My Greece

Extended family trip - 20 of us altogether...

 

143 Days in Greece

So, Crete was wonderful--as usual. I got off the boat, inhaled the sweet pre-dawn air, and felt immediately as though I had come home. Our hotel was right on the waterfront, and though simple, was clean and attractive and the nicest manager ever. While...

 

Greece 2007

In brief: We go for a washed out road trip around Mykonos Today we went for a drive around the island of Mykonos. It was nothing as dramatic as the mountain tops of Crete however the roads were worse and the locals were demons on the road so the wh...

 

Europe Photo Album 2005 -2007

Various shots of tourist sites around London taken in the year and a bit I lived there. I really got to know London well after I bought my bike. London is surprisingly bicycle friendly (better than Auckland) and I would ride from home to work basic...

 

Greece

I like to think of our trip to Crete as the holiday within our holiday. That’s because although we are on a working holiday, many of the trips we go on are not exactly relaxing. Usually they involve trying to see as many things as possible in a short p...

 

Our 'European Vacation' 2006

Phew! Finally made it to Paris after a gargantuan effort packing up our lives in London. We were working 16-18 hour days just trying to sort through all the crap we've accumulated over the past 4 years. But we managed to get the boxes packed and sent o...

 

Our big trip

Gavin’s bit: The Hilton put on a great breakfast spread, and after Sam polished off about three courses we eventually made our way back out onto the M3, shooting down to Portsmouth. Today we visited the Royal Navy’s base down on the Solvent. Abou...

 

Un Soggiorno in Italia

Today I was stopped on my bike in the middle of Via Saraceno because there was a truck blocking the way. After a couple seconds, I decided it would be better to dismount and walk the bike around. However, my bike is a boy bike and not a girl bike, mean...