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We arrived in Rome and hit the ground running. We settled into our apartment and we decided to head towards the Coliseum. The foundations were laid in 72AD and took 8 years to build, so it’s not in bad shape … Continue reading →

We flew into Milan via Athens, then caught a train from the airport to Bologna. Greg was ecstatic, he was back in “Fonzie heaven” and the Aperol spritz went from 13 euros to 7 euros!👍😁 How apartment was very central … Continue reading →

We arrived in Santorini after our last and quite rough ferry trip. We disembarked with 100’s of others to be confronted by the very steep cliffs of Santorini. We were met at the port and taken to our hotel perched … Continue reading →

We have spent the last 3 nights on the very quiet island of Folegandros. Our little house is about one and half kms from the delightful Chora, the main village of the island. We have a lovely ocean view and … Continue reading →

We survived our 5 hour ferry trip which turned into a 6 hour ferry trip and arrived at Adamas port on the island of Milos where we stayed for 5 nights. We had breakie, a very good bougatsa, and coffees … Continue reading →

We arrived in Paros on a late ferry and needed to collect our hire car, which needed up being problematical. 🤦‍♀️ GPS sent us down a very wrong narrow street which resulted in us smashing a side mirror on a … Continue reading →

We have just spent 5 nights on our first Greek island, the lovely Tinos. It is famous for its dove cotes, mountain villages, one particular pilgrimage church and much more but more about those later. Our accommodation here was very … Continue reading →

On our last night In Albania, we had a group dinner to say goodbye. Then it was on a plane from Tirana to Athens! We met Jude and Julie to begin our 3 week Greek adventure. Our hotel was in … Continue reading →

Well dinner was nice last night but more about that later. After we had left the Fortress in the morning we were back on the bus for a short drive to the small village of Dhoksat for a traditional homemade … Continue reading →

Well we know now that Bus Tours are definitely not our preferred way to travel. So busy with one night stops, no time to smell the roses or do the washing, but still time for a few drinks. We left … Continue reading →