Oct 2, 2013 | Asia, Blog, Europe, Greece, Turkey
Acropolis & Co were ticked off soon and didn’ t impress me much. Dimitris, my warmshower host in Athens, spoiled me with local food and heaps of information. Super. If I have a look at the world map seeing the short distance I covered so far it looks really tiny...
Sep 11, 2013 | Albania, Blog, Europe, Greece
I chose the road along the southern side of the Shadarsko Jezero Lake to get to Albania. But it wasn”t as easy as you might think. It was above 40 C and quite hilly, so I sweated a lot that day. But the scenery was pretty so it was worth every single drop of...
Aug 12, 2013 | Blog, Bulgaria, Europe, Montenegro
My buttom bracket is damaged, but sadly the two mechanics I found were realizing after an hour fiddling around that they don’ t have the right part for it. I finished my time in Bulgaria with the visit of the impressive Rila monastery. The last couple of...
Jul 25, 2013 | Blog, Bulgaria, Europe, Romania
In a small town in Transilvania quite close to the Trans Faragasan Pass, I was invited to stay in a weekend cottage. It was Sunday evening and the owners were just ready to leave. They gave me the keys, they left the fridge full of food and they let me pick my...
Jul 6, 2013 | Blog, Europe, Romania
At first Romania presented itself as wet and cold. The people instead warmhearted, open and curious. The country is more modern than I expected it to be. Even if there is no running water inside the houses and wells and outdoor toilets in...