It’s just a short 30-minute hop across from Naxos to the beautiful tiny islands of Koufonisia, the main island of Ano Koufonisi, the sparsley populated island of Kato Koufonisi and the mysterious archaeologically rich island of Keros. It’s our second visit here to see our dear friends N&H, spending four days unwinding on this unpretentious…
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Amongst the Giants on Granville Island
Granville Island is a former industrial site of factories and mills for the logging, mining and shipping industries that thrived in early 20th Century Vancouver. It’s located in the middle of False Creek, just southeast of Downtown and lies between two bridges. First is the older Art Deco Burrard Bridge (1932) with its distinctive towers, decorative…
The Stampede to Calgary
Flying out of Vancouver you get the most incredible view of the city and its stunning coastal geography laid out beneath you. The nearby snow-capped North Shore Mountains – Grouse, Cypress, Seymour and the iconic formation of The Lions (twin mountains called The Sisters by the native Squamish people), whilst further ahead lie the vast…
A Taste of Port
We were gifted a 3-night ‘staycation’ in Port Douglas by family (thank you G&R), so we nipped up the Great Barrier Reef Drive (around 45 mins from Clifton Beach) – one of Australia’s most spectacular roads, hugging the Coral Sea with the rugged rainforest covered Macalister Ranges tumbling down to touch the reef itself. Cyclone…
José Paronella’s Dream
Paronella Park is a mystical rainforest wonderland around 130ks south of Cairns set in the foothills of the towering Mt Bartle Frere (1622m), the Wooroonooran National Park and the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area. José Paronella, an entrepreneurial and visionary Spanish immigrant arrived in the area in 1914, working hard yakka in the surrounding sugarcane…
Travels With My Ant 