Cyclades (8 to 29 October 2019)
From Palermo we flew to Athens and caught a fast cat to Hydra. We loved it so much last year (see earlier post) we had to revisit. It was as beautiful as we remembered it…
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Corfu Trail, Greece (6 to 13 May 2018)
Eight days, 149kms on a way-marked hiking route linking the ancient pathways and tracks between villages from the southernmost point of Corfu to the northernmost point, along the way crossing the island from east coast…
View PostPaying Homage to Leonard Cohen
”Like a bird on the wire, like a drunk in a midnight choir, I have tried in my way to be free.” (Bird on the Wire, Leonard Cohen) In 1959, Leonard Cohen was living in…
View PostHydra (30 April to 3 May 2018)
Julie: “We should go to Hydra”. John: “What’s there?” Julie: “It has a beautiful harbour. Cars are banned and all transport is by horses. Great food, nice town, good walking trails in the hills.” John:…
View PostDodécanèse Islands (14 April to 29 April 2018)
Ok. We are going to say it up front. We didn’t come to the Dodécanèse for cultural or spiritual enlightenment. We came for the water views and the fish tavernas. We drank a lot of…
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