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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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Arriving back home again… back home again on Koh Samui

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Koh Samui

Koh Samui

Friday, 16 December 2016 to Thursday, 22 December 2016
Another travel day lay ahead of us as we got up early on Friday morning; we packed, had a simple breakfast and boarded a taxi for the airport. The trip to Samui today proved to be uneventful and rather enjoyable. We flew to Surat Thani on the mainland; from there we took a bus to the Donsak Pier, boarded the ferry and arrived on Samui mid afternoon. The Airasia flight tickets include the cost Continue reading →