Synopsis, Visa Requirements & Travel Tips of 80 Days Bag-Pack trip

Day/s: 1 Travel Date/s: 23rd May, 2012 Place: Left New Delhi for Almaty – Kazakhstan by Air Asthana Accommodation Details: Night stay at the ALMATY AIRPORT	Day/s: 02, 03 and 04 Travel Date/s: 24th, 25th and 26th May, 2012 Place: Almaty ( Kazakhstan) Accommodation Details: Stayed in  TURKISTAN HOTEL for three days Tariff: US $ 20 or 3000 Tenge per day Currency: 1 USD =1.472 Tenge Visa Requirements for Indians: Yes
Day/s: 05 and 06 Travel Date/s: 27th and 28th May, 2012 Place: Almaty to Bishkek (Kyrgystan) Accommodation Details: Stayed in a FLAT OF FOUR STOREYED BUILDING Tariff: 1210 T Somoni  per day Currency: 1 USD =46.2 Som Visa Requirements for Indians: Yes	Day/s: 7 Travel Date/s: 29th May, 2012 Place: Travelled to Issyk Kul Lake Accommodation Details: Night in the CAR
Day/s: 8 Travel Date/s: 30th May, 2012 Place: Cholpon Ata Accommodation Details: GUEST HOUSE Tariff: Travel Package	Day/s: 9 Travel Date/s: 31st May, 2012 Place: Cholpon Ata to Bishkek Accommodation Details: Night in the PARCEL VAN
Day/s: 10 and 11 Travel Date/s: 01st and 2nd June, 2012 Place: Bishkek to Khujand (Tajikistan) Accommodation Details: Stayed in HOTEL HEJAND for two days Tariff: US $ 7 per day Currency: 1 USD =4.88 Somoni Visa Requirements for Indians: Yes	Day/s: 12 and , 13 Travel Date/s: 3rd and 4th  June, 2012 Place: Khujand to Dushanbe Accommodation Details: Stayed in HOTEL FURMAN Tariff: US $ 12 or 60 Somoni
Day/s: 14 Travel Date/s: 5th June, 2012 Place: Dushanbe to Sarhad Border Accommodation Details: Night travel by TAXI	Day/s: 15 Travel Date/s: 6th June, 2012 Place: Dushanbe to Samarkand  (Uzbekistan) Accommodation Details: Stayed in HOTEL DISHODA Tariff: US $ 10 per day Currency: 1 USD =2800 (unofficial rate) Uzbek Som Visa Requirements for Indians: Yes

Day/s: 16 Travel Date/s: 7th June, 2012 Place: Samarkand to Tashkent Accommodation Details: Stayed in HOTEL GRAND RADDUS Tariff: US $ 28 per day	Day/s: 17 Travel Date/s: 8th June, 2012 Place: Tashkent to Bukhara Accommodation Details: Night stay in the TRAIN
Day/s: 18 and 19 Travel Date/s: 9th and 10th June, 2012 Place: Bukhara Accommodation Details: Stayed in HOTEL OROM Tariff: US $ 23 per day	Day/s: 20 Travel Date/s: 11th June, 2012 Place: Bukhara to Ashgabat (Turkmenistan) Accommodation Details: HOME STAY Tariff: Guest Currency: 1 USD = 0.784 Manat Visa Requirements for Indians: Yes  - Transit Visa Entry on specific date only
Day/s: 21 Travel Date/s: 12th June, 2012 Place: Ashgabat to Turkmenbashi Accommodation Details: Night stay in TRAIN	Day/s: 22 Travel Date/s: 13th June, 2012 Place: Turkmenbashi to Baku(Azerbaijan) Accommodation Details: Night stay in SHIP Currency: 1 USD =0.784 Manat Visa Requirements for Indians: Yes
Day/s: 23, 24, 25 and 26 Travel Date/s: 14th, 15th, 16th and 17th June, 2012 Place: Baku Accommodation Details: Stayed in HOTEL IRSWAD Tariff: 60 Manat a day	Day/s: 27 Travel Date/s: 18th June, 2012 Place: Baku to Tbilisi  (Georgia) Accommodation Details: Night stay in TRAIN Visa Requirements for Indians: Yes
Day/s: 28, 29 and  30 Travel Date/s: 19th, 20th, 21st  June, 2012 Place: Tbilisi Accommodation Details: HOME STAY NEAR THE STATION Tariff: 10 Lari per day Currency: 1 USD =1.61 Lari or Gel	Day/s: 31 Travel Date/s: 22nd June, 2012 Place: Tbilisi to Yerevan (Armenia) Accommodation Details: Night stay in TRAIN Visa Requirements for Indians: Yes

Day/s: 32,33, 34 and 35 Travel Date/s: 23rd, 24th, 25th and 26th  June, 2012 Place: Yerevan Accommodation Details: HOMESTAY Tariff: 7000 Dram per day Currency: 1 USD= 419 Dram	Day/s: 36, 37 Travel Date/s: 27th, 28th   June, 2012 Place: Yerevan to Sochi (Russia) Accommodation Details: Stayed in a HOTEL Currency: 1 USD =31.5 Roubles Visa Requirements for Indians: Yes
Day/s: 38 Travel Date/s: 29th June, 2012 Place: Sochi to Kiev  (Ukraine) Accommodation Details: Night stay in TRAIN Visa Requirements for Indians: Yes	Day/s: 39 Travel Date/s: 30th June, 2012 Place: Kiev Accommodation Details: HOMESTAY Tariff: Guest
Day/s: 40 and 41 Travel Date/s: 1st and 2nd, July, 2012 Place: Kiev Accommodation Details: Stayed in a HOSTEL KIEV Tariff: 50 Euro a day (Euro cup football final days) Currency: 1 USD= 8.06 Hryvnia	Day/s: 42 Travel Date/s: 3rd July Place: Kiev to Chisinau(Moldova) Accommodation Details: Night travel in the BUS Visa Requirements for Indians: Yes  Visa from Kiev, Ukraine
Day/s: 43, 44 and 45 Travel Date/s: 4th, 5th and 6th  July, 2012 Place: Chisinau Accommodation Details: Stayed in HOTEL COSMOS Tariff: 24 Euro a day Currency: 1 USD=12.16 Leu	Day/s: 46 Travel Date/s: 7th July, 2012 Place: Moldova to Vienna (Austria) Accommodation Details: Stayed in a HOTEL KOLPINGSFAMILIEWLENMEIDLING Tariff: 44 Euro per day Currency: Euro Visa Requirements for Indians: Yes Schengen Visa
Day/s: 47, 48,49 and  50 Travel Date/s: 8th, 9th, 10th  July, 11th July 2012 Place: Vienna to Maribor (Slovenia) Accommodation Details: Stayed in HOTEL HABBAKUK for 49th IYHF Conference Currency: Schengen Visa	Day/s: 51 Travel Date/s: 12th July, 2012 Place: Maribor to Zagreb (Croatia) Accommodation Details: YOUTH HOSTEL Tariff: Guest Currency: 1 Euro= 7.435 Kuna Visa Requirements for Indians: Entry with valid Schengen Visa

Day/s: 52 Travel Date/s: 13th July, 2012 Place: Zagreb Accommodation Details: YOUTH HOSTEL Tariff: Guest	Day/s: 53, 54, 55 and  56 Travel Date/s: 14th, 15th, 16th and,17th July, 2012 Place: Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina) Accommodation Details: Stayed in a HOSTEL VILLA  for four days Tariff: 32.5 KM or 16.5 Euro including taxes Currency: 1 Euro= 1.958 (Konvertible Marks) KM Visa Requirements for Indians: Yes
Day/s: 57and  58 Travel Date/s: 18th, 19th July, 2012 Place: Mostar Accommodation Details: Stayed in HOSTEL MIRAN Tariff: 10 Euros per day	Day/s: 59and  60 Travel Date/s: 20th and  21st  July, 2012 Place: Mostar to Port of Kotor  (Montenegro) Accommodation Details: Stayed in a OLD TOWN HOSTEL Tariff: 20 Euros per day Currency: Euro Visa Requirements for Indians: Entry with valid schengen visa
Day/s: 61 Travel Date/s: 22nd July, 2012 Place: Podgorica Accommodation Details: Stayed in a HOUSE OF ROMA FAMILY NEAR RAILWAY STATION Tariff: 5  Euros a day	Day/s: 62 Travel Date/s: 23rd July, 2012 Place: Podgorica to Belgrade (Serbia) Accommodation Details: Night in the TRAIN Visa Requirements for Indians: Yes
Day/s: 63, 64 and 65 Travel Date/s: 24th, 25th  and 26th July, 2012 Place: Belgrade Accommodation Details: Stayed in SUN HOSTEL Tariff: Guest Currency: 1 Euro=117.5 Dinar	Day/s: 66 and  67 Travel Date/s: 27th and 28th July, 2012 Place: Belgrade to Pristina  (Kosovo) Accommodation Details: Stayed in a GUEST HOUSE VATEINA Tariff: 15 Euros a day Currency: Euro Visa Requirements for Indians: Not clear
Day/s: 68 Travel Date/s: 29th July, 2012 Place: Pritzen Accommodation Details: Stayed in CITY HOSTEL Tariff: 13.5 Euros a day	Day/s: 69 and 70 Travel Date/s: 30th , 31st July, 2012 Place: Pritzen to Tirana (Albania) Accommodation Details: Stayed in HOSTEL ALBANIA Tariff: 12 Euros a day Currency: 1 Euro=137 Lek Visa Requirements for Indians: Schengen Visa

Day/s: 71 Travel Date/s: 1st Aug., 2012 Place: Durres (Adriatic Sea) Accommodation Details: Stayed in HOTEL ANI Tariff: 30 Euros a day	Day/s: 72 Travel Date/s: 2nd Aug., 2012 Place: Pogradec Accommodation Details: Stayed in a HOSTEL
Day/s: 73 Travel Date/s: 3rd Aug., 2012 Place: Pogradec to Ohrid (Macedonia) Accommodation Details: Stayed in a TOURIST HUT Tariff: Guest Currency: 1 Euro=60.9377 Denar Visa Requirements for Indians: Entry with valid schengen visa	Day/s: 74, 75 and 76 Travel Date/s: 4th, 5th and 6th  Aug., 2012 Place: Skopje Accommodation Details: Stayed in SKOPJE HOSTEL Tariff: Guest
Day/s: 77 Travel Date/s: 7th Aug., 2012 Place: Skopje to Thessaloniki (Greece) and from Thessaloniki to Istanbul (Turkey) Accommodation Details: Night stay in the BUS Visa Requirements for Indians: Schengen Visa	Day/s: 78 Travel Date/s: 8th Aug., 2012 Place: Istanbul Accommodation Details: Stayed in HOTEL MALBADI BEYAZIT Tariff: 30 USD with breakfast Currency: 1 USD= 1.71 Turkish Lira Visa Requirements for Indians: Visa at Border if valid Schengen Visa
Day/s: 79 Travel Date/s: 9th Aug., 2012 Place: Istanbul to Bahrain Accommodation Details: By FLIGHT EMBRAER 190	Day/s: 80 Travel Date/s: 10th Aug., 2012 Place: Bahrain to New Delhi Accommodation Details: By  GULFAIR