Greece
We arrived in northern Greece via a ferry from Bari in Italy in April 2017. Igoumenitsa and the lovely Drepano beach was our first port of call before we headed down the west coast towards the Peloponese via Lefkas. We love Greece with it’s fabulous coastline, ancient ruins, monasteries and wonderful people.
All things Greece
As I write about our Greek adventures for a magazine article this week, I have noticed how many posts there are on Facebook about heading to this luscious land this year. I'm sure it's always been a popular destination - after all who wouldn't want golden...
Balkan Road-trip 2017
As we look back at 2017 and our highlights - Eastern Europe is going to always stand out to us. Whilst we love Western Europe, our curious souls sought more cultural education and east was where our hearts took us. Greece, Bulgaria, Romania and all too briefly,...
Dave does Kastoria, Greece
Our penultimate destination of 10 weeks in Greece and it's a belter. Home to the Cambridge and Oxford rowing crews for their winter training Kastoria is a wealthy town due to it's historical fur trade. Yaff come here... https://youtu.be/3r37YwKoaYU
Greece’s finale
So Greece has offered us plenty of eye-leaking beauty from the minute we left the ferry from Igoumenitsa on 11 April 2017 and in a very short time, a love affair blossomed with this incredible land. Around every corner some new delight greeted our curious eyes. And...
Dave does Meteora, Greece
Dave's gloves are off as he flies again. Sneekily snook into Ms Moneypenny's last post, if you haven't seen it here's Dave taking on the awesome sight of Meteora and her Monasteries in northern Greece. https://youtu.be/iCihfKdHWSk
Our Guide to Meteora
Our Guide to Visiting Mesmerising Meteora When you come to Meteora, northern Greece, be prepared for an experience and not just a visit. This is a very special and spiritual place that needs time, space and respect. Mother Nature and Spirituality fuse together in a...
A Guide to mesmerising Meteora
As I sit here in the wake of a humid-air-clearing thunderstorm that is reverberating around this natural acoustic arena, I'm thinking about how best to share our Greek, Meteora experiences. After having a month on Greece's most southerly island, Crete where we were...
“Dave’ does Poros, Peloponnese, Greece ( by sunrise)
For those of you that know me, getting up at stupid o'clock in the morning is not something I do easily but Poros was so delightful 'Dave' had to try and capture it first thing. Hope you enjoy https://youtu.be/fa7O2MyHCco
‘Dave’ does Porto Heli, Peloponnese, Greece
I've been told to tell you that this is not Greece, it's somewhere else... because we want it all to ourselves but I just can't do it. Dave got a good workout last week. One of our favourite spots so far... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61Ir66Lnd7Y
Our Greek lessons in 30 days!
One of my first impressions of Greece as we rolled off the Anek Lines ferry, was how the full moon lit up Drepano Beach, Igoumenitsa and made the sea sparkle in its darkness. It welcomed us with open arms and from that moment on our love affair with Greece began....