Carpathians 2016

23 July till 23 August 2016 (32 days, 4.5 weeks!). Joh and I exploring the Carpathians. We drove 7.020 km in total. From Berlin through Poland, Ukraine, Moldova, Transnistria, Romania, Hungary and Slovakia back to Poland. We met JT and … Read More

After literally thousands of kilometers, THIS SIGN is NOT going to stop us from crossing Teltow canal.

To our readers: We will have arrived home before Ample Strike 2016 starts, no worries. “From 30 August to 20 September 2016, the international Forward Air Controller (FAC) exercise Ample Strike 2016(AMSE16) is going to take place in the Czech Republic. … Read More

Could not find out why he is so depressed, since Wikipedia articles are only in languages I don’t speak well enough.

In Slovakia.

We are on the way home. Hungary is boringly flat but it has excellent highways. So we drive as much as we can – and even bought a vignette, since the deal of driving an entire evening on good highways … Read More

Remember insolvent Praktiker? They sell distilleries in Romania.

After final sharing of pictures via PhotoSynch and bying pots, gas cartridge cooker and other stuff for JT and KM. See you at home in September!

We are used to finding these things in EU countries – and surprised to find them here.

Bad roads made a puncture. KM changed the tire quickly. JT did not like the day… but enjoyed the off-road exercise.

Right after breakfast, KM picked an off-road route through the woods. Driving through the woods was demanding. It started to rain and the path got muddier and more slippery. JT walked ahead and scouted the obstacles. KM did a very good … Read More

Our gas cartridge is running out, so we check the options of heating water or making coffee on the hot engines. Sounds plausible? But does not work. The engines cool off too fast after switching them off or vibrate too much … Read More

The position of the license plate fixture on Schnuckelputz is crap.

The place was ideal to exercise downhill driving over rocks and backing up in mud.

Repairing the license plate – JT discovered that they also brought a hacksaw. Luckily, their hacksaw was not found during the search at the border some days ago.

Again, dead cheap. 180 Grw / 6 Euro for 4 meals and 3 beverages.

… was JT’s interpretation. Unfortunately, we can not read what the sign says.

See here for details. We were surprised to see the Nationalists red-black flag as well.

A. had several Vodkas and several Kirsch Schnaps. We threw in our Moldovan vodka, but they jokingly said that only Ukrainian vodka is good vodka. So A. got 2 Ukrainian bottles from the car and everybody was happy. Sergei was … Read More

JT driving her own car for the first time. She will hopefully pass her driver’s license after the holidays.

Not sure if this is Ukrainian marketing brilliance.

4 Meals with 4 beverages for 204 Grw / 6.80 Euro.

JT and KM wanted to visit Ukraine, so we are heading for the Ukrainian Carpathians which we had skipped on our journey via Lvov, Kiev, and Odessa to Moldova. The queue at the Polish-Ukrainian border was insignificant, but the legal … Read More

Hero fighter for didactic reasons, probably.

For this trip, it is important to visualize where the Carpathians are – they have the shape of a banana.

We woke up with the sound of cows approaching. The cows had to cross the field that we were residing in. When the cowboy removed even the smaller branches that had been left unburned next to our fire place, we … Read More