United colors of Shqipëria
Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007 Posted in Grass Routes on Tour | 1 Comment »Shqipëria? Wait a minute, isn´t that this poor country somewhere in Africa… What, is it really in Europe? Albania, also called Shqipëria, is one of these countries you hardly hear anything about, though it is interesting visiting it! From Macedonia ...
Moving on
Wednesday, May 23rd, 2007 Posted in Grass Routes on Tour | No Comments »We left Turkey overland, with a bit of pain in the heart. It has been such a good country to travel in, with its hospitality, the surprisingly delicious local dishes, more or less unspoiled countryside, the small men on their ...
Making soap and other projects
Monday, May 14th, 2007 Posted in Grass Routes on Tour | 2 Comments »One day we visited an alternative beach resort nearby. Between the olive trees, small holiday houses lead you to the beach. In between there is small pieces of land where all kinds of vegetables are grown organic. Just before the ...
Tourist pollution
Tuesday, May 8th, 2007 Posted in Grass Routes on Tour | 4 Comments »We traveled mainly through inland Turkey and had a lot of welcomes. When we arrived at the coast, we had a hard time to adjust. The whole coast was polluted with large scale ugly tourist flat resorts! The atmosphere changed ...
Organic cotton in Turkey
Tuesday, May 8th, 2007 Posted in Grass Routes on Tour | 1 Comment »‘Fair’, ‘hiphonest’, ‘ethical’, and ‘sustainable’ clothing production are in the trend. More and more clothing brands are stepping in. Off course they use this to pimp up their image with smiling, dark skinned people between the white cotton fields. But ...
Hos Geldiniz!
Friday, April 27th, 2007 Posted in Grass Routes on Tour | 2 Comments »We left Istanbul and traveled some days on the countryside. We visited an old mosque on a hilltop today, a beautiful place without any of the sultan glamour of the Istanbul mosques. Just round bowls, floors stuffed with carpets, old ...
Culture shocks from Istanbul
Friday, April 20th, 2007 Posted in Grass Routes on Tour | 2 Comments »It is quite a kick driving into Istanbul with your own van around 4 o clock pm! Five track roads without street markings, all kinds of vehicles crisscrossing wherever they can go. We got fuzzed around and wondered how big ...