Back in seedy Athens, but staying in the plaka at the base of the Parthenon.,... Which is actually quite nice. Found the antiques flea market this morning which was fantastic at 7.30am, but by the time michelle and the kids came back with me at 9.30 it was thick with Greek men all seemingly smoking two cigarettes and a pipe each. The air was almost unbreathable, and by 9.30 all the non- antiques sellers had arrived selling hard porn DVDs on the street. So before...

Well, after a morning stroll around Mykonos , we embarked on our ferry ride into Athens. An adventure that I pictured would be under blue sky and on calm waters. Soon after we left mykonos, the blue skies disappeared, and the large swell began. This was ok, but being stuck in front of Saturday afternoon Greek tv for Nearly 6 hours was unbearable. Imagine chances, bold and the beautiful, and sylvania waters rolled into one and spoken in the Greek language t...

For a start, I have a great travel tip, late September, early October is a great time to travel in the Greek islands. The island are about to close for winter, so hotels are half price, shops are 70% off!, but the temperature is still late 20's until late into the evening. Sure the bars aren't spilling out onto the street full of drunken partygoers......, but, hey, we aren't 20 anymore. Mykonos has tipped our poor suitcases over the edge, and we have had to bu...

The sights, sounds and smells of Europe so far...... 1. In the country towns of England , the smells of fertilizer in the fields 2. In London and Paris, the almost constant sounds of sirens. 3. In France and Greece, the constant whine of two stroke scooters, in Greece, they are often straddled by someone without a helmet, smoking a cigarette , but at least red traffic lights are a social occasion with everybody having a chat. 4. In villages in France, the occ...

Today we wandered around the remains of a 5th century bc temple, which if it was in Australia would have 50 tourist bus spots, 100 souvenir shops and be a national icon. In Greece it has a dirt track around it, and is protected by not one, but two pieces of string. A quick walk around the old town, was followed by a well deserved afternoon at the beach. We then went back for dinner at the same restaurant we have eaten at for the previous two nights, where mains...