Nafplio. The first capital of independent Greece, but only for a year from 1833, Nafplio is a gem. It’s a Venetian port town in a fabulous location at the head of the Argolic Gulf. Its superb Palamidi fortress resembles Edinburgh Castle in the way that it dominates the town, although it is considerably bigger. If […]
Author: Kelvin Collins
Monemvasia, Kyparissi, the east coast.
Sunshine. Please. The last week has been the wettest we have experienced on this trip. We’ve had more rain than when we were in Scotland. We’ve had more than we’re used to in Cornwall. Yet still there have been bright patches and we’ve had a couple of good long stanks. After all that to wake […]
Rain. Rain, oh, and then some rain.
On entering a town. Our impressions of a place can be dramatically influenced by when (and how) we enter it. Drive into London at 9am on a Sunday morning and you may have time to marvel at the sights as you pass by. Make that same drive 24 hours later and you’ll have the time, […]
Towers, Rocks, Weather. The Mani, Greece.
If you got to this post early you might have seen it without its photos. In my excitement I hit the publish button in error. My apologies. Here’s how it should look… Weather. I once loved the Wainwright quote of “There’s no such thing as bad weather, just unsuitable clothing.” Now I think he had […]
A pile of old stones. The Sanctuary of Zeus. Olympia.
In which the Wanderers get very chilly, visit some remarkable old stuff, and eat the best kebabs known to man. But first, some television. Television. As a teenager I made some pretty unusual decisions. And stuck with them*. At age 16 I decided that I was never going to watch television again. The decision remains […]
South. Keep heading south. Greek deep winter travels.
Back on the road. The next adventure begins. Greece in deepest winter – surely it won’t be cold? Lefkada showed us its best and worst for our last days there. We spent a gloriously warm and sunny Sunday ambling down to Sivota for a last look before packing up much of our stuff in the […]