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Montenegro and Beyond (Borders)
We spent out last Albanian night in Shkoder, an historic town about 40 minutes from the Montenegro border and although there was incessant rain for most of the time, we really liked the…
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Hello from Albania
The morning was dirty and damp as we crossed the mountains in Northern Greece on our way to the Albanian border on Monday, November 15 – very like the weather on our arrival…
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The Oracle at Delphi said…..
Dragging ourselves away from stunning Hydra wasn’t easy. We waited on the cobble-stoned port for the 7.20am ferry to Piraeus with a soft early-morning light over the water, the smell of bread wafting…
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Glorious Greece – multi-faceted
Greetings from jaw-droppingly, beautiful Hydra, a small Greek island and adopted home of Leonard Cohen for many years. Our ferry from Pireaus (2 hours, €30 each one way) sailed in gorgeous sunshine into…
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THIS is Greece
This post comes with a warning. STOP. Do not read further unless you want to turn green and feel compelled to jump on a plane (or ferry). Remember that when we first arrived…