Greece/Turkey Cruise Summer 2005

Our air travel began early this morning in the good ole USA in South Hill, VA where we met up with our travel group at our tour director's house. We took a charter bus and picked up two other groups in Lawrenceville and Richmond on the way to Dulles in...

 

Europe 2006

Just another night out at Ludgrove, back at school the parties continue and the teachers lead the way. Just a few snaps of the other night back at bungello Wil (one of the teachers places) after a night at the local pub or as it is now referred Ludgrov...

 

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...

 

Mykonos- Greece

Spent a week during summer holidays at the Contiki resort in Mykonos. Had a loads of fun. Much time was spent, eating, drinking, relaxing by the pool, sunbaking and partying! Check out the tans that didnt last very long once we got back to pommy land!...

 

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...

 

Girls Do Balkans and The Med

The last post-trip wrap-up entry is often neglected, creating a a sense of disorganization and a lack of closure that isn't sitting well with people, myself included. From Croatia we covered much ground. We crossed the Adriatic by ferry, crossed Ita...

 

Greek Islands! October 2006

Today we got up very early for our taxi to the port of Pireaus. Just getting the the taxi is an interesting exercise in the dirty, crowded and seemingly unsafe street that we were in. Made our way to the Port and boarded a massive Blue Star Ferry for o...

 

Greek Islands Hopping

Arrived in Athens in the wee hours of the morning and bussed it to Rafina and hit the island straightaway. Mykonos is the first stop. This island is quite small with a white washed town and pelican as its mascot. There is a row of windmills in the u...

 

Greek Islands

It's been a nice week of R&R on the Islands in Greece. Much needed after being on the road and staying the longest in one hotel for only two nights. When I arrived in Athens I quickly found out the Islands were in the process of shutting down...

 

European Travel: Past, Present, Future

On the day we arrived at Mykonos, I wasn't feeling well from the night before. We arrived in the early afternoon and tendered to the island in a little boat and took a shuttle into town. Mykonos is the island on which to go shopping. Items are a bit ex...

 

The Tortured Compass

The loose ends are almost complete. The dog looks to be well looked after, my house renter should be moving in any day now, quit my job and most supplies are purchased. Now I just have to purchase a plan ticket and find a country to start my adventure ...

 

Justin's World Tour 2006-2007

Greetings everyone from the heart of the former evil empire. Yes I am still alive...this is a good sign haha. Anyways my god do I ever have alot to talk about. Russia is just incredible, lets just say its the most crooked, culturally intense, beautiful...

 

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...