The rhythmic drone of the snore chorus was the not so gentle backdrop for my wake up this morning. Awoke to a slight cloudy haze after a cracking nights sleep (ear plugs are a gift from Zeus) and then discovered the haze was due to a half cup of Jamiesons with ice from about 1am the night prior. I continue to stress to Erik my teacher bud from Detroit that this may be whiskey for Americans but a single single malt would not have such an appalling effect! Damn b...

6.45am update, just met an Israeli soldier on his way back from climbing MtOlympus. It's going to be fun! If he can do the whole thing in a day then surely I can do 3/4 in a day.... Gulp! 3 hours later..... Sitting on the pier sketching in the sun, haven't done this since higher Art! (Prosser will be proud) I must confess I feel my pen work is in a state of regression, the finished piece may have looked better in crayon. Just had a chat a Greek local in the ...

Jabba the hut slid his layers of fat from behind the counter. His thick hairy carpet of an arm leaving a thick viscous trail of sweat along the dirty surface. I boarded the 78 Jabba the butt bus from Thessaloniki airport to the city centre. 70mins later my 30min journey began to worry me... Where was I? Why does everyone sound like a wookie and not understand me? 10mins later I arrived at the bus station signalling the end of the line? Oh dear time to find a...