Love Springs in Panagia
3 settembre 2022, Grecia ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Panagia is a charming, colourful village. It developed as a place where people retreated from pirates, so in the old parts, the streets are so narrow they don’t even fit a modern car.
The mainLeggi altro
Kryoneri camping
4 settembre 2022, Grecia ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
We arrived in the evening, after taking some rural roads, through the fields - tractors, stray dogs and the occasional car were the only things we met. Needless to say, the road condition betweenLeggi altro
Waiting 3.5 hours at the Turkish border
4 settembre 2022, Turchia ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
During our first motorcycle tour together we were turned back from the Serbian border after missing the (tiny) booth while trying to go past all the trucks. This is also why we decided to play it safeLeggi altro
Hungry!
4 settembre 2022, Turchia ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
After the long border control wait, we were tired and hungry, so we stopped at the first parking lot we found - a shopping mall. We were surprised that even the mall, has a security check at theLeggi altro
Camping with a view - Gelibolu
4 settembre 2022, Turchia ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
This campsite sure has the views. It’s a very basic campground - 2 squatting toilets with manual flushing and 2 outdoor cold water showers. The ground itself was filled with all sorts of small (andLeggi altro
Evening walk through Gelibolu
4 settembre 2022, Turchia ⋅ 🌙 24 °C
This was our first stop in Türkyie and we were still very spongy - absorbing everything and taking it all in. One thing you immediately notice is the contrast between the nicer (more touristy?)Leggi altro
Çanakkale Castle was closed
5 settembre 2022, Turchia ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
It was a short drive from Gelibolu to Canakkale.
We stopped close to the castle, looking for an appropriate parking space. A gentle old man, the kind that looked like he could star as Geppetto or anLeggi altro
Troy archeological site
5 settembre 2022, Turchia ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
This is a two part museum - first and outdoor one, based in the old city of Troy. This one also houses a Trojan Horse sculpture. And a second one, indoor, that has more relics and items found duringLeggi altro
Charming streets in Assos
5 settembre 2022, Turchia ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Lots of beautiful corners, all the way up to the ancient city.
🧔It's nice to see that in Türkyie there so many old Dacia cars (especially the wagon ones), in Romania you don't see them so oftenLeggi altro
Assos Ancient Site
5 settembre 2022, Turchia ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Assos was a small, rich town, mainly due to its geographical position.
It’s most know for the temple of Athena, built on the highest point, so it was visible from sea. Athena was the protector ofLeggi altro
Rüzgar camping
5 settembre 2022, Turchia ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
There’s an abundance of campings in the region, we chose Rüzgar based on its reviews (and gut feeling?). It was well maintained, had clean toilets and hot water in the showers. The owners spokeLeggi altro
Walk and dinner on the Kadirga beach
5 settembre 2022, Turchia ⋅ 🌙 22 °C
We went for a walk. The little town felt close to being deserted - there were still some open restaurants and people having a bite in them, but it was otherwise quite empty.
We tried gözleme for theLeggi altro
Pergamon Ancient Site
6 settembre 2022, Turchia ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Pergamon was a city that stood the test of time and was part of several influences. The greek made it a major cultural capital, but it was Hadrian, during the roman period, who made it a metropolis.Leggi altro
Izmir traffic
6 settembre 2022, Turchia ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Really bad timing for passing through Izmir. Not sure if the traffic is always this bad, or we simply happened to get there during rush hour, but we took forever to get to the other side. The trafficLeggi altro
From South Africa to Türkyie and beyond
7 settembre 2022, Turchia ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Soon after we arrived at the camping we met Ian and Debbie, who are also traveling by motorbike. Their round the world adventure started in March, in South Africa. Since then, they made their wayLeggi altro
Izmir Oksijen Camping
7 settembre 2022, Turchia ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Izmir was too urban and we didn’t want to be in the city. We didn’t anticipate it would be a problem finding a camping. It took a bit of anxious searching on google maps before we foundLeggi altro
Taking a break on a beach
7 settembre 2022, Turchia ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
We stopped on a beach on our way, for a brief helmet-jacket-free moment. It’s surprising how much pressure your ears get during a day of riding. Not to mention the heat.
As in most places, theLeggi altro
Kușadasi Castle
7 settembre 2022, Turchia ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Kusadasi is one of the first towns we saw that felt very western and touristic. You could tell there were too many people flying in by the starbucks plastic cups found on the ground in all sorts ofLeggi altro
Ice cream show outside Ephesus
7 settembre 2022, Turchia ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
We stopped for ice cream in the market outside Ephesus. If you could grab it the ice cream was free. We obviously had to pay for both.
It was very funny to see the “Genuine Fake Watches Sign”.
The Great City of Ephesus
7 settembre 2022, Turchia ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
Ephesus was the greatest commercial city of its region and its beauty stands, even in ruins.
It is home to the Temple of Artemis, one of the seven ancient wonders of the world. Its other notableLeggi altro
Tepe camping - on top of Pamukkale
8 settembre 2022, Turchia ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Remember Mustafa from Oksijen Kamping? He recommended Tepe and we were happy we took his advice.
We arrived at the place after a scenic drive on top of Pamukkale and the surrounding areas. The sunLeggi altro
Pamukkale - Ancient City of Hierapolis
8 settembre 2022, Turchia ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Pamukkale, meaning Cotton Castle in Turkish, is the travertine thermal pool area next to the ruins of Hierapolis. Hierapolis — “Holy City” was inhabited for thousands of years, attracting peopleLeggi altro
Camping really late
8 settembre 2022, Turchia ⋅ 🌙 25 °C
We left Tepe late and took our time at Pamukkale. Which meant by the time we got to Bodrum it was quite late. We also stopped by the ferry port to check the options for passing to Kos and Rhodos. ThisLeggi altro
Morning walk and coffee in Bodrum
9 settembre 2022, Turchia ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
We woke up early and left the camping. We abandoned the Kos and Rhodos idea, because we couldn’t find any campings on the map. Instead, we planned to catch a ride to Datca, to not go back on theLeggi altro
Ferry to Datça
9 settembre 2022, Aegean Sea ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
We were close to the ferry port. At some point I got a funny feeling in my stomach telling me we should be there, with the people already boarding the ferry. I walked the 100m over there to doubleLeggi altro





































































































































































































































