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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…
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Hello Greece
On our last night in Italy, we stayed in a tiny cute house in the very heart of Ostuni, usually called the White City as its white-washed buildings glow like beacons on a…