Around one in the afternoon we were sailing close to a couple of small uninhabited islands off the shores of Igoumenitsa. The weather was excellent, clear skies, bright sun. Igoumenitsa was sparkling white in the near distance. As we came nearer it struck me how small the port and the town was. I had...
Read more →The grounds on which the boat terminal is located had a definite Greek look to it already. I couldn’t see the boats from the road. There was no indication that I was indeed at the passengers ferry terminal. The roads on the grounds were full of holes, now filled with water. I could see...
Read more →From Bilzen to Luxemburg was easy enough, the road was clear and dry and the outside temperature was around zero degrees centigrade at 8 o’clock in the morning when I left our house. Approaching Luxemburg, snow started to fall, very lightly at first, then as Metz came closer, the snow got thicker. I never...
Read more →Heavy snowfall, torrential rain and powerful winds caused havoc across Greece on Saturday and yesterday, disrupting road, rail and sea transportation, flooding homes, destroying roads and wiping out crops. The central regions of Pieria and Larissa were hit hardest, with the government declaring them in a state of emergency, as floodwaters covered their fertile...
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