Europe

We arrived on Tinos from Rafina and grabbed a taxi to our accommodation, The Porto Raphael hotel in the area of Porto just outside of the main town. There was two types of rooms available, so we chose the better one as it had two levels and two bathrooms. The owner told us that there […]

After getting to Nafplion we drove around a bit and parked near the harbour. We got out and discovered that the Hyundai had a flat tyre on the rear right. There was a big nail sticking out and you could hear the air escaping. It looked at bit stormy so the girls set off for

After Meteroa we travelled to Delphi to see the Santury of Apollo which included the temple of Apollo, the amphitheatre and the stadium, the gymnasium and the temple of Athina. This was all pretty much rubble, but the stadium was pretty amazing. We then drove to Olympia which took us across to the Pelopenese (spelling??).

Woke up reasonably early today and had breakfast at 8. Left shortly after to go to Meteora, where the monks hang out. Lovely to photograph as the buildings are sitting on the tops of these huge rocky outcrops. Drive was pretty quick and we got to the first one. There was about 10 buses parked

Left Paxos this morning. We had a Taxi pick us up at 6:30am and took us to the port to get on the hydrofoil. Got to Corfu at about 8:15 and then walked down to the port where the ferries to Igoumenitsa leave from. There was one leaving at 9:30 so we got 4 tickets

We’ve had the most amazing 6 nights on Paxos. Of all the places we’ve been too this is one that is simply a must for a return visit. The village of Loggos is quite and simple, with boats and scooters to hire. Just to list a few of the things we did: – Day trip

Up bright and early to head to Paxos. Of course it was still raining and so after finishing our pack we bolted for the train station, picking the alleys that had the most cover along the way. It was 6am and what else would you expect to see but a nigerian selling umbrellas at the

We got up all ready to be relaxed. Had a few things to do, be nothing that should have be a worry. One of the main things was to post some ‘stuff’ back home. Just stuff we’d bought along the way and didn’t need to be lug around for the next 4 weeks. This proved

Today we had a full day of ancient sites to visit so we headed out early and much to our surprise on sunday, access to all the sites is FREE! We had a bit of a plan to see the more well know sites, so started on our way. We had originally planned to see

Well, we’ve arrived in Greece and we’re no longer ‘on tour’ so to speak. No transfers, no director, no timeframes. We got through customs and found our luggage, got some euro, and headed to the train station. This was all remarkably easy. We got our tickets, got on the train and we we’re away. We