Geneva – Venice – Dubrovnik – Tirana – Alexandropolis – Istanbul – Cesme – Piraeus – Amman – Aqaba – Neom – Tabuk – Alula 08.28-09.30.2023 They made it! After 8’000 kilometers and 12 countries, the Tour d’Excellence team finally arrived in Doha. This was…
Piraeus – Amman – Aqaba – Neom – Tabuk – Alula 09.09-23.2023 The Tour d’Excellence officially started. Follow our drivers accross continents as the cars leave Geneva on the 28th February 2023. About the GIMS Tour d’Excellence: The Tour d’Excellence stands as a living testament…
09.10.2023 – Day 14 – Athens – 45 km 9:15 a.m. After a well-deserved lie-in, we enjoy breakfast together in beautiful sunshine. The following hours will be productive behind the computer: answering e-mails, posting the story of our adventures on LinkedIn, viewing photos and films,…
09.09.2023 – Day 13 – Piraeus – Athens – 91 km 6:00 a.m. We docked at the port of Piraeus. The sheer number of gigantic ferries was impressive! We’ve never seen anything like it! < > 7:10 a.m. After breakfast in the port of Piraeus…
09.08.2023 – Day 12 – Çeşme to Piraeus, via Chios – 135 km (road) / 275 km (ferry) 7:15 a.m. We set off early in the morning towards the port of Çeşme to take the ferry to Chios. Customs clearance from Turkey was swift. However,…
09.07.2023 – Day 11 – Güre/Balikesir to Çeşme, via Izmir – 290 km 8:45 a.m. We set off for Izmir with the battery fully charged. Short film/photo stop (avenue of trees) just after leaving the hotel. After that, we drive along Edremit Bay on the…
09.06.2023 – Day 10 – Istanbul to Güre/Balikesir – 497 km 8:05 a.m. We left the hotel with 100% battery power and an announced range of 352 km, with 24 degree weather and under very cloudy skies. We crossed Istanbul’s northernmost bridge, the Yavuz Sultan…
09.05.2023 – Day 9 – Tour of Istanbul – 101 km We were so lucky with the weather! Over breakfast, we learned that the road from Thessalonica to Alesandroupolis, which we took two days ago, has been badly hit and devastated by storm “Daniel”. 10:30…
09.04.2023 – Day 8 – Alexandroupolis to Istanbul – 292 km 9:05 a.m. With our battery fully charged for a 365 km range, we set off for Istanbul. We traveled more than twenty kilometres on the motorway through a desolate landscape destroyed by fire. 9:40…
09.03.2023 – Day 7 – Thessaloniki to Alexandroupolis – 341 km 9:02 a.m. Departure in the direction of downtown Thessalonica to capture a few monuments: the Arch of Galerius, the Bank of Greece, the White Tower. Battery level: 100%, autonomy: 420 km, 24° C <…