Our Dacia Logan in front of the Aleksander Nevski Memorial Church in Sofia, Bulgaria. This is Part 8 of our epic trip in Eastern Europe with the Dacia Logan. You can also read Part 1: Romania, Part 2: Serbia, Part 3: Bosnia & Herzegovina, Part 4: Montenegro, Part 5: Albania, Part 6: North Macedonia and Part…
Our valiant Dacia Logan near Brod, southern Kosovo. This is Part 7 of our Eastern Europe epic trip with the Dacia Logan. You can also read Part 1: Romania, Part 2: Serbia, Part 3: Bosnia & Herzegovina, Part 4: Montenegro, Part 5: Albania and Part 6: North Macedonia. Given we are now at Day #7…
Ohrid is the kingdom of Zastavas. This is Part 6 of our swift adventure with the Dacia Logan, you can also read Part 1: Romania, Part 2: Serbia, Part 3: Bosnia & Herzegovina, Part 4: Montenegro and Part 5: Albania. Leaving Albania in mid-afternoon, we head east towards Lake Ohrid which forms the…
The National Museum of History in Tirana, Albania, is a vibrant reminder of the country's Communist past. This is Part 5 of our swift adventure with the Dacia Logan, you can see Part 1: Romania, Part 2: Serbia here, Part 3: Bosnia & Herzegovina here and Part 4: Montenegro here. Today we will…
Our faithful Dacia Logan posing in front of the Sveti Stefan island in Montenegro. Picture by Adam Taloni. This is Part 4 of our swift adventure with the Dacia Logan, you can see Part 1: Romania, Part 2: Serbia here and Part 3: Bosnia & Herzegovina here. After having inadvertently explored some…
Inadvertently exploring abandoned Bosnian railway tunnels which are ranked as some of the world's most dangerous roads... This is Part 3 of our swift adventure with the Dacia Logan, you can see Part 1: Romania and Part 2: Serbia here. We were almost kicked out of Serbia for not having…
Our valiant Dacia Logan with one of the best-sellers in Serbia: the locally-made Fiat 500L. This is the second iteration of our voyage through 10 countries in 10 days with a Dacia Logan. You can see the introduction to this series and the first country explored, Romania, here. We leave…
Our Dacia Logan Black & White in Sighisoara, Romania On 20 August 2018, Romanian manufacturer Dacia celebrated 50 years of activity since its very first car rolled out of the Mioveni factory near Bucharest in 1968: a Dacia 1100, a rebadged Renault 8. Since, 8 million Dacias have been sold…
Quentin enjoying the sunset in Alp, Cantaluña, Spain This is Part 3 and the final iteration of our test drive of a Peugeot 3008, that we baptised Quentin, into France and Spain. You can see Part 1: from Paris to Bordeaux here and Part 2: from Arcachon to Bilbao here. Having…
Quentin in Elantxobe in Spanish Basque Country. This is Part 2 of our test drive of a Peugeot 3008, that we baptised Quentin, into France and Spain. You can see Part 1: from Paris to Bordeaux here. We now continue parallel to the French Atlantic Coast towards the south, headed…
Quentin the Peugeot 3008 in St-Clément-des-Baleines on Ile de Ré. Officially unveiled at the Paris Auto Show in October 2016, the second generation Peugeot 3008 then gave me mixed feelings that were swiftly brushed off by its win of the 2017 European Car of the Year trophy. Since, the 3008 could…
Pasha posing on top of Big Red, the Simpson Desert's tallest dune. This is Part 3 and the final iteration of our test drive of the Toyota Land Cruiser into the mighty Simpson Desert in Australia, the largest sand dune desert in the world. You can see Part 1: Getting there here and…
Crossing all the way... This is Part 2 of our test drive of the Toyota Land Cruiser into the mighty Simpson Desert in Australia. You can see Part 1: Getting there here. We are now getting into the deep end and ready to start the famed crossing. As we described…
Our Toyota Land Cruiser between Coober Pedy and Oodnadatta in South Australia. We are back in the hypnotic Australian deserts, this time with a Toyota Land Cruiser. In 2017, the Land Cruiser was the only nameplate in the world to manage at least 10 country wins (11) alongside the Hilux…
Outstanding local snacks and LSEVs: that's the Zhongwei vibe for you. This is Part 9 and the last iteration of our 2018 China exploration. You can check out Part 1: The cars of Beijing and using the Didi app here, Part 2: Renting a car in China here, Part 3: The cars…