Author: mat

the veils

we found a sleeping place on the beach and after a good meal we soon crawled in our sleeping bags. after some time loud rock music fılled the air. after i was lying awake for some time i wanted to know where it’s coming from. soon after i found myself in front of a stage… Continue reading the veils

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franziska

somewhere between thessaloniki and the turkish border i met franziska. she is from switzerland and after her matura decided to head for the black sea. we both were on our way to istanbul and decided to travel the remaining way together. courageous girl!

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crazy guy on a bike

just after some kilometers in the morning i got a flat tire and the replacement air pump was broke too. i was lucky that gianni was passing by on his road bicycle. gianni is from switzerland. and he is totally crazy. i think he knows that. as i met him he was on the road… Continue reading crazy guy on a bike

bike & bus to india

hi from istanbul. feeling good. great city. but now some history. after thessaloniki i came across a group traveling to india as i was looking for a place to sleep. the bus you see belongs to marco. he built most of the interior himself. almost the whole bus is a kitchen and so the bedroom… Continue reading bike & bus to india

thessaloniki

after i spent the rest of the night on the promenade close to a reggae club ship like the hoppetosse in berlin i started looking for the general post office where a package from berlin was waiting for me with a couple of new copies of my album and my new credit card. after i… Continue reading thessaloniki

athens

after arriving in athens everything went a bit crazy. i was trying to organize a way to get to thessaloniki by ferry, train or bus. the ferry would have taken too long, after finally reaching the right train station i was told that it was impossible to take ones bicycle on the train. a slight… Continue reading athens

piraeus

after reaching nafplio i decided against going to corinth and see its canal because of the difficult way towards athens afterwards. so i headed east to methana to reach athens by ferry. the crossing to athens was nice and we were accompanied by seagulls. i will take a look at athens today and then continue to… Continue reading piraeus

kosmas

after a good night sleep i had a wonderful day ahead of me. diversion is important to keep your concentration and motivation up. during the morning i didn’t make much haste and soon found myself making a break for the second breakfast as 2 cyclists were passing by. it was a friendly couple from germany… Continue reading kosmas