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 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. […]
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 – […]
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 […]
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 […]
Interview by ‘ The Career Break Site ‘ http://www.thecareerbreaksite.com/blog/world-travel-as-a-single-mum If you want to read a great and motivating blog that will change your life, well this is the one for you. http://www.thecareerbreaksite.com/blog/world-travel-as-a-single-mum Here you will read about a life-changing event of one single Mum and her Australian son. Here you will be motivated, encouraged […]
Atrocious Albanian Driving I am a pretty confident person. I am also a pretty sensible person. And a pretty logical and sometimes over-cautious person. At the same time I am undoubtedly a “go-getter”, and of course an “explorer”. But the next few days in Albania, I am the most stressed, uptight driver as I face […]
Hidden Paradise in Ulcinj Montenegro Today we have driven from the mountains of Montenegro and I am tired. I want to get to Albania but something makes me feel uneasy and so we look for accommodation. I follow a sign before we get to Ulcinj that says Pansion Vongola The sun is soon to set and […]
Interview by Bunch of Backpackers This may inspire you. This may want you to get out on a limb. Last year we were in Guatemala and we slept in a TREE HOUSE. Every boy’s dream – right? I have just read an article – and it is about us! http://www.bunchofbackpackers.com/sleeping-tree-house-earth-lodge-in-antigua-guatemala/ Take a look! http://www.bunchofbackpackers.com/sleeping-tree-house-earth-lodge-in-antigua-guatemala/ Questions and […]
The Skinny Snake Road to Kotor Montenegro We have made our way down from Serbia, and it has been hard to work out which road to take. We were told to see the National Park and the Tara River. As we stop on the bridge of the Tara River, there are Bungy Jumpers and Zip-liners. […]
Spectacular Splendid Serbia It was quite late in the afternoon when we left Sarajevo, Bosnia, and Herzegovina as we had to wait to get my laptop fixed. By the time we left it was raining again, but with some help, we had mapped out how to get to the Eastern border. We got to a […]
Tunnel of Hope and Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina It is bucketing down with rain, and we have arrived by 9:00 a.m. at the Tunnel of Hope. It isn’t the easiest place to find. Part way through the back roads the signs are nonexistent. But we see two tour buses parked, and figure this back road, […]
