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 <…
09.02.2023 – Day 6 – Tirana to Thessaloniki – 421 km 09:03 a.m. After a typical Albanian breakfast (omelette, cucumbers, tomatoes, feta cheese and fruit juice), we set off for stage 6. Albania is one of the poorest countries we’ve visited so far. Agriculture is…
09.01.2023 – Day 5 – Dubrovnik to Tirana – 401 km 8:40 a.m. After breakfast, we set off on the 5th leg of our journey to Albania. 9:59 a.m. Entrance into Montenegro, with a brief customs visual check of Rainer’s trunk. Then off we go…
08.31.2023 – Day 4 – Zadar to Dubrovnik via Split – 387 km 7:30 a.m. Departure under sunny skies and 21.5°C. Since we couldn’t recharge overnight, we set off in search of a charging point. The first we found? Taken. The second? Faulty. The third?…
08.30.2023 – Day 3 – Mestre, Venice, then Zadar via Rijeka – 520 km 8:45 a.m. Departure from the Hilton Garden hotel for Venice. Staff sent us to park in the upper level of the San Marco parking lot. Despite help from the co-pilots, our…
08.29.2023 – Day 2 – Ascona to Mestre via Bergamo – 372 km 08:35 a.m. Departure from the Park Hotel Eden. It’s 17 degrees out. The overnight charge restored 92% of the battery (a range of 389 km) for our second leg to Mestre. First…
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