Monthly Archives: August 2022

Istanbul scrum

I suppose I should have remembered that if a person goes to a popular tourist destination in the height of summer, they should not be surprised when they cannot move for other tourists. The Blue Mosque is a big draw and I queued up to get inside in order to wonder as the magnificence of… Read More »

Corfu, Greece

The whole reason for my travels this time have been to get to Greece and specifically the islands. I had done My Family and Other Animals for O level and as a result had got into Gerald Durrell in a big way reading many more of his books. So when I arrived by ferry onto… Read More »

Bari & Monopoli and ferry Italy

It’s not that I don’t like Italy but that it’s a diversion I didn’t want in my Balkan Odyssey. However, when you’re travelling without a firm plan and with no travel tickets or accommodation booked then you are opening yourself up to disappointment. I had spent a satisfactory day back in Croatia and had booked… Read More »

Dubrovnik, Croatia

I had no intention of going to Dubrovnik or anywhere in Croatia for that matter but I could not get out of Kotor to the south due to lack of buses and tickets so in order to keep to my overarching plan of getting to Greece I had no choice but to go back north… Read More »