On The Road
Not much has happened here because I have been traveling since I left South Pole last November.
After a bit of snowboarding in Canada, USA, Germany, Austria, Italy, Lebanon, and Iran I am now on a motorbike trip, roughly headed for Shiraz, Iran.
I have finally managed to put a travelogue for my family and friends together. While you are waiting for new posts here go ahead and kill some time and head over to OnTheRoad.Adventure-Antarctica.de
A sample of the latest posts:
On The Road
Krakow
A while ago I got an invitation to a mate’s wedding in Krakow. I’ve have spent two years with him at the South Pole and haven’t seen him since. I’m not on a particular schedule and wasn’t sure I could make it. It turns out the date did work out and here I am, attending [...]
Budapest to Krakow
I’m in a bit of a rush because I have a wedding to go to tomorrow. So it’s straight up North to Krakow. There are some interesting bits in Slovakia but I seem to have lost all the pictures. So you have to take my word for it. I have a very nice apartment waiting [...]
Sapanta to Budapest
After a good night’s sleep under the watchful eyes of the Good Shepherd I set off for Budapest. The part of Hungary I ride through is all flat and not very exiting. So, nothing to report here. In Budapest I get another service done and adjust the valves. The Yamaha shop belongs to the postal [...]
Ieud to Sapanta
In the morning I have another look at the Wooden Cathedral next door. One can only admire the amazing craftsmanship. I get a chance to have a look inside after I locate and wake up the woman who has the key. I pick a route that will take me to a few more wooden churches [...]
Voronet to Ieud
Before breakfast I walk down the street to the Voronet monastery. It is still closed and I kill some time looking at the cemetery. They let me in a few minutes before the official opening time. Apparently I pass muster. I have the place to myself before the crowd shuffles in. The monastery dates back [...]
Brasov to Voronet
Time to leave wonderful Brasov after a few days. I wish I had more time to explore the area in detail but my trip is coming to an end soon and I must move on. One of the things I wanted to see are the fortified churches built by the Transylvanian Saxons. Germans started to [...]
Around Brasov
Brasov is an interesting town. The historic center looks very German, which is no surprise since it Transylvanian Saxons had a huge influence in the area as far back as the 12th century. Brasov is called Kronstadt in German. Nowadays the German population amounts to less than 1%, most of them left after WWII and [...]
Curtea de Argeş to Brasov
The Transfăgărăşan, or actually DN7C by Romanian road designation, crosses the Carpathian Mountains between the two highest peaks, connecting Wallachia and Transylvania. It’s famous for its many turns and great vistas. Crazy Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceauşescu had it build in the early 70s at the cost of 40 lives. Riding through the first tunnel. I [...]
Ruse to Curtea de Argeş
Today I’m off to Romania. This is the one country that well meaning people have warned me most about. According to them I will have all my stuff stolen and will be besieged by begging Sinti and Roma. I generally ignore such warnings. Surly, the country can’t be as bad as its reputation. I do [...]
Belogradchik to Ruse
I leave Belogradchik to work my way along the Danube to the border town of Ruse. There is no traffic at all. At some point the road is just gone and there is no sign of any ongoing work at all. So I get a bit of sand riding in that way Every once in [...]
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