Michael Spies

Michael Spies

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Day 93
Wednesday, October 12, 2022 at 9:00 AM
☁️ 10 °C
Altitude: 1,265 m
Bulgaria Rila Monastery 42.134119, 23.33736242°8’3” N 23°20’15” E
A change of plans
October 12, 2022 in Bulgaria ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
Last night the message came-in from MANTOCO (organizer of the trip) saying he has to cancel the trip due to the German foreign office having issued a travel warning for IRAN. After an evening of e-mails racing to-and-fro it was decided that we will move forward the entry date into IRAN to the 26th Oct, enter the country for a short route to get around Syria and then exit into Irak and on to Jordan and then continue the trip the other way round into Saudia Arabia and ending in IRAN at the end of our journey in the hope that things will quieten down till next March.
So, now everyone is racing to Kapiköy on the Turkish border with 1 1/2 weeks cut off our arrival time which also means the end of our plans to slowly discover Bulgaria together.
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TravelerGood luck.
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Day 92
Tuesday, October 11, 2022 at 5:00 PM
☁️ 10 °C
Altitude: 1,158 m
Bulgaria Kloster Rila 42.133835, 23.34063442°8’2” N 23°20’26” E
Rila-Monastery
October 11, 2022 in Bulgaria ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
Drove high up into the Rila mountains today to the Rila Monastery (1.300m). Everywhere gushing streams with beautiful autumn forests in reds, yellows and browns.
Spent the night in front of the monastery and tested our magic shower for the first time. What a pleasure to take a hot shower inside the van while it's freezing cold outside.🤗Read more
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Day 91
Monday, October 10, 2022 at 6:00 PM
⛅ 18 °C
Altitude: 556 m
Bulgaria Sofia 42.701024, 23.32063542°42’4” N 23°19’14” E
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Old Footsteps revisited-Sofia
October 10, 2022 in Bulgaria ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Visited Boyana this morning in search of the house that was my home from 1996-2000. Rather difficult without an address! But I remembered how I used to drive home in the evenings and was able to reconstruct.
Very sad to see that nothing has changed since then, the same destroyed streets and broken houses. Angry faces betrayed by a corrupt government and a life that has only given you hardship. I would so have wished that the EU entry would have fetched them out of their poverty.
We spent the.Night on a parking lot in the city center.😃Read more
Traveler Soo schön ihr beiden! 🥰
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Day 90
Sunday, October 9, 2022 at 9:00 AM
⛅ 17 °C
Altitude: 663 m
Bulgaria Tri Ushi 42.89614, 22.98545942°53’46” N 22°59’8” E
Bulgaria at last
October 9, 2022 in Bulgaria ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
crossed the Bulgarian border late at night, left the road and found this wonderfull place
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Day 89
Saturday, October 8, 2022 at 8:00 PM
⛅ 10 °C
Altitude: 76 m
Bosnia and Herzegovina Donja Mahala 45.055207, 18.67363845°3’19” N 18°40’25” E
The most delicious dinner
October 8, 2022 in Bosnia and Herzegovina ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
Cooked the Porcini Mushrooms along the Sava river just before the Serbian border. What a feast in our beautiful Sprinti home
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Day 88
Friday, October 7, 2022 at 6:00 PM
⛅ 17 °C
Altitude: 250 m
Croatia Zagreb- Črnomerec 45.832982, 15.95473445°49’59” N 15°57’17” E
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In search of old footprints-Zagreb
October 7, 2022 in Croatia ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Zagreb where I lived for 2 years in 2003. Walking in the streets we slowly put together our memories to find where my appartment was and where I used to jog in the mornings. Ilica 10a near the market😃
Visited our favourite Sushi "Takenoko" which still existed after 20 years but in a new location with the cook being the only connection to the past.
But the same tables and the same delicious food🤩Read more
Travelerso cool! Hab noch gedacht: Mensch, ob ihr wohl sushi essen geht 😉? War meine erste sushi-Begegnung damals, und es war Liebe auf den ersten Biss😂. Weiterhin gute Reise, euch beiden! ❤️
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Day 87
Thursday, October 6, 2022 at 12:00 PM
⛅ 17 °C
Altitude: 641 m
Germany Bachhauserfilz 47.940807, 11.39770847°56’27” N 11°23’52” E
And finally we have left, !
October 6, 2022 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
We have finally left!
I don't believe it!
The stress of these last weeks that seemed to be getting worse and worse is past!
Getting a house ready for 7 months of absence over winter actually felt like moving house to a new address. You know that feeling where the moving van is booked for a certain day and the appartment has to be handed over to the owners, and you still haven't started packing the first box. That's what it felt like!
But now we are gone!Read more
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Day 14
Sunday, April 10, 2022 at 7:40 AM
⛅ 10 °C
Altitude: 218 m
Portugal Corgo do Monte 37.725, -8.5466737°43’30” N 8°32’48” W
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Sunrise this morning
April 10, 2022 in Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
Traveler Schöne Bilder Mike! Wohin wanderst Du?
4/10/22Reply
Michael SpiesHi Margit, schön dich zu hören. Bin 9 Tage mit meinem Bruder die west Küste von Portugal hoch. Dann haben wir uns getrennt und ich bin inland nach Tamera. Die Bilder der letzten Tage sind der Weg dahin. In Tamera mache ich eine einführung und kurs zum thema " landschaften die wasser zurückhalten". Alles liebe Mike
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Day 13
Saturday, April 9, 2022 at 8:41 PM
☁️ 14 °C
Altitude: 203 m
Portugal Corgo do Monte 37.72552, -8.5497537°43’32” N 8°32’59” W
Home for the night 🌙
April 9, 2022 in Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
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Day 13
Saturday, April 9, 2022 at 6:30 PM
☁️ 14 °C
Altitude: 203 m
Portugal Corgo do Monte 37.72552, -8.5497537°43’32” N 8°32’59” W
Joe the very big PAPA BULL
April 9, 2022 in Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
A cow Herd with their own Papa Bull walking around freely guarded by two dogs. Isn't that cool!
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Day 13
Saturday, April 9, 2022 at 5:39 PM
☁️ 20 °C
Altitude: 61 m
Portugal Ribeira dos Zameiros 37.71333, -8.6133337°42’48” N 8°36’48” W
Paradise
April 9, 2022 in Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Sitting here doing nothing but Listening to the birds
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Day 12
Friday, April 8, 2022 at 11:00 AM
☁️ 20 °C
Altitude: 59 m
Portugal Ribeira dos Zameiros 37.71332, -8.612937°42’48” N 8°36’46” W
Real shepheards still do exist
April 8, 2022 in Portugal ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Was witnessed to a real shepherd. When pushing on his flock, a small lamb kept on falling behind, so he picked it up and carried it. My heart melted ❤️
Then big JOE the daddy goat 🐐 decided he prefers to stay here.After having called it several times, he spoke I a quite voice to his dog walking next to him. Immediately the dog ran the 100m to the goat and started running in circles around it barking in a way that would have made my heart freeze if I had been the goat. It tried to charge him a few times and then gave up an trotted to the rest of the heard. The dog ran back to his master and walked on his side.
WOW! What a theater!!!!Read more
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Day 11
Thursday, April 7, 2022 at 7:10 PM
☀️ 15 °C
Altitude: 73 m
Portugal Ribeiro do Vale de Ferro 37.67167, -8.61537°40’18” N 8°36’54” W
Camping in gods garden
April 7, 2022 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
This evening I walked I to a future commune project in the making, "monte do aniche" to be found in facebook.
Two persons have bought 100Ha of Land with huge eucalyptus forests which they are now cutting down to replant indigenous trees and shrubs. All over they have constructed water retention basins aimed at raising the water table and regreening the area. In a next phase they want to invite people looking to live in a sustainable way to join them.
Sounds really exciting!
One thing is for sure, I have never heard such a Night concert of cricets. (See recording)Read more
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Day 11
Thursday, April 7, 2022 at 5:17 PM
☀️ 17 °C
Altitude: 62 m
Portugal Ribeira do Salto 37.65833, -8.6283337°39’30” N 8°37’42” W
This kind of day makes my heart leap
April 7, 2022 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Today I have been walking through the wildest of landscapes along sheep tracks and fire breaks in the middle of a nature untouched. Ancient Cork oaks, hundreds of years old looking like the "tree of life" in the film "Avartar" make my heart jump with joy. This beauty still exists on our troubled planet. WOW! ❤️
I am totally in my element, my heart overspilling with joyRead more
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Day 11
Thursday, April 7, 2022 at 3:16 PM
☀️ 18 °C
Altitude: 104 m
Portugal Ribeira da Capelinha 37.64333, -8.6233337°38’36” N 8°37’24” W
A bit of 2x2 (legs and arms) off-road
April 7, 2022 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
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Day 10
Wednesday, April 6, 2022 at 12:33 PM
☀️ 17 °C
Altitude: 66 m
Portugal Gramachinha 37.65667, -8.5983337°39’24” N 8°35’54” W
And now, on alone to Tamera
April 6, 2022 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Alex left for Germany today dropping me off on the way at Tamera, a commune of 200 people In the Center of Alentejo where I will be doing two seminars: "Introduction to Tamera, their spiritual work and philosophy and "Water retention landscapes". As I have 4 days till the start, I have decided to hike around this part of Alentejo with its unbelievable landscapes.Read more
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Day 9
Tuesday, April 5, 2022 at 4:00 PM
☀️ 18 °C
Altitude: 114 m
Portugal Ribeira da Capelinha 37.6439, -8.6244537°38’38” N 8°37’28” W
Breackdast with a crocodile!
April 5, 2022 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
To celebrate the end our trip we went for breakfast in Sines and just ate everything.
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Day 8
Monday, April 4, 2022 at 4:00 PM
☀️ 18 °C
Altitude: 114 m
Portugal Ribeira da Capelinha 37.6439, -8.6244737°38’38” N 8°37’28” W
Reaching the end
April 4, 2022 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
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Day 8
Monday, April 4, 2022 at 9:00 AM
☀️ 19 °C
Altitude: 114 m
Portugal Ribeira da Capelinha 37.64392, -8.6244537°38’38” N 8°37’28” W
The last days of the coastal trail
April 4, 2022 in Portugal ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
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Day 5
Friday, April 1, 2022 at 8:10 PM
🌙 13 °C
Altitude: 34 m
Portugal Praia de Odeceixe Mar 37.44045, -8.7980637°26’26” N 8°47’53” W
Stopped for lunch and then.....
April 1, 2022 in Portugal ⋅ 🌙 13 °C
Never drink a bottle of wine for lunch while waiting for low tide, because you end up with your legs up.
So this is where we are staying the night 😃
Hi hi hi 😃
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Day 4
Thursday, March 31, 2022 at 9:11 PM
⛅ 14 °C
Altitude: 6 m
Portugal Praia da Amoreira 37.35032, -8.8399237°21’1” N 8°50’24” W
A bit windy today, 36kph with gale gusts
March 31, 2022 in Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
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Day 4
Thursday, March 31, 2022 at 9:09 PM
⛅ 14 °C
Altitude: 6 m
Portugal Praia da Amoreira 37.35033, -8.8399137°21’1” N 8°50’24” W
Sheer beauty!
March 31, 2022 in Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
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Day 4
Thursday, March 31, 2022 at 12:00 PM
⛅ 15 °C
Altitude: Sea level
Portugal Pedra da Agulha 37.27816, -8.866737°16’41” N 8°52’0” W
Without words
March 31, 2022 in Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
TravelerHow beautiful..but doesn’t seem very warm…enjoy your trip.
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Day 3
Wednesday, March 30, 2022 at 9:51 AM
⛅ 14 °C
Altitude: 5 m
Portugal Praia da Pena Furada 37.14659, -8.9161837°8’48” N 8°54’58” W
Once again in gods garden
March 30, 2022 in Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
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Day 3
Wednesday, March 30, 2022 at 9:46 AM
⛅ 14 °C
Altitude: 5 m
Portugal Praia da Pena Furada 37.14661, -8.9161437°8’48” N 8°54’58” W
What a night, and what a morning!
March 30, 2022 in Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
I was exhausted today and realized that it is crazy for me to not do any excercise for 6 months and then promptly walk 25 kms with a 15kg pack. To make matters worse, as night came the wind got stronger and stronger. We set camp among some small pines hoping to be protected. The contrary was the case, as gale force was reached our tent jumped about with the wind screeching through the trees to then be joined by the snoring of Alexander. The perfect sound background for ghosts to come out, which they did, in the form of excruciating knee and elbow pain, my old fellows from the past.Read more
TravelerLove it! Hope your pains will disappear with the miles walking…
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Day 2
Tuesday, March 29, 2022 at 4:00 PM
⛅ 14 °C
Altitude: 5 m
Portugal Praia da Pena Furada 37.14665, -8.9161737°8’48” N 8°54’58” W
The most colourful shoes in town
March 29, 2022 in Portugal ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
AISICS tried really hard to get more colours into those shoes, but it didn't work ☺️
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