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Overland Journal Day 17-25: Albania, Greece and Turkey (Istanbul)
We reached the 5000-kilometer mark and crossed into Asia! Two major milestones for the expedition. Unfortunately, we also visited a few more car repair shops than expected. In this blog you read more about our time at the stunning Albanian coast, our quick visit to northern Greece, the work on the car and our unexpected city trip to magical Istanbul. Albania: The Albanian Riviera From Montenegro, we drove…
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Overland Journal Day 11-16: Bosnia and Herzegovina & Montenegro
We drove 3240 kilometers in total. After Croatia, we made our way to Sarajevo. What a beautiful and impressive city. I mistakenly assumed that I would see mostly concrete Soviet apartment buildings. How I was wrong. Instead, we walked through narrow alleys in the historic, Ottomon city center. We learned a lot about the war in the ‘90s and the divisions that still exist in the country. Our…
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Overland Journal Day 1-10: Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Slovenia & Croatia
Ten days ago we departed from our rainy hometown, Utrecht in the Netherlands. So far we have driven 2243 kilometers. Via the Netherlands, Germany, Austria and Slovenia we currently find ourselves in Croatia. And most importantly: we also found the sun here! What did we see and do during the trip until now? Read all about our first ten days here. Germany: Autobahn and Neuschwanstein Castle On our…
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The Start Of Our Adventure
We finally hit the road: we’re 4 days, 1400 kilometers and 4 countries in. We crossed The Netherlands, Germany, Austria and Slovenia. In this blog you read more about the highs and lows and the life lessons we learned so far. Ultimate freedom We were so busy preparing for the trip the last few weeks that we didn’t really have time to think about what we were going…
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The 5 absolute best beaches in Zakynthos, Greece
Zakynthos island in Greece is well known for its dramatic coastline, with impressive cliffs, a bright blue sea and white pebbled or soft golden sand beaches. However, Zakynthos isn’t the first place that comes to mind when you’re looking for quiet beach time. There are several beach resort towns for partying tourists with lots of clubs and bars, most notably Laganas. The beaches are overcrowded. That’s not my…