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Do I plan my trips detailed? No. Is it bad? No. See here why!
I appreciate travelling with little planning in advance. Don’t we plan all year long? Project plans, calendar, daily work and private life? So why plan also the free time? Let it happen! Read more🇩🇪Soest www.TheTakenWorld.com

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Traveler e-Road Trip to sail Greece
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- Day 12
- Friday, September 9, 2022 at 6:56 PM
- ☀️ 27 °C
- Altitude: 5 m
- Greece Archaeological site of the Basilica of St. Gabriel 36.887978, 27.30486336°53’17” N 27°18’18” E
Waiting to be complete
September 9, 2022 in Greece ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
After hanging a bit on the veranda of the hotel, talking to my new friends eventually the rest of the crew arrived. Some issues to get a taxi for 7 but eventually they did it. You got to know that grabbing a taxi on Kos is an issue during the high season. So better book one 24 prior your appointment.
While they were on their way from the airport to the Hotel, I organised some refreshments waiting for them ice cooled, surrounded by Zizikia :D they do such a loud noise, especially when it is hot. After checkin we went to this nice beach bar called C Food n Mood, next to the Marina of Kos. Obviously not the greatest location on a Friday, when all the charter boats return from their trips, because they would open the waste tanks prior check in to the marina. Better choose the place wisely - we were lucky though :)
Had a couple of drinks there and then decided to stay also for the dinner. The food is, I’d call it modern Greek. So quiet nice. Afterwards, went to the city Center of Kos to get a couple of drinks. Some stayed longer, so some almost missed the check out date and the checkin date for the marina. :D Well, nothing unexpected.
Procedure then as usual, skipper to take over the boat. Well, not as usual, because the agencies insurance did not accept the boat license. It was managed by the agency responsible to be defined as the skipper. So technically we never chartered the boat.
The other group, and that was really as usual, went to get grocery shopping. Here the supermarket offered - and especially because of the taxi issue - a delivery service at no costs. Respect.Read more
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- Day 12
- Friday, September 9, 2022 at 12:02 AM
- 🌙 25 °C
- Altitude: 14 m
- Greece Kalymnos Ferry Port 36.946255, 26.98438736°56’47” N 26°59’4” E
Kalymnos #1
September 9, 2022 in Greece ⋅ 🌙 25 °C
You may have understood that Kos impression was not that great, too touristic, too busy, too not genuine.
Kalymnos is different. People are friendly, love their island and take good care of it. Restaurants are authentic and delicious. Kalymnos is a genuine Greek island.Read more
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- Day 11
- Thursday, September 8, 2022 at 4:50 PM
- ☀️ 29 °C
- Altitude: 5 m
- Greece Platýs Réma 36.892087, 27.3006536°53’32” N 27°18’2” E
Discovering Kos City
September 8, 2022 in Greece ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
So arrived early in the morning. I love to experience Islands in the very early morning hours. All is quiet and you few busy people who follow their traditional work. Let’s say, the tourism has not waken up by that time and so it is hard to get a taxi. ;) I managed and got to the Hotel. The cab driver though, tried to pick up as many other people as possible on the drive to the hotel :D something you have to accept.
Arriving there, the story continued. Tourism still as sleep, so I got to chat with the staff of the Hotel. Well, in greek as much as possible as per my abilities. It worked out well. And once again, I realise that what I‘ve learned in my child ages, is still preserved. It felt so good to experience the real people of the island, so friendly and open heard. And they helped me to get my room way earlier than the standard checkin would. So used the time to get a nap from the ferry journey. Checked a couple of restaurants afterwards, kinda disappointed as most of them serve junk food. Just can’t get why they adopt so much to the tourism and do not stay with their roots. Hey, that’s why we come here. But, I should make better experiences later as I decided to do a quick hop to Kalymnos island just for the evening.Read more
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- Day 10
- Wednesday, September 7, 2022 at 7:56 PM
- 🌙 25 °C
- Altitude: Sea level
- Aegean Sea 37.77325, 23.64780537°46’24” N 23°38’52” E
Kos here we come - well not all at once
September 7, 2022, Aegean Sea ⋅ 🌙 25 °C
Going to Kos Island to meet the crew on Friday for sailing. Pretty much the main reason of going to greece.
Said, this time no planes and that’s why I chooses the ferry.
12 hours from Athens Port Piraeus to Kos with Blue Star 2. This monster makes 48 km/h I recommend to check in online latest two hours prior departure, else you need to pick up your ticket onsite and queue - lessons learned from last year.
This time, all Covid measures are also followed by the crew which I respect a lot.

Another lessons learned for next time is, if the trip is longer than 8 hours, I will book the bunk in advance. If not booked in advance, one needs to wait until departure and then hope for a free bunk. I got one, but no window and top level below the exhausts. Not too comfortable. Just saying, no issue for me.Read more
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- Day 9
- Tuesday, September 6, 2022 at 7:04 PM
- ☀️ 24 °C
- Altitude: 2 m
- Greece Peratí 37.892987, 24.01803337°53’35” N 24°1’5” E
Tredmill & Porto Rafti
September 6, 2022 in Greece ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
Another Tredmill run at my cousins place and then off to Porto Rafti to meet my little cousin :)
Had a coffee / tea and went for some nice Greek veggies.
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- Day 8
- Monday, September 5, 2022 at 2:29 PM
- ⛅ 26 °C
- Altitude: 5 m
- Greece Ákra Ágios Kosmás 37.89597, 23.719937°53’45” N 23°43’12” E
Running day
September 5, 2022 in Greece ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Though I was on the road for 5 days, kept my running schedule on the treadmills in the hotels but running outdoor is so much nicer even if I felt the tiredness.
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- Day 7
- Sunday, September 4, 2022 at 3:24 PM
- ☀️ 28 °C
- Altitude: 184 m
- Greece Keratea 37.808388, 23.97824237°48’30” N 23°58’42” E
The Wedding day
September 4, 2022 in Greece ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
After arrival in Athens yesterday, nothing much happened, some shopping and hanging out.

Actually not planned, but sometimes things come together for good and so I could make it to the wedding of a cousin. Nice experience. Meeting people, see family. Nice.Read more
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- Day 6
- Saturday, September 3, 2022 at 6:06 PM
- ☀️ 29 °C
- Altitude: 79 m
- Greece Trákhones 37.920445, 23.72921237°55’14” N 23°43’45” E
Lets get to Athens
September 3, 2022 in Greece ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
This view out of the window, this green in Greece, nicely refreshing before hitting the road for another 2 hours.
And done, arrived. Look how similar 20 years of Audi look like.
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- Day 5
- Friday, September 2, 2022 at 9:56 PM
- 🌙 25 °C
- Altitude: 3 m
- Greece Panorama 38.882328, 22.68442538°52’56” N 22°41’4” E
Welcome to Greece
September 2, 2022 in Greece ⋅ 🌙 25 °C
But before we get there, look at this guy on his bicycle on the highway :D
Border Crossing to Greece, felt like taking ages and also hoping that after being 4 days on the road I would get to Athens today - that should not happen, close by but not arriving that day. Simply because I did not want to keep the family waiting for me until midnight. So I took my time, talked on the Radio with my cousin and found this very cute appartment hotel in Stylida called Tsamadanis.

But before I got there, this happens when you let the car run on its own and do not react to warning to keep control of the steering wheel. :D The greek toll roads are incredible nice. Empty and well maintained.Read more
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- Day 5
- Friday, September 2, 2022 at 11:13 AM
- ☁️ 25 °C
- Altitude: 274 m
- North Macedonia Čair 42.025006, 21.43323842°1’30” N 21°25’60” E
Crossing Skopje
September 2, 2022 in North Macedonia ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
Fully charged and well rested heading towards the Border to Skopje. You may realise that I call it Skopje and not North Macedonia - this is due to the fact I was told now many times, that the Greek do not want to hear that. So get used to this. ;)

Arriving there, there was a dog and many others. This one, I wanted to give a snack, it was not interested, but throughout the entire time, focusing the snack I put down for it.

The border crossing was smooth, maybe 15 minutes waiting. I was quiet optimistic that the job was done. But.. there is always a but.. my European Insurance Proof was required. Shoot. I got it from my insurance, sure thing. But already while packing the car I was not sure where I have left it. It was mandatory to enter Skopje though. Luckily the border control officer had a exceptional day and excepted my digital copy which I found in my mails. No idea what would be the other option.. Luckily I did not need to care anymore.

Next, sometimes, I think I am a little genius :D
But first things first. Actually I wanted to visit Skopje City, but driving through it did not feel like a place I need to spend more time. But what’s about quick re-charge? Nothing, after google maps routed me to a nowhere dead end where a free but slow ProCredit Charger was supposed to be located, I decided to take care of the things happening on my own. So, why not searching for the next Porsche / Audi Dealer in the capital city. Surely they have chargers, don’t they? Google Maps did not indicate any, but zooming all the way in.. I saw something. Can you see it too?

HPC Charger! :) :) unbelievable. Well, they charge EUR 20,00 flat, even though I only needed 10 kWh. Met people from the Netherlands who were going towards Belgrade, probably they were also genius :D

Since the highway is so not busy in Skopje, I took this nice selfie on the sidestrip.Read more
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