24 Jan 2020 | Asia, Diaries, Turkey
We love Ayvalik! Read here why we felt home in only three days we spent in Ayvalik! It feels different than any other resort town thanks to its low buildings. As a traditional town, nobody can build a third floor in Ayvalik. The seafront is always busy but pleasant to...
22 Jan 2020 | Asia, Diaries, Turkey
A glimpse of Çanakkale We stayed two nights in Çanakkale, the major port on the Dardanelles straight, battlefield of the 1915 “Dardanelles Campaign” and still one of the most important waterways on earth. We first found a parking spot on the beach on the...
21 Jan 2020 | Asia, Diaries, Europe, Turkey
Istanbul, mother of all cities The first time you will try to drive downtown will be an embarrassing experience. It’s vast, it’s huge, it’s busy, so overwhelming. Whether you arrive from Greece or from Anatolia, you will enter the wider city complex...
10 Jan 2020 | Asia, Diaries, Europe, Turkey
We got a Carnet! Good news today in Istanbul: we have just received our brand new Carnet de Passages issued by TCS – Touring Club Suisse! Everything worked like a Swiss clock. On 13/12/2019 we sent an email to Touring Club Suisse and in 2 hours 11 minutes we...
7 Dec 2019 | Diaries, Europe, Greece
Carnet de Passage needed! After a few days in our hometown Thessaloniki, it’s definitely time to depart for central Asia, now equipped with a state-of-the art MissionLink satellite antenna provided by our precious sponsors Thales and supported by Navarino. Date...