Greece

An utterly frustrating day, finding campsites on the satnav, driving miles and then finding them closed. We decided to press on to Turkey and stopped about 10 miles out of … Read more

This day was pretty useless in terms of seeing interesting things. The aim was to get past Thessalonika, which we did, and reach Komotini, which we did not, although we … Read more

A strange day. An early start in the hope of getting to Lamia before midday and we soon crossed the hugely impressive new bridge between the Peloponnese and northern Greece. … Read more

After spending the night at the side of the road on the outskirts of Athens overlooking the lights of Piraeus, we drove towards Corinth past the massive oil refinery at … Read more

After spending the night in a parking place at the side of the road, we drove on to Olympia which, in my ignorance, I confused with Mount Olympus and expected … Read more

We enjoyed Delphi so much we went back, and I took pics of the Stadium and the sanctuary of Atena, about a mile down the road. While the museum at … Read more

Nafpaktos was known by the Venetians, who built a fortress here, as Lepanto. In 1571, the famous naval battle of Lepanto was fought in which the Venetians, Spanish and Genoese … Read more

Nicopolis was somewhat depressing in that it brought home to me just how ignorant I am. I had heard of Anthony and Cleopatra through Shakespeare at school, and knew that … Read more

We stopped in Permet because Jennifer had been unable to obtain her supply of statins, and the surgery at Alrewas was unwilling to e-mail the prescription to a chemist in … Read more