Driving Greece in an RV: Mountain Passes and Big Bridges
Our camper on Greece’s wildest roads: a motorway arch near Megalopoli, stone lanes in the Mani, the Langada Pass over the Taygetus and the Rio–Antirrio bridge.
Monasteries in the sky, swings under a big old tree, and a night among the rocks
Three February days at Meteora in our camper: Varlaam’s giant barrel, Roussanou’s footbridge, misty Holy Trinity, and a night parked up among the rocks.
Hot springs, the Acropolis, and a tin of olive oil we hauled home
Evia’s seaside hot springs, Athens by e-bike, sunset at Sounion, Epidaurus, Mani caves, Kalamata olive oil and Olympia: 18 winter days in our camper.
Steam, a warm waterfall, and a lot of toast
Greece, for us, was always going to be about the hot baths. A few days after the gorge and the red-water springs under Mount Olympus, we were more than ready for some properly hot water. Only four days earlier I’d jumped into a freezing rock pool on Thasos (that story’s here). This time we wanted…
A cloudy mountain, a gorge walk, and a creek running orange
After five days on Thasos and the coast around Kavala (that’s all in our first post), we woke up in Asprovalta with one big thing on the list: Mount Olympus. The home of the gods. Also, it turned out, home of a very good gorge walk for a family pushing a stroller. 25 January: a…
Winter ferry to Thasos: our first five days, night by night
Five January camper days from Bulgaria to Thasos: gyros in Keramoti, a ferry to Limenas, Marble Beach (Saliara), a night in Prinos, and a cold jump into Giola.
