Tag Archives: Greece

Patras: A town on the edge

Posted on June 3, 2012 by BarryH

Patras, more or less the same population as Cardiff, is one of the major transport interchanges in Greece and is necessary as a stop-over but I would not choose to come to here for a holiday.  Sunday, the day I … Continue reading →

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Corfu to Patras: 12 hours on the road and taxi driver wisdom

Posted on June 3, 2012 by BarryH

Saturday and it was once again a day for moving on.  This time to Patras on the Gulf of Corinth and a major transport hub in Greece, a stopping-off point for me en route to Kalamata, itself a staging point … Continue reading →

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Corfu: coast to coast, different prespectives

Posted on June 2, 2012 by BarryH

Again cloudless, warm start to the Friday. Wished the couple from Llanelli ‘Bore da’ at the WiFix taverna and had a another good chat with them before ambling back to the supermarket to buy water and had a long chat … Continue reading →

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Corfu: a Ryan Giggs Moment, lacerated flesh and some snapshots

Posted on June 1, 2012 by BarryH

Very short blog post for Thursday, to the relief of some I’m sure. Simply a few visual impressions of a day and another part of the island. Walk to the taverna where I sip espresso and have my morning WiFix … Continue reading →

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Corfu: path finding, bird spotting and providence

Posted on May 31, 2012 by BarryH

Wednesday morning followed a similar pattern to Tuesday, early cloud clearing to leave a near cloudless sky by the time I finished breakfast.   Posting the blog and the usual WiFix at the taverna along the coast road took a little … Continue reading →

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Corfu: the exotic, the gnarly and the past it

Posted on May 30, 2012 by BarryH

I was a tad disappointed when I got up on Tuesday.  It was dry but grey and overcast.  I thought to myself, indeed I groaned to myself, “Oh no!  Not again!!!” But when I sat down on the covered terrace … Continue reading →

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Paxos to Corfu: biting the bullet

Posted on May 29, 2012 by BarryH

The weather on Monday couldn’t have been more of a contrast to Sunday.  Usual 07.30 start but this time cloudless blue sky and warm in the early morning sun.  Brisk walk down to the harbour to use the restaurant WiFi before breakfast … Continue reading →

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Paxos: Sunday, a day for R+R

Posted on May 28, 2012 by BarryH

Sunday dawned grey.  At least I assume it did. As it had dawned a few hours before I emerged into it I had no way of knowing for certain.  The view to the mountains and the area around Parga on … Continue reading →

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Paxos: a guided tour around the island

Posted on May 27, 2012 by BarryH

Saturday, my first full day on Paxos and my first day on one of the Greek islands this year.  Apart from brief trips into and out of Athens and a few days in Nafplio in 2003 all my experience of … Continue reading →

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Parga to Paxos: from hustle and bustle to peace and quiet

Posted on May 26, 2012 by BarryH

The dramatic change of plan on Thursday necessitated an uncomfortably early start to Friday.  Well. Uncomfortable by current standards anyway.  When I was in work I usually got out of bed about 06.00 and was in the office by 07.00.  … Continue reading →

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