It's like Greece but different. I yet again started a tour without having anything planned. In fact I hadn't even left the UK before making a hash of travelling. I have passed through airport security many, many, many times in my life and I take great pride in being organised and passing through the scanners in …
Burned With Desire. It was rather nice waking up around 8am with no hangover and a good eight hours sleep, even though plenty of beer and rum was consumed between a few of us the night before. It's one of the great things about Iceland in January. There is plenty to see in a very …
Fifty and none the wiser! I stood at the cash machine for bloody ages trying to work it out. Translated into Icelandic currency, the ATM either offered between 10p and £1.50 or £120 and £1,000! Thankfully after starring at the transaction summary for some time I came to the conclusion that I was in …
Up Up Up. The challenge was set, 550m up up up to the top of a peak which offered stunning views of the island and, a chocolate cake for anyone who could get there in under one hour. There was two ways up, minibus or, pedal power, with only pedal power getting you the chocolate …
The Blessed Foot. I like to get political in the countries I visit but, Greece is politically boring or, at least the Ionian islands are! A bunch of islands wholly dependant on olives, grapes and, tourism. The residents must have an average age of 117 years. The reason we can do a lot of cycling …
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