Bulgaria was our first entry point into the EU and we were surprised to find it packed with random excitement. We met a guy working at the border,who invited us back to his house to celebrate St. Nikolas day with his family. The night turned into a event filled with food, entertainment and some brief […]
Category Archives: New Photos
New Photos – Istanbul
February 22, 2008 – 8:21 am
We made it through Asia! Istanbul is where east meets west, where the continents of Europe and Asia collide… or breakaway depending on your point of view I guess. We spent a handful of days in Istanbul checking out the sights and trying to get some work done on the trucks but sadly it was […]
New Photos – Fatsa
February 21, 2008 – 8:06 am
You never know who you are going to meet. We meet strange and interesting people almost every day. Fatsa, Turkey was no exception. We were filling up our tanks with $10 a gallon gasoline when a guy approached us asking about the cars and what they were doing so far from home. “Nino” ended up […]
New Photos – Sumela Monastery
February 15, 2008 – 6:17 pm
Turkey is a Muslim country, but interestingly enough, just outside of Trabzon, you can find the remarkable Sumela Monastery. The structure, built literally into the side of a cliff was home to monks for several hundred years. It was later abandoned and left to the mercy of the public who as you can probably guess […]
New Photos – Hello Turkey
February 14, 2008 – 6:09 pm
After crossing the border between Georgia and Turkey (after taking some time to fill up on $4 a gallon gas as opposed to the $10 per gallon price tag throughout Turkey) we once again entered a new land. the ancient churches that were a staple of the Georgian countryside were replaced by the spires of […]
New Photos – Azerbaijan and Georgia
February 7, 2008 – 5:09 am
After getting off the Caspian ferry, we made a b-line for McDonalds as the guys from Trabant Trek assured us that we would find one in Baku. Sounds sad, but after the week we had just been through, a Big Mac was just what the doctor ordered. We only spent two nights in Azerbaijan… the […]
New Photos – Aktau
February 4, 2008 – 10:13 am
After driving through Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, we were confronted with a choice: try and drive through Turkmenistan and catch a ferry across the Caspian Sea to Baku, Azerbaijan or drive across the desert, back into Kazakhstan and catch a ferry across the Caspian Sea. After talking with some fellow travelers, overlanders and the guys from […]
New Photos – Moynaq
February 2, 2008 – 5:02 pm
Before we made it across the Qizilqum Desert and into Kazakhstan to catch the ferry across the Caspian Sea, we stopped by another great body of water… the Aral Sea. Unfortunately, the once thriving fishing village of Moynaq where we camped for the night is now nowhere near the shores of the Aral Sea. The […]
New Photos – Khiva
February 1, 2008 – 4:51 pm
Khiva is another ancient Silk road town in Uzbekistan and lies just a few kilometers north of Turkmenistan. Khiva is one of the western-most towns in Uzbekistan and beyond the historic walls of this mythical place lies the barren and inhospitable Qizilqum Desert. Khiva would be our last stop before heading out into the desert […]
New Photos – Bukhara
January 31, 2008 – 4:50 pm
After a few days in Samarkand, we headed west to Bukhara, another spectacular Uzbek city. Many of us actually found Bukhara to be more amazing than Samarkand and it truly felt like taking a step back in time to bustling trading center on the Silk Road. Just when you think you have seen the most […]
