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MOTOR-
CYCLE
DIA- GETTING CLOSE
RIES Clockwise from right: Meeting the tribes
- Entering Kabul, Afghanistan - Riding
in Australia | Δεξιόστροφα: Μαζί με τις
φυλές - Μπαίνοντας στην Καμπούλ, στο
Αφγανιστάν - Διασχίζοντας την Αυστραλία
‣T H E I N T E RV I E W the country.
Have you lost your way while travelling?
Interview I’ve lost my way several times -
Ira Sinigalia metaphorically and literally! But the
Photos by mr Mitsakis destination doesn’t matter. What truly
enchants and excites me is the trip itself,
KOSTAS MITSAKIS TRAVELS AROUND Cavafy’s “voyage” and not whatever Ithaca
THE WORLD IN HIS MOTORCYCLE I arrive at.
UNDER ADVERSE YET FASCINATING When were you actually in danger?
CIRCUMSTANCES. | Ο ΚΏΣΤΑΣ Crossing war-torn Afghanistan in 2005
ΜΗΤΣΆΚΗΣ ΈΧΕΙ ΤΑΞΙΔΈΨΕΙ ΜΕ with my wife, a sniper on the outskirts of
ΤΗ ΜΟΤΟΣΙΚΛΕΤΑ ΤΟΥ ΣΕ ΌΛΟ ΤΟΝ Kabul shot at us and the bullet - fortunately
ΚΌΣΜΟ ΚΆΤΩ ΑΠΌ ΑΝΤΊΞΟΕΣ ΚΑΙ - ricocheted off Olga’s helmet.
ΣΥΝΑΡΠΑΣΤΙΚΈΣ ΣΥΝΘΉΚΕΣ. What drives you to make these particular
trips?
| Travelling the world for years on a
motorcycle, I’ve managed to discover all
What’s the most difficult part of travelling the power that I hid inside myself. I learned
on a motorcycle? to listen to the voice of the heart and not
Extreme weather conditions are what of logic, I broke the bonds of freedom
make a motorcycle trip an arduous project.
Several times, I found myself crossing
deserts with temperatures exceeding 55°C.
I honestly needed to dredge large reserves
of mental energy to get through that
terrible ordeal...
After so many trips, what’s the most
significant thing in organising them?
The study of the geopolitical situation
of the place I’ll visit and knowing the
particular bureaucratic procedures that
may be needed for the motorcycle to enter
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MOTOR-
CYCLE
DIA- GETTING CLOSE
RIES Clockwise from right: Meeting the tribes
- Entering Kabul, Afghanistan - Riding
in Australia | Δεξιόστροφα: Μαζί με τις
φυλές - Μπαίνοντας στην Καμπούλ, στο
Αφγανιστάν - Διασχίζοντας την Αυστραλία
‣T H E I N T E RV I E W the country.
Have you lost your way while travelling?
Interview I’ve lost my way several times -
Ira Sinigalia metaphorically and literally! But the
Photos by mr Mitsakis destination doesn’t matter. What truly
enchants and excites me is the trip itself,
KOSTAS MITSAKIS TRAVELS AROUND Cavafy’s “voyage” and not whatever Ithaca
THE WORLD IN HIS MOTORCYCLE I arrive at.
UNDER ADVERSE YET FASCINATING When were you actually in danger?
CIRCUMSTANCES. | Ο ΚΏΣΤΑΣ Crossing war-torn Afghanistan in 2005
ΜΗΤΣΆΚΗΣ ΈΧΕΙ ΤΑΞΙΔΈΨΕΙ ΜΕ with my wife, a sniper on the outskirts of
ΤΗ ΜΟΤΟΣΙΚΛΕΤΑ ΤΟΥ ΣΕ ΌΛΟ ΤΟΝ Kabul shot at us and the bullet - fortunately
ΚΌΣΜΟ ΚΆΤΩ ΑΠΌ ΑΝΤΊΞΟΕΣ ΚΑΙ - ricocheted off Olga’s helmet.
ΣΥΝΑΡΠΑΣΤΙΚΈΣ ΣΥΝΘΉΚΕΣ. What drives you to make these particular
trips?
| Travelling the world for years on a
motorcycle, I’ve managed to discover all
What’s the most difficult part of travelling the power that I hid inside myself. I learned
on a motorcycle? to listen to the voice of the heart and not
Extreme weather conditions are what of logic, I broke the bonds of freedom
make a motorcycle trip an arduous project.
Several times, I found myself crossing
deserts with temperatures exceeding 55°C.
I honestly needed to dredge large reserves
of mental energy to get through that
terrible ordeal...
After so many trips, what’s the most
significant thing in organising them?
The study of the geopolitical situation
of the place I’ll visit and knowing the
particular bureaucratic procedures that
may be needed for the motorcycle to enter
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