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hospitality

the turkish people are very friendly and we got invited quite some times for melon, tea or (nes)cafe. one morning we were invited by a turkish shepperd to his house. he called a friend who couldn’t speak any language that we do as well. so we just sat in the house and tried to enjoy… Continue reading hospitality

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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

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

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

peloponnese

for the night i ended up at a camping place. i don’t know why as i wasn’t that exhausted and there would have been enough spots nearby to spend the night for free. i put up my tent between the campers of birgit and helge on the one and uschi and klaus on the other… Continue reading peloponnese

kefallonia

as it was already too late to explore the island i stopped for the night after i left the ferry. somewhere behind these trees… the next day i left for poros to take the ferry back to the mainland. as i had not found a bicycle shop yet i was again happy to meet someone… Continue reading kefallonia