Ilmenau
 3. maj 2015, Tyskland ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
 3. maj 2015, Tyskland ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
						With big and heavy backpacks we start our journey on a Sunday after lunch. Going by carsharing to Basel.
Basel
 3. maj 2015, Schweiz ⋅ 🌧 17 °C
 3. maj 2015, Schweiz ⋅ 🌧 17 °C
						First stop in Basel, were we've stayed with my Dad and Mercedes for a few days.
Zürich
 5. maj 2015, Schweiz ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
 5. maj 2015, Schweiz ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
						Daytrip to this nice city
Geneva
 7. maj 2015, Schweiz ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
 7. maj 2015, Schweiz ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
						Visited Ali's friends and ex-work colleagues. He showed me around many places and one day we went for a bike and hiking tour to Mt. Saleve
Milano
 12. maj 2015, Italien ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
 12. maj 2015, Italien ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
						Couchsurfing in Milano with Guiliano. Visited the World Expo and some great sightseeing spots as well as China town.
Venice
 14. maj 2015, Italien ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
 14. maj 2015, Italien ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
						Stayed with Maria from AirBnB in Padova and did a day trip to Venice.
Ljublijana
 15. maj 2015, Slovenien ⋅ 🌧 14 °C
 15. maj 2015, Slovenien ⋅ 🌧 14 °C
						Even if we just had a few hours to spend in Ljubljana we've managed to see the castle and had a good lunch before going onto Zagreb by bus.
Zagreb
 15. maj 2015, Kroatien ⋅ 🌧 14 °C
 15. maj 2015, Kroatien ⋅ 🌧 14 °C
						Did AirBnB again with a nice couple. We've visited a Museum for Modern Art which had a slide. The next day we went to the Museum of Broken Relationships. The rest of the time we've walked around a lotLæs mere
Belgrade
 17. maj 2015, Serbien ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
 17. maj 2015, Serbien ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
						This city really surprised me in a good way. I can just recommend it to everyone to visit. It has a huge fort, busy market and the best ice cream ever!
Skopje
 19. maj 2015, Nordmakedonien ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
 19. maj 2015, Nordmakedonien ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
						Interesting city with many road traffic constructions. We rented a whole apartment for ourselves and got good help to find it from our carsharing driver :)
Sofia
 21. maj 2015, Bulgarien ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
 21. maj 2015, Bulgarien ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
						Here we stayed with a wonderful couchsurfing family. During the daytime we walked around the city and its parks and monuments. In the evening we could enjoy a tasty homemade meal :) The whole cityLæs mere
Mount Buzludzha
 23. maj 2015, Bulgarien ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
 23. maj 2015, Bulgarien ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
						Together with Ivelina and her family we went by car to the countryside. Here we explored an abandonned building from the communist time. We then took a nightbus to go onto the next adventure.
Istanbul
 24. maj 2015, Tyrkiet ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
 24. maj 2015, Tyrkiet ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
						We got the chance to stay in the shared flat with the boyfriend of my friend Elif even though she was in Japan during this time. Istanbul is wonderful, I especially like the less touristy Asian sideLæs mere
Ankara
 28. maj 2015, Tyrkiet ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
 28. maj 2015, Tyrkiet ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
						Our next stop in Turkey was Ankara. Here we had another great couchsurfing experience with a nice family. It was a little rainy, but we enjoyed the food and sights anyway ;)
Trabzon
 30. maj 2015, Tyrkiet ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
 30. maj 2015, Tyrkiet ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
						Just a small city close to the border of Georgia. We had some more good food and walked around the market streets. Trabzon is famous for its special bread. And this was election time in Turkey...Læs mere
Batumi
 1. juni 2015, Georgien ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
 1. juni 2015, Georgien ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
						
								On the bus to Batumi we would meet our travel buddy for the next few weeks: Killian from France.
Actually we all came to Batumi to get our visas for Azerbaijan. This took a week and so after two daysLæs mere
Kutaisi
 5. juni 2015, Georgien ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
 5. juni 2015, Georgien ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
						Just a quick stop for 1 night in a little hotel. We've tried some Russian food and got hunted by some dogs. I don't know why, but they are always more interested in Ali than in me
Tbilisi
 6. juni 2015, Georgien ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
 6. juni 2015, Georgien ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
						Met up again with Killian with some nice food and drinks. Next day we've walked around the city, where a marathon was going on.
Baku
 7. juni 2015, Aserbajdsjan ⋅ 🌬 25 °C
 7. juni 2015, Aserbajdsjan ⋅ 🌬 25 °C
						
								Went by overnight train to Baku. It was a long ride (4.30pm to 10am), but I slept well.
In Baku we had to wait for our ship to Aktau (Kazakhstan). As we decided not to take the ship on the next day weLæs mere
Caspian Sea
 14. juni 2015, Caspian Sea ⋅ 🌬 25 °C
 14. juni 2015, Caspian Sea ⋅ 🌬 25 °C
						With Killian and a Russian girl called Lena who we've shared a cabin with on the cargo ship. We were the only tourists there and so the boat crew took good care of us. We got food 3 times a day andLæs mere
Aktau
 17. juni 2015, Kasakhstan ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C
 17. juni 2015, Kasakhstan ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C
						Here we've arrived by ship early in the morning and somehow hitchhiked into the city. There we've stayed with our couchsurfer Askar and his father in law, who prepared a tasty plov for us. After twoLæs mere
Astana
 21. juni 2015, Kasakhstan ⋅ 🌬 25 °C
 21. juni 2015, Kasakhstan ⋅ 🌬 25 °C
						Finally we've arrived in Astana (the capital of Kazakhstan). All was clean and modern and we stayed in a big flat with Ali's brother and his family.
Almaty
 26. juni 2015, Kasakhstan ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
 26. juni 2015, Kasakhstan ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
						After another 24 hours in the train, we were finally in Almaty. Our couchsurfer Ataner provided a whole flat for us, which actually was a guesthouse for clients of his company. The last two nightsLæs mere
Bishkek
 30. juni 2015, Kirgisistan ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C
 30. juni 2015, Kirgisistan ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C
						We had nearly two weeks to discover Kyrgyzstan. Because our flight to Delhi was already booked we've spent the time in canteens, undertook some sightseeing and organised a trip around the lake. ILæs mere
Karakol
 2. juli 2015, Kirgisistan ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
 2. juli 2015, Kirgisistan ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
						Came here for hiking and horesriding and stayed in a cute warm yurt. Our hostel owner Eleman took good care of us, and did I already mention: Kyrgyz food is so good!


































































































































