Which route?

Well, my youngest 'scabby blister' is getting married this September in the South of Italy and not being one to miss an opportunity to go for a little ride on the bike (well it's only a couple of days and Eloisa needs a good run out ;O) ), riding down is the preferred option (it's OK I've checked, attending the wedding in Bike Gear is acceptable. Actually I did offer to ride her to the wedding in style, but she declined, something about oily motorbikes and wedding dresses ;O) ).

Anyway's, then I got to a pondering... It might well be worth extending the break from a single week to three and make another European tour out of it (clever hey ;o) ).

So, pondering some more, I've come up with route options, three of them. All starting in a similar fashion, do the wedding Gig, then catch the Ferry from Bari to Greece and keep heading east'ish towards to Istanbul. But the question is where to go from there? (can't really keep heading Eastwards and expect to get back within the time scale!).

So Below are the three options I'm playing with, what do you think?

Long Route (Off to Moscow!)

Medium Route (Trying to avoid any left over land mines!)

Leisurely Route (OK not that leisurely)


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