Travelogues Greece

Our next stop took us to Balos, which is about a 1.5 hour drive from Rethimnon. There, we wanted to see the Blue Lagoon. The drive itself was beautiful, with views of mountains...

After Bulgaria, as the southern turning point, one of the promising highlights of our journey was planned: Greece. This welcomed us, in the Bulgarian style, with another road use...

Tuesday 25.7. (20km) We drive a beautiful route through the 'mountains', passing archaeological sites and olive trees. A car stops, the man asks interested what we are...

Christmas Eve is also rainy here. In the afternoon, we find a break in the rain and walk through the city again...truly idyllic.

We walk to the lighthouse in Gythio during a break in the rain and have fun with the reflections..

Freddy hands me the phone and the camera and runs off... I follow slowly and leisurely. I know the way... always towards the water and to the port. Once there, I see Freddy...

Last night it cooled down to 12 degrees, and Birgit is feeling cold in bed during the early morning hours. However, the rising sun quickly warms us up after we get out of bed....

After the first hotel was a flop, I moved. On the day of arrival I booked something new for the next day. In the city. At the marina. And with a rooftop pool. It was the right...

Saturday, 10.06.2023 Our destination today is Gialova. A small village in the Bay of Navarino. On October 20, 1827, almost the entire Turkish-Egyptian fleet anchored in a...

Actually, I didn't want to have breakfast because I thought the accommodation and food didn't have a good value for money. However, the landlady didn't want to let me go without...

Saturday, 03.06.2023 Today, we unpack the bikes and go on an amazing bike tour to Kardamyli, which is about 7 km away. It involves some uphill and downhill riding, which is not...

There were heavy thunderstorms throughout the night. I was glad I could sleep in Dimitris Kornaros' old accommodation. It would have been really uncomfortable in the tent....

Just as it ended with dinner, it continued with breakfast.3 fried eggsBaked cheeseBaked bread and FetaCheese pieGreek coffee and Mountain TeaI was well nourished for the next...

I met Helmut early in the morning while dismantling the tent. We somehow clicked and had breakfast together. Then I headed towards Loutro. This section is one of my absolute...

Breakfast at 8 o'clock. George made me a delicious pancake with feta cheese and honey. I left right after breakfast. The first ascent was tough, but since the path went through...

I snuck out of my room this morning at 6:30 am (hostel, teenagers sleep in 😅) and went to have breakfast. I made myself a delicious yogurt with banana, apple, and orange,...

I left at 6:20 without breakfast. I had planned to have my yogurt with fruit in the mountains at the first water stop. But then around 9 o'clock at the first water source, which...

It's 7:00 PM and it's raining heavily again. We've been on the trail since this morning. This time, we didn't stay dry. On the contrary. Completely soaked, we push through the...

04/29/23 The weather is fantastic. Because this is more the rule than the exception here, you quickly get used to it. On days like today, I once again realized how wonderful it...

04/26/23 With fresh, fine spices on board, we are heading to Kardamili today. On the one hand, this picturesque village has been highly recommended to us because of its charm...

You share the path with the rack railway

Fira - Home

From the inland, we headed east today. We reached the Greek coast, took a short detour to the sea to check how warm the water is. It was very pleasant for the feet. People were...

A solid cheese is it with the Peloponnese! To the exhausting monkey heat here also come astronomical price formations, where even the Norwegians become paler than they already...

The ignoble Gaijin melts like moldy cheese in the oven, while the air between his ears begins to shimmer. Behind the noble steed, a trail of sweat forms, resembling the Danube,...

So, today I slept great. Time to deal with the repair of the car after a delicious coffee. A parts store was quickly found. There I bought two diesel filters in stock, you never...

The journey to Thessaloniki started with light rain and I arrived in Thessaloniki in light rain as well. There was intermittent light rain throughout the trip, so there are no...

Sorry, but I'm always fascinated

After four weeks in beautiful and diverse Greece, we are taking the ferry to Bari, Italy tonight at 0:00. It's insane that we have been here for four weeks and even more insane...

View from the holiday home