Month March 2019

How could we visit Greece without also visiting a Greek island, we asked ourselves. It was a question that begged another – which island should we choose? We’d seen the pictures – Santorini, Crete, Corfu, Mykonos – they all looked… Continue Reading →

For some reason Greece had never been top of our ‘must-see’ list … which is strange because, on paper at least, Greece seemed to have all the things we most enjoyed – ancient history, delicious food, natural beauty, great people…. Continue Reading →

About four hours northwest of Athens, in central Greece, there’s an extraordinary rock formation known as the Meteora. It’s a series of enormous rock pillars that rise up from the edge of the plain to dominate the landscape. But the… Continue Reading →

After Madeira we flew back to Portugal, picked up a car and headed off for a few weeks of exploring. Porto, Lindoso and Monsanto were some of the places we visited, but in our travels we saw quite a lot… Continue Reading →

The title of ‘Most Portuguese Village in Portugal’ has been awarded only once. The winning village was Monsanto. The year was 1938. The competition may have been part of the Salazar dictatorship’s propaganda machine, and Monsanto’s win may have had something… Continue Reading →