…and last night I couldn’t sleep… Callum and Chris slept on the beach here on Serifos last night cos it was so hot in the tent, even with both doors open, and I slept in the hot tent cos it was so windy down on the beach!! Callum slept until 8.30 even whilst wild sandstorms raged […]
Athens to Antiparos
July 24th, 2009 by jane · 2 Comments · Greece
We docked at Patras on time, found the station and within no time were tucking into fresh greek bread, feta, olives and tomatoes from the local shop, and a freddo (iced espresso — this season’s trendiest drink!) A well earned decent feast — food on the ferry was a bit sparce due to the pricey food on board and […]
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Minoan Lines Ferry
July 21st, 2009 by jane · 5 Comments · Greece
19th and 20th July Ancona to Patras So we’re now out in the Adriatic, having staked out our spot on the deck beside a young Swiss couple travelling overland to Istanbul and a French family with 2 young kids. The Swiss couple are travelling with a large lily – a birthday present from him to her! […]
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Venezia to Ancona
July 21st, 2009 by jane · 4 Comments · Greece, trains, travel
Sunday 19th Venazia to Bologna Our first local, supplement-free train! An early rise at 6am and breakfast of cornflakes, white sliced toast and strawberry jam at “Sleep Cheap at Francesca’s B&B”, whilst the owners slept in the living room, giving over their two large bedrooms to paying guests. I slept badly as cannon-like fireworks boomed […]
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Paris Gare de Bercy to Venezia Santa Lucia
July 21st, 2009 by jane · 2 Comments · Greece, trains, travel
After a 4 hour breakdown (we were told 5 minutes 2 hours ago — no-one really knows what the problem is) we’re moving on through the edge of the Alps, past Lake Maggiore, towards Milan. The plus side of the delay is that we travel this section in day light, eating our breakfast of pain au chocolat.
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very nearly off…
July 15th, 2009 by jane · 3 Comments · Greece, Uncategorized
Tua Mia’s passport has arrived, he is getting very excited and we’re not sure if he will sleep tonight!
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Getting on board
June 21st, 2009 by jane · 6 Comments · Greece, trains
I’ve just been to see The Age of Stupid, a very hard hitting film about climate change. It’s left me wondering, yet again, how we manage to change attitudes, and fast. I want people to read our blog here and be inspired to not fly and to go for that big train ride adventure once […]
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Train tracks calling
June 18th, 2009 by jane · 3 Comments · Greece, trains
We don’t have a car and we haven’t flown for 8 years (except when I went to Shetland for work in November, and again in May :)) We use trains a lot. I mean a lot. But I haven’t done a grand European train voyage for years. In the summer of 1989, having spent a week on […]
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