Month April 2019
A few years ago we spent a couple of days in Slovenia and, though it poured rain the whole time, something about the place made us want to come back. So we did, and this time we took our time…. Continue Reading →
It was almost the last thing we expected. The first person we met in the Romanian capital, Bucharest, was an Italian taxi driver. We emerged from the airport terminal into a cold, wet night to be met with a familiar… Continue Reading →
Before we leave Amorgos, we have one more story to share with you. It’s about food. Many of the meals we’ve eaten here have consisted only of ingredients grown and harvested locally. And on this island, those pickings are rich:… Continue Reading →
What does it say about Amorgos that the island’s most popular tourist attraction is a monastery? It says that the Hozoviotissa Monastery, bright white and pressed flat against a cliff face, is unusual and beautiful. It also says that a visit… Continue Reading →
When we first had the idea of getting out on the Aegean Sea for a couple of hours we didn’t expect to end up on a fishing trawler in choppy water at dawn. And yet that’s what happened. Yannis, a… Continue Reading →
