Cyprus 6th October. Cyprus part one: On the road travelling onwards, now much closer to Cyprus. We finally reached Tasucu, the road from Kalkan had been all along the coast, past Antalya and Alanya. The most south westerly part from Alanya to Tasucu was very interesting and some what dangerous as the road once […]
Kalkan – 1st October From Fethiye we took the coastal route passed Olu Deniz then on to Kelebekler Vadisi “butterfly valley”. We had been told of a place that would be worth a visit called Faralya, but actually when we arrived, we just couldn’t find a nice vacant B & B or hotel to stay, […]
Fethiye Well, we have hit the road again, we skipped the hotel breakfast today, this morning our breakfast was to be at a place via a recommendation. Akçapınar a must apparently for a great toasted sandwich and the route would take us through a small road lined with huge Eucalyptus trees. The toast sounded good […]
Akyaka – Mugla Province. Our drive from Cesme was roughly 4 hours, about 300 km the route taking us close to Izmir then south to Aydin and finally Akyaka. The scenery en-route was particularly beautiful, especially as we crossed through the mountains and the final stages between Aydin & Akyaka. The view from the top […]
Çeşme is a Turkish resort town west of Izmir, on the Aegean Sea. Overlooking the harbour is Çeşme Castle, a restored military fortress. It now houses the Çeşme Archaeology Museum, with displays of marble busts, metal coins and artifacts from nearby excavations. On the east side of the Çeşme peninsula is sandy Ilica Beach, with […]
Chios. 23rd Sept Ferry from Piraeus to Chios. Blue Star Ferries. NISSOS RODOS is a ship in the Hellenic Seaways fleet which operates routes to the islands of Chios and Lesvos. Built in 1987, it travels at a speed of 22 knots and can accommodate up to 2,210 passengers and 748 vehicles at once. We […]
Athens the capital of Greece. It was also at the heart of Ancient Greece, a powerful civilization and empire. The city is still dominated by 5th-century BC landmarks, including the Acropolis, a hilltop citadel topped with ancient buildings like the colonnaded Parthenon temple. The Acropolis Museum, along with the National Archaeological Museum, preserves sculptures, vases, […]
Patras. Kato Rodini – Agamemnonos 18th – 20th September We arrived at the port of Patras, it was such an easy drive off, the total opposite of our experience on embarking at Ancona. Five minutes and we were on the main road to Kato Rodini, Agamemnonos. Our next stop over. Only 15km drive away from […]
Ancona – Italy We arrived at our hotel for the one night stop over close to Ancona, we had chosen The Fortino Napoleonica. We had initially just liked the hotel purely on internal & external pictures and of the views it had overlooking the Adriatic Sea. However, it also had a very interesting history. Built […]
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