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Europe » Greece » Thrace » Alexandroupoli November 9th 2010

Well folks its time to sample the wonders of the great and historic country that is Greece and all the modern day pearls of driving on Greek roads. After all the driving through Europe and Turkey it never stops to amaze me how drivers only apply the rules of the road that suits their particular needs. I have to say I have went native a few times myself to survive with lots of hand gestures and mutterings. Our Greek adventure started in Alexandroupoli a reasonable sized town close to where we crossed over from Turkey. We spent two days here and had some nice walks along the seafront but the weather had taken a turn for the worse and we had to break out the wet weather gear that hadn't been used in months. Its a ... read more
That boxing mans house
Eunice lecturing
Built to last

Europe » Greece » Thrace January 8th 2010

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Europe » Greece » Thrace » Alexandroupoli October 13th 2009

OK I'm done my bitching from yesterday - As you might have been able to tell, yes I was pretty grumpy. After a nice dinner (actually the food was not too great but I didn't care) and a long sleep - I am MUCH happier today. We got up this morning around 6 and the wind was just a howling. Thankfully, Barry decided it was a good idea to stay put. It is actually probably borderline dangerous winds. So I'm glad about being able to spend another day here. Alexandroupolis is a cute little city situated on the Aegean Coast, about 20 or so Km from the Turkish border in a region called Thrace. An interesting region at that – historically it has been a big melting pot of Greeks, Turks, nomadic (gypsy-like) tribes and Slavic ... read more
Alexandroupolis
The Marble Street Curbs of Alexandropolis

Europe » Greece » Thrace » Alexandroupoli October 13th 2009

Total Distance Cycled: 357km We were off to Greece today. We weren’t sure about what expect for hills but at least we knew we had a 300m drop in elevation. Unfortunately, 100m of that came from just getting out of Malkara! I hadn’t even got out of town, when I realized that the small repair I made to my gears yesterday had created more problems than I had fixed. Over countless stops I finally got my gears working enough to get to our end destination. While we had to deal with traffic and hills on the first two days, today would all be about wind. It started right at the start and it didn’t stop for the next two days… We just geared down, put the headphones on, and just grinded away. The rest of Turkey ... read more
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Granite Street Corner
Greek Fast Food

Europe » Greece » Thrace » Alexandroupoli October 12th 2009

I probably jinxed myself with my last entry when I said I was thankful we weren't cycling INTO the wind. Today can go down in the record books as being the worst winds I have ever cycled into. I honestly didn't think we were going to make it into Alexandroupolis. Barry had Bike trouble; we lost about an hour with that. We were still climbing a bit and then the winds started blowing out of the South. Not just blowing a bit.... But freakishly blowing. I wouldn't be surprised if they were over 50km wind gusts. We finally crossed the border around 1pm with still 50Km to go. We got a really warm welcome on the Greek side. The cycling was just torture for the rest of the day. Nothing more to say. TORTURE. I just ... read more

Europe » Greece » Thrace » Alexandroupoli June 10th 2009

Vergina to Alexandropolis we rode 250 miles or so along the Odos Egnatia and stopped 45 miles from the border. We are staying in a cheap portside hotel which seems clean enough. It has good air conditioning and our room is quiet. It did have at least one mosquito but Ashley killed it. It was a long, hot ride with no real breaks though the scenery was dramatic in parts. We passed a town called Drama but didn't stop to take photos. Ashley did very well riding into town and getting his head around the chaos driving here. This town is fairly crazy. At around 10 everyone comes out of their houses and eats souvlaki at a restaurant. It gets smelly and smoky and loud. We enjoyed this for a while then came back to the ... read more

Europe » Greece » Thrace September 16th 2008

Well our R&R is now over and we are on the road again heading towards Turkey - we expect to cross the border on Thursday. The break was exactly what we needed as it allowed us to recharge our batteries, sort the bikes out and plan the next phase. It was also great not having to worry about where we sleep each night and what route to take to avoid the heavy traffic etc. In the end we spent 8 days in Kavala and 3 days on the island of Thassos. Although the weather is still hot the season here is coming to an end and a lot of places are starting to close down. This has made finding accommodation a bit more of a problem but in the end something always seems to turn up. ... read more

Europe » Greece » Thrace » Alexandroupoli July 20th 2008

Tag 24 bis 32, 6.100 km von Galway Hello aus Alexandroupoli in Griechenland. Wir haben es erst einmal 5 Tage ganz ruhig angehen lassen und uns von Bulgarien direkt auf die Halbinsel Sithonia in Chalkidiki verduennisiert, um uns in der Sonne zu waelzen. Bei ueber 30 Grad im Schatten waere alles andere auch Mofafahrerquaelerei gewesen. Wir waren auf einem netten Zelti, der unter Olivenbaeumen direkt am Strand lag. Abends oder vormittags haben wir dann kurze Abstecher ins Hinterland der Halbinsel oder in die naechste Ortschaft gemacht. Das Essen ist in Griechenland wirklich sehr lecker und so waren wir oft in Strassenrestaurants Abendessen. Man hat die Qual der Wahl aus zahlreichen Salaten oder anderen Vorspeisen und jeder Menge Fisch und Gegrilltem. Ja die Griechen grillen sehr viel, sind ausgesprochen sympatische Leute. :-) An dem Tag, an dem ... read more
Sideroads of Sithonia
Nice views everywhere
Breakfast

Europe » Greece » Thrace » Xanthi August 18th 2005

After passing Geveglija on the border between Macedonia and Greece I soon got to thessaloniki, the second biggest city in Greece. Here I arrived around 21.00 CET, but in Greece its an hour later! I quickly went to refresh in the stations toilets and get changed. The weather in Thessaloniki was hot, even at that time of the evening. It was a funny feeling being in Greece, a country I had always wanted to visit and I was also feeling proud of the fact i had just crossed the balkan where only 13 years before a bloddy war was fought. At the station i had an espresso and a quick snack and took a taxi cab to the busstation where I had to take a bus to Alexandroupolis. I was in Greece but not yet at ... read more
Alexandroupolis Beach
Beach Bar
Alexandroupolis Lighttower

Europe » Greece » Thrace » Xanthi March 14th 2005

Reggel korán keltünk a thassosi hotelban (7-kor) és a kompot simán elértük. Útunkat folytattuk kelet felé, egészen Komotiniig. Komotini nem kifejezetten szép város, elsősorban a régészeti múzeuma miatt mentünk el ilyen messzire, itt található ugyanis Septimus Severus színaranyból készült mellszobra. Mivel Komotiniben a lakosság fele török, a másik fele görög, szívesen megnéztük volna a néprajzi múzeumot, de először meg sem találtuk, majd kiderült, hogy zárva van, ki tudja meddig. Komotiniből a tengerhez közeli úton indultunk Xanthiba, a karneválra. Útközben 2 olyan dologra bukkantunk, amiről korábban nem is gondoltuk, hogy ilyen szép lesz. Az egyik, amikor a tengert és a Vistonida tavat csak egy kb. 2 m széles kis földsáv válaszjta el egymástól, a másik pedig egy kis kolostor Lagos közelében két pici szigetre építve a tengerben. A karnevál Xanthiban Farsang utolsó hetében re... read more
Septimus Severus arany mellszobra
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