Diaries | The World Offroad

Why is Kaš so special for us?

by Akis Temperidis | February 16, 2020 | Asia, Diaries, Turkey | 0 Comments

We feel happy we made it to Kaš for a single reason: three kms offshore this Turkish resort town lies Kastellorizo, the easternmost island of Greece, which we had visited for the first time in our lives during our 2019 “greekoffroad” itinerary. Last April we spent...

From Alaçati to Sirinçe

by Akis Temperidis | February 10, 2020 | Asia, Diaries, Turkey | 0 Comments

These two villages may be apparently totally different - the first is on the coast while the second on a mountain - but they are both connected by history: a Greek history. Both Alaçati and Sirinçe were predominantly Greek villages of the Ottoman empire. There where...

Thank you Chios, see you again Greece!

by Akis Temperidis | February 8, 2020 | Diaries, Europe, Greece | 0 Comments

Our trip to Chios eventually was a pleasant break. We arrived here for health issues - Akis urgently needed to be operated in his inguinal hernia - but It was also an ultimate bye bye to our homeland. It was also nostaglic as we had been here nine months before,...

Breaking news: sailing to Chios island!

by Akis Temperidis | January 30, 2020 | Asia, Diaries, Turkey | 0 Comments

All these days - and this happens for the first time - I lost my energy for travelling. I don’t find the reason any more, it’s as if I don’t want to go on… I’ve been thinking about this for the last 2-3 days but only today I confessed to Vula: “I don’t want to travel...

Izmir on my Bottecchia bike

by Akis Temperidis | January 27, 2020 | Asia, Diaries, Turkey | 0 Comments

We stayed three nights in Izmir but forgive me for not having taken any quality pictures from the city to show you… The reason is I was not in my best mood, because my inguinal hernia started annoying me these days. Of course we strolled by foot in this beautiful...

A tour of Pergamon

by Akis Temperidis | January 25, 2020 | Diaries | 0 Comments

Almost all people who visit Bergama - the Turkish name for the ancient city of Pergamos - they do it for it’s well preserved Hellenistic and Roman ruins. The town who gave the name to parchment (“pergamini” in Greek) and pioneered the goat skin as a writing surface,...

We love Ayvalik!

by Akis Temperidis | January 24, 2020 | Asia, Diaries, Turkey | 0 Comments

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 walk. From the...

A glimpse of Çanakkale

by Akis Temperidis | January 22, 2020 | Asia, Diaries, Turkey | 0 Comments

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 outskirts of the town but we moved...

Istanbul, mother of all cities

by Akis Temperidis | January 21, 2020 | Asia, Diaries, Europe, Turkey | 0 Comments

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 while 40 kilometres will still remain to your...

We got a Carnet!

by Akis Temperidis | January 10, 2020 | Asia, Diaries, Europe, Turkey | 0 Comments

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 received the following...