Well, we finished Santorini on a high as the sun finally came out for the day and we did a great boat trip across to the volcanic island which was amazing for a walk - some of it is still smoking which came as quite a surprise to us. The boat then took us to some thermal hot springs on the other side of the island and, with the encouragement of the Aussie family on board, we got our swimwear on and jumped in ! As it's December, they weren't as hot as usual, so th...

Hello from (not very sunny) Santorini Had a good ferry journey across to Santorini, and were surprised and delighted to be met at the port by Leftakis, the owner of the apartments we were staying at for a free transfer (result !) although we had to share the minibus with a giddy group of teenage volleyball players from a neighbouring island who were very funny and were practicing their English with us ! We have a nice little apartment in the capital, Fira, and h...

Hello again ! So, we had a lovely day in Berat seeing the sights, there was a big castle complex where the people still live and of course, we ventured out that evening for round 2 of trying to eat out in Albania ! This time, we went to a grill restaurant - I ordered the grilled chicken, James the piglet ribs and we ordered some grilled vegetables and croquettes to accompany this delight. Soooooo . . . . some pork 'rissoles' arrived - hmmm we thought, not quite...