MIDDLE EAST

Here you will find all the moments that we would like to share with you. The good, the bad, the funny, the depressing, the boring, or simply the moments that you need the momentum to get your bike through it.

This destination was decided only middle January 2023 as other travel plans didn’t work out due to various circumstances. This means also, suddenly we have to deal with carnets and other bureaucratic issues. However, we are super excited to dive into a completely different culture – and share this experience with you. Please note, James will be on my side only during the summer period. So brew a chai and sit back to follow us on this adventure.

Stefanie Eickhorn 15/07/2023 Stefanie Eickhorn 15/07/2023

TET Turkey

TET Turkey - And again a bike problem! | In the morning we took it easy as we wanted to let the worst of the rush hour pass before we drive the 35km to the East to the garage of MotoProf to get the front tyre installed. It took us 1 hour to get there even without a rush hour. Oh, and I fell in the…

Stefanie Eickhorn 10/07/2023 Stefanie Eickhorn 10/07/2023

FINALLY REUNITED

FINALLY REUNITED - Istanbul | I took it easy in the morning as it is only a short ride into Istanbul, where I will meet up with Baran. Thanks to social media he helped me to find a workshop for my 10k service and new knobby tires. Also offered he for me to stay the night at his place, which was very…

Stefanie Eickhorn 24/06/2023 Stefanie Eickhorn 24/06/2023

Turkey

Turkey | Visiting Ephesus - The first thing after breakfast was get a local SIM card and some cash. I walked to a shop of Turkcell and got me a card, which was pretty expensive compared to what I have bought so far. I have to investigate that better in…

Stefanie Eickhorn 22/06/2023 Stefanie Eickhorn 22/06/2023

Into Bulgaria

Into Bulgaria | And More Social Life! - In the morning I finally left Katrina and Loki loco - after one week staying with them. I will miss you!!! Thank you for everything!! I went to Ivan, to pack my remaining luggage as I left it all there on my nighttime arrival. After all was…

Stefanie Eickhorn 16/06/2023 Stefanie Eickhorn 16/06/2023

Skopje

Skopje | And fixing Schimmelchen - In the morning we took it easy. About midday, Ivan came around to pick me up. Also came Michael, another traveller on his BMW F750GS. He is a good friend of Katrina since they met during her RTW trip. So we first drove with Michael to…

Stefanie Eickhorn 15/06/2023 Stefanie Eickhorn 15/06/2023

North Macedonia*

North Macedonia | And the bike issue continues - In the morning I took it easy as I wanted to go to a MotoCamp on the Macedonian* side for the night before going up to Skopje to finally meet up with Katrina (FB: Ekaterina Dubanevich), another famous RTW-rider. Before I packed up…