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Milan turned out to be a feast for the senses as we crammed a lot into our last day before the long haul home Our hotel was a riot of colour and comfortable in a wacky way We visited a … Continue reading →

Thinking back to the time in Athens and what a delight the area near our hotel called Kypseli. Kypseli means bee hive in Greek and gives a hint about its thriving, traffic free, cosmopolitan vibe. An old posh residential area … Continue reading →

A journey by coach to Patras as a result of a rearranged trip from Scala. The kindness and concern for our wellbeing exhibited by complete strangers was ever present. The coach passed through miles of poly tunnels. What happens to … Continue reading →

Tomorrow we set off on our homeward journey. The weather has been a disappointment but it’s the one thing you just can’t control. On the other hand we have walked the hills above Skala and roamed the beach. The variety … Continue reading →

Eventful trip. Caught the bus with minutes to spare. Walked to what I thought was the bus station turned out to be 5 miles away! Lovely Albanian taxi driver saw us right. Onto a serene coach journey of 2 hours … Continue reading →

Two busy days to keep you up to speed with. Sitting in our Athens hotel https://1900athenianhouse.com/ after a full day. Lucy and Mary went to the mighty Acropolis and the National Garden and I went to the National Archaeological Museum … Continue reading →

It’s mid morning and we have just finished a simple breakfast whilst gazing in awe at the glorious Ionian island chain. Zakynthos, Ithaca, Corfu, Kefalonia, Lefkada, Paxi (or Paxos) and Kythira are the seven largest and most popular islands. We … Continue reading →

A seven and a half journey that had some learning moments. We got to Gare de Lyon in good time had a coffee and a chat with an Austrian businessman who absolutely loved London. Unfortunately we got on the train … Continue reading →

Knocked out with how clean,quiet and efficient our rail journey into St Pancras was. Public transport can be good. The waiting around in St Pancras was ok with plenty of support available. The journey on Eurostar again was efficient. Interesting … Continue reading →

Shortly setting off for Greece, overland by train. Got to say I’m excited and only slightly apprehensive. I tend to see problems first and then the thrill of travelling through Europe by train kicks in. Travelling with Lucy and our … Continue reading →