Resting a while in Drapanias
Three nights in this lovely campsite, Camping Mithimna, getting bitten to bits by mosquitoes! But it’s so peaceful under these tamarisk trees; all you can hear is the sound of […]
The pink sands of Falasarna beach
After Olwen’s hospital check-up in Chaniá Hospital, we had the whole day ahead of us, so we hit the road west and travelled further along this road than we have […]
A trip outside Paleochora!
Well, this is a strange sensation. Today, we took a spin in the van, for leisure purposes! It is finally permissible to travel within your prefecture for non-essential reasons. This […]
Γύθειο / Gytheio, a tale of two halves
17th – 26th October 2020: After our short stop in Sparti, we were relieved to reach Gytheio, a gorgeous, rather small coastal town in the middle ‘finger’ of the Peloponnese. […]
Western Greece to Πελοπόννησος/the Peloponnese
Departing Lefkada was not the end of our driving for the day, however! In our desire to travel away from the eye of the coming storm, we headed south from […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Daytrip to Albufeira
Caitríona: Today Morgan, Olwen and I took a trip into Albufeira, being Saul-less because he is back in Ireland for a day, getting his passport application signed by a guard! […]