Trip log
Our monthly destinations, kilometres and expenses.
November 2020
Winter tyres please. We drive to Kirkenes, to Slettness Fyr and finally to Tromso.
October 2020
First snowfall and ice driving. And yes, we make it to Norway and to North Cape.
September 2020
From Estonia to Finland. Time to explore 1000s of lakes and pristine national parks.
August 2020
Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia, Poland and finally the Baltic. Lithuania.
July 2020
In the end of the month we depart from Greece. Destination Nordkapp.
June 2020
Time to travel again. Let’s take a trip to Epirus, the mountain region of Greece.
March 2020
Turkey – Georgia borders closed due to covid-19. We return home, in Greece.
February 2020
Covid-19 outbreak find us in Cappadocia, Turkey. All borders in Asia start closing.
January 2020
We welcome 2020 in Istanbul, Turkey and then proceed to Asia Minor.
December 2019
Finally departing from Thessaloniki. Direction Turkey and central Asia.
All diaries
Stop. Breathe. Think. Act
This is not neccessarily a call to meditation but a basic lesson I learnt in my scuba diving courses, years ago. It's valid in most cases:...
Why is Kaš so special for us?
We feel happy we made it to Kaš for a single reason: three kms offshore this Turkish resort town lies Kastellorizo, the easternmost island...
From Alaçati to Sirinçe
These two villages may be apparently totally different - the first is on the coast while the second on a mountain - but they are both...
Thank you Chios, see you again Greece!
Our trip to Chios eventually was a pleasant break. We arrived here for health issues - Akis urgently needed to be operated in his inguinal...
Breaking news: sailing to Chios island!
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...
Izmir on my Bottecchia bike
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...
A tour of Pergamon
Almost all people who visit Bergama - the Turkish name for the ancient city of Pergamos - they do it for it’s well preserved Hellenistic...
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...
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...
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....
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...
The departure
Your stomach feels squeezed... Even if you have convinced yourself long ago that you are destined to reach the ends of the world in a...
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...
How is life in Odessa, Ukraine?
If you arrive in Odessa coming from Moldova, you simply can’t imagine what lies at the seafront. Moldova is considered the poorest...
The country that doesn’t exist on map
Have you ever heard about Transnistria? Pridnestrovia maybe? I admit I’d never heard about till we entered Moldova. And since we visited...
A capital city which seemingly is a huge mall
If you travel in rural Moldova, you will soon understand that there is nothing interesting to keep you there. Till you arrive in...
The Dracula’s castle
If you ever go to Romania you will certainly visit its No1 tourist attraction, the Dracula Castle in Bran. But is it worthy the trip? Let...
A time machine to the Middle Ages
We didn’t know Sighisoara, as a town, as a name or whatever. A fellow greek overlander, Yannis Yannopoulos, who is on his ultimate...