RETHYMNO Manolis drove me safely down the mountain, out of the snow and into the sunshine, on a day when massive waves were crashing over the breakwater along the Rethymno seafront. He was kind enough to carry my bags into the Old Town (where once again no cars are allowed) and make sure I was …
CHANIA I flew from Rome to Athens. From Athens to the airport in Chania, and landed in the middle of a storm. I had forgotten that the US has a large military base at Souda Bay, and the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier was just coming into port for repairs to the damage it …
I left a rather chilly but sunny Mexico City and winged my way to Dallas, then Heathrow, finally landing in Newcastle-on-Tyne, the main city of Northumberland, UK. As you can see from the map, I am in the North country, close to the Scottish border. I arrived, and it was raining. I have been here …
A time to sit and reflect on what I've seen and learned after an extremely hectic couple of days seems like a good thing. First, I'm spending my first night in Venice, Italy. It's 9 pm on Sunday evening here. Really I'm in Spinea, a little suburb 20 minutes from Venice proper in …
What can I say about this, the biggest of the Cycladic Greek island chain? As my ferry was pulling into port and I saw the main town of Churo hugging the side of the hills with The Temple of Apollo standing watch over it's inhabitants, I fell in love. It's a walking town! This island …
From Athens I took the dreaded metro at 6 a.m. to catch the Blue Star Ferry from Piraeus to Santorini. It's a 9 hours ride and I must admit, though dreading it, it was really lovely! The boat/ship is very up-to-date and has all the amenities you could want. I took over a lovely, big …
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The first stop on my RTW trip has always been Greece. Why? Because I fell in love with the movie Shirley Valentine and have always told myself that when I could, I was going to see that part of the world - and here I am! I must say that my arrival on Saturday was not …
My Home on the Roam 