{"id":70,"date":"2002-09-30T14:41:47","date_gmt":"2002-09-30T18:41:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.crossing-africa.com\/?p=70"},"modified":"2002-09-30T14:41:47","modified_gmt":"2002-09-30T18:41:47","slug":"the-planned-route","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.schellenberg.nl\/frank\/afrika\/the-countries\/the-planned-route\/","title":{"rendered":"The planned route&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"content\">ON the map below you will see the continent Africa if I am right. Of course my route goes from Holland to Zimbabwe so where is the Europe part you think. The Europe part is by for not as interesting for you and me so I will almost scip that part. I will travel from Holland -&gt; Belgium -&gt; France -&gt; Swiss -&gt; Italy and then a ferry to TUNIS AFRICA!<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"content\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"content\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"content\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"content\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"content\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" usemap=\"#africa\" src=\"http:\/\/www.crossing-africa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/africa.gif\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" height=\"420\" \/><span class=\"content\"> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"content\">As you might have noticed I took a different route&#8230;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>As Sudan closed its western borders I decided to go via the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>So from The Netherlands -&gt; Germany -&gt; Swiss -&gt; Italy -&gt; Greece -&gt; Turkey -&gt; Syria -&gt;Lebanon -&gt;Syria -&gt;Jordan -&gt; Egypt &#8230; Sudan. 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