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While each town is as enchanting as the next, Polignano a Mare is Puglia’s postcard town- a beautiful village of white and gold buildings spectacularly positioned right on top of some pretty dodgy looking craggy cliffs overlooking the crystal-clear Adriatic Sea… truly living up to its name as it literally couldn’t be any more ‘atContinue reading “Major bucket list ✔️”

This remarkable city, the third-longest continuously inhabited human settlement in the world, that once held so much sorrow, is one of the most unique and fascinating places you will ever visit anywhere in the world. Carved into the rock, Matera is composed of a network of caves inhabited since the Paleolithic era. The grey cityContinue reading “The cave city…we felt like we were walking through a movie set”

From Otranto we head north again and decide to start the day with a quick dip at Sant’Andrea’s famous grotto. The coastline in this area is scattered with incredible rock formations and the water is crystal clear and blue. We negotiate the rock staircase and jump in…we are old hands at cliff jumping now! WeContinue reading “Hobbit town…”

Honestly it doesn’t matter that Ive been to Italy several times- and for weeks at a time. I could come 50 times and barely scratch the surface of this amazing country and I know I will always be back. But I have never been to Puglia. Commonly referred to as Italy’s “heel,” the region ofContinue reading “Italy’s “heel””

Rome was never in our plan as we had decided to avoid the big cities- but could not get connections from Milos to Brindisi in one day. So- Rome bound we left Milos and there began our comedy of errors. It’s pretty much standard that I set the alarms off going through security with allContinue reading “One night in Rome”

I had seen pictures of the extraordinary Sarakiniko in my trip research so I knew it would be amazing…sculpted over the centuries by wind, waves, and volcanic activity. I can honestly say I have never seen a landscape like this. With white white cliffs which kind of resemble massive folds of whipped cream….…volcanic odly shapedContinue reading “A Lunar Landscape”

Known as the island of colours thanks to its jewel coloured waters, volcanic rocks that paint the beaches red, pink and orange, and buildings painted in vivid primary tones, the horse-shoe shaped island of Milos floats serenely in the Aegean Sea. The island has a mythological landscape, uncrowded taverna-lined port towns and the bluest waterContinue reading “Windmill Time”

After literally running the length of Athens airport after our booked and paid transfer failed to show up, we did manage to board our flight paradise bound. Santorini…the name is pretty much synonymous for “Paradise on Earth”. I had visited for a few hours while on a cruise about 10 years ago and that wasContinue reading “Paradise on earth?”

So Athens only really happened as there was no other way for us to do our tour to Meteora. But as the first stop to our big adventure, we were still bubbling with excitement as we left our hotel for our first exploration. We had chosen to stay in Plaka, in the heart of theContinue reading “And then there were four…”

While it was not in our original plan, a short video sent by my brother Chris once again had us changing our itinerary for the upteenth time. There’s a saying that goes- “it feels like you’re walking in the clouds”. Well Greece took that very literally. Meteora, (translated into English means “middle of the sky”,Continue reading “Somewhere between heaven and earth”