The last scheduled stop on our way to Vienna was the update of the rear compound spring of our camper. We hope to improve handling on road and gaining ground clearance of the cabin for better off road ability. A traditional black smith specialised in repair and enforcement of leaf suspensions made a perfect job! …
If you ever got really stuck with your 4×4 in difficult sandy or muddy terrain, maybe you wished for sand ladders like these ….. Lazlo and Cordy discussing the usage of the new toys As an overlander we always dream about the most exciting spots to travel to, even if it is difficult to reach …
We had reached Alanya, which will be our most eastern town of Turkey on this journey. Tomorrow we will be on our way back to Europe, but first we wanted to visit this lovely town which lies around a hill which stands out from the coast. Castle hill of Alanya We had parked directly at …
I needed new glasses and thought I’d give it a try in Antalya, where we had seen opticians advertising also in English and German. Antalya is a lovely city full of life also in winter and not as dead as many other places which only come to life in summer. We had strolled through town …
We are currently in Turkey and our “cochecito” indicates the next upcoming service inspection after about 73000 kilometres of duty. We decided to check if we could do the “original Mercedes inspection” in Antalya. Whats App conversation with Mercedes Antalya After a short google and one email we got in touch with a very kind …
The original Mercedes rear shocks are too weak to handle the heavy load of the caravan in critical situations. The car tends to waver and totter which makes it difficult to handle. All the tools needed for the replacement of the rear shocks @ Fethiye, Turkey. So we decided to change the shocks to a heavy duty …
The beach near Ephesos was well visited by locals driving up and down on the sand, but not all of them were careful enough and got stuck. Some managed to get out on their own, another one needed some rescue. We had chosen a bay in the dunes to park for the night, so that …
Sometimes, a day starts with a bad surprise. That day, the toilet stopped working. Somehow the waste pipe system seemed to be blocked. Let’s see how to solve this infrastructural inconvenience. After a Google search, I could identify 3 possible elements of the waste system where the problem might be located. The engine of the …
As we crashed our camper into a balcony and caused some damage on the box, we needed to repair the critical part of the skin. In Kalamata we found a shop for motorboats which could provide the materials we looked for. Materials for 21.- Euros to repair the damage The damage on the outer skin …
We were on the way to this ship wreck when we had a little crash into a balcony 🙁 As usually, we were making our way along windy roads and through villages with extra narrow passages. At one village we had to navigate through a roundabout which was around a church – a first for …
