About a week ago I finished my hitchhike from Vanadzor in Armenia to Ankara in Turkey, a trip of 1500 km. I managed to get a ride from all kind of car, taxi- och bus drivers as well as a long comfortable ride in a truck. Several times the drivers invited me for food and/or a place to sleep for the night, even though we most of the time could not even have a basic conversation because of the language barrier. Here are some pictures from the trip:

Vanadzor, Armenia to Spitak, Armenia (21 km)

Spitak, Armenia to Giumri, Armenia (46 km)

Giumri, Armenia to Achaltsiche, Georgia (164 km)

Short walk out of  Akhaltsikhe

Trying to take a shortcut through the mountains, but after some hour/s realizing the road is blocked with several meters of tall snow

So have to hitchhike back to Akhaltsikhe again…

Beautiful waiting place in Akhaltsikhe as the sun sets

Achaltsiche, Georgia to Batumi, Georgia (320 km)

Batumi, Georgia to Rize, Turkey (130 km)

Morning in Rize

Moving slowly between the cities but at least moving

Finally got a ride with this amazingly kind truck driver

A few hours of dinner with his family and then back on the road

Night stop sleeping inside the truck with early start again

Cheese delivery driving me some 10s of kilometers

Last route about 100-120 km arriving to Ankara with these guys