Peter's Travel Blog

We very nearly missed breakfast. Following our long journey to Athens yesterday, and all the travelling inbetween, the alarm going off at 8am barely raised a groan. Consequently, when we finally crawled out of bed at 9:15am, knowing that breakfast finished at 9:30am, it was with a certain amount of expediency. Fortunately, we made it to breakfast, and I can...

Our journey South yesterday, from North Yorkshire was straightforward and relatively uneventful. We found the hotel (Mercure Hotel) where we would be staying the night, and the car will be spending the next two weeks, without any problems at all. This morning, we were up at 8am, and ready for the Airport Hoppa when it turned up at 9:15am (we...

On Monday, I will be flying to Athens, to join the Swan Hellenic’s cruise ship Minerva, for a two-week trip circumnavigating the Black Sea. As with The Voyager last month, this will be the first time I’ve been on the Minerva, so, as always, it will be interesting to see how differently they do things. One thing is for sure; with...