We had several routes to choose from to get between Nafplio and Sparti. Perhaps unsurprisingly we chose the long route which took us around the Argolic Gulf before cutting inland and proceeding through a mountain pass. The coastal part of the route was beautiful and ran through several postcard perfect villages which demanded several coffee... Continue Reading →
Nafplio, Greece
Well tickle me pink and colour me the colour of surprise (let's say highlighter beige with fluorescent green polka dots). We did NOT expect Nafplio to be like it is. Although to be fair, we had no expectations of what it would be like. Located roughly the same distance from both Epidaurus and Mycenae, Nafplio... Continue Reading →
Road Trip
Car day! Road trip! Rrrrooooaaaadddd tttrrriiippp!!!!!! Today was the day we'd been looking forward to for months. Today was the day that the real trip started. Today was the day where we could feel free. Today, we picked up the car for a 2 week road trip. Wooooooooooooo!!!! After an interesting pick up routine (possibly... Continue Reading →
Greek Cats
We're big time cat lovers. In fact, whenever we see a cat, we automatically make a beeline towards it in the hope of a cheeky stroke or cuddle (especially Sam!) As it turned out, Greece is a cat lovers paradise. They were everywhere, and the locals all looked after them. On many occasions we saw... Continue Reading →
Athens, Greece
We arrived in Athens at 6am. It had been snowing the night before, was -3 degrees, and we had had no sleep during the 20 odd hour trip. And we felt a-m-a-z-i-n-g! After a 20 minute walk from the central station to our hotel to dump our bags before check in, we grabbed a coffee... Continue Reading →
“Greece in winter? It’ll be terrible!”
"Why would you want to go to Greece in the winter?" "But...If you can't go to the beaches...What will you do?" "Everything will be closed. You can't even buy water." "Oh no no no...It'll be freezing and miserable." "Greece in winter? It'll be terrible!" These are some of the comments that greeted us when we... Continue Reading →
Malaysia Final Thoughts
We fell into this trip really. We had planned to re-sign at our last university, however for several reasons we decided to move and, thanks to changing our visa, needed a simple and cheap trip for our 2 month summer break. Cheap and easy flights to Malaysia and Thailand were all we could really find... Continue Reading →
Melaka, Malaysia
Melaka was basically the last stop off on this trip, save for a final day in KL prior to our flight. Sam had visited Melaka a few years previously and was keen to show me around, which sounded great. But unfortunately we had hit school holidays. And oh my god...It was horrific. The city itself... Continue Reading →
Singapore, and Johor Bahru, Malaysia
As we had already explored Singapore at length a few years ago, and because we were on a pretty tight budget, we decided to check out the more suburban spots. Staying in what was apparently the red light district, we spent a couple of days wandering around pretty aimlessly, which was great! The highlight was... Continue Reading →
Kuching, Malaysia
Kuching is known as the Cat city and appears to have been named after a cat. This sounded purrfect for us! But unfortunately, there were very few cats to be seen. Oh well. We had 5 days there total, and had hoped for a mixture of exploring and chilling. And that's exactly what we got.... Continue Reading →