Crete to Ireland, part 3: France
On 7th June, we crossed the border via the Mont Blanc tunnel into France. Here we are arriving through the tunnel: After having our four lovely Irish passports and our […]
Crete to Ireland, part 2: Italy
It’s really time to put the pedal to the floor now, with over 1,600km ahead of us from Ancona, Italy to Cherbourg, France. After a quick pit stop in McDonald’s […]
Travelling Drapanias to Agia Galini
On the road again! Today we departed Camping Mithimna and headed east along the northern coastline of Crete almost as far as Rethymnon, then turned inland. We stopped for lunch […]
Σπάρτη / Sparti, home of Spartans
The road from Kalamata to our next stop, Gytheio, took us through the town of Sparti. Well, you can’t just drive through a town like that, can you?! We didn’t […]
Castelo de Silves
Today we finally made it to see Silves Castle – no lockdown and no puppy. Castelo de Silves dates so far back, it is difficult to trace with accuracy. It […]
Silves
Hi all. It’s hard to believe but, three days ago, we were still in Lisbon. The reality of the coronavirus is hitting mainland Europe. When we saw Spain was about […]
Last day in Lisbon
11th March: toasting the conviction of Harvey Weinstein in a cool little café tucked into the base of the ruins of Convento do Carmo. This day was an emotionally charged […]
LX Factory with Sammy & Brian
7th March 2020: Always a special treat to meet up with friends from home! We spent a lovely afternoon with Sammy and Brian in the LX Factory, another rejuvenated area of […]
Portugal! First stop, Castro Marim
29th January 2020, bom dia, Portugal! Having admired the bridge spanning the Guadiana from Ayemonte, it was a little bit of an anticlimax that it was quite foggy as we […]
Ayemonte for a haircut, next stop Portugal
Ayemonte is the town on the Spanish side of the border between Portugal and Spain and we stopped here for a few hours before crossing over into Portugal. There’s a […]