The Caspian Ferry
Taking a ferry across the Caspian Sea turned out to be one oft the greatest headaches so far – ’cause this is not an ordinary one. Actually it is not even a ferry – it’s a cargo vessel for big trucks and train carriages with some more or less unofficial passenger facilities where basically the staff is sharing their cabins for a little mite, usually 10 USD. To successfully catch the boat several tasks have to be mastered. First, one has to find the ticket office. Second, one has to find out when it is open. Third, and now it’s becomes more interesting, (more…)
Hello from Baku
There is no direct ferry service from Greece to Turkey. Greek ferries go to some greek island located in front of the Turkish coast, there one has to go through customs and take a connecting vessel. Well, I missed it mine, so I had an unintended stay on the, at this time of the year rather boring island of Kos. The reason for this is sort of really embarrassing, so I don’t want to go into detail. When I arrived in Bodrum, it was obvious; this place is occupied by Brits! Fortunately there was a backpacker hostel in town, and, as the guys who ran it where funny people, I didn’t have to care about (more…)