Blogs from Central Macedonia, Greece, Europe - page 18

After the many bus rides on this trip, we have learnt a strategy for obtaining the best seats with the result of ultimate comfort and sleep (by far the best are the ones in the back of the bus, upper level if possible. These seats are not only comprised of two seats on either side of the bus, but instead, have an additional seat in the middle making up a couch if you will.) Unfortunately, one detail was forgotten when boarding the bus in Trikala: the effects of a large coffee (or we should say a hot cup of ‘Nes’ on a rainy day). Approximately, 3 hrs into the 6 hr bus ride, Ewa needed to use the ‘little girl’s room.’ Generally long distance buses are equipped with washroom facilities, however, when Jill went to investigate ... read more

Was haben ein Opel Astra und ein Röntgen-Gerät gemeinsam? Gute Frage, das Einzige wohl, dass beide am heutigen Tag einmal zur gleichen Zeit am gleichen Ort waren: der türkisch-griechischen Grenze. Nach einer recht billigen Nacht für 60 türkisches Geld (Zur Wiederholung: 1 Euro = 1,74 Geld) in einem 2-Zimmer Appartement mit 5 Betten, einem Balkon, einer Kochecke und nur einer Minute Fußweg zum Strand und einer kleinen Diskussion, ob der Rückweg über Albanien oder dem Kosovo eingeschlagen wird (Wir entschieden uns dann trotz Ein- und Ausreisegebühr von jeweils 10 Euro für Albanien, da wir beim Kosovo durch Serbien müssten), ging es in leichtem morgendlichen Regen los zur Grenze. Diese war nach 80 Kilometern und einem verdutzten Tankwart, bei dem wir nur für 15 Geld getankt hatten, schnell erreicht. Links und Rechts nur grimmig guckende Soldaten und ... read more

Well we have finally made it to the Med. Along the way we have had blood with the little tumbles on the bikes, sweat as we battled with the hill of Bulgaria and finally tears of emotion as we saw the Med for the first time. We both can't believe we have come so far. A lot has happened since our last entry. As Dave kindly put it in one of his comments I've lost more of my winter body and there is defenately more room in the tent. We were glad to leave Hungary. Three things happened on our last day that was the final straw. First after I left the internet cafe I decided to get a hair cut. The hairdresser didn't speak English so I indicated I just wanted a trim. She nodded ... read more

After another long ferry ride we were back in Athens. Ready to organise a Visa for Turkey. We were pretty sure we could get it at the border, but the info we found on the net was a bit misleading so we decided it was best to just get it then and there in Athens. We locked up our bags at the main train station and headed for the city. Unfortunately both of us had forgot to bring passport photos so we had to look for a place to get some, which proved difficult. While the photos were being developed we had some breakfast..... "Hmmmmm the only thing around is Maccas'". We gave it a shot and ordered what we thought to be a simple order. Sausage and egg Mc Muffin and a Sausage McMuffin, with ... read more

Geo: 40.94, 24.4 GÜN 1 Günlerden Cumartesi Biz ettik siz eylemeyin Uyanık olmayınız !!! İstanbul Turing kulüpte, bu uluslararası ehliyeti almam için beni uyardılar.. ben daha önceki seyahatlerimde aldığım, fakat pratik olarak hiç kullanmadığım ehliyet deneyimlerine dayanarak uyarılara kulak tıkadım.. meğerse bu ehliyete sadece Yunanlılar takıkmış.. Turing'le paslaşıyorlar mı bilemiyorum... fakat bu kapıdan başka hiçbir yerde sorulmayan bir belgeye dünyanın parasını veriyorsunuz ( 225 YTL) .. Bu uyanıklık yaklaşık olarak 2 saat zaman kaybı ve 8 km lik sabah "günaydın koşusu" olarak bana geri döndü.. siz yapmayınız... Yunan'a girdik. Hava giderek ısınıyor 30 dereceyi bulduk. Ayşe ile cam aç ,cam kapa krizleri yaşanıyor. Hadise şöyle: aracın air conditioner'i beni anında hasta ediyor .. sevgili Ayşe'd... read more