Category: trip
East Turkey: at a Kurdish wedding, flying at Lake Van and a fortune kitten
Crossing the border also means that we now see Ararat from pretty much every side. It is actually an important mountain for Armenia, after all Noah's Ark is said to have landed on it, but it is located on Turkish territory. Only from far away you can see it from Yerevan... but everything is named after it - bars, banks, beers.
Armenia: rave and fly, war and replanning
After only a few meters across the border, we already notice differences between the two small countries. Armenia seems much more "Soviet" than Georgia. The streets are full of old Ladas - people drive much more relaxed than in the neighboring state in the north (how much I don't miss the traffic in Georgia haha), many buildings are empty, there is coffee everywhere...
Georgia Road Trip: From Svaneti via Gori to Tbilisi up to the border
Another valley in Georgia that many people tell us about (and - surprise, surprise - which is sometimes called the Switzerland of Georgia) is Svaneti. It would have been a dream to paraglide there, too, if it hadn't been for the accident (read more about it in the
Video #9: Stuck in Morocco - Experiencing Essaouira with artist Zi-Hounti
For the first time we are really planless on the road. We can't plan anything, because we don't know when Morocco will reopen the border (February/March 2022). So we let ourselves in fully on what just appears in front of our noses. We drive to the sea to Essaouira and meet there unexpectedly the hostel actually closed because of renovations...
Paragliding in Gudauri, dancing in Shovi
We drive north to Gudauri, the next paragliding hotspot. The drive is long, so we stop at Ananuri (historical fortress with two churches) for a night. The spot was recommended to us by Maarten, a pilot from South Africa. We got the contact from Kira, who met him before on her trip here in Georgia. At this spot we also meet Kurt. The Dutchman is travelling with a rather old campervan, is a photographer and has actually been travelling the world for 20 years.
Workaway in the colourful Gipsy Village
Somehow it all went too fast for us. We did not want to be here yet, the farewell from Turkey was very abrupt. Even though it was nice to spend a few days in Batumi, with dear people, we need a place where we can arrive again. So we just write to all the workaways in Georgia that....
From the Black Sea to Batumi
We have arrived in the north of Turkey. We have slowly wound our way through the mountain roads and the Black Sea spreads out in front of us. It's rough and grey and very windy, plus it's raining again for a long time. And it's going to rain for a few days. Luca's friends from St. Gallen would have sent a parcel...
Cappadocia, Kayseri and Corona
Goodbye Ölüdeniz! One of the most touristy, built-up, but nevertheless also most impressive flying areas is now behind us. We say goodbye to the room with air conditioning and head back to our camper. The road calls... we haven't really seen much of Turkey yet. We spend the next few nights by the sea - at a...
Paragliding Safety Course (SIV) in Ölüdeniz (Turkey)
On 31 May, the time has come. We are in actually pretty much the only place we had already planned to visit at the beginning of our long journey: Ölüdeniz. It is a "flyer's paradise", or at least they like to sell it as such... we are excited. From van to flat The first big change is giving up the...
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