Alexander Kaplunovsky 125 Dan St., Maale Shomron, 44852, Israel Tel.: (972)-9792-0475; Fax: (972)-9792-9121 Email: alex_ka@netvision.net.il http://www.magniel.com/alex

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The complete list of my recent trips

Europe

• Albania: Tirana, Durres, Berat
  By minibus: (Struga) - Tirana, Durres - Berat, Berat - Fier
  By train: Tirana - Durres
  By coach: Fier - (Athens)
• Austria: Wien
  By car: (München) - Kriml - (Bolzano)
  By coach: (Roma) - Gratz - Wien - (Praha)
• Belgium: Brussel, Brugge
  By coach: (London) - Brugge - (London), (Lille) - Brussel - Antwerp - (Amsterdam)
• Estonia: Tallinn, Tartu, Elva, Valga
  By coach: Tallinn - Tartu - Tallinn, (Pskov) - Tartu, Tartu - Elva - Valga
• Finland: Helsinki, Kemi, Hanko
  By train: Kemi - Oulu - Helsinki - Karjaa - Hanko
  By coach: (Haparanda) - Kemi
• France: Grenoble (more then 20 visits), Paris, Lyon, Annecy, Avignon, Cap d'Agde, Biarritz, Calais.
  By car: (London) - Calais - Reims - Troyes  - Dijon - Grenoble -  Bourg - St. Dizier - Calais - (London), (London) - Calais - Rouen - Tours - Bordeaux -  Biarritz - (Spain) - Perpignan - Montpellier - Avignon - Grenoble -  Calais - (London), (Milano) - Monte Carlo - Nice -  St. Tropez - Valence - (Geneve)
  By train: Lyon - Grenoble (many times), Geneve -  Grenoble (many times), Paris - Grenoble (many times), Milano - Grenoble, Grenoble  - Valence - Perpignan - (Spain) - Cerbere -  Beziers - Lyon - Paris; Calais - Lille - Grenoble; Grenoble - Annecy; Grenoble  - Lyon - Besancon - Strasbourg - (Germany)
  By coach: (London) - Paris - (London), (London) - Grenoble - (London), Lyon - (London) - (Amsterdam) - Lyon - (Brussel), (Berlin) - Paris - (Roma)
• Germany: Berlin, Dresden, München
  By car: München - (Salzburg) and (Zurich) - München
  By train: (Strasbourg) - Frankfurt - Hamburg - Puttgarden -  (Kobenhavn); Rostock -  Hamburg - Frankfurt - (Basel), Dresden - Berlin
  By coach: (London) - Berlin -  (Riga) - Berlin - Paris, (Praha) - Dresden, Berlin - (London), Weeze - Kevelaer
• Gibraltar
• Greece: Athens
  By coach: (Berat) - Athens
• Italy: Roma, Milano, Venezia, Brescia, Bolzano
  By car: (Innsbruck) - Bolzano - Jesolo -  Padova - Brescia - Lago di Como - Milano - Genova - (Monte Carlo)
  By train: Milano - Torino - (Chambery)
  By coach: (Paris) - Milano - Roma - Firenze - Bologna - (Wien)
• Kosovo: Prishtina
  By coach: (Novi Pazar) - Prishtina, Prishtina - (Tetovo)
• Latvia: Riga, Valka
  By coach: Valka - Riga
• Macedonia: Tetovo, Struga, Ohrid
  By coach: (Prishtina) - Tetovo - Struga
  By car: Struga - Ohrid - Struga, Struga - Cafasan
• Moldova: Chisinau, Balti
  By minibus: Lipkani - Balti - Chisinau - Leuseni
  By car: Chisinau - (Dubosari)
• Monaco: Monte Carlo
• The Netherland: Amsterdam
  By coach: (Brussel) - Amsterdam - (Brussel)
• Norway: Oslo, Andalsnes, Dombas, Trondheim
  By train: (Karlstad) - Oslo -  Dombas - Andalsnes - Trondheim - Hell - (Storlien)
• Romania: Bucharest, Cluj-Napoka, Suceava, Brasov, Bran, Piteshti, Craiova
  By train: Cluj-Napoka - Suceava, Bucharest - Brasov, Craiova - (Belgrad)
  By minibus: (Chisinau) - Bucharest, Suceava - Radauti-Prut
  By bus: Brasov - Bran - Piteshti
  By car: Piteshti - Craiova
• Russia: St. Petersbourg, Novgorod, Pskov
  By coach: St. Petersbourg - Novgorod - Pskov - (Tartu)
• Serbia: Belgrad, Novi Pazar
  By train: (Craiova) - Belgrad
  By coach: Belgrad - Novi Pazar - (Prishtina)
• Spain: Barcelona, Granada, Malaga, Cordoba, Ronda, Mijas, Albacete
  By car: (Biarritz) - Madrid -  Malaga - Calahonda -  Ronda - (Gibraltar) - Marbella -  Cordoba - Mijas - Fuengirola - Granada -  Albacete - Barcelona - (Perpignan)
  By train: (Perpignan) - Gerona  - Macanet - Barcelona - Callela - (Cerbere)
• Sweden: Göteborg, Hallsberg, Lulea, Haparanda
  By train: (Kobenhavn) - Malmö - Hallsberg - (Oslo) - (Trondheim) - Storlien - Bräcke - Lulea
  By coach: Lulea - Haparanda - (Kemi)
• Switzerland: Geneve (many times), Luzern, Hergiswil
  By car: (Bergamo) - St. Moritz - (Milano); (Lyon) -  Geneve - Zurich - (München); Hergiswil - Zurich;
  By train: Geneve - Grenoble (many times); Zurich - Luzern - Hergiswil; Basel - Geneve, Zurich - Geneve
• Transnistria: Dubossar, Goian
  By car: (Chisinau) - Goian - Dubossar - (Chisinau)
• Ukraine: Kiev
  By coach: Kiev - (Dubossar) - Kiev
• United Kingdom: London (4 years of my life), all places in South-East England, and also Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh, etc...
• Vatican
• Also crossing: Czech Republic, Denmark, Lithuania, Poland

Middle East

• Egypt: Cairo, Alexandria, Suez, Port Said, Luxor, Aswan
  By train: Cairo - Alexandria - Cairo, Port Said - Cairo
  By coach: Taba - Suez - Cairo - Aswan, Luxor - Suez - Port Said, Cairo - Taba
  By minibus: Aswan - Luxor
• Jordan: Amman, Irbid, Wadi Musa, Petra
  By coach: Amman - Irbid - Amman
  By minibus: Amman - Wadi Musa - Amman
  By taxi: Sheikh-Hussein - Amman - Sheikh Hussein, Sheikh-Hussein - Irbid - Sheikh-Hussein
• Turkey: Istanbul, Ankara, Erzurum, Kars, Igdir, Dogubayazit, Van, Tatvan, Elazig, Gazianteb, Iskanderun, Antalya, Kemer, Denizli, Pamukkale
  By train: Istanbul - Ankara - Erzurum - Kars, Tatvan - Elazig - Toprakkale - Iskanderun - Adana - Istanbul
  By coach: Kars - Igdir - Dogubayazit, Kemer - Denizli - Pamukkale - Kemer
  By minibus: Narli - Gaziantep - Narli
  By car: Dogubayazit - Van
  By ferry: Van - Tatvan

Asia

• Armenia: Yerevan, Echmiadzin, Sevan
  By minibus: Echmiadzin - Yerevan - Echmiadzin, Yerevan - Goris - (Stepanakert) - Yerevan, Yerevan - Sevan
  By shared taxi: Bagratashen - Vanadzor - Echmiadzin, Sevan - Dilijan - Novemberyan - Bagratashen
• Cambodia: Stoeng Treng, Kratie, Siem Riep, Poipet
  By minibus: Dong Cralaw - Stoeng Treng - Kratie
  By coach: Kratie - Siem Riep
  By bus: Siem Riep - Poipet
• China: Beijing, Datong, Taiyuan, Pingyao, Hancheng, Xian, Guangyan, Chengdu, Leshan, Emei, Panzhihua, Lijiang, Dali, Tengchong, Kunming
  By train: Pingyao - Hancheng, Emei - Panzhihua
  By coach: Beijing - Datong - Taiyuan, Hancheng - Xian - Guangyan - Chengdu - Leshan - Emei, Panzhihua - Lijiang - Dali - Tengchong - Kunming
  By bus: Taiyuan - Pingyao
• Georgia: Tbilisi, Mtskheta, Gori, Borjomi, Bakuriani, Akhaltsikhe, Zugdidi, Mestia, Kutaisi
  By train: Tbilisi - Gori, Borjomi - Bakuriani
  By minibus: Tbilisi - Sadakhno, Sadakhno - Tbilisi - Mtskheta - Tbilisi, Gori - Borjomi, Bakuriani - Borjomi - Akhaltsikhe - Borjomi - Zugdidi - Mestia - Zugdidi - Kutaisi - Chiaturi - Tbilisi
• India: Delhi, Agra, Jaipur, Pushkar, Udaipur, Jodhpur, Chandigarh, Kalka, Shimla, Naggar, Manali
  By train: Kalka - Shimla
  By coach: Pushkar - Udaipur - Jodhpur, Manali - Delhi
  By bus: Delhi - Agra - Jaipur - Pushkar, Jodhpur - Chandigarh - Kalka, Shimla - Naggar - Manali
• Kazakhstan: Almaty, Taraz
  By train: Taraz - (Samarkand)
  By coach: Almaty - Taraz, Zhibek Zholy - Almaty
• Laos: Houei Xai, Luang Prabang, Vientiane, Paxhe
  By coach: Luang Prabang - Vientiane - Paxhe
  By bus: Paxhe - Dong Cralaw
  By boat: Houei Xai - Pakbeng - Luang Prabang
• Myanmar: Yangon, Tangoo, Pyinmana, Naypyidaw, Kyakse, Mandalay, Bagan, Nyaung Shwe, Taunggy, Kalaw, Thazi, Bago
  By train: Thazi - Bago
  By coach: Yangon - Tangoo, Bagan - Nyaung Shwe, Pyinmana - Kyakse
  By bus: Tangoo - Pyinmana - Naypyidaw - Pyinmana, Taunggy - Kalaw - Thazi, Bago - Yangon
  By pick-up: Kyakse - Mandalay
  By ship: Mandalay - Bagan
• Nagorno - Karabakh: Stepanakert, Vank, Shoushi
  By minibus: (Yerevan) - Stepanakert - Vank - Stepanakert - Shoushi - Stepanakert - (Yerevan)
  By taxi: Vank - Gandzasar - Vank
• Thailand: Bangkok, Ayutthaya, Chiang Mai, Mae Hong Son, Chiang Rai, Chiang Khong, Aranyaprathet, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Surat Thani, Koh Samui, Pathaya, Nakhon Pathom, Kanchanaburi
  By train: Bangkok - Ayutthaya - Chiang Mai, Aranyaprathet - Bangkok - Pathaya - Bangkok - Prachuap Khiri Khan - Surat Thani, Surat Thani - Nakhon Pathom - Kanchanaburi
  By coach: Chiang Mai - Mae Hong Son - Pai - Chiang Mai - Chiang Rai, Donsak - Surat Thani
  By bus: Chiang Rai - Chiang Khong
  By ferry: Surat Thani - Nathon (Koh Samui) - Donsak
• Uzbekistan: Tashkent, Samarkand, Bukhara, Khiva, Urgench
  By train: (Taraz) - Samarkand - Bukhara, Urgench - Tashkent
  By minibus: Tashkent - Chernyaevka
  By shared taxi: Bukhara - Khiva
  By trolleybus: Khiva - Urgench

North America

• USA: New York (NY), Milford, Hartford (CT), Atlantic City (NJ), Boston (MA), Saginaw (MI)
  By train: Milford - New York
  By coach: Milford - Atlantic City
  By car: from Milford to New York, New Heaven, Hartford, Boston

South America

• Argentina: Puerto Iguazu
  By ferry: from Ciuidad del Este
  By bus: to Foz do Iguacu
• Brazil: Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Niteroi, Belem, Macapa, Oiapoque, Boa Vista, Manaus, Brasilia, Goiania, Cidade de Goias, Foz do Iguacu
  By coach: Sao Paulo - Rio de Janeiro - Belem - Macapa - Oiapoque, Bonfim - Boa Vista - Manaus, Brasilia - Goiania - Cidade de Goias - Goiania - Ponta Pora, Foz do Iguacu - Sao Paulo
  By ship: Belem - Macapa
• French Guiana: Cayenne, St. Georges, St. Laurent du Maroni
  By car: St. Georges - Cayenne
  By minibus: Cayenne - St. Laurent du Maroni
• Guyana: Georgetown, Moleson Creek, Lethem
  By minibus: Moleson Creek - Georgetown
  By coach: Georgetown - Lethem
• Paraguay: Asuncion, Caazapa, Encarnacion, Trinidad, Ciuidad del Este
  By coach: Pedro Juan Caballero - Asuncion
  By bus: Asuncion - Caazapa - Encarnacion - Trinidad - Ciuidad del Este
• Suriname: Paramaribo, Albina, Nieuw Nickerie
  By car: Albina - Paramaribo
  By bus: Paramaribo - Nieuw Nickerie

Africa

• Ethiopia: Addis Ababa, Bahir Dar, Gondar, Axum, Mekele, Dalol, Lalibela
  By bus and minibus: Addis Ababa - Bahir Dar - Gondar - Axum - Mekele - Lalibela - Addis Ababa
  By jeep: Mekele - Dalol - Mekele

Car routes: München - Kriml - Bolzano - Venezia - Brescia - St. Moritz -  Milano - Monte Carlo - Valence - Geneve - München, London - Grenoble - London (twice), London - Biarritz -  Madrid - Malaga - Cordoba - Gibraltar - Granada - Albacete  - Barcelona - Cap d'Agde - Avignon - Grenoble -  London, South England (almost every weekend during 4 years), from Milford, CT, USA to New York and Boston (several times) and along the Connecticut roads, Mekele - Dalol - Mekele

Railway routes
(Eurailpass) : Calais - Lille - Grenoble - Lyon - Strasbourg - Frankfurt - Hamburg - Kobehnhavn - Göteborg, - Hallsberg - Oslo - Andalsnes - Trondheim - Storlien - Bräcke - Lulea - [coach] - Kemi - Helsinki - Hanko - [ferry] - Rostock - Hamburg - Basel - Geneve - Grenoble - Perpignan - Gerona - Callela - Barcelona - Cerbere - Beziers - Paris,
(Ekspres tren tur karti, Turkey): Istanbul - Ankara - Erzerum - Kars - ... - Tatvan - Elazig - Narli - Gazianteb - Toprakkale - Iskanderun - Adana - Istanbul,
(Visit Thailand RailPass, Thailand): Bangkok - Ayutthaya - Chiang Mai, Aranyaprathet - Bangkok - Prachuap Khiri Khan - Surat Thani - Bangkok - Pathaya - Nakhon Pathom - Kachanaburi
(Narrow gauge, India): Kalka - Shimla
(Myanmar): Thazi - Bago
(Egypt): Port-Said - Cairo - Alexandria - Cairo
(China): Pingyao - Hancheng, Emei - Panzhihua
(Albania): Tirana - Durres
(Romania): Cluj-Napoka - Suceava, Bucharest - Brashov, Craiova - Belgrad (Serbia)
(Georgia): Tbilisi - Gori, (Narrow gauge, Georgia): Borjomi - Bakuriani
(Kazakhstan - Uzbekistan): Taraz - Samarkand - Bukhara, Urgench - Tashkent

Coach routes
(Eurolines pass) : London - Paris - London, London - Lyon - London (twice), London - Birmingham - Edinburgh - London, London - Amsterdam -  Lyon - Brussel - London, London - Riga - Berlin - Paris - Roma - Wien - Dresden, Berlin - London,
(Eurailpass): Lulea - Haparanda - Kemi,
(Special): London - Brugge - London,
Estonia: Tallinn - Tartu - Tallinn,
Ukraine: Kiev - (Dubossar) - Kiev,
USA: Milford,CT - Atlantic City,NJ,
Turkey: Igdir - Dogubayazit - Van, Kemer - Antalya - Denizli - Pamukkale,
Thailand: Chiang Mai - Mae Hong Son - Pai - Chiang Mai - Chiang Rai - Chiang Kong,
Laos: Luang Prabang - Vientianne - Paxhe,
Cambodia: Kartie - Siem Riep - Poipet,
India: Delhi - Agra - Jaipur - Pushkar - Udaipur - Jodhpur - Hissar - Chandigarh - Kalka, Shimla - Naggar - Manali - Delhi,
Myanmar: Yangon - Tangoo - Pyinmana - Naypyidaw - Kyakse - Mandalay, Bagan - Nyaung Shwe - Taunggy - Kalaw - Thazi, Bago - Yangon,
Jordan: Amman - Irbid - Amman, Amman - Wadi Musa - Amman
Egypt: Taba - Cairo - Aswan - Luxor - Suez - Port-Said, Cairo - Taba
China: Beijing - Datong - Taiyuan - Pingyao, Hancheng - Xian - Guangyuan - Leshan - Emei, Panzhihua - Leshan - Dali - Tengchong - Kunming
Kazakhstan: Almaty - Taraz, Zhibek Zholy - Almaty
Uzbekistan: Bukhara - Khiva - Urgench
Brazil: Sao Paulo - Rio de Janeiro - Belem, Macapa - Oiapoque, Bonfim - Boa Vista - Manaus, Brasilia - Goiania - Cidade de Goias - Goiania - Ponta Pora, Foz do Iguacu - Sao Paulo
Paraguay: Asuncion - Caazapa - Encarnacion - Trinidad - Ciudad del Este
Argentina: Puerto Iguazu - (Foz do Iguacu)
French Guiana: St. Georges - Cayenne - St. Laurent du Maroni
Suriname: Albina - Paramaribo - Nieuw Nickerie - South Drain
Guyana: Moleson Creek - Georgetown - Lethem
Ethiopia: Addis Ababa - Bahir Dar - Gondar - Axum - Mekele - Lalibela - Addis Ababa

Ferries
(Eurailpass): Puttgarden - Rodby, Hanko - Rostock
(Special): Dover - Calais (many times), Folkestone - Boulogne, Helsinki - Tallinn - Helsinki, Van - Tatvan, Houai Xai - Luang Prabang, Surat Thani - Ko Samui, Mandalay - Mingun, Mandalay - Bagan, Port-Said - Port-Fuad Rio de Janeiro - Niteroi, Belem - Macapa, Oiapoque - St. Georges, St. Laurent du Maroni - Moleson Creek, Ciudad del Este - Puerto Iguazu

Airports: London (Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton), Paris (CDG, Orly), Milano (Malpensa), Geneve, Zurich, München, Lyon, Grenoble, St. Etienne, Istanbul, Antalya, Amman, Doha, Manama (Bahrein), Bangkok, Delhi, Yangon, Beijing, Kunming, Kiev, New York (JFK, LGA), Chicago, Detroit, Saginow,MI, Sao Paulo, Manaus, Athens, Pulkovo, Weeze, Riga, Cairo, Addis Ababa, Tbilisi, Almaty