Selcuk, Turkey Friday 22nd June Jimmy’s Place – Ataturk Mah., 1016 Sok., No. 19, Selcuk, Turkey We left Bodrum for Selcuk on the 11am bus after having a leisurely morning including a walk through the Old Town and harbour area and a swim. Our trip was not without incident though. We were the only people … More Selcuk Ephasus

Bodrum, Turkey Thursday 21st June It is 8.30pm, we are in Bodrum, Turkey and it is stinking hot! Mark, Tom and I have just returned from dinner whereas Annabelle stayed in the apartment as she wasn’t feeling well. We left Rodos early this morning, another hot and sunny one. The ferry left at 8am and … More Bodrum, Turkey

Rhodes, Greece Tuesday 19th June This note is being scribed from the balcony of our hotel in Rhodes whilst I sit here on a magnificent (Mark’s favourite word) afternoon and look out over the sprawling beach with turquoise blue water below. The coastline of Turkey looms just a short distance out on the horizon and … More Rhodes

Santorini, Greece Sunday 17th June I am writing this note from the balcony of our villa in Oia, the northern most point of Santorini, perched high on the edge of the caldera overlooking the beautiful Aegean Sea. It is 8.30pm and we have just watched a spectacular sunset, something Oia is famed for, yet it … More Santorini

Athens, Greece Friday 15th June We took a really good walking tour of Ancient Greece with Maria from ‘Athens Walking Tours”. She put about 3 ~6,000 years of Greek history, religion, culture, myths and legends into a clear, succinct and intelligible perspective for us and the other family who joined us. We spent most of … More Last two days in Athens

Athens, Greece Wed 13th and Thurs 14th June It is 5.30 on Thursday afternoon and I am writing this from the deck of the roof-top pool whilst Tom is having a swim and spa. I have a clear view across to my right of the magnificent Parthenon sitting majestically on top of Acropolis rock. At … More Athens: first two days

Sorrento, Italy Monday 11th June: Isle of Capri We woke to another hot, clear and beautiful day and made our way down to the wharf to catch the 9.30 ferry to the Isle of Capri. Capri is a spectacular limestone island rising out of the ocean with sheer cliffs bordering most of its coastline and … More Isle of Capri

Sorrento, Italy Sunday June 10th: Pompei I went for a walk in the morning with Mark, back down to the fishing village. We all went to Pompeii at about 10am and got home by 4pm. We had a dud guide but he was of some mild amusement. Mark and I headed out at about 5pm … More Pompei + Napoli soccer win!

Sorrento, Italy Saturday 9th June Mark and I woke to another warm and beautiful sunny morning for our last early walk through the streets of Rome. We went back to the Fontana deTrevi, Pantheon and Spanish Steps and again, no crowds! On our way home we passed some road barricades and Polizia and noticed the … More Sorrento Day 1

Rome, Italy Hi. Just put this up to show some photos. Have been very busy…on the go. Will scribe more later. Off to Vatican today, Friday, our last full day in Rome. We head to Sorrento tomorrow.