The Byzantine World of Thessoloniki
Ruth: Squeezed into the 1960's urban sprawl of Thessaloniki is a wealth of Byzantine churches and monasteries. No less that 6 of them are Unesco ... Read More
Shifting to Low Gear on Skopolos
Ruth: We are staying in an apartment on the quiet, less touristy end of Skopelos island overlooking the Port of Loutraki. It is just below ... Read More
A Trip to the Swimming Hole
Gordon: The musical film Mamma Mia was filmed largely on Skopelos. There are numerous references to the movie in the tourist literature. One beach is ... Read More
Life in the Chora: Glossa
Ruth: Most of our days here involve a late afternoon walk up to the hill town of Glossa. Gord and I happily spend an hour ... Read More
Life in the Chora: Skopelos Town
Gordon: A couple of days ago we cycled the 25 kms from Loutraki to the other, bigger town on the island, Skopelos Town. This is ... Read More
Pedalling and Painting my Search for Mindfulness
Ruth: After learning to read, the hardest thing I have ever tried to learn is meditation. I am not good at it, and even this ... Read More
Thessaloniki: A Second Look
Cat at the 13th century HammamRuth: We are spending our last four nights in Thessaloniki before flying home for a bit. I don't return to ... Read More
Heading off to the Azores
Ruth:In my usual pre trip excitement I started drawing the anticipated sights days before our departure. Don will take us to the airport shortly and ... Read More
First Day in Ponta Delgata
Ruth: With jetlag my writing and thinking skills are absent but I will try to capure our day.During a 6 hour delay in Toronto while ... Read More
Sete Cidades
Gordon: What if there was a place like Hawaii, but a few degrees cooler, so that hiking is more comfortable, only a few tourists, and, ... Read More