Literally the first two paragraphs (hell, the first two sentences) of the article
Almost every month, Mr Cihan Citak gets into his car, passport in hand, and sets off from Istanbul to Alexandroupolis, a Greek seaside city 40km from the Turkish border.
After a roughly four-hour drive, he walks the crowded aisles of the local supermarket, filling his cart with wine, cheese and other groceries that cost a fraction of what they do back home.
He’s not starting from the border, he’s starting from Istanbul, which is not anywhere near the border.
For a third of the price, at scale, I think that’s an easy yes. It’s only 40km.
40km from the border. 4 hours total each way
What? I stige 45 km one way to work every day and it takes me 43 minutes. Where’d you get 4 hours from??
Literally the first two paragraphs (hell, the first two sentences) of the article
He’s not starting from the border, he’s starting from Istanbul, which is not anywhere near the border.
Hmm, yeah that’s rough. I guess if he lads up and reduces number of trips it might be worth it. It’s definitely a run-the-numbers calc.
Alexandropolis is 45km from the border, Istanbul is another 200km on a straight line (thus more).
There’s an international border crossing in between and probably potential for heavy traffic around Istanbul.
Edit: stupid math mistake
In the snow, uphill both ways, carry an old granny across the ravine on a tightrope.
Also traffic jams more likely.
On foot uphill in the snow