Schedule

At most 90 days per country or Schengen zone every 180 days, hence need for week or two stays in Serbia to fill out 6 month period. Another possibility is spend winter in USA. Use bus between Serbia and Bulgaria.

Spain (Schengen)	<=90 days, Mar-May
Ukraine	<=90 days, Jun-Aug
Serbia	week or two, late Aug
Bulgaria (Schengen)	<=90 days, Sep-Nov
Serbia	week or two, late Nov
Ukraine	<=90 days, Dec-Feb

1 month Reno

order new tires/tubes/rim strips from sjscycles
another USB-microSD adapter, replace cables and batteries, new type-C (euro) socket adapters
reorg phone numbers (get esim for tello, xfer gogglevoice back to original)
wash winter quilt and pullover: 6 load washer, normal cycle hot, 1 package tide detergent, dryer medium heat
expiration dates: passport, drivers license, debit/credit cards
check credit reports for fraud
annual payments: mailbox, reno and kyiv storage lockers, mobile phone, email, domain/web hosting
bicycle: annual maintenance, preparation for next touring season
repair/replace worn hiking gear, replenish consumables
replace boots/clothes
mail orders: fabrics, sjscycles, paper books, gear
hotel reservation in granada
buy alsa bus madrid-granada
buy flight madrid-???
buy flight ???-belgrade
file taxes, schedule estimated tax payments
notify banks of travel plans to spain
load smartphones with topo maps for spain, street maps for granada
final backup, bring all non-travel items to storage locker

3 months Spain

Wed, 25 Feb 2026, rno-sfo, sfo-ist
Thu, 26 Feb 2026, night in istanbul airport
Fri, 27 Feb 2026, morning arrival in madrid, buy sim, metro to bus station, get cash from atms, afternoon bus to granada, stay in hotel
Sat, 28 Feb 2026, día de andalucía
Sun, 1 Mar 2026, hotel in lanjarón
Fri, 27 Mar 2026, viernes de dolores (requena local holiday)
Sun, 5 Apr 2026, easter (western)
Fri, 1 May 2026, fiesta de trabajo
notify banks of travel plans to argentina
load smartphones with street maps for buenos aires
make hotel reservation in buenos aires
buy wetwipes for travel hygiene
bus, teruel-madrid
flight, madrid-buenos aires
Wed, 27 May 2026, 90th day in schengen

3 months Argentina

Thu, 22 May 2025, fly mad-eze
notify banks of travel plans to serbia, bulgaria
load smartphones with topo maps for bulgaria, street maps for belgrade and sofia
Sun, 17 Aug 2025, fly eze-mad
Mon, 18 Aug 2025, fly mad-beg
Fri, 22 Aug 2025, 90th day in argentina

1-2 weeks Serbia

make hotel reservation in sofia
bus to sofia

2 months Bulgaria

buy flight to/from usa
buy flight to/from reno
motel reservation in reno
buy wetwipes for travel hygiene
initiate mail orders with long lead time, for delivery to reno

1 month Reno

wash summer quilt and pullover: 6 load washer, normal cycle hot, 1 package tide detergent, dryer medium heat
buy bus to inyokern
motel reservations in bishop and ridgecrest

2 months Mojave bicycle tour

initiate mail orders with long lead time, for delivery to reno