Search this blog
Blog post categories
- Blogging and awards (7)
- Food (33)
- Cooking (15)
- France (139)
- Living in France (81)
- Renovating in France (37)
- Travel (158)
- Travel in France (64)
- World travel (106)
Top tags used in this blog
- A house in France
- Air travel
- Architecture
- Argenton-sur-Creuse
- Australia
- Beach
- Blogging
- Bus
- Buying a house in France
- Canada
- Castle
- Chateauroux
- Church
- COVID-19
- Creuse River
- Cruise
- Eiffel Tower
- France
- French language
- Gardens
- House guests
- Hyeres
- Italy
- Kuala Lumpur
- Luggage
- Malaysia
- Markets
- Mountains
- Organised tours
- Painting
- Paris
- Peniscola
- Photography
- Plaster
- Public Transport
- Renovating loungeroom
- Repairs
- Shopping in France
- Snow
- South of France
- Spain
- Stripping wallpaper
- Switzerland
- Thailand
- Train
- Train travel
- Walking
- Weather
- Weather in France
- Winter
-
Latest posts
Month by month
-
Tag Archives: Greek Islands
The perfect mix
Our perfect travelling scenario is a mixture of: Seeing firsthand places we’ve always longed to visit Securing a week of timeshare and using it as our exploration base Checking out someone else’s recommendation Feeling like we’ve discovered somewhere totally unheard … Continue reading
Posted in Travel, World travel
Tagged Agii Apóstoli, Anezina Village, Antiparos, Apollo's Gate, Bus, Chalki, Eternal Apartments, Ferry, Filoti, Greek Islands, Halki, Hike, Jimmy's, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, The Cave of Antiparos
Leave a comment
Cruising the Greek Islands
As if cruising the Greek Islands in June 2019 wasn’t exciting enough, we booked an introductory scuba diving lesson for our day on Crete, and we were excited to see a school of dolphins greeting us as we sailed towards … Continue reading
Posted in Travel, World travel
Tagged Bus, Chania, Chora, Crete, Cruise, Greek Islands, Kato Mili, Little Venice, Markets, Mykonos, Old Venetian Harbour, Panagia Paraportiani, Pullmantur Horizon, Scuba diving, Windmills
1 Comment
Dreams do come true
I had wanted to cruise the Greek Islands ever since I was a teenager, and last year that dream came true! Cutting it fine, flying in from Australia into Athens, Greece, on the afternoon of boarding, we had booked a … Continue reading
Posted in France, Travel, World travel
Tagged Acropolis Museum, Athens, Athens Mini Pass, Beach, Blue-domed churches, Caldera cliffs, Castle, Cruise, Fira, Greece, Greek Islands, Marina, Marmaris, Mediterranean cruise, Oia, Photography, Pullmantur Horizon, Santorini, Shopping, Turkey
2 Comments
Seize the day
Last year we fulfilled a number of bucket list wishes: sky diving with my son, cruising the Greek Islands, scuba diving in Crete, and taking a hot air balloon ride over the Loire Valley in France! All totally amazing experiences. … Continue reading
Posted in Travel, World travel
Tagged Bucket list, Carpe diem, Cruise, France, Greek Islands, Hot air balloon, Loire Valley, Photography
2 Comments