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- tisdag 8 februari 2022 12:19
- ☁️ 8 °C
- Höjd över havet: 51 m
GreklandAthens Larisa Station37°59’33” N 23°43’12” E
Bye bye Athens
8 februari 2022, Grekland ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
Winter break is over and we can finally start cycling again!! Just when we left Crete, a huge snow storm hit Athens. Seems like winter didn’t want to leave so quickly 😅
With a little help of theLäs mer
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- Dag 149
- torsdag 10 februari 2022 17:37
- ☀️ 10 °C
- Höjd över havet: 1 m
- GreklandVrysi40°43’41” N 24°1’11” E
Last days in Greece
10 februari 2022, Grekland ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
How good it feels to be in the saddle again… or how painful it feels. 😅 We can’t believe that we will soon depart from the Mediterranean ocean. It has never been very far from our sidesLäs mer
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- Dag 156
- torsdag 17 februari 2022 12:48
- ☀️ 14 °C
- Höjd över havet: 80 m
TurkietMerkezköy40°52’21” N 26°39’48” E
Welcome to Turkey!
17 februari 2022, Turkiet ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
We made it to Turkey!!
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- Dag 159
- söndag 20 februari 2022 13:50
- ☁️ 12 °C
- Höjd över havet: Havsnivå
- TurkietGalata Bridge41°1’14” N 28°58’26” E
Istanbul!
20 februari 2022, Turkiet ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
Cycling into Istanbul was quite traumatising but it was definitely worth it! We fell in love immediately with the busy streets, the beautiful mosques and most of all …. The food! So much streetfoodLäs mer
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- Dag 164
- fredag 25 februari 2022 14:07
- 🌧 3 °C
- Höjd över havet: 447 m
- TurkietAksu Deresi40°23’46” N 30°29’31” E
On the way to Ankara
25 februari 2022, Turkiet ⋅ 🌧 3 °C
After a rainy cycling day we were rewarded with a natural hot spring. They are abundant here. Then we headed for the mountains with lovely old Ottoman cities. And we were definitely glad that we addedLäs mer
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- Dag 168
- tisdag 1 mars 2022 15:57
- ☁️ 7 °C
- Höjd över havet: 578 m
- TurkietNallıhan İlçesi40°7’0” N 31°30’2” E
Encounter with the shepherd
1 mars 2022, Turkiet ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
While looking for a sleeping place we accidentally ran into a herd of sheep with their shepherd. Without any common language he immediately invited us to set up our tent in his shelter and to haveLäs mer
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- Dag 171
- fredag 4 mars 2022 22:45
- ⛅ -2 °C
- Höjd över havet: 867 m
- TurkietGüven Parkı39°55’13” N 32°51’19” E
Chasing the sun!
4 mars 2022, Turkiet ⋅ ⛅ -2 °C
In Ankara we finally got our Iranian Visas! Though we enjoyed our ride through central Anatolia we were longing for some warmer days. Therefore we listened to some good advice and we hopped on a busLäs mer
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- Dag 177
- torsdag 10 mars 2022 15:56
- ☀️ 5 °C
- Höjd över havet: 2 027 m
IranRūd-e Herātel38°29’41” N 44°19’33” E
Foodprint Nr 3
10 mars 2022, Iran ⋅ ☀️ 5 °C
We totally forgot to upload our Turkish foodprint. So far our culinary highlight! So many truly good kebabs, Lamacun, köfte, gözleme, soups, baklava, ice cream… and the list goes on and on… 🤤
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- Dag 177
- torsdag 10 mars 2022 17:11
- 🌧 11 °C
- Höjd över havet: 45 m
- TurkietKuzucak37°3’24” N 36°0’18” E
Sleeping in an olive press factory
10 mars 2022, Turkiet ⋅ 🌧 11 °C
What started with a friendly chai with Hasan turned into dinner, then a dry and warm sleeping place and even breakfast. Thank you so much Hasan for letting us sleep in the olive press factory andLäs mer
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- Dag 178
- fredag 11 mars 2022 19:09
- ⛅ 1 °C
- Höjd över havet: 594 m
- TurkietBahçe37°12’4” N 36°34’25” E
We cant escape the snow
11 mars 2022, Turkiet ⋅ ⛅ 1 °C
Somehow we cannot fully escape the snow. In the Mountains we were hit again with snowstorms. Luckily, Mehmet and his family found us outside of their village and invited us to a lovely dinner, aLäs mer
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- Dag 180
- söndag 13 mars 2022 17:20
- ❄️ 0 °C
- Höjd över havet: 857 m
- TurkietYüz Yıl Parkı37°3’42” N 37°22’32” E
Baklava heaven
13 mars 2022, Turkiet ⋅ ❄️ 0 °C
In Gaziantep we discovered that this place is THE Baklava place in Turkey! And also for other amazing Turkish dishes… Lamacun, Icli Köfte….etc. There’s food for the stomach but also food forLäs mer
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- Dag 183
- onsdag 16 mars 2022 16:55
- ☀️ 9 °C
- Höjd över havet: 580 m
- TurkietŞahinli37°13’7” N 39°35’21” E
Salinurfa
16 mars 2022, Turkiet ⋅ ☀️ 9 °C
On our way to Salinurfa we got invited for a chai from Ibrahim. Even though we could just communicate with our ✋ and 🦶 and a little help from google translate… we were able to laugh so muchLäs mer
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- Dag 189
- tisdag 22 mars 2022 14:03
- ⛅ 9 °C
- Höjd över havet: 911 m
- TurkietDeyrulzafaran Manastırı37°17’58” N 40°47’33” E
Mardin
22 mars 2022, Turkiet ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
We once again encountered snow… But unlike most of the 🚗 with summer tires, we were able to pedal our way through the snow up to Mardin, a picturesque old city with narrow alleys and manyLäs mer
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- Dag 192
- fredag 25 mars 2022 11:28
- ☁️ 0 °C
- Höjd över havet: 2 095 m
- TurkietGülmehmet38°38’19” N 44°10’27” E
Cycling into Iran
25 mars 2022, Turkiet ⋅ ☁️ 0 °C
Quite some eventful last days in Turkey. First we discovered that due to Iranian New Year the border city of Van was quite busy. Then we forgot our passports at the hotel in Van 😅 only 20 km laterLäs mer
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- Dag 194
- söndag 27 mars 2022 18:07
- ⛅ 9 °C
- Höjd över havet: 1 092 m
- IranDānlūjeq38°27’41” N 45°29’45” E
First days in Iran
27 mars 2022, Iran ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
Our first days in Iran were just a bliss. We were blessed with great camping spots, a night sleeping in the prayer room of a gas station and muuuch muuuch warmer weather.
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- tisdag 29 mars 2022 15:07
- ☀️ 12 °C
- Höjd över havet: 1 396 m
- IranMaḩalleh-ye Maqşūdīyeh38°4’26” N 46°18’4” E
Wonderful hospitality in Tabriz
29 mars 2022, Iran ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
In Tabriz we were welcomed with open arms by our warmshowers host Mehdi, his cousin Mohammad and his friend Hadi. They showed us around the biggest bazaar of the world, where even locals get lost inLäs mer
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- Dag 198
- torsdag 31 mars 2022 17:17
- ☀️ 14 °C
- Höjd över havet: 1 520 m
- IranKhvājeh38°9’59” N 46°37’13” E
Colourful mountains
31 mars 2022, Iran ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
Definitely a camping highlight! Just a couple meters off the road we found ourselves in the midst of the colourful mountains of Tabriz.
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- Dag 200
- lördag 2 april 2022 15:41
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Höjd över havet: 1 571 m
- IranḨāfez̧37°34’46” N 47°13’15” E
Nature Day in Iran
2 april 2022, Iran ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Nature Day in Iran is definitely a spectacle for tourists! Everywhere on the road you see cars and trucks parked. People are picnicking everywhere and planting🌳. We were given so much food and wereLäs mer
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- söndag 3 april 2022 15:39
- ☀️ 27 °C
- Höjd över havet: 1 257 m
- IranSeylāb-e Gomeshābād37°1’14” N 48°0’52” E
Hospitality on the road
3 april 2022, Iran ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Since we entered Iran there hasn’t been one day on the bike without invitations to homes, so many gifts of food and water, a lift with a mini van…. and so many selfies. 😃
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- tisdag 5 april 2022 13:34
- ☀️ 18 °C
- Höjd över havet: 1 678 m
- IranZanjān36°40’53” N 48°29’34” E
Thank you Farah!
5 april 2022, Iran ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
We again were welcomed with open arms by our warmshowers host Farah in Zanjan! We had the pleasure to sleep beside her canary birds in her lovely apartment. Farah used to be a professional tour guideLäs mer
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- torsdag 7 april 2022 12:21
- ☁️ 23 °C
- Höjd över havet: 1 176 m
- IranBahārestān35°41’23” N 51°25’43” E
Tehran!
7 april 2022, Iran ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
We made it to Tehran!! Wohoo!! Though we did have the help of a train from Zanjan to the Capital seeing how we did not want to relive the same experience as in Istanbul of driving into a mega city.Läs mer
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- måndag 11 april 2022 12:36
- ☀️ 27 °C
- Höjd över havet: 933 m
- IranMarqad-e Ḩaẕrat-e Ma‘şūmeh34°38’32” N 50°52’45” E
The holy city of Ghom
11 april 2022, Iran ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Ghom is one of the holiest city of Iran. Here the Supreme Leader lives here and a shrine of Imam Reza‘s sister Fatemeh was built here. As a foreigner you are accompanied by an English speaking guideLäs mer
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- onsdag 13 april 2022 13:13
- ⛅ 32 °C
- Höjd över havet: 947 m
- IranMeydān-e Kamāl ol Molk33°58’43” N 51°26’43” E
Desert city Kashan
13 april 2022, Iran ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C
In the desert city of Kashan we discovered the beautiful and intelligent ancient architecture of the desert. Centuries before the air condition they built wind catchers that would catch the air, coolLäs mer
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- lördag 16 april 2022 22:41
- ⛅ 18 °C
- Höjd över havet: 1 567 m
- IranImam Square32°39’23” N 51°40’40” E
Lush green Isfahan
16 april 2022, Iran ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
After our time in the desert city of Kashan we were happy to discover the green alleys of Isfahan. We were lucky that the river was flowing which is only the case for a short period in the year. ThankLäs mer
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- måndag 18 april 2022 13:29
- ☀️ 16 °C
- Höjd över havet: 1 825 m
- Iran32°11’56” N 53°11’29” E
No (wo)man’s land
18 april 2022, Iran ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
We realized in Isfahan that we only had 3 days to cross the desert in order to prolong our visa on time in Yazd due to public holidays unknown to us 😅 Thus, we set out to pedal hard through theLäs mer
ResenärAhoj Ihr beiden, zum Glück hat mich das System wiedermal daran errinnert, bei Euch reinzuschauen. Und das Beste ist, die beiden Gesichter strahlen noch immer. Kein Wunder, wenn man Eure Fotos anschaut, habt Ihr eindrückliche Sehenswürdigkeiten in verschiedenen Kulturen gesehen, unterschiedlichste Landschaften erradelt und herzliche Menschen getroffen. Auch kulinarisch eine einmalige Erfahrung denke ich. Weiterhin alles Gute. Radomir
ResenärWir hatten nicht so viel Scnee 😭😩 Viel Spass bei der Weiterfahrt. Wir sind alle gespannt wie eure Strecke weiter geht 👍
Krass schon 6000km :) Ich wünsche Euch eine gute Reise und gehe davon aus, dass Ihr immer noch per Du seit :) Machts gut. Liebe Grüsse Ruedi [Ruedi]