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- Day 147
- Tuesday, February 8, 2022 at 12:19 PM
- ☁️ 8 °C
- Altitude: 51 m
GreeceAthens Larisa Station37°59’33” N 23°43’12” E
Bye bye Athens
February 8, 2022 in Greece ⋅ ☁️ 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 theRead more
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- Day 149
- Thursday, February 10, 2022 at 5:37 PM
- ☀️ 10 °C
- Altitude: 1 m
- GreeceVrysi40°43’41” N 24°1’11” E
Last days in Greece
February 10, 2022 in Greece ⋅ ☀️ 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 sidesRead more
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- Day 156
- Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 12:48 PM
- ☀️ 14 °C
- Altitude: 80 m
TurkeyMerkezköy40°52’21” N 26°39’48” E
Welcome to Turkey!
February 17, 2022 in Turkey ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
We made it to Turkey!!
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- Day 159
- Sunday, February 20, 2022 at 1:50 PM
- ☁️ 12 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- TurkeyGalata Bridge41°1’14” N 28°58’26” E
Istanbul!
February 20, 2022 in Turkey ⋅ ☁️ 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 streetfoodRead more
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- Day 164
- Friday, February 25, 2022 at 2:07 PM
- 🌧 3 °C
- Altitude: 447 m
- TurkeyAksu Deresi40°23’46” N 30°29’31” E
On the way to Ankara
February 25, 2022 in Turkey ⋅ 🌧 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 addedRead more
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- Day 168
- Tuesday, March 1, 2022 at 3:57 PM
- ☁️ 7 °C
- Altitude: 578 m
- TurkeyNallıhan İlçesi40°7’0” N 31°30’2” E
Encounter with the shepherd
March 1, 2022 in Turkey ⋅ ☁️ 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 haveRead more
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- Day 171
- Friday, March 4, 2022 at 10:45 PM
- ⛅ -2 °C
- Altitude: 867 m
- TurkeyGüven Parkı39°55’13” N 32°51’19” E
Chasing the sun!
March 4, 2022 in Turkey ⋅ ⛅ -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 busRead more
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- Day 177
- Thursday, March 10, 2022 at 3:56 PM
- ☀️ 5 °C
- Altitude: 2,027 m
IranRūd-e Herātel38°29’41” N 44°19’33” E
Foodprint Nr 3
March 10, 2022 in 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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- Day 177
- Thursday, March 10, 2022 at 5:11 PM
- 🌧 11 °C
- Altitude: 45 m
- TurkeyKuzucak37°3’24” N 36°0’18” E
Sleeping in an olive press factory
March 10, 2022 in Turkey ⋅ 🌧 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 andRead more
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- Day 178
- Friday, March 11, 2022 at 7:09 PM
- ⛅ 1 °C
- Altitude: 594 m
- TurkeyBahçe37°12’4” N 36°34’25” E
We cant escape the snow
March 11, 2022 in Turkey ⋅ ⛅ 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, aRead more
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- Day 180
- Sunday, March 13, 2022 at 5:20 PM
- ❄️ 0 °C
- Altitude: 857 m
- TurkeyYüz Yıl Parkı37°3’42” N 37°22’32” E
Baklava heaven
March 13, 2022 in Turkey ⋅ ❄️ 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 forRead more
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- Day 183
- Wednesday, March 16, 2022 at 4:55 PM
- ☀️ 9 °C
- Altitude: 580 m
- TurkeyŞahinli37°13’7” N 39°35’21” E
Salinurfa
March 16, 2022 in Turkey ⋅ ☀️ 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 muchRead more
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- Day 189
- Tuesday, March 22, 2022 at 2:03 PM
- ⛅ 9 °C
- Altitude: 911 m
- TurkeyDeyrulzafaran Manastırı37°17’58” N 40°47’33” E
Mardin
March 22, 2022 in Turkey ⋅ ⛅ 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 manyRead more
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- Day 192
- Friday, March 25, 2022 at 11:28 AM
- ☁️ 0 °C
- Altitude: 2,095 m
- TurkeyGülmehmet38°38’19” N 44°10’27” E
Cycling into Iran
March 25, 2022 in Turkey ⋅ ☁️ 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 laterRead more
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- Day 194
- Sunday, March 27, 2022 at 6:07 PM
- ⛅ 9 °C
- Altitude: 1,092 m
- IranDānlūjeq38°27’41” N 45°29’45” E
First days in Iran
March 27, 2022 in 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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- Day 196
- Tuesday, March 29, 2022 at 3:07 PM
- ☀️ 12 °C
- Altitude: 1,396 m
- IranMaḩalleh-ye Maqşūdīyeh38°4’26” N 46°18’4” E
Wonderful hospitality in Tabriz
March 29, 2022 in 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 inRead more
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- Day 198
- Thursday, March 31, 2022 at 5:17 PM
- ☀️ 14 °C
- Altitude: 1,520 m
- IranKhvājeh38°9’59” N 46°37’13” E
Colourful mountains
March 31, 2022 in 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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- Day 200
- Saturday, April 2, 2022 at 3:41 PM
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Altitude: 1,571 m
- IranḨāfez̧37°34’46” N 47°13’15” E
Nature Day in Iran
April 2, 2022 in 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 wereRead more
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- Day 201
- Sunday, April 3, 2022 at 3:39 PM
- ☀️ 27 °C
- Altitude: 1,257 m
- IranSeylāb-e Gomeshābād37°1’14” N 48°0’52” E
Hospitality on the road
April 3, 2022 in 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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- Day 203
- Tuesday, April 5, 2022 at 1:34 PM
- ☀️ 18 °C
- Altitude: 1,678 m
- IranZanjān36°40’53” N 48°29’34” E
Thank you Farah!
April 5, 2022 in 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 guideRead more
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- Day 205
- Thursday, April 7, 2022 at 12:21 PM
- ☁️ 23 °C
- Altitude: 1,176 m
- IranBahārestān35°41’23” N 51°25’43” E
Tehran!
April 7, 2022 in 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.Read more
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- Day 209
- Monday, April 11, 2022 at 12:36 PM
- ☀️ 27 °C
- Altitude: 933 m
- IranMarqad-e Ḩaẕrat-e Ma‘şūmeh34°38’32” N 50°52’45” E
The holy city of Ghom
April 11, 2022 in 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 guideRead more
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- Day 211
- Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at 1:13 PM
- ⛅ 32 °C
- Altitude: 947 m
- IranMeydān-e Kamāl ol Molk33°58’43” N 51°26’43” E
Desert city Kashan
April 13, 2022 in 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, coolRead more
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- Day 214
- Saturday, April 16, 2022 at 10:41 PM
- ⛅ 18 °C
- Altitude: 1,567 m
- IranImam Square32°39’23” N 51°40’40” E
Lush green Isfahan
April 16, 2022 in 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. ThankRead more
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- Day 216
- Monday, April 18, 2022 at 1:29 PM
- ☀️ 16 °C
- Altitude: 1,825 m
- Iran32°11’56” N 53°11’29” E
No (wo)man’s land
April 18, 2022 in 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 theRead more
TravelerAhoj 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
TravelerWir 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]