24 Hours in Athens
I arrived in sunny Athens and rather bizarrely we didn’t have to go through passport control. I taxied to my hotel in an upscale neighbourhood of Athens. My room wasn’t ready so I decided to stroll around Athens and see…
I arrived in sunny Athens and rather bizarrely we didn’t have to go through passport control. I taxied to my hotel in an upscale neighbourhood of Athens. My room wasn’t ready so I decided to stroll around Athens and see…
The very early taxi ride was most acceptable in a Mercedes driven by a Romanian ex-footballer who played against 1978 World Cup and Golden Boot winner, Mario Kempes in the UEFA Cup in the late 1970’s. Heathrow was heaving -…
After a two and a half hour ferry trip to Volos, we walked to our hotel, the Azur. The room was Tokyo small, but functional and I had a narrow balcony for external activities. I went for a small stroll…
After a two and a half hour ferry trip to Volos, we walked to our hotel, the Azur. The room was Tokyo small, but functional and I had a narrow balcony for external activities. I went for a small stroll…
The journey started with a taxi to London City Airport. I learnt a great deal about the civil war in Sierra Leone during the 1990’s. Just what I needed at 4 am. A very slick airport experience with no need…
After a grey day at sea we arrived in St John’s which is the capital of Newfoundland and Labrador. With twice as many people as the whole of Greenland, it felt like we had returned to civilisation. Much warmer, but…
I had a nice local chap take me to the ship. When I arrived I was horrified. The queue was enormous and it was raining. The snaking line had no cover so, I dropped my bags and said, “fuck this”.…