Blogs from Naxos, South Aegean, Greece, Europe - page 8

Yes...I seem to be behind again. I will attempt to be prompt as it's midnight in Naxos right now, and I have the rather unglamorous task of registering for my classes in an hour. Oh happy day. So when I last left off we were going a little nuts in the shopping department in Florence. One most notable thing about our time in Florence I must mention, was the fact that I had the best meal of my life. Il Trattoria Casalinga...omg. It all began with the local specialty, Rabollita soup, followed by some roasted potatoes swimming in olive oil and garlic, and topped up of course with Tiramisu. Definite trip highlight oh my. Italy was not kind to our waste-lines or wallets, but it still definitely ranks very close to #1 among all the countries ... read more

Hello everyone, apologies for not writing more but I really haven't had the time, which, when traveling, can be used as a valid excuse (read, I'm having a good time). So, a lot has happened since I last wrote, and I don't know how much time I'm going to have, so bear with me and my terrible typing. Budapest was fantastic. I went to gorgeous baths with wrinkly (but supple) skinned old men. At the bath, if you don't wear a bathing suit, they provide you with a...handkerchief, its basically a small hand towel with a string that goes around your back, which means your tooshie is exposed to all and your front...well, lets just say I had a good time examining the ceiling. But the baths, oh the baths, they were sooo relaxing, beatifully ornate, ... read more

We are just winding down our time in Europe, on Monday, Sept. 5 we will leave for South Africa. If when you read our upcoming blogs and think we've had a change in personality or mood swings, don't worry, we are not on drugs, we've just started our Malaria medication (the side effects include mood swings, crazy dreams and personality changes to name a few - but they are very unlikely). Our time on the Greek Island Naxos has been nothing short of relaxing. Our daily schedule is wake up around 10:30, cook breakfast, go to the beach until late afternoon, shower, go walk around town and watch the picture perfect sunsets everyday, go back to our studio and cook dinner. We've got it made! I don't think there has been a cloud in the sky ... read more

We arrived on the pretty island of Naxos. It had been a pleasant trip on the yacht. We decided to go for a bit of an explore. Some of the girls went for a look at the shops, while Matt, Mark, Dave, Jamie, Luke and I took a ten minute walk to a local beach. We went for a swim and then went for a stroll. On the way back we just had to buy an ice-cream. In the evening we had a communal meal on the yacht and then headed out to a cocktail bar where we enjoyed strawberry daiquiris, blue velvets and Matt had a Forest Gump. A great night was had by all! Before we went to bed, Matt and I took a stroll to see Naxos by night.... read more