A short twenty minute bus trip in the afternoon from Kalamaria took us into Thessaloniki, the 2nd largest city in Greece and also the capital of the Greek region of Macedonia. Built by the sea at the top of the Thermaikos Gulf, the cosmopolitan city of Thessaloniki (pronounced by the …

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Today we returned to Thessaloniki to spend more time exploring the city.  As we have done in many cities around Europe we chose to take the open air, hop on hop off red bus which gave us an extensive trip all over Thessaloniki. By foot this would have been a long and exhausting …

With ongoing generator problems on the Tangaroa, finally it was discovered we had to order a part to rectify the problem. Unfortunately we were informed by the mechanic that it would take well over a week for the part to arrive from the factory in another part of Europe. Rather …

After an amazing breakfast at the Metropolis Hotel we set off on foot to explore the ancient town of Ioannina. The imposing Castle of Ioannina, which is the main attraction in the town overlooks Lake Pamvotida with it’s own tiny island, which you are able to visit by boat. The …

Once again we enjoyed the spectacular breakfast at the Metropolis Hotel before our departure for our next destination. After goodbyes were said and promises made of returning in the future, we departed Ioannina and stopped for a brief visit at the Greek Wax Museum nearby. We also visited the ancient …