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Greece - the end of the EU

We made it to Greece just in time. First, the first food poisoning, of all places in Florina, Greece. Then we can pick up our vacation visitor from the airport. In Thessaloniki,...

Mount Olympus - so close to the gods (18th stop)

Finally the time has come - the biggest hike of our trip is about to begin. However, since we don't have proper hiking backpacks with us, we ask in the village if we can borrow...

Thessaloniki - entry to Greece (17th stop)

With the first possible train, we leave Skopje at 6:23 am heading towards Gevgelija. We are still quite tired and doze off most of the time. A bit of a shame, as we can't enjoy...

Rain and thunderstorm day. Welcome back in Europe

Yesterday was just a day to scrub kilometers. They were still partly very nice routes, unfortunately not good to drive in the rain. The asphalt is absolutely grippy here in...

Greece - Pearls of the North

Travel Impressions Well, what else should I write about. 😊 I've picked out a few things for you from my second home; basically where I always wander around in the summer and...

17/08/2022 - Stage 11 from Kalambaka to Thessaloniki, Greece (280 kilometers)

From the inland, we headed east today. We reached the Greek coast, took a short detour to the sea to check how warm the water is. It was very pleasant for the feet. People were...

Day 04 Greece - Thessaloniki

So, today I slept great. Time to deal with the repair of the car after a delicious coffee. A parts store was quickly found. There I bought two diesel filters in stock, you never...

Stage 40: From Kalyvia Varikou to Thessaloniki

The journey to Thessaloniki started with light rain and I arrived in Thessaloniki in light rain as well. There was intermittent light rain throughout the trip, so there are no...

From ripe pomegranates and olive groves

View from the holiday home

Day 8 - Kastro, Waterfall, Ipsarion and going out for dinner - 11th July 2020

Got up early and had a good breakfast. Got in the car and drove to Limenaria, parked the car and walked to the agreed meeting point where we had to wait for a while. Finally,...

18/08/2022 - Stage 12 from Thessaloniki to Kavala / Greece (176 kilometers)

In the morning, we continued driving along the sea. In some town between Thessaloniki and Kavala, we found a parking space on the fourth parallel street to the beach. Ben didn't...

K.O. by the turtle!

Bulgaria is now behind the unworthy traveler and today we continued along the border area in northern Greece, as there were two nature parks according to the plan, and the...

Thassos

We wanted to visit another Greek island and decided to go to Thassos. This island, called the white island because of the marble deposit, is located in eastern Greece....

Thessaloniki & our refrigerator

There were two missions for Thessaloniki: Firstly, our refrigerator had to be repaired. Secondly, it was Vito's desire to stay in a hotel for once. So we first went to...

Day 17 - Familiar, new accommodation, Castle, Nea Peramos, Freemont - 20.07.2020

Today, I had an omelette for my daily Frappe, and I have to say that I didn't like it here (I have it daily at home), so I will probably continue to have scrambled eggs here. In...

Day 12 - Tychero, Dadia National Park, Driving, Kavala, Nea Peramos and Dimitri - 15.07.2020

After getting up early, we only had Frappe for breakfast today because we didn't want to unload half of the car due to one night's stay. Once we were ready and the vehicle was...

Day 4 - Departure from Kerkini, visit to Philippi, through Kavala to Thassos and to the final destination Aliki

After a good night's sleep, we had a hearty breakfast. Then we got ready, packed up, and loaded the car. After a heartfelt farewell, we headed to Philippi via Serres...

Day 06 Greece - Drive to Alexandroupolis

So, today I had to hit the road again. My destination for today is Alexandroupolis, near the Turkish border. If I feel like it, I might even go over there... There were...

Stage 39: From Larisa to Kalyvia Varikou

The stage today had a lot of obstacles in store for me. If you want to go from Larisa to the coast in the north, there is only the way through the Tempe Valley. It is probably...

Tag 21 - Breakfast, Garden, Hearts, Tübingen, Shadow, Drone - 24.07.2020

Good morning on day 21 (puuuhhh, already) Last night was very pleasant and partly sweaty :-) For breakfast, to celebrate the day for no reason, there was the rest of the Mousaka...

58. Sithonia -> Porto Koufo

View from the cape to Kouki Beach

Chalkidiki: Sithonia

We especially liked the second, middle finger, Sithonia. There is a very wooded, mountainous hinterland and beautiful bays. We stayed at a large and lively campsite at first....

Day 19 - Moving, meeting friends - 22.07.2020

After breakfast, everything was packed and prepared for the move to the new quarters. Now I just need to tidy up, get ready, load the car, and then hand over the keys around...

Day 13 - full day at the beach, refreshing, delicious, and windy weather - 16.07.2020

After we had a good night's sleep, we woke up around 7:10am and prepared and enjoyed our breakfast. Then we unpacked some things and checked in for Eve's flight on 18.07.2020...

Tag 11 - Leaving Thassos, Monasteries Agios Nikolaos, Tychero, Dadia - 14.07.2020

The last night in Aliki was quite stormy and chilly. So we also had breakfast at the accommodation today, as it was too windy and cold outside for us. After breakfast, we packed...

Day 10 - Breakfast, kayaking, nice acquaintances, good food, yacht, our accommodation - 07/13/2020

This morning was very fresh. Somehow, Thassos didn't agree to give us a nice last sunny day. Nevertheless, we had a leisurely breakfast outside as usual and then got ready to...

Tag 5 - Limena, Ancient round to theater, ruins, temples, summit, hiking and Ancient Aliki with subsequent meal by the sea - 07/08/2020

Slept in the uncomfortable (too short) bed. Prepared a frappe for Eve and me, then made breakfast. We had scrambled eggs with rigani (oregano) and bread. After that, got ready...

Kalogria Beach

Sunday, 06/04/2023 Relaxed and peaceful day. In the morning, we are at the beach until it gets crowded and hot around noon. The beach is great! Really fine sandy beach and the...