After we left Greenland, we had a mixture of at-sea days and port days. We had two days in Atlantic Canada: St. John’s, Newfoundland and Halifax, Nova Scotia. Between these two ports, we made our way briefly back to France when we visited St. Pierre. It felt surreal to step out into St. John’s, our first Canadian port of call. […]
After our early departure from Iceland, we spent a day sailing straight for the fjords of Greenland. We took shelter in the calm waters of the fjords for two days instead of doing the two extra days in Iceland. We saw tons of icebergs, glaciers, mountains, and waterfalls as we sailed through these fjords. They were beautiful, especially with the […]
We wanted to explore Reykjavik but also learned how outrageously expensive it was long before we booked our flights here. We decided two nights would be plenty before our cruise departed. Good choice. Because it was outrageously expensive! We love to walk and explore on foot, which we did. We found a lovely little Airbnb unit in the downtown core […]
At long last, our return to Canada has begun! It will still be weeks before we land back, but our journey has commenced. We left Struga and drove down to Ioannina, Greece for an overnight. We had driven through here on our way to Struga the second time and loved the few short hours we spent here. We had really […]
When we left Struga the second time, we thought for sure that was it for this trip. When our host told us he’d see us again soon, we said definitely not this trip. We fly to Iceland in three weeks so we won’t be back again until a future trip. This is a great reminder that you should never say […]
While history and sites to explore to learn more about Ancient Greece are definitely what drew us to this country, there is so much other history that is fascinating to learn about here. While we were in Valira, we made sure to tour a few other fascinating historical areas of interest. Valentina, our lovely friend in Struga, had recommended a […]
The Peloponnese is a haven for finding ancient Greek sites and places to visit. We purposely booked two separate areas to stay in so that we could more thoroughly explore the historic sites throughout this region. One of the places we were all most excited to visit was Ancient Olympia. We went there for a day trip to explore and […]
One of the best parts of travelling is meeting new people. There are always those who stand out more than the others. There was one local who lived in Valira who especially stood out, Louis. He started chatting with us in the town square our first couple of days in Valira while we were having coffee at the Agora cafe. […]
After our stopover in Meteora, we made our way down to the south of the Peloponnese to Valira. We were supposed to be here for a month but arrived almost a week late given our two-week detour back to Struga. Valira is a small and cute little town in a mountainous area, about a half-hour drive north of Kalamata. I […]
One place that really captured my interest in Greece is Meteora. It’s up in Northern Greece and hard to get to for a day trip. We needed an overnight there. We had tried to delay our check-in to Greece the first time around by one day so we could stop in Meteora for an overnight. Unfortunately, it didn’t work for […]