The guy at our car hire place in Trikala offered to drop us off at our bus, but it wasn’t until we were half way to the bus depot and he asked where our bus was going – and we answered Tirana – that he realised the depot he was taking us to was only … Continue reading
Category Archives: Greece
Meteora
We arrived into Kalampaka at about 8:30pm. Google maps told us it was about a half hour walk to our hotel, so we thought we might just get one of the multiple taxis waiting out the front of the train station. Then remembered we didn’t have time to get more cash in the rush from … Continue reading
Athens
The ferry we caught from Paros to Athens was a much longer trip than Santorini – Paros, and not as comfortable. There was no assigned seating, and only limited seats inside for economy passengers – most were relegated to the tables and chairs on the top deck which, although it was covered, was still exposed … Continue reading
The Greek Islands: Paros
The day before we left Santorini we went and bought ferry tickets to our next destination: Paros. There was the option of a slow or fast ferry – the fast one was nearly twice the price but the slow one only went in the afternoon, and I wanted to get there as early as possible, … Continue reading
The Greek Islands: Santorini
The travel day from Lisbon to Santorini was a long one. It started with a flight from Lisbon to Athens via Rome, arriving in Athens at about 8pm, then a few hours in Athens airport before an 11pm flight to Santorini. Our flight ended up being delayed by half an hour but we still managed … Continue reading