Patras Vyzantino

... the road should be. <br><br>Backtracking and weaving over train tracks, then a doubtful dirt tract, we finally found the main road. As long as the water&#8217;s on our right, we&#8217;re heading the right direction, so no worries about getting lost. <br><br>Thrilled to see a wide shoulder along the road, we took it. But after a few close calls Brian noticed that cars were driving in this &#8216;lane&#8217 ...

Destination 398<br><br>[Ferry]<br><br>After leaving the city of Piraeus without any roadmap and taking the overcrowded toll freeway to the connected Island of Peloponnes I left the busy freeway to go on along the main road. A beautiful coastline road along the ugly ...

... Yes of coarse there is one leaving tomorrow."<br>"Is it available?"<br>Without checking her computer, "Yes of course it is available, just the quicker you book the better."<br>Shona went back to tell Dino the news. "OK lets do it." We lugged our bags back to the ticket office and said "Let's do it. Book the ferry tomorrow for Corfu."<br>Click, click, click "Ah, ooh, um the ferry tomorrow is full. The next one available is Thursday."<br>"THURSDAY ...

Greece! When we woke in our fractionally cooler van, the sky was just beginning to lighten and, once we ose, we were able to see Corfu passing by to the starboard side. Opposite, the mountains of Albania were shading into those of Greece as the sun rose properly into the sky. Soon, we were pulling into the harbour of Igoumenitsa and here a lot of people and vehicles got off, leaving the Bongo looking a bit lonely in its section of the garage. <br><br>We had breakfast in the ...

<br><br><br> THE ITALIAN PANORAMA<br><br><br>This is the name I give to this trip we are going to have in two days.<br><br><br><br><br><br>We will drive to Patras and from there to Barri.<br><br><br>Cities that we are going to visit are:<br><br><br><br><br><br>POMEPEII, NAPOLI, ROME, SIENA, FLORENCE AND VENICE.<br><br><br><br><br ...

... train services were cancelled, and ferries were forced to remain in port. State hospitals ran on skeleton staffs, while schools, universities and post offices kept their doors closed. Bank staff, lawyers, journalists and civil engineers also joined the strike. Thousands of people take to the streets in Greece "The country has effectively come to a halt," said union spokesman Efstathios ...

... wooden stick walking towards me. He waved, I stopped. I was sure he was Israeli. "You're from Israel!" I said "Yes, and you?" "I'm from Israel too" I said in English, now recognizing a slightly French accent. "I am going to Israel, to Jerusalem" he said. As it turns out, the guy is a genuine pilgrim! Left his apartment in Paris four months ago and started walking towards the Promised Land. I was amazed. He has been living on very little money, dining and ...

... was wonderful! The food was delicious, the people very friendly and helpful, most everyone could speak English. Their culture is layed back and family is first. The great thing about our time in Greece is that we experienced it more than a tourist. We were able to share in a part of my sisters life in Greece giving us a completely different ...

... I felt something on my leg. I looked down and started screaming...there was a huge octopus wrapping around my leg!!! I ran out of the water and then everyone came over and we all just looked at it for a while. It seemed to be looking at us too as it stayed for a while in the shallow area. I heard they are curious. <br>

... and three Gypsy children who hung out with me one afternoon and hugged me, were among the people in Patra city who might've wanted to get to know me better. But, I stayed far away in my tent: sometimes because a room in Patra was elusive, but other times because I preferred the peace of staying in a tiny village near nature. It seems like alternative-thinking people often want to live peacefully in nature. But, sadly, this depletes the young and confused people ...