Today is a day of beginnings and endings. For the former, I would like to introduce my new notebook. Although it says 8th August, my first proper travelogue entry was for today - 11th August. You will also note that it lasted a rather long time. I may have had some intermediary notebooks, or I … Continue reading Big Trip Day 122 – Farewell Matala!
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Big Trip Day 118 – Matala Contemplations
I note that last night I received letters from my parents and good friend Vanessa. The latter contained sad and tragic news - two of her friends had been killed in a car crash while hitch-hiking in Greece. Unsurprisingly, this made me feel sad and weird. When I wrote my reply this morning, a praying … Continue reading Big Trip Day 118 – Matala Contemplations
Big Trip Day 117 – Matala Party Morning
The day began at 08.30 hrs when Dave from Portsmouth woke us to come to a party. I was feeling the leftovers from last night's drinking - I always said that with ouzo you get a leftover rather than a hangover - but in true Matala spirit, I strolled over to his camp for a … Continue reading Big Trip Day 117 – Matala Party Morning
Big Trip Day 116 – Matala Party Night
The entries in my travelogue (how effortlessly over the past few weeks of posting have I elevated my tatty, intermittently written in, often illegible notebook to such a noble status!) for today (5th August 1973) refer to the activities of last night. Early in the evening there was smoking and... ...slight hassle when police came … Continue reading Big Trip Day 116 – Matala Party Night
Big Trip Day 114 – Matala Peach
The title is as intended, not a typographical error. Today's (3rd August 1973) very short entry in my travelogue refers to the events of last night. We were joined by the three US marines again. Last time they brought a large tin of kidney beans (why?!), but this evening they have brought two 7lb tins … Continue reading Big Trip Day 114 – Matala Peach
Big Trip Day 113 – Matala Wind
"The wind is in from Africa,Last night I couldn't sleep..." [From "Carey" by Joni Mitchell] Always good to throw in a Joni Mitchell line or two, and it certainly removes any ambiguity that might surround the meaning of today's title. No, it is not about gastronomical turbulence (although with my diet at Mama's Cafe that … Continue reading Big Trip Day 113 – Matala Wind
Big Trip Day 112 – Matala
Beach life continues apace. There is no end to the entertainment possibilities offered by this beautiful bay. I am writing today because this is when I wrote the entry in my travelogue, but the event was last night. We saw a Greek movie projected onto an outside wall. The story involved a girl caught underwater … Continue reading Big Trip Day 112 – Matala
Big Trip Day 107 – Return to Matala
We arrived back in Matala early yesterday evening. It is great to be back, although there are a lot of new faces. Tom is still here. If I remember correctly, he was from Sweden and had a thing about Bob Dylan's Don't Think Twice. If I remember incorrectly, he could have been from Barcelona and … Continue reading Big Trip Day 107 – Return to Matala
Big Trip Day 90 – Athens Again
I arrived by boat from Heraklion in the early hours of this morning, having departed Matala on the early afternoon bus yesterday. This is really the beginning of the end. I bought my coach ticket home today. As I recall, this was probably with a lot of mixed feelings. There were many times on the … Continue reading Big Trip Day 90 – Athens Again
Big Trip Day 86 – Matala in Colour
Today is the day after my 20th birthday. The notes relating to this post were recorded tomorrow, so to speak - 7th July 1973. They cover 14 pages of my travelogue. I thought long and hard about how I would capture the essence of the day, or indeed whether to cover it at all in … Continue reading Big Trip Day 86 – Matala in Colour
Psychologist on the Move 