I am a big cave and rock paintings fan and I have hiked in some god-forsaken places in the Andes and South Africa to admire the remnants of whichever culture has left their marks on the rocks. The Chauvet cave has been described as a prehistoric Sistine chapel, forever closed to the casual visitor, but […]
Greek railways : a lament
For someone who loves train travel like myself, nothing is sadder than the cancelling of services and the ruination of railway stations. OSE, the National Greek Railways were the first victim of the Greek crisis and almost all but the most profitable of railway services were closed and went to dust. All international lines were […]
Best of Rhodes in pictures
Rhodes is a remarkable island. The Old Town is a Unesco site – and in this post I will explain why. Firstly, the walls. Their current shape dates from the 14th and 15th centuries. The main builders were the Knights of St John who then occupied the island. Not only is Rhodes a perfect walled […]