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Stoupa is Stupendous

Stoupa (Peloponnese Greece) is Stupendous This sunset has a lot to answer for! We are driving along the coast, and had no idea there was a small tourist town down a little side road.  All I knew was there was an incredible sunset, and I wanted a photograph. So here I am in Greece, chasing […]

Boat ride 250 metres underground through Diros Caves

A boat ride 250 meters underground through Diros Caves – Mani Peloponnese Greece Down the mouth of the cave, we go, donning life jackets and stepping precariously into a very flat small wooden boat. It is a tight squeeze. We must leave backpacks and handbags in the car. And we are told not to move or […]

Deserted ruins of Greece – Ancient Messini

Deserted ruins of Greece – Ancient Messini Ancient Messini – you will find it about 1 hour out of Kalamata, at the bottom of the Peloponnese set in the Delphi Mountains. It is a bargain price to enter and children are free. As we head through, there is only one other couple wandering around. There […]

Single Mum finds her HAPPY PLACE

I found my HAPPY PLACE in Finikounda Greece As our car squeezed through two buildings with inches to spare, I suddenly find myself driving along a tiny paved Greek village street. And it is right about now I realize this is exactly where I want to stay tonight. It looks like time has stood still […]

The Road Less Travelled in Greece

The Road Less Travelled in Greece As we leave Olympus, we are armed with a list of places to visit. Peloponnese locals are so friendly. Two shopkeepers last night made lists or told us places to visit.  The first is Katakolo, and so we head back on the same road we had come along yesterday. […]

The Explora’s compete at Ancient Olympia

The Explora’s compete at Ancient Olympia Greece We are up early and packed today armed with an Olympic and Greek Flag we had purchased in town the night before. We are ready for our own Olympics, just like the movie ‘My Life in Ruins’ (which we had enjoyed watching here the night before). Breakfast is only […]

Náfpaktos Greece – cute little seaside town

Náfpaktos Greece – cute little seaside town Naturally Nice – Nafpaktos Greece ‘Rain, rain go away, come again another day’. We have been saying this since we stayed in Paleokastritsa on the Isle of Corfu four days ago, and yet it continues. We had taken the ferry from Corfu, and I am frozen. I sat […]

Interview with House Sitting World

Interview with House Sitting World We are interview by, Jodie Smith and Natalie Smith of House Sitting World. This is an interview about ‘buddying up with house sitting’. It talks about our journey around the world with Explorason. I talk about all aspects of our house sitting including the difficulties of applying with a child. […]

Countless Things To Do in Corfu Greece

We have just spent an amazing eleven (11) days in Corfu Greece, so sit down with a ‘cuppa’, and enjoy reading about some of our trip as we share them with you. Getting to Corfu Greece Our first night saw us driving 35 km from the port (we had arrived by ferry from Albania – […]

Fish Spa in Old Town Corfu

Nibble at my toes a bit more, please !! Fish Spa in Old Town Corfu It is bucketing down with rain, and I am pretty wet through, so I thought … “Why not go pop my feet into an aquarium of sucking fish?” And this is exactly what I did! I took myself into Doctor […]

Delfino Blu Corfu – so many things to do

Delfino Blu Corfu – so many things to do ( It rhymes!!  Today’s Title by Explorason ) Accommodation Name: Delfino Blu Boutique Hotel Location: Agios Stefanos, Corfu, Greece Telephone:  +30 26630 51629 Fax: +30 26630 51628 Mobile: +30 6932 248389 email Reservations: info@delfinoblu.gr email Weddings: weddings@delfinoblu.gr Website: http://www.delfinoblu.gr Date stayed: September 2014 Breakfast: Yes – optional extra Bar: Yes – […]

Healthy Travel Tips from an older single Mum

Healthy Travel Tips from an older single Mum So Mum ‘Where do you want to go for your 53rd birthday, and what do you want to do” asks my 9-year-old son? To some of you, this may be a normal ‘birthday’ question, but for us, it usually means a change of country or a “bucket […]