Category Archives: Greece

Eating gyros, watching the Giro and shifting gears, on the beautiful island of Corfu

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Porto Timoni
Porto Timoni

Friday – 20 May to Wednesday, 5 June 2019

It was Monday, the beginning of a brand-new week in Corfu. It was mostly overcast so our planned trip to the beach would not materialize. I asked Adri what she wanted to do to which she replied “I want to go to the airport”. I shot her a seriously questioning look to which she responded “I want to go somewhere where it’s flat, no perilous mountain roads today, please”. She does feel strongly about those pesky perilous mountain roads which we have been traversing since we arrived in Corfu.

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Exploring Corfu with its beautiful beaches and mountains… and dealing with the ugly old Beautiful

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Old Corfu Town
Old Corfu Town


Friday, 10 May to Sunday, 19 May 2019
Having arrived safely in Corfu we needed to start exploring and what better place than in old Corfu town. Not knowing the place yet we went in blind, found a parking spot, was told by the shop owner it was fine to park there, as long as you park on the right-hand side of the road… but only if you’re heading east, got it. The parking turned out to be perfect as it was only about 50m away from the start of the old town.

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A road trip takes us through eight countries in five days to the beautiful island of Corfu

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Arriving in Corfu Town
Arriving in Corfu Town

Sunday – 5 May to Thursday, 9 May 2019
I know, I know, it’s been a while since I last blogged and a lot has happened since then, but a man’s been busy and all (read lazy). So, this post serves as a quick catchup as to where we have been since we visited Sicily in July last year (last post) and also covers our latest road trip from France to Greece where we now find ourselves. Posts colouring the time in between will follow in due course, be sure to check them out when they become available, we had seen some wonderful places, had great experiences and met some amazing people along that way.

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