld in 60 dagen. Omdat die reis uiteindelijk te duur zou zijn voor mij, heb ik aan een andere mogelijkheid gedacht voor een reis van 60 dagen. Ik heb eerder al wel eens gezegd dat ik over land van Amsterdam naar Azie zou willen reizen. En omdat ik 60 hoop te worden wil ik in 60 dagen een reis maken van Amsterdam naar Bangkok. Vandaag is het 75 dagen voor vertrek. En de periode onbetaald verlof waar ik om heb gevraagd heb ik gekregen. Na de vraag om 60 dagen op reis te mogen ben ik redelijk snel al begonnen met voorbreidingen. Als eerste de vakantie beurs in Utrecht om informatie in te gaan winnen. Vervolgens thuis avonden lang struinen op internet. En op dit moment meer dan 80 binnengekomen mailtjes inzake opgevraagde informatie en geboekte delen van mijn reis. Wat betreft de voorbreidingen ben ik in de afrondende fase gekomen. In tegenstelling tot mijn “normale” manier van reizen heb ik dit keer heel erg veel al geboekt. De route Amsterdam-Bangkok ligt al vast dus als allereerste heb ik een ticket geboekt van Bangkok naar Amsterdam voor de terugreis op 15 november. Na de ontvangen informatie in de loop van het jaar heb ik een concept reis samengesteld die best behoorlijk uitgebreid was. Op de plaatsen waar ik een stop maak wil ik liefst zo min mogelijk tijd verliezen met zoeken naar accomodatie en regelen van vervoer. Dus het trajecten en accomodatie heb ik reeds geboekt. Mijn laatste georganiseerde reis was in 2007 met een trektocht door het Atlas gebergte in Marokko. Daarna heb ik alleen nog in Azie rondgereisd en telkens alleen een retourticket geboekt. En nu dus ongeorganiseerd georganiseerd op reis. En geboekt heb ik dank zij behulpzame organisaties en behulpzame mensen werken voor een reisorganisatie. De Treinreiswinkel voor met name het traject tot aan St. Petersburg. Your Planet Travel voor de treinen door Rusland, Mongolie, China en veel accomodatie. Op de website van Lotus Tours zag ik een mooie trip in China. Van Liliane Clavaux kreeg ik het adres van Clary van Meijel van Nomad Travel in China die een mooie trip op papier heeft gezet in China. Al de mensen van deze organisaties die mij geholpen hebben ben ik nu al dank verschuldigd omdat men welwillend is geweest voor één budget reiziger en niet is gekomen met prijzen die alleen geldig zijn wanener je met 2 personen boekt! En ook heb ik via internet wat accomodatie zelf al geboekt en met name aan het einde van de trip staat er nog “veel” open. Mijn trip gaat er als volgt uitzien, met uiteraard stops van 1 of meerdere dagen in diverse plaatsen: Vertrek op 17 september vanaf mijn huis, via Amsterdam naar Warschau, Polen – Riga, Letland – Tallin, Estland – Sint Petersburg, Rusland – Moskou, Rusland – Vladimir/Suzdal, Rusland – Irkutsk, Rusland – Ulan Bataar, Mongolie – Beijing, Datong, Pingyao, Xian, Lanzhou, Xiahe, Chengdu, Kunming, Xishuangbanna, China – Luan Namtha, Laos – Chang Mai, Bangkok, Thailand. Misschien dat er op sommige plaatsen iets wijzigt. Dat zal het verloop van de reis uitwijzen. In ieder geval een ambitieus en vol programma. Dus een deel met de Transsiberie express, de TransMongolie expres of is het de TransBaikal express. Afhankelijk van de tijd, de zin, de mogelijkheden die ik heb zal ik gedurende de reis proberen verslagen op deze site te plaatsen. Misschien wat meer foto's dan de andere jaren. Maar eerst verder met de voorbereidingen. Want overal waar ik ben zal ik ook willen rondkijken. Dingen zien die mij leuk lijken. En aangezien ik graag fotografeer ook veel vastleggen van wat ik zie onderweg. Cultuur, natuur en mensen. Zoals ik schreef. Nog 75 dagen voor vertrek voor een reis van 60 dagen, omdat ik 60 jaar wordt. What do you really want to do in life? (uit een interview 3 jaar geleden) If I would have the time and money then I would really love to make a trip overland from Europe to Asia and back to Europe overland via a different route. Maybe, when I am retired and healthy enough I will do it, or part of it. In fact I'm doing small bits of this already during holidays. And I really want to build a website with my pictures, some travel stories. I live my dream!! Amsterdam – Bangkok in 60 days!! 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    Het is nog ergens in December 2013. Op mijn werk krijg ik ineens de vraag gesteld: “En waar ga je volgend jaar heen met vakantie”. Heel kort aarzel ik met antwoorden. Ik ben in mijn gedachten al bezig geweest met een reis voor 2014, hoewel ik nog maar een paar maanden terug ben van een reis door Oost-Indonesie.
    Dan vertel ik dat ik in 2014 60 jaar hoop te worden. Dat ik er over gedacht heb een reis te maken rond de wereld in 60 dagen. Omdat die reis uiteindelijk te duur zou zijn voor mij, heb ik aan een andere mogelijkheid gedacht voor een reis van 60 dagen. Ik heb eerder al wel eens gezegd dat ik over land van Amsterdam naar Azie zou willen reizen. En omdat ik 60 hoop te worden wil ik in 60 dagen een reis maken van Amsterdam naar Bangkok.

    Vandaag is het 75 dagen voor vertrek. En de periode onbetaald verlof waar ik om heb gevraagd heb ik gekregen. Na de vraag om 60 dagen op reis te mogen ben ik redelijk snel al begonnen met voorbreidingen. Als eerste de vakantie beurs in Utrecht om informatie in te gaan winnen. Vervolgens thuis avonden lang struinen op internet. En op dit moment meer dan 80 binnengekomen mailtjes inzake opgevraagde informatie en geboekte delen van mijn reis.
    Wat betreft de voorbreidingen ben ik in de afrondende fase gekomen. In tegenstelling tot mijn “normale” manier van reizen heb ik dit keer heel erg veel al geboekt.
    De route Amsterdam-Bangkok ligt al vast dus als allereerste heb ik een ticket geboekt van Bangkok naar Amsterdam voor de terugreis op 15 november.
    Na de ontvangen informatie in de loop van het jaar heb ik een concept reis samengesteld die best behoorlijk uitgebreid was. Op de plaatsen waar ik een stop maak wil ik liefst zo min mogelijk tijd verliezen met zoeken naar accomodatie en regelen van vervoer. Dus het trajecten en accomodatie heb ik reeds geboekt. Mijn laatste georganiseerde reis was in 2007 met een trektocht door het Atlas gebergte in Marokko. Daarna heb ik alleen nog in Azie rondgereisd en telkens alleen een retourticket geboekt. En nu dus ongeorganiseerd georganiseerd op reis.

    En geboekt heb ik dank zij behulpzame organisaties en behulpzame mensen werken voor een reisorganisatie. De Treinreiswinkel voor met name het traject tot aan St. Petersburg. Your Planet Travel voor de treinen door Rusland, Mongolie, China en veel accomodatie.
    Op de website van Lotus Tours zag ik een mooie trip in China. Van Liliane Clavaux kreeg ik het adres van Clary van Meijel van Nomad Travel in China die een mooie trip op papier heeft gezet in China.
    Al de mensen van deze organisaties die mij geholpen hebben ben ik nu al dank verschuldigd omdat men welwillend is geweest voor één budget reiziger en niet is gekomen met prijzen die alleen geldig zijn wanener je met 2 personen boekt!
    En ook heb ik via internet wat accomodatie zelf al geboekt en met name aan het einde van de trip staat er nog “veel” open.

    Mijn trip gaat er als volgt uitzien, met uiteraard stops van 1 of meerdere dagen in diverse plaatsen: Vertrek op 17 september vanaf mijn huis, via Amsterdam naar Warschau, Polen – Riga, Letland – Tallin, Estland – Sint Petersburg, Rusland – Moskou, Rusland – Vladimir/Suzdal, Rusland – Irkutsk, Rusland – Ulan Bataar, Mongolie – Beijing, Datong, Pingyao, Xian, Lanzhou, Xiahe, Chengdu, Kunming, Xishuangbanna, China – Luan Namtha, Laos – Chang Mai, Bangkok, Thailand. Misschien dat er op sommige plaatsen iets wijzigt. Dat zal het verloop van de reis uitwijzen. In ieder geval een ambitieus en vol programma.
    Dus een deel met de Transsiberie express, de TransMongolie expres of is het de TransBaikal express.

    Afhankelijk van de tijd, de zin, de mogelijkheden die ik heb zal ik gedurende de reis proberen verslagen op deze site te plaatsen. Misschien wat meer foto's dan de andere jaren. Maar eerst verder met de voorbereidingen. Want overal waar ik ben zal ik ook willen rondkijken. Dingen zien die mij leuk lijken. En aangezien ik graag fotografeer ook veel vastleggen van wat ik zie onderweg. Cultuur, natuur en mensen. Zoals ik schreef. Nog 75 dagen voor vertrek voor een reis van 60 dagen, omdat ik 60 jaar wordt.

    What do you really want to do in life? (uit een interview 3 jaar geleden)
    If I would have the time and money then I would really love to make a trip overland from Europe to Asia and back to Europe overland via a different route. Maybe, when I am retired and healthy enough I will do it, or part of it. In fact I'm doing small bits of this already during holidays. And I really want to build a website with my pictures, some travel stories.
    I live my dream!!

    Amsterdam – Bangkok in 60 days!!

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    31 Oktober 2014

    Xiahe, Langmuse en jarig zijn..

    26 Oktober 2014

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