Travelling in Greece brings to mind the opening lines of Remember, by Harry Nilsson: ‘Long ago, far away, life was clear, close your eyes…’ Everything here seems to have been glorious but it was all…
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29. Greece is the word
I wasn’t sure what to expect from Greece: my vision of it having been formed by films like Shirley Valentine, and posters of Santorini. So the reality is somewhat to the left of centre as regards…
28. Patience, wonder and vigilance
We have now driven 7,845 miles, (which sounds even better as 12,626 km) in our RV, Georgie, with me trailing behind in the Smart car. We have gone from the UK, down through Portugal, around…
27. Winter is coming!
Winter is coming: the eternal warning in Game of Thrones (GOT), and preferable to its other motto; The night is dark and full of terrors, which leaves something to be desired as a rallying cry. And now we…
26. The good, the bad and the vomity
Since we sauntered into the Czech Republic all those months ago, we’ve got very used to being offered a choice of pizza or schnitzel pretty much everywhere we’ve been. The schnitzel wins hands down; beaten…
25. Feeding mozzies and finding Heaven
As my friends and regular readers know, my grasp of geography is absolute rubbish. So as we cross from Hungary into Croatia, I have no idea what to expect. I know Dubrovnik is further south…
24. Filling out, filling in
There’s good toothache and there’s bad toothache, right? The good kind is just a dull ache – enough to induce the weirdly enjoyable need to constantly press on it, whilst not exactly being a throbbing…
23. Festivals, fireworks and the Hand of the King
Campsites have a difficult time out of season. Most close altogether, transmuting into strange little glamping-pod ghost towns. Others diversify and let out the space to groups and organisations. Several times we’ve been told we…
21. The Dory story
Steve’s daughter, Rosie, is one of those warm and lovely people that attract lots of other warm and lovely people. And then she looks after them all, so they stay in her life forever (my…