My first travelogue entry for today provides very precise details of how I spent my dwindling funds and exchanged my last 10 dinar note for Austrian shillings. I shall spare you the list of food and snacks I bought, but will note that I saved 1 shilling to use the toilet... ...well invested! This kind … Continue reading Big Trip Day 127 – Still on the Bus
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Big Trip Day 126 – Leaving on a Bus
I guess the title does not have the same romantic appeal as Leaving on a Jet Plane, but it was the Magic Bus from Athens to London (ticket price in 1973 - £19.50). I had a fitful night's sleep because I did not want to miss my alarm and then the bus. I woke long … Continue reading Big Trip Day 126 – Leaving on a Bus
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