Well of course when beloved author and friend Peter Barber and the beautiful Alex put out an invitation to their book launch in Pefki – I was definitely going to go. I would fit it into my itinerary by hook or by crook! Yesterday I caught the bus from Liosion Bus Station just outside central…
I left Manchester on a typically grey and dark, dank day. Apart from its two football teams, it’s what the city is known for. That’s why cotton weaving mills were once so prevalent in the area – perfect humid and damp conditions. Shortly after boarding the Aegean Airline Airbus A320, we taxied out onto the…
So, this year’s solo trip didn’t start as I’d hoped. After setting my alarm for 0315 and making sure that my lift to the airport was also awake, I arrived at Manchester Airport shortly after 0400 – an ungodly hour to be functioning on all cylinders. The day before there had already been broadcasts on…
6 week itinerary – This Northern Aegean and Thrace itinerary covers Evia, Lemnos, Agios Efstratios, Kavala, Xanthi, Samothrace and Alexandroupolis by ferry, bus and domestic flight. Experience Greece’s most remote inhabited island, the Sanctuary of the Great Gods, Thrace’s Ottoman heritage, and the wild landscapes of the northeast. Best time: September-October. No cars were hired during the making of this trip!
