Ephesus (Efes) – Turkey
I left my site early and headed south. It was mostly A roads so it was a bit slow, and by the time I got to Izmir the temperature was …
Troy – Turkey
I left my campsite at Kilitbahir early and headed north. I could have caught a ferry across to Canakkale, which would have halved my journey but I want to ride …
Greece to Turkey
Leaving the campsite at Nea Kavali I headed east towards Turkey, which wasn’t far, about 50km. I crossed the border about 1030, and the whole procedure took around 30 minutes. …
The Dardanelles
There is so much history here… Yesterday I rode around the Gallipoli Peninsula as I wanted to see this part of the world after reading much about the conflict. In …
South to Northern Greece
After a few days chilling-out at Alkioni with it’s splendid view, small beach and cool clear water, I left about 8am and headed east, skirting around the Gulf of Corinth, …
Gulf of Corinth
Leaving Olympia I headed east to Corinth, which was about 250km and took a few hours. I had seen on iOverlander that there was a campsite near Corinth, but when …
Olympia – Greece
Leaving the campsite near Nicopolis early while it was relatively cool, I headed south to Olympia. It was around 275km from Nicopolis, and about halfway I stopped at Patras for …
Nicopolis – Greece
One of the reasons I came to this part of Greece was to visit Nicopolis. I love castles, all-things engineering, and of course history, especially from the middle-ages and earlier. …
Preveza – Greece
Leaving my lakeside campsite I headed east and into the mountains for an hour to see the impressive and surprisingly small Holy Kipinas Monastery. This 13th-century monastery was built into …
Ionnina – Greece
The castle at Ioannina was built around the 1300’s, and very soon the city established itself as a centre for culture and the silver trade during the middle ages. It …