We’re up at 6:30am. Off to view the monasteries on Mount Athos. There are a number these on both sides of the peninsula .These monasteries are for men only and only male livestock as well. I laugh at this ,strange to be sure. I say view, as you can only see them from the boat that takes 60 people and we would have been 350 metres off shore then throw in the height and it’s a long, long way away. If you are into the religious orders or you are thinking abou...

Well we moving to our Northern Greece Adventure. Pickup to the airport 7:00am on time, at arrive airport on time . Loaded on to plane ,taxi to take off point , we wait and then we wait some more ,40 minutes we waited Finially the go comes and we are off. The lateness of our take off mean when we arrive in Athens will have no time to spare to get catch our second flight to Thessaloniki. Athens you are kidding me, although we tried to explain that our plane was...

We got to sleep in today .The tour leader is taking us to see the sights of the north eastern side of Thessaloniki. First we need to find a laundry that’s my small job. From there it is a short walk to our first major attraction, the Rotunda. The famous Rotonda of Thessaloniki, Macedonia: The Rotonda (or Rotunda) is one of the most important Roman monuments in Thessaloniki. It stands just next to the Arch of Galerius in the city center and it is also known as ...

Gallipoli We leave at 8:30 am and the journey will need us to cross the Dardanelles straits to get there . The journey takes an hr from the hotel and our first stop is at ANZAC cove , straight away you can see the problem our boys faced. They missed the beach they thought they were to land at in the dark, and instead of 100 meters of beach they only had 10 and then 75 meters of cliff . They were trapped between the water and the cliff, they were like fish in a ...