A spin around Λευκάδα/Lefkada
It’s hard to put into words how pretty Lefkada is. It is mountainous and has other small islands dotted off the coast. The island is 35km long and 15km wide, […]
Camping Desimi Beach, Νυδρί/Nydri
The campsite we headed for is located on the east coast of Lefkada, facing out towards Meganisi island. It’s about 22km from Lefkada town in the north to the village […]
From Πρέβεζα/Préveza to Λευκάδα/Lefkada
Once we had got ourselves up and organised, we hit the road for Lefkada, one of the islands off the north west coast of Greece. We thought it would be […]
Overnight in Πρέβεζα/Préveza
Entering Préveza a couple of miles down the road from Nikopolis, our final stop for the day Once in Préveza, we attended to housekeeping duties – laundry, shopping, a bite […]
Νικόπολις/Nicopolis, on the road from Ηγουμενίτσα/Igoumenitsa to Πρέβεζα/Préveza
On Wednesday 7th October, we headed off from Igoumenitsa. It sure was a good feeling to be hitting the road on our travels through Greece. We are surprised at how […]
Saul’s intro to the history of Greece
Saul’s high-level summary timeline of Ancient Greece might provide some context as we hop back and forth through centuries and millennia in our blogposts, with pictures of ancient piles of […]
Resting a while at Ηγουμενίτσα/Igoumenitsa, NW Greece
We ended up staying three nights at Camping Elena’s Beach, just round the bay from Igoumenitsa port, thanks to a recommendation from our friends, Caroline and Shaun. This peaceful spot […]
Portugal to Greece (part 3, arrival!)
Saul: After 1,100+ miles and two overnight boat trips, in under 87 hours, we landed in Igoumenitsa in Greece this morning and are recharging the batteries in a nearby camp […]
Portugal to Greece (part 2)
Good evening from the Golden Bridge ship at Brindisi port! We are delighted to have all the driving done and to be safely on board and headed for Greece. We […]
Portugal to Greece (part 1)
Portugal – Barcelona – Civitavecchia Hi friends, a quick update on our journey from Portugal through Spain and Italy towards Greece. Caitríona: As I type this, we are travelling down […]