Chasing Volcanoes!

This afternoon, we had a bit of a hike up mountains, which proved more difficult than it should have...our GPS decided to ditch the fast strand as, and take us on tiny back roads...anyone who followsЧитать далее
Syracuse, Sicily to Catania

We checked it of our lovely hotel in Taormina, an walked to the cable car, which takes you to the upper township. It was tourist central, so incredibly busy. We headed for the main attraction,a GreekЧитать далее
Cathedral of St John

This Cathedral is dedicated to the Order of StJohn. It is quite an amazing Baroque spectacle. The floors are inlaid marble headstones for the Knights of the Order of St John, and are incredibly ornateЧитать далее
Catania to Valetta, Malta

We left Catania Sicily by ferry, arriving at our hotel by 3am, after a 2 hour delay, and being left stranded a the port. Our hotel is fabulous, in a great location. We had a few hour sleep, then hadЧитать далее
Ferry to Sliema, Malta

In the afternoon, we took a small ferry across the harbour to Sliema, and wandered the streets for a few hours. We were really impressed by Valletta, it is so clean, interesting and very safe. AllЧитать далее
Acropolis Now with John & Helen

A long day, we caught up with good friends John and Helen, who flew from Heathrow. We arrived in Athens just after 1.30am, and they arrived at 2.45 am. Waiting for us was a driver, to take us to ourЧитать далее
Temple of Hephaestus

From wandering the Acropolis, we entered the lower grounds heading to the Temple of Hephaestus. This building was where a 500 strong council gathered to meet. Outside, a sculpture of Emperor HadrianЧитать далее
Hellenic Parliament

At 16.00 hours, we managed to arrive precisely at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, in front of the Hellenic Parliament Building. At this time, the Changing of the Guard occurred. The Evezone are anЧитать далее
Acropolis Museum, and Syntagma

A slower start today, we headed out for breakfast and coffee, then headed into the Acropolis Museum, with the tickets we’d bought the previous afternoon to jump the queue (having learned our lessonЧитать далее
Delphi and Patras

We left Athens after collecting our hire car, and headed toward our first hotel. On the way, we stopped an an overlook, Arachova. The town itself was very quaint, but we pushed on reaching theЧитать далее
Sparti to Corinth

Today we left Sparti heading for Corinth, and for John & Helen to take a handover for their home for the next 4 months, the Captain John, a 46 foot Bavaria. On the wat, we stopped at a site of ancientЧитать далее
Corinth to Epidavros

Today we set sail, and the first task was lining up for the Corinth Canal. This is a narrow 4km long man-made isthmus. It is one way traffic at a time, so the boats line up to wait till it’s ourЧитать далее
Mykonos to Heraklion

Today we sad a sad farewell to John and Helen, as they set forth on the next 3 months and 3 weeks of their Odyssey. The winds were up, so getting us back to the new port of Mykonos so we couldЧитать далее
Heraklion

After a disaster day yesterday, we took to the streets of Heraklion, following the Venetian fortress walls. We came across some gorgeous churches, a fountain built in 1649, wonderful back alleys andЧитать далее
Heraklion - Knossos

Today we picked up our hire car and drove to Knossos. I’d learned about Knossos in my Ancient History class at high school, so I had a good idea of Minoan civilisation, and the history here, thoughЧитать далее
Knossos to Chania

From Knossos, we headed to Chania, and our hotel at Platanias. The hotel was a big resort on the beach, and we had a lovely huge room, with a big sun drenched patio. Wonderful! The following day weЧитать далее
Istanbul!

Istanbul to Dubai

First leg of 3 flight trip home, 28 hours in total. Sitting in the lounge at Istanbul, you can see I have a flush. One white wine and a G&T later. Flying Business all the way, so should not feel tooЧитать далее
Dubai to Bangkok

Dubai to Bangkok.

Just landed, a few hour to spare... Shower then duty free? Why not!
Home!

Cannot recommend Qantas Business class at all. Compared to Emirates, it's K-Mart to Harrods. Paul's entertainment system did not work at all, and as it was full, he couldn't be moved. They gave him aЧитать далее