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 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 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 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. […]
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. […]
