Actually, this blog isn’t strictly about Imerovigli. That is the nearest town to where we stayed, but we were a fifteen-minute walk from it. Given that stroll is along a path 1000 feet up on the edge of the caldera, you may assume it’s an amazing walk! It’s one of those routes where you’ll be... Continue Reading →
A bit of a change with this post. I wanted to put up a post about my new website dedicated to my other writings. I’ve published four books; two novels, a novella, and a short theological epistle.* There’s no overarching theme other than ‘what popped into my head’. Except, my writing has got better with... Continue Reading →
After our five-night stay in Parghelia, near Tropea, we took a two-hour journey to Diamante on a spacious train. The plan was to stay here four nights, then have three more at an apartment in Salerno. However, we extended our stayed in Diamante as we loved it so much. For some reason, we didn’t have... Continue Reading →
We planned to do a tour of Calabria so, with the region being long and thin, it made sense to start at one end and travel to the other. We started south and went north. Our usual home airport is Manchester, but TUI’s flights were so expensive to Lamezia, that it was cheaper to hire... Continue Reading →
We were keen to return to Morro Jable after out first visit eight years ago. Back then we stayed in the XQ Palacete, this time we stayed in the Riu Palace. XQ Palacete is the smaller of the two and the more expensive nowadays. As I recall the food was very good there, though the... Continue Reading →
This September we went to Croatia for the second time visiting Zadar and Sibenik. Our trip to Dubrovnik, Plitviche, and Split was a few years ago so I’ll skip on minor details that might have changed and stick to the big picture. I’ll start with Split dominated as it is by the extensive ‘remains’ of... Continue Reading →
For me, Greece has three potential appeals; classical history, the seaside, and traditional culture. Chania has all three but is a massive winner on the last item. There is a reasonable beach in town, and archaeological sites in the area. But, with its extensive warren of an old town and large picturesque (Venetian) harbour, Chania... Continue Reading →
For my second visit, I stayed in an apartment called Casa Mariposas. It's up at the top of the town, next door to the large Riosol Hotel and near the Europa Centre. A fine gaff for about £100 per night. The apartment was nicely fitted out. The hosts provided all the little things you need... Continue Reading →
Tie Puglia region covers the ‘heel’ of Italy and we flew to Brindisi in the southerly part of that region. Our itinerary had us staying in three places and we headed off to Otranto, the most southerly of those when we (finally) landed. I’ll cover all three places in one blog. A shortage of baggage... Continue Reading →
We flew into Milan from Cyprus, having spent a week in Paphos and made our journey to Lake Como via bus, train and ferry. You know you’re in Italy when there’s a guy on a monocycle in the middle of the road, while the traffic lights are on red, juggling some clubs to earn a... Continue Reading →
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