Ankara, the capital of Turkey, is situated in the northwestern part of the country. The country’s capital has made remarkable progress from a dusty Anatolian backwater to today’s sophisticated arena for international affairs. Turkey’s economic success is reflected in the...
We spent more than two weeks in the magical meeting place of East and West. This pleasant megacity has more top-drawer attractions than it has minarets. İstanbul’s strategic location has attracted many marauding armies over the centuries. The Greeks, Romans, and Venetians took turns...
We decided to spend five days in the city, from where many of Classical civilization’s intellectual and artistic ideas originated. It is generally considered to be the birthplace of Western civilization. When approached from the Middle East, Athens, with its tall buildings and trendy...
We spent two days in the fast-changing capital of Kosovo. We found a nice parking location within short walking distance from downtown (1,50 EUR / 24 hrs). The city is full of mismatched architectural styles and doesn’t look like an obviously attractive place. But Pristina is a place...
We have crossed borders to Serbia like a Speedy Gonzales, we made it through both immigration and customs controls within 10 minutes. After the border, we stopped at Vršac to buy the diesel (162,90 RSD / liter), Telenor sim cards (500 RSD / 10 GB / 15 days), and some food. Later, in the...
We were planning to spend more time in Sahara before going to Spain and then to Morocco, but after three excellent days in Taghit, the hotel staff told us, that they got orders from the government to close the hotel and evacuate all customers out of Taghit. So next morning we took our non...
We left Jijel with our friendly police escort on time, the plan was to go to Djurdjura NP. But just a few kilometers from our destination, we were stopped and blocked by local Gendarmerie Nationale – they did not allow us and police to continue to Tikjda. So, after some refreshing...
We spent a sunny Saturday in the heart of the capital city of Tunisia. We got there again by Bolt from Sidi Bou Said (20 TND, 30 minutes). Tunis was built by the Libyans in the 9th century BC at the end of the shallow Lake of Tunis, an inlet of the Gulf of Tunis. In 146 BC, during the...
After three months break, we are back on the road! We took a long ride from our service location in the Czech Republic via Slovakia (toll 100 EUR) and Hungary (toll 3500 HUF) to Slovenia (toll 50 EUR). We made shortstop in one of the smallest European capitals – Ljubljana. It is a...
We have arrived late and we could not find a parking spot in the center of the city. So we have parked in spacious parking just a few kilometers from the Old Town listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Then we always took Bolt to get there and back (15 PLN / 10 minutes ride). We have...