Lisbon to Istanbul timeline
A list of all the places where I stopped during this 6 months adventure
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It begins 20/05/2016 12:15
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Praia do Infante 20/05/2016
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Castle of Sesimbra 21/05/2016
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Setubal 22/05/2016
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Santo Andrè 23/05/2016
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Vilanova da Milfontes 24/05/2016
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Lagos 26/05/2016
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Loulè 29/05/2016
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Loulè 30/05/2016
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Faro 31/05/2016
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Vila Real Santo Antonio 1/06/2016
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Mazagòn 2/06/2016
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Almonte 3/06/2016
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Playa de Bolonia 10/06/2016
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Gibraltar 11/06/2016
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Sabinillas 13/06/2016
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Marbella 14/06/2016
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Playa de Maro 26/06/2016
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La Rabita 27/06/2016
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Playa Torre del Garcia 28/06/2016
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Playa Agua Amarga 29/06/2016
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Caboneras 30/06/2016
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Mazarròn 2/07/2016
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El Algar 3/07/2016
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Los Secanos 4/07/2016
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Gandìa 6/07/2016
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La Marjal dels Moros 7/07/2016
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Torreblanca 8/07/2016
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El Perellò 9/07/2016
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Vilanova i la Geltrú 10/07/2016
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Sant Feliu de Llobregat 11/07/2016
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Arenys de Mar 12/07/2016
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Parafrugell 13/07/2016
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Parc Natural Cap de Creus 14/07/2016
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Leucate 16/07/2016
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Canal du MIDI 17/07/2016
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Lattes 18/07/2016
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Marais du Vigueirat 19/07/2016
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Marseille Airport 20/07/2016
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Parc National des Calanques 21/07/2016
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Charqueiranne 22/07/2016
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Villefranche 24/07/2016
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Monade Santa Lucia 25/07/2016
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Novano 28/07/2016
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Ricco del Golfo di Spezia 29/07/2016
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Sarzana 30/07/2016
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Coltano Pisa 31/07/2016
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Viale dei Cipressi, Bolgheri 1/08/2016
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Ripescia 2/08/2016
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Capalbio 3/08/2016
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Cerveteri 4/08/2016
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Riserva Naturale Decima Malafede 15/08/2016
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San Felice Circeo 16/08/2016
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Foresta di Cuma 17/08/2016
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Costiera Amalfitana 18/08/2016
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Ascea Marina 19/08/2016
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Cala Bianca 22/08/2016
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Castrocucco 23/08/2016
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Fiumefreddo Bruzio 24/08/2016
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Torre Marrana 25/08/2016
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Reggio Calabria Airport 26/08/2016
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Riace 27/08/2016
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Crotone 28/08/2016
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Sibari 29/08/2016
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Metaponto 30/08/2016
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Campomarino 31/08/2016
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Torre Squillace 2/09/2016
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Leuca 3/09/2016
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Sant'Andrea 4/09/2016
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Torre Guaceto 5/09/2016
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Giovinazzo 6/09/2016
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Manfredonia 7/09/2016
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Peschici 8/09/2016
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Marina di Lesina 9/09/2016
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Punta Penna 10/09/2016
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Riserva Naturale Lago di Penne 11/09/2016
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Holy Benedict of Toronto 12/09/2016
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Porto Recanati 13/09/2016
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Fano 14/09/2016
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Fano 15/09/2016
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Viserba 19/09/2016
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Cervia 20/09/2016
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Comacchio 21/09/2016
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Ca Venier 22/09/2016
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Mestre 23/09/2016
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Jesolo Pineta 25/09/2016
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Annone Veneto 26/09/2016
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Monfalcone 27/09/2016
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Koper 28/09/2016
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Istria 29/09/2016
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Gradina forest 30/09/2016
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Pula 1/10/2016
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Rijeka 2/10/2016
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Kraljevica 3/10/2016
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Senj 4/10/2016
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Tribanj 5/10/2016
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Zadar 6/10/2016
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Brodarica 7/10/2016
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Drevnik 9/10/2016
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Štedrica 10/10/2016
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Dubrovnik Airport 11/10/2016
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Ðuranovici 12/10/2016
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Ulcinj 13/10/2016
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Durrës 15/10/2016
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Kolonjë 16/10/2016
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Orikum 17/10/2016
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Himarë 18/10/2016
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Ammoudia 20/10/2016
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Vonitsa 21/10/2016
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Marathias? 23/10/2016
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Galaxidi 24/10/2016
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Parnass Center 25/10/2016
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Erythres 26/10/2016
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Schinos 27/10/2016
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Zacharo Beach 29/10/2016
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Gialova 30/10/2016
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Pantazi Beach, Lefktro 1/11/2016
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Vrontamas 2/11/2016
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Tyros 3/11/2016
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Ellinokhori 4/11/2016
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Athens 5/11/2016
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Afidnes 9/11/2016
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Kamena Vourla 11/11/2016
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Velestino 13/11/2016
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Methoni 16/11/2016
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Lagyna 17/11/2016
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Amphipolis 18/11/2016
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Gravouna 19/11/2016
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Sapes 20/11/2016
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Feres 21/11/2016
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Alaybey 22/11/2016
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Taksim Square, Istanbul 24/11/2016 01:30
Picking up my bike L'Impavida at from Rcicla in Lisbon, the trip can finally start!
First night outside, slept on a beach
Lucullian dinner and sleeping in the park next to the casle
Bruno and Inez hosted me and fed me delicious food
Asked directions to Antonio and he offered me dinner and a place where to sleep
Slept at Camping Campiferias, had guacamole and cooked pasta using my portable wood burning furnace
Asked directions to Miguel and this kind man offered me soup and a place where to camp outside his house
Reached Lagos and decided to stop for a couple of days
Slept at Juliya's house, she fed me delicious food and gave me a cozy place where to sleep
Hosted by Paula, vegetarian food, photo art and cozy times
Hosted by Maria João sharing delicious food and travel stories
Hosted by the captain running the Backpackers' Asylum
Fed and hosted by Mario and his beautiful family
Slept in a national park with lynxes
Hosted by Jorge and Tatiana, amazing CS hosts
Spent a few days in beautiful Sevilla enjoying life, wine, food and a beautiful woman
Today installed the odometer on my bike, slept at a church thanks to my Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage cred
Met Mathit by the cathedral in beautiful Cadiz, we slept by the lighthouse on the beach
Hard day lots of hills, managed to sleep in one of the most beautiful beaches that Spain has to offer
Entered Gibraltar and slept at a camping site for a couple of days
Hosted by captain Roy
Hosted by Lola and her precious family
Long pause in Malaga, food and lovely friends are the best way to recharge soul batteries
Hard to cycle after so many cozy days
Creepy abandoned house by the sea
Hiding from park guards like the sneaky cheeky breeky that I am
Treating myself with sea view and beers with girls the night before my birthday
Sleeping in a pirate cove with pro nomad Marco, BBQ and beers birthday party
Asked directions to mr. Jesus, he gave me a minimap towards his summer house where I could camp for free
Windiest hill with bonus hunters shooting in the dark
Captains Juanjo and Maria, friends and family filled my belly and my heart
Met Jose while riding and he kindly hosted and fed me in his casa libertaria
Camped on a delicious BMX track innawoods and had A BUNCH of food thanks to lovely Carmen
Slept outside a church above the police station
Sunburnt and tired
Slept behind an abandoned gas station
3rd day doing 100+ km, megatired
Found a place between superstore Decathlon and the highway, quite cozy
Ruben from Warmshowers and his family hosted me after a long day trying to find a host in Barcelona, delicious food and kindness
Always hard to go back to a tent after being hosted in a house
Camped behind LIDL near a cemetery
Sleeping in a literal ditch, got stung by wasps and almost entered a milbase by mistake
Passed the border with Perpignan, rear derailleur exploded against a rock, slept by a river near the highway
Camped in the beautiful forests near the nudist village
Camped near the canals on the Midi river
Camped in a field that looked like wasteland
140km lost in the saline marshes
Literally slept by the runway, cozy place but annoying creeps and a lot of noise
Passed Marseille and sleeping in a forest, hiding from guards patroling #funtimes
Friendly Bruno runner gave me tips to find this spot and avoid forestry officials
Passed Cannes and found this pretty place by following a Santiago de Compostela path found at last second
Passed Nice and camped on the mountains above it, splendid place
Italy at last, camping right outside a residential area in the hills
Met parents, then found these historical paths in the mountains and camped surrounded by nature
Tried real hard to find a place and at 01:30 AM settled for the riverbed, in the middle of town #sorinotsorry
Hard mountain day
Asked directions to Achille; him, his wife and friends gave me food, friendship and great shelter
Achille fixed my bike and we had lunch together, then megaeasy day
Found this place by chance, near the creepiest forest
3629km. Slept behind the tombs of Conte Ugolino and friends #yolo. New tent!
3759km. Slept right next to the A1 Aurelia highway #funtimes
3855km. Second night spent with wild boars trying to eat me
3959km. Slept by the Etruscan Necropolis
4016km. Finally reached Rome, spending a fully hedonistic 10 days here
4043km. Post-civilization blues and easy kilometrage
Cozy field sleeping thanks to friendly farmer Luca allowing me to camp here!
Amazing forest a few km's from Naples center after 140kms in 9 hours
4388km. Short day, had pizza in Naples and found this lovely patch of forest in one of the curves leading to Amalfi
4548km. 160km pedalled, new record! Time to chill with friends for a few days
4604km. Short day after 3 days with friends
4680km. RAIN RAIN RAIN
4781km. Slept by the sea like the beachbum I am
4898km. Slept by an ancient tower
5009km. Slept by the beach near the airport, bad place but all good
5148km. Slept by the beach.
5285km. Slept by the beach after +130km ugggh
5401km. Slept by the beach
5515km. Hiding on a beach next to a fancy tourist resort
5624km. Hosted and well fed by lovely friends
5663km. Easy short day flatlandia
5648km. HARD
5827km. Passed the heel now it's time to run back north
5940km. Little did I know about rains at that time
6067km. Powering through rains
6181km. Meeting fellow biketourers
6265km. LIFE THESE DAYS SUCKS
6365km. Tent is a failure, testing tarp
6451km. Cycled and camped with Enrico, beers with locals
6563km. Drunk squatting natural reserves
6657km. WARCHE GALORE hosted by The Sabba
6737km. Marche state of mind.
6827km. Stealing wifi from a campsite
6870km. Partying in the rain
6937km. Hosted and fed by Alessandro the great and friends
7007km. Post-civilization blues
7082km. More rain more tent problems
7176km. Canal hopping, lost
7331km. Visited Venice, tent broke
Flat day, police arrived next morning
7467km. Easy day talking wih a philosopher
7581km. Cycled with Tom, slept in a field
7677km. Surprising Slovenia
7732km. Entering in Istria, Croatia
7783km. Blocked by Croatian Rally i seek repair in a forest
7864km. Hidden in a park in the city
7934km. All is wet and depressing
8009km. Huge winds blow away the clouds
8078km. Easy day sunshine and hills
8187km. WIND.EXE
8347km. Slow day through the city
8332km. Rear rack breaks for good and I learn to do without
8456km. Pushed hard all day and rewarded myself with restaurant lunch
8529km. Slept by a church, first tarp night
8609km. Tarping experiments
8696km. Almost Montenegro, almost perfect tarp setup
8799km. Bay of Boka is a masterpiece
8882km. Almost Albania
8988km. Cycling with Kat; Albania is most surprising, most beautiful, most harsh. Faleminderit Siri!
9061km. Brike rear wheel fails again
9147km. Amazing Albanians
9214km. More rain more dogs more hills
9287km. More dogs more rain more hills ughh
9356km. Clouds disappear, high fat diet to power through the last third of my trip
9470km. Hellas at last!
Greece is HARD, heavy rains destroy new phone
No phone, no map, decided to do the stupid thing and NOT cross the bridge of Patras: will cycle all along the gulf of Corinth
Sun shines again and my tarp skills improve
Hills, dogs and eating honey butter sandwitches
Hoboing in the mountains north of Corinth
Squatting a cheekybreeky military base
Camping outside a church
Sleeping in a construction site by the new highway, bike wheel starts breaking down again
Flatlands, 130+km day
Entering Peloponnese
Squatting the shell of a house
Hiding near a football stadium before crossing the Mountains
Hard mountain day, passed Kosmas
Greece, rain and realizing having passed the 9700km mark are killing me
Relaxing in lovely Athens
Greece, rain and realizing having passed the 9700km mark are killing me
11005km. Fucking dogs everywhere. But this sideroad by the highway is cozy and free from trucks, plus my tarp skills are excellent now
11085km. Thessaloniki is so close yet so far
11151km. HILLS HIGHWAY BOREDOM AND SO ON AND ON AND ON WE GET IT WE ALL GET IT
11261km. Camping in the windy, dog infested Acropolis
11350km. Tired of this country having no alternative roads to the A1 highway. Weather is extremely cold because i'm below mt. Olympus
11392km. All day lost in the mountains to find a path through the mountains, squatting a cozy summer beach resort
11464km. Finally passed the Olympus chains, flatlandia and hiwhay hoboing
11551km. No GPS, getting lost following bad directions
11653km. Packs of angry dogs, but hey also free food
11747km. First sign towards Istanbul, Turkey is close!
11853km. Pushing hard towards the goal
11931km. Back seat broke but i'm #windestructible
12019km. Last night, dog attack of course
12233km. At 01:30 i arrive in Istanbul at night, after a final 214km, no-sleep rush