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 […]
Things we learned in our time in Portugal:
So, here are a few final observations about beautiful Portugal and the eight months we have spent here. ❤ We count ourselves as incredibly fortunate to have ended up in […]
Adeus a Portugal
Hi folks 💕 The outstanding issue we had with the fridge in our van has now been resolved, hooray! We needed the fridge fixed before we could undertake the drive […]
Alcantarilha and the Chapel of Bones
While waiting for our van to have the final bits of work done on it today, we spent a pleasant couple of hours in the village of Alcantarilha, near to […]
Different types of vans
Caitríona: I have been intrigued to discover the big range of vehicles people use for vanlife. Our type, a pre-constructed motorhome, is the most common type, along with campervans which […]
Autumnal Equinox 2020
Autumnal equinox wishes to all of you, from Falésia! On 12th September, we moved back into the van after our two months in Guia. Morgan and Olwen were both very […]