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Signs? We don't need no stinkin' signs...
We said a sad farewell to Kardamili after a morning hike and set out on the road again. A constant joy of driving in Greece is the utter absence of roadsigns. You are never troubled with information about where the road is leading. You might see one sign all afternoon indicating that a large city 200k away was in the direction you were going. Other …
Corinth In June
... there was no bustle, nor did the atmosphere improve as the evening approached. I wanted a light meal, and could only find cafe bars and a couple of fast food places. Corinth has never been especially good for tavernas because it is a commercial port. It has several small bars and cafes but the number of traditional tavernas seems to have dwindled year ...
By bus to Tolo, the slow scenic route
You need patience when traveling by bus across the Peloponnese. The roads are fine, especially the new motorways; the scenery is wonderful and it is a good way to travel, so long as you don't mind the time it takes and are willing to wait a while for the next bus in the chain.
So it was that although I left Methoni at 8.30 a.m, left Pylos at 9.00 and was in Tripoli before lunch time, ...
Back in time
... ask two shop keepers for directions, it is still unclear. Eventually we end up in the main square at the museum. Two staff try to help. First, the tourist office has closed. Second, one woman has a tourist map but she won't part with it but she will photocopy the section we need. She finds a friend who knows where our pensionne is located and together they draw a line on the map about how we can drive our car and park at the top of the hill and do ...
Making the most of the old and the new.
The journey that I take regularly still gives surprises. Among all the concrete that makes up Corinth, I came across an old railway carriage converted to a living space. By the old railway station which was close to the city centre and port, there are still carriages, and the old tracks. I remember when I came along those tracks, nearly 15 years ago, thinking how quaint they ...