Turkey, chapter 2: Going up to Cappadocia (Antalya – Göreme)
Gözleme, cai (tea), halva, tahin, pide and etliekmek, friendship, fun and encounters, uphills and downhills, that's how we could describe the road that took us from Antalya to Cappadocia. Cappadocia wasn't on our initial plan, not being sure if we would directly cross...
Turkey, chapter 1 (Kaş – Antalya)
"Anything to declare? Do you have any alcohol, tobacco, bombs, cocaine, heroine?" were the first words we had from the police officer going out of the ferry in Kaş, coming from the eastern island of Greece, Kastelorizo. The man was joking but serious on the alcohol...
Leaving Europe (Sarandë-Kastelorizo)
We both really loved Greece, by its calm roads, its beautiful landscapes, the wonderful wild camp spots we would find, its nice people (but that didn't change from before, people have always been nice with us, since the beginning). The last flat days, under a nice and...
Albania: Shkodër to Sarandë
Albania is bringing us plenty of encounters. As we were told by a Norwegian pastor living near Tirana for years, Albania is the oriental part of Europe. In Shkodër, we stayed at one of the warmest Warmshowers we’ve had experienced and met there two other couples of...
Split – Shkodër
The Adriatic coast, on the Croatian side, is not as flat as it could be expected, it's hilly and we would easily do 400m elevation a day. Adding to it, the winter shorter days and rain, our daily average got closer to the 50km than the planned 60, which surprised us...
Let’s go
It's been a week now, that we started cycling. Time goes so fast and we already settled in a new rhythm. After a week in the Chamonix valley, a wonderful New Year's eve and some nice hikes/skiing, we said goodbye to France. Xavier's father took us by car to Torino...
Back on tracks
What is better to get back on feet than cycling? That's exactly what the doctors said to Xavier. To get prepared for the departure, we cycled three days from Lindau on the eastern part of the Lake of Constance till Colmar in France. We crossed the Black Forest...
Imminent Departure
The idea to leave everything, start travelling West, discovering the world, going further and longer, has always been part of our mind even before we met each other. It has been particularly more present the last year and it has been now decided, we will bike to...