Let's go on an adVANture
It’s March 2021 when we close the doors of our apartment and open the ones of our van. We start the motor wave our friends & family goodbye and head towards the unknown. It’s time to hit the dusty ways, the tiny paths, the silk roads. With liters of oil, a lot of enthousiasm and not nearly enough knowledge of our engine we start the trip of a lifetime. The trip we dreamed of for so many years. We are driving the ancient Silk Road, following the footsteps of many merchants.
Our adventures in blog form are found below.
Welcome to Croatia!
It’s our goal to have coffee at the most beautiful places and I’m sure this will be one of the best during our trip. Alone at lake Bohinj with cristal clear water and an immense reflection in the water while some ducks came to check out if we would share our...
Transit through Slovenia
While the sun made way for clouds the highways changes into a small road. The change of roads reveal the border is near. We get off the main road, enter a village, drive up a hill and there it is ‘Welcome to Slovenia’. Suddenly we are in Slovenia and when we get to...
Trading & Travelling along the Silk Road
A long time ago, I’m not really sure when, I stumbled upon the story of the Silk Road. Not Marco Polo but Herodotos made me read the first travelogue about this ancient trade route. Of course, I knew about the route. Even though I didn’t pay attention during history...
Experiencing a unique Venice
We are sitting at the grand canal of Venice. Just ate a delicious pizza and drank a home brewed beer of the same place. We are looking at the beautiful architecture while the gondolas make ripples in the water. The church bells ring in the distance and the seagulls...
The city of love
“Go wisely and slowly. Those who rush stumble and fall.” Those wise words are written by Shakespeare (and we take them very serious on this journey). To be more precise, the words are written in the beautiful love story 'Romeo and Juliet'. You probably know where I'm...
The most beautiful valley in the world
Whether you like him or not, when a person like Hemingway says "it is the most beautiful valley in the world" you have to check it out. And so we did. After visiting my friend in Turro we headed to celebrate Easter in the Trebbia Valley, which was only a 45 minute...
The first van problems
While driving in Switzerland, from Liechtenstein to Zürich to be precise, the battery light started flickering suddenly. Not being panicked right away we continued driving towards Uster where a friend of us lives. Here we parked the car somewhere to check where we...
The land of dolce!
After one and a half week exploring the Swiss alps with their snowy peaks, magnificent lakes and cute villages it was time to cross into the land of dolce. Welcome to Italy Before we crossed the border with Italy we checked the Covid-19 situation in the country. Italy...
Going South
I have lived in Turkey for almost two years and in Argentina so I’m used to countries which have so many different places. But, I never imagined Switzerland being like that. We left Zürich behind to travel to the Southern part of the country. At the start we...
Another country & the first van problems
A lot has happened since the last time I wrote a blog. We’ve crossed borders, visited some castles and experienced our first car troubles. We also have left the rainy and cold days behind, had great hikes with friends and cooked our first meal! So, we feel real...
Crossing borders
After two nights in the cold, many steps in the snow and nothing but bread and pizza it was time to leave Germany and it's corona restrictions behind and head for another country and hopefully some sun. After visiting the Hohenzaller Castle we travelled all the way...
Hohenzollern Castle
Wales is known for it's many castles, if you didn't know shame on you! No, kidding. But, Wales is the country with the most castles on the planet, so if you love castles like we do that is definitely a place you should visit. However, Germany is also known for it's...
Freudenstadt & snow
Sleeping in a van in the snow, you’ve got to be prepared for that. Or not, like us…
One week on the road
Sleeping in the van in one of the beautiful European gems: The Black Forest.
The first border crossing
We’ve got many borders to cross but the first one is always special. It went smoothly and without problems, will it be a portend for the coming border crossings? Let’s hope so!