Göreme – Turkey
YESTERDAY… Packing up early I left my campsite in the forest and I hit the road, but had to stop in Isparta as my front tyre felt weird. It was …
Sagalossos – Turkey
Packing up the camp early I loaded up the bike and rode about 60km south and high into the mountains to Sagalossos. From Isparta there is no direct route as …
Isparta – Turkey
Leaving my campsite at Kusadasi I headed east, making another big jump. My first stop was at the archaeological site of Magnesia. There was a Stadium I wanted to see …
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 …