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Europe » Greece » Ionian Islands » Corfu » Corfu Town May 2nd 2013

Geo: 39.6178, 19.9196Cruising on our way to Corfu we had a full day at sea.At 8am we passed the volcanic island of Stromboli. This is a very active volcano which is continually erupting, albeit small emissions. It was a fascinating sight as we passed by. There is a small village on the island which can only be accessed from the sea and there is limited tourism there. I was happy just to watch it pass by.Yesterday we spent the day in what is supposedly Homer's island of Scherie, home to the Phaecians. Corfu is a beautiful place with an interesting old Town and beautifully looked after.We caught the local bus from the terminal to the Old Town. This consists of the usual narrow winding streets filled with tourist shops and fortunately not too many tourists. Many ... read more
Corfu produce
Cricket scoreboard
Palace of St Michael and St George

Europe » Greece » Ionian Islands » Corfu » Corfu Town August 9th 2011

Sorry that things have been abit quiet from me latley. havnt really had chance to write anything. At the moment we are on our last voyage with southampton as the end port, so the 18th will be the last time I see southampton untill I finish. With regards to that, I got some news from head office that my contract (as with alot of peoples) has been cut short by two weeks, so I now finish on the 20th November. This is a bonus in several ways; aswell as giving me 2 more weeks at home, just the fact it is in a different month makes all the difference in my head. Also originally I was meant to cruise across the atlantic, do 2 american ports then fly transatlantic back home, which would have killed my ... read more
Laura

Europe » Greece » Ionian Islands » Corfu » Corfu Town July 22nd 2011

Took the shuttle to town centre and went shopping at the flea market. Very old narrow streets. Walked down to the beach and Maddy went swimming fully clothed. It was hot. The water was warm. Got a little lost trying to find the beach. Pretty relaxing day.... read more
Blue Sky, Corfu architecture
McDonald
Coastal city




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