During our travels over the years, I have always kept a hand-written journal to remind us later where we were, what we did, how much things cost, etc. Read More
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Dovecotes of Tinos (ΠΕΡΙΣΤΕΡΙΩΝΕΣ)
In your travels to different countries, one of the most interesting parts of travel is the study of the country’s architecture. This becomes very evident when you see the Dovecotes on the island of Tinos in Greece, and see how they have influenced the architecture of other buildings. When we first visited Tinos, we scarcely knew what a dovecote was. But, I must say, Tinos is the place to go if you want to see a lot of them and learn something about them. Read More
Cretan Cooking – Part 2
The second part of my little story about Cretan cooking takes on a different flavour. Rather than the modern version of cooking on a stove, with all the utensils and devices we use, we’re going to look back on some of the basics . . . how they have been doing some things for hundreds, maybe thousands of years. Read More
Cretan Cooking – Part 1
Vamos Village Vamos Village? Where’s that you say? Well, before we continue with my subject of Cretan Cooking, I’ll expand a little on where we are. First, Crete is the largest island in Greece, blessed with an incredible richness of sunshine, history, culture and fantastic food. Inhabited by the Minoans for centuries, preceded and followed… Read More
Our Five Country Day
When we were doing a lot of traveling Europe by car, on a “normal” travel day we would try to arise for breakfast at a decent time, roughly between seven o’clock and eight, have time to enjoy one of those great European breakfasts, then be on the road at about nine. “On the road” could mean anything from literally being in the car on the road, or perhaps just heading out to spend the day walking around and seeing the local sights. Read More
